Gold Tone MM-150LN Maple Mountain Openback Banjo (Long Neck Five String Maple)
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The Maple Mountain 150LN exemplifies Gold Tone's mission: to give you the best instrument for your money. The MM-150 was our first openback banjo and this long necked version offers features found on many higher-priced banjos for less than you'd expect to pay. The half-inch-thick maple rim carries an authentically-designed Whyte Laydie-style scalloped three-piece brass tone ring under an eleven-inch Remo Renaissance head. Premium parts include a comfortable maple neck, rosewood fingerboard w/ snowflake inlays and a frailing scoop, vintage Fairbanks-style headstock design, planetary tuners, Vega-style armrest, and No Knot tailpiece. The MM-150LN is completely set up at the Gold Tone Factory.
Specifications
The Maple Mountain 150LN exemplifies Gold Tone's mission: to give you the best instrument for your money. The MM-150 was our first openback banjo and this long necked version offers features found on many higher-priced banjos for less than you'd expect to pay. The half-inch-thick maple rim carries an authentically-designed Whyte Laydie-style scalloped three-piece brass tone ring under an eleven-inch Remo Renaissance head. Premium parts include a comfortable maple neck, rosewood fingerboard w/ snowflake inlays and a frailing scoop, vintage Fairbanks-style headstock design, planetary tuners, Vega-style armrest, and No Knot tailpiece. The MM-150LN is completely set up at the Gold Tone Factory.
Specifications
- Neck: Maple
- Finish: Natural Gloss
- Fingerboard: Rosewood w/ Scoop
- Bridge: Maple w/ Ebony Cap
- Tuners: Planetary
- Inlay: Snowflake
- Truss Rod: Two-Way Adjustable
- Tone Ring: White Ladye
- Rim: 1/2" Maple
- Tension Hoop: Notched Brass
- Binding: Black ABS
- Brackets: 24
- Buttons: A-Style
- Hardware: Chrome Plated
- Pickups: Optional
- Tailpiece: No-Knot
- Armrest: Vega-Style
- Head: 11" HC Renaissance
- Number of Frets: 18
- Nut Width: 1-3/16" Bone
- Scale Length: 32"
- Weight: 7 lbs.
- Tuning: EBEG#B
- Strings: .012, .026w, .018, .016, .012
- Option 1: SMP+ P
- Option 2: Fishman Rare Earth Pickup
- Hard Case: HD14LN
- Bag: HPBLNO