Gold Tone

Also known as: Gold Tone Music Group, GoldTone, Gold Tone Banjos

Gold Tone is a musical instrument manufacturer based in Titusville, Florida, founded in 1993 by Wayne and Robyn Rogers. The company designs and markets a broad range of stringed and fretted instruments, with banjos forming the core of its catalog — including open-back and resonator five-strings, Irish tenor banjos, long-neck banjos, banjitars (six-string banjos), mandolin-banjos, and travel ban...

94 Products · Used by 15 Artists

Gold Tone MicroBass Fretless Ukuleles

$464.00 - $629.99

6 available stores

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Gold Tone GT-750: Banjitar Deluxe Banjos

$1,260.99 - $1,299.99

4 available stores

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2 artists using

Gold Tone EBM-5 Electric Banjo Banjos

$1,299.99 - $1,399.99

5 available stores

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3 artists using

Gold Tone Banjo OB-250+ Banjos

$1,499.00 - $2,199.99

4 available stores

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1 artist using

Gold Tone PBS-D Resonator Guitar Resonators

$1,599.99

5 available stores

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1 artist using

Gold Tone GRS Paul Beard Metal Body Resonator Guitar Resonators

$1,355.00 - $1,399.99

5 available stores

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1 artist using

Gold Tone IT-250 4-String Openback Irish Tenor Banjo Banjos

$19.99 - $1,199.99

5 available stores

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Gold Tone CC-50 Cripple Creek Openback 5-String Banjo Banjos

$439.99 - $483.00

6 available stores

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Gold Tone CC-Carlin12 Bob Carlin Signature 12" Openback Banjo Banjos

$774.00 - $849.99

5 available stores

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Gold Tone BU-1 Concert Openback Banjo/Ukulele Banjos

$279.99 - $314.99

5 available stores

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Gold Tone CC-IT Cripple Creek Irish Tenor Banjo Banjos

$649.99 - $699.99

6 available stores

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Gold Tone CC-50 Cripple Creek Openback 5-String Banjo (Left-Handed) Banjos

$445.86 - $629.99

6 available stores

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Gold Tone CC-Carlin Cripple Creek Bob Carlin Signature Openback 5-String Banjo Banjos

$774.00 - $849.99

5 available stores

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Gold Tone F-6 Manditar Mandolins

$629.00 - $789.99

6 available stores

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Gold Tone AC-1 Banjos

$299.99 - $309.00

6 available stores

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Gold Tone ML-1 Bela Fleck "Missing Link" 5-String Baritone Banjo Banjos

$1,799.00 - $1,899.99

6 available stores

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Gold Tone Ultimate Banjo Mute Banjo Accessories

$24.99 - $33.00

3 available stores

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Gold Tone MandoCello Mandolins

$1,399.99

3 available stores

^# 49

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Gold Tone CC-50RP Cripple Creek Resonator 5-String Banjo w/ Planetary Tuners Banjos

$611.00 - $649.99

6 available stores

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Gold Tone EB-6 Banjitar Banjos

$755.00 - $839.99

6 available stores

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Gold Tone GT Series AC-5 Composite Banjo Banjos

$399.99 - $499.99

6 available stores

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1 artist using

Gold Tone EB-5 5-String Electric Banjo Banjos

$839.99

5 available stores

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Gold Tone CC-100R 5-String Cripple Creek Resonator Banjo Banjos

$679.99 - $799.99

4 available stores

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Gold Tone F-12 12-String Manditar Mandolins

$839.99 - $849.00

5 available stores

^# 60

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Gold Tone BUB Baritone Banjolele Banjos

$499.99

5 available stores

^# 67

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Gold Tone BZ-500 Irish Bouzouki Bouzoukis

$1,018.49 - $1,049.99

4 available stores

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Gold Tone AC-6+ 6-String Acoustic-Electric Banjo Banjos

$314.99 - $699.99

6 available stores

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Gold Tone CEB-5 5-String Openback Cello Banjo Banjos

$1,199.99 - $1,499.99

3 available stores

^# 70

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Gold Tone BUC Concert Banjo Ukulele Banjos

$499.00 - $499.99

5 available stores

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Gold Tone EBM-4 F-Style 4-String Electric Tenor Banjo Banjos

$314.99 - $1,399.99

5 available stores

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Gold Tone EBT 5-String Electric Banjo Banjos

$839.99 - $1,299.00

5 available stores

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Gold Tone GM-50 A-Style Mandolin Mandolins

$439.99 - $519.99

5 available stores

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Gold Tone GM-35 F-Style Mandolin Mandolins

$449.99 - $549.99

6 available stores

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Gold Tone Banjolele Banjo-Ukulele Banjos

$524.00 - $599.99

5 available stores

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Gold Tone CC-100 Banjos

$489.00 - $777.00

5 available stores

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2 artists using

Gold Tone Banjo CC-100 Banjos

$489.00 - $629.99

4 available stores

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2 artists using

Gold Tone CC-100R+ Cripple Creek 5-String Resonator Banjo Banjos

$799.99 - $824.49

3 available stores

^# 82

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Gold Tone OT-800 Old Time Openback 5-String Banjo Banjos

$1,599.00 - $1,679.99

3 available stores

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Gold Tone 5-String Banjola w/ Floating Bridge Banjos

$949.99

1 available store

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Gold Tone CC-Tenor Cripple Creek Tenor Banjo Banjos

$649.99 - $699.99

4 available stores

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Gold Tone AC-6+ Banjitar Banjos

$575.00 - $699.99

6 available stores

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1 artist using

Gold Tone gme-4 electric mandolin Mandolins

$515.00 - $609.99

6 available stores

^# 71

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Gold Tone Cc-Ot Cripple Creek Banjo Clawhammer Package Vintage Brown Banjos

$499.00 - $699.99

5 available stores

^# 88

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1 artist using

Gold Tone Banjolele Deluxe Banjo-Ukulele w/ Resonator Banjos

$749.99

5 available stores

^# 89

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Gold Tone GME-5 Electric 5-String Mandolin Mandolins

$555.00 - $619.99

6 available stores

^# 72

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Gold Tone SM-Weissenborn+ Resonators

$1,055.00 - $1,199.99

6 available stores

^# 43

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Gold Tone CB-100 Banjos

$899.99 - $929.99

5 available stores

^# 92

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1 artist using

Gold Tone CC-50TR Cripple Creek Short Scale Traveler Openback 5-String Banjo Banjos

$419.99 - $474.99

5 available stores

^# 93

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Beyond banjos, Gold Tone produces resonator guitars, Weissenborn-style Hawaiian lap steels, mandolins, ukuleles, and acoustic bass instruments, positioning itself in the mid-market as a maker of playable professional-grade instruments at accessible price points. Notable models include the CC-100 Cripple Creek series, the OB-series open-back banjos, the AC-1 beginner banjo, the GT-500 banjitar, and the Béla Fleck "Bluegrass Heart" signature banjo.

The brand has cultivated ties with players across bluegrass, old-time, and folk scenes, with Béla Fleck among its signature collaborators. In 2024 Gold Tone acquired the Ome Banjo Company, expanding its reach into high-end handcrafted banjo production.

Gold Tone has 94 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Banjos, Mandolins, and Ukuleles. Their gear is featured by 15 artists, with the strongest followings in Rock, Folk, World, & Country, and Pop. Notable users include Winston Marshall, Avi Kaplan, and Kurt Vile. Gold Tone's catalog spans the full price spectrum — from entry-level options to high-end flagships.