Golden Gate
Golden Gate
Also known as: Golden Gate Picks
UnclaimedGolden Gate is an accessories brand distributed by Saga Musical Instruments, the South San Francisco–based importer and wholesaler founded in 1975. The line caters primarily to acoustic, bluegrass, and folk players, with a catalog spanning flat picks, thumb picks, capos, straps, gig bags and hardshell cases, tuning machines, and small parts for guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and violin-famil...
Golden Gate is an accessories brand distributed by Saga Musical Instruments, the South San Francisco–based importer and wholesaler founded in 1975. The line caters primarily to acoustic, bluegrass, and folk players, with a catalog spanning flat picks, thumb picks, capos, straps, gig bags and hardshell cases, tuning machines, and small parts for guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and violin-family instruments.
Among its best-known products are the Golden Gate MP-12 Deluxe rounded-triangle flat picks, a longstanding favorite of mandolinists and flatpickers, and the GC-8 guitar capo, a reissue of a design Saga sold in large numbers through the 1970s and 1980s. The Shelton Series leather straps for guitar, banjo, and mandolin are based on hand-built designs originated by bluegrass guitarist James Alan Shelton in Gate City, Virginia, and are produced from Brazilian leather in standard and deluxe widths.
While Golden Gate does not maintain a standalone website or independent retail presence, its products are widely stocked by acoustic and bluegrass specialty dealers including Elderly Instruments, Saga's own storefront, and online retailers such as Reverb. The brand is generally positioned at the budget-to-mid tier of the accessories market, emphasizing traditional bluegrass and acoustic-music utility over signature artist endorsements.
Golden Gate has 4 products cataloged on Equipboard, including Picks & Pick Holders, Miscellaneous Guitar Parts, and Tools.
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