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ES-Banjitar: Electric Banjitar

• Folkternative Design
  
• 8" Aluminum Tone Ring
  
• Humbucker & SMP Pickups
  
• Tobacco Sunburst Finish
  

Following the success of the Gold Tone Banjitar line, requests were made for an on-stage solid body 6-string played like a guitar. The ES-Banjitar, like a normal banjo, has extremely fast response compared to a regular electric. Hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides are accomplished w/ incredible ease. Even unplugged, the ES-Banjitar banjo guitar has an excellent banjo tone due to the hollow sound chamber within the body. This instrument is great for country music, blues, jazz, or any style where a banjo tone is desired without the need for learning the traditional 5-string banjo. Only a few years ago, a 6-string banjo would have been considered a 'cheater' banjo for guitarists, but today it is well accepted as its own instruments and you will hear the 6-string banjo in many genres of popular music!

The ES-Banjitar features an 8" tone ring and banjo head, dual pickup configuration w/ a stacked humbucker in the neck position and a hidden humbucking pickup beneath the banjo head in the bridge position, volume and tone controls, Straightline tailpiece, nyatoh body, maple neck w/ bound rosewood fingerboard, and low string action. The ES-Banjitar has a scale length of 25-1/2" and uses standard ball-end guitar strings. Final assembly and complete setup performed at the Gold Tone Factory in Florida. Available as left-handed model.

Specifications

• Neck: Hard Rock Maple
  
• Finish: Tobacco sunburst
  
• Fingerboard: Radiused Rosewood
  
• Bridge: Maple w/ Ebony Cap
  
• Tuners: Sealed Guitar-Style
  
• Inlay: Snowflake
  
• Truss Rod: Two-Way Adjustable
  
• Tone Ring: 8" Aluminum
  
• Tension Hoop: Top Tension-style
  
• Binding: White ABS
  
• Hardware: Chrome Plated
  
• Pickups: Stacked Single Coil Humbucker at Neck & SMP Humbucker Under Head
  
• Tailpiece: 6-String Straightline
  
• Head: 8" HC Smooth
  
• Number of Frets: 21
  
• Nut Width: 1-11/16"Bone
  
• Scale Length: 25-1/2"
  
• Weight: 8 lbs.
  
• Tuning: EADGBE
  
• Strings: .052w, .042w, .032w, .020w, .016, .010
  
• Hard Case: HDE   (sold separately)
  
• Left-Handed Available: Yes
  

Add some options and upgrades when ordering. Visit the following links and add your upgrades to your cart!

Gold Tone Snuffy Smith 5-String Banjo Bridge (Installed) https://reverb.com/item/74116468-gold-tone-snuffy-smith-5-string-banjo-bridge-installed

Gold Tone Capo Spikes 7, 9, 10th Frets (Installed) https://reverb.com/item/74116488-gold-tone-capo-spikes-7-9-10th-frets-installed

Gold Tone Sliding Magnetic Pickup (Installed) https://reverb.com/item/74116491-gold-tone-sliding-magnetic-pickup-installed

Gold Tone Fishman Rare Earth Banjo Pickup (Installed) https://reverb.com/item/74116494-gold-tone-fishman-rare-earth-banjo-pickup-installed

Gold Tone 11" Notched Engraved Tension Hoop (Installed) https://reverb.com/item/74116492-gold-tone-11-notched-engraved-tension-hoop-installed