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mojocasterman · November 6th, 2009, 10:41 PM

... 6-string banjo.

How's that for random? :D

I was looking for one of those those, and his Gold Tone GT-500 was for sale.

It's got a pickup, so I can plug it in and play it live... or record with it.

It's got a maple back and neck:

Heck, it even came with a case:

Should be fun! :)

Blazer · November 6th, 2009, 10:49 PM

Congrats. But if you don't mind me asking, that can't be a Remo drum skin top on it otherwise the pickup couldn't be pushed through. Does it have a solid plastic top?

Wardpike · November 6th, 2009, 10:55 PM

Very nice!! Score!!!

Joefish · November 6th, 2009, 11:03 PM

nice

(Guitarist magazine w/Johnny Marr on the cover had an excellent article/interview w/Michael Landau … which mentions an upcoming album with Robben Ford)

mojocasterman · November 6th, 2009, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blazer

Congrats. But if you don't mind me asking, that can't be a Remo drum skin top on it otherwise the pickup couldn't be pushed through. Does it have a solid plastic top?

It's got a top of some kind :)

http://www.goldtone.com/products/det...T-500-Banjitar

Slow Reflexes · November 7th, 2009, 04:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blazer

...the pickup couldn't be pushed through. Does it have a solid plastic top?

The pickup isn't pushed through - it's behind the skin.

Edit: Here's a pic that shows that a bit more clearly...

Agarn · November 7th, 2009, 07:29 AM

Nice.
Since it is a 6-string, do you use standard guitar tuning?

mojocasterman · November 7th, 2009, 10:09 AM

For now, yes I intend on using regular tuning, but as I get more comfortable w/ the technique, that may change. I am also planning on removing the lower E string and replacing it with a High E string to have that Nashville tuning sorta thang going on

Tim Armstrong · November 7th, 2009, 10:56 AM

On a banjo, that would be "Knoxville", wouldn't it?

Tim

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Blazer Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,829	Congrats. But if you don't mind me asking, that can't be a Remo drum skin top on it otherwise the pickup couldn't be pushed through. Does it have a solid plastic top? __________________ "I reject your reality and subsitute my own." - Adam Savage, Mythbusters

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Wardpike Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: St. John's, Newfoundland Age: 44 Posts: 2,594	Very nice!! Score!!! __________________ Proverbs 3:6 Matthew 5:44

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November 7th, 2009, 10:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
mojocasterman Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 4,583	For now, yes I intend on using regular tuning, but as I get more comfortable w/ the technique, that may change. I am also planning on removing the lower E string and replacing it with a High E string to have that Nashville tuning sorta thang going on __________________ Scott Lentz T - Crook Custom T & S - Fano SP6 - Huber Dolphin Jr - SRV Strat - Ovation Elite T - Swart AST - Carr Mercury - Fender Tweed Blues Junior. Follow me on Twitter! @MojoCaster

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Agarn Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: travelers rest, sc Posts: 356	Nice. Since it is a 6-string, do you use standard guitar tuning?

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Tim Armstrong Moderator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ocean Pines, Maryland, USA Age: 50 Posts: 13,151	On a banjo, that would be "Knoxville", wouldn't it? Tim __________________ http://www.moodswingers.org

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