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Gold Tone BU-1 Concert-Scale Banjo Ukulele With Gig Bag

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Overview

A banjo and a ukulele in one for a unique tone you're sure to love.

Pickers can't get enough of Gold Tone's BU-1 concert-scale banjo ukulele. This open-back concert-scale instrument is the only banjo uke at this affordable a price to come with a factory-installed pickup for easy amplification. The BU-1 also has an 8" maple pot crowned with a genuine Remo Fiberskyn head, hard maple neck, graceful vintage-style tailpiece, and Gold Tone's Zero Glide nut. It also comes with a padded gig bag.

Features

  • Neck: Maple
  • Finish: Satin Vintage Mahogany
  • Fingerboard: Select Wood
  • Bridge: Maple Ebony Cab
  • Tuners: Open Gear Grover-style
  • Inlay: 4 mm Dot
  • Rim: Maple 8"
  • Tension Hoop: 8" Round Bar
  • Binding: ABS Creme
  • Brackets: 12
  • Buttons: Metal
  • Hardware: Chrome-Plated
  • Pickups: Hot Dot Pickup
  • Tailpiece: Vintage Gold Tone Tailpiece
  • Head: Remo Fiberskyn LC
  • Number of Frets: 18
  • Nut Width: 1-3/16" (36 mm)
  • Scale Length: Concert Scale 15-5/8" (395 mm)
  • Weight: 2 lb. 12 oz.
  • Tuning: GCEA
  • Strings: .023, .030, .036, .025
  • Bag: Included
  • Left-Handed Available: Yes
  • Zero Glide Installed: Yes

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