Gold Tone ML-1 Missing Link Béla Fleck Baritone Banjo (incl. case)
Banjo
EUR 1832.00
MSRP: EUR 1949.00
MSRP: EUR 1949.00
Incl. VAT, free shipping in Germany
Product # | 220767 |
Brand | Gold Tone |
Category | Banjos | Brand Category | Gold Tone - Banjos |
Series | Gold Tone Banjo Gold Tone Banjo 5 String Resonator |
Release date | September 2020 |
Availability | Will be ordered for you as quick as possible |
Description
Béla Fleck, surely today's best-known banjoist, has his own heroes. One of these, John Hartford, made extensive use of a low-tuned five-string banjo (a twelve-inch Farland from the 1920s) in his music. While Béla had already been playing a Gold Tone CEB-5 Cello Banjo, he felt that there should be a banjo to fill the gap between the cello banjo (tuned to G, an octave below the standard banjo) and the standard five-string. Béla collaborated with Gold Tone president Wayne Rogers over many months and after overcoming many challenges and the building of several prototypes, the ML-1 "Missing Link" came into being. Tuned to open C (in a G configuration, i.e. an octave below the fifth fret of a standard five-string) the ML-1 features a twelve-inch, three-ply maple rim supporting a bronze tone ring. A specially-made Remo Black Suede head carries a custom 7/8" bridge and an all-wound custom string set hooks up to a Gold Tone Terminator tailpiece. The hard rock Canadian maple neck is topped by a rich black ebony fretboard, honed to a compound radius (5" to 9") and fitted with jumbo frets. The gorgeous art nouveau inlay pattern (of Béla's own design) travels the length of the neck all the way to the peghead, interrupted only by a Zero Glide nut (for super-accurate intonation and low-friction tuning). Black bindings and black buttons on the Master Planetary tuners complete the elegant look.
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Properties
Neck: Hard Rock Maple
Finish: Vintage Brown
Fingerboard: Ebony 5-10" Compound Radiused
Bridge: 10" Radiused Maple with Ebony Cap (7/8")
Tuners: Planetary
Inlay: Nouveau Custom
Truss Rod: Two-Way Adjustable
Tone Ring: Bronze Sand Cast
Rim: 3-Ply Canadian Maple
Tension Hoop: Notched 24-Bracket
Binding: Black ABS
Brackets: 26
Buttons: Black
Hardware: Chrome Plated
Pickups: Optional
Tailpiece: 5-String Terminator
Resonator: 14" Maple (Convertible)
Armrest: Gold Tone Engraved
Head: 12" MC Black Remo
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1-3/8" Zero Glide Nut
Scale Length: 26-1/4"
Weight: 9.2 lbs.
Tuning: CGCEG
Strings: .018w .022w .030w .040w .018w
Option 1: SMP+ Pickup
Option 2: Fishman Rare Earth Pickup
Hard Case: Included
Bag: HPB (Optional)
Left-Handed Available: No
Zero Glide Installed: Yes
Finish: Vintage Brown
Fingerboard: Ebony 5-10" Compound Radiused
Bridge: 10" Radiused Maple with Ebony Cap (7/8")
Tuners: Planetary
Inlay: Nouveau Custom
Truss Rod: Two-Way Adjustable
Tone Ring: Bronze Sand Cast
Rim: 3-Ply Canadian Maple
Tension Hoop: Notched 24-Bracket
Binding: Black ABS
Brackets: 26
Buttons: Black
Hardware: Chrome Plated
Pickups: Optional
Tailpiece: 5-String Terminator
Resonator: 14" Maple (Convertible)
Armrest: Gold Tone Engraved
Head: 12" MC Black Remo
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1-3/8" Zero Glide Nut
Scale Length: 26-1/4"
Weight: 9.2 lbs.
Tuning: CGCEG
Strings: .018w .022w .030w .040w .018w
Option 1: SMP+ Pickup
Option 2: Fishman Rare Earth Pickup
Hard Case: Included
Bag: HPB (Optional)
Left-Handed Available: No
Zero Glide Installed: Yes
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