Ukulele
Gold Tone Little Gem
Price: 195 EUR – 229 EUR
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A banjo-ukulele hybrid with a transparent acrylic rim and head, giving it the percussive snap of a banjo in a ukulele-scaled, see-through novelty body available in four transparent colors.
About the Gold Tone Little Gem
A banjolele (banjo-ukulele) replaces a ukulele's wooden soundboard with a banjo-style drum head stretched over a rim, producing a brighter, more percussive, banjo-like snap than a standard wooden ukulele. The Little Gem's 8-inch rim and head are both clear acrylic rather than the traditional wood rim and animal-skin or mylar head, making the entire resonating chamber transparent - a visual novelty on top of the tonal difference a banjolele already offers.
Construction includes a maple neck and fingerboard (rather than a separate rosewood or walnut board), a maple bridge with an ebony cap, and a 15-inch concert scale with 18 frets at a 1 3/8-inch nut. Twelve brackets under a flat-bar tension hoop let the head tension be adjusted, similar to a full-size banjo, tuned in standard ukulele GCEA. Sealed guitar-style tuners keep tuning stable despite the light overall build, and it's available in four "gem" colors - Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire and Amethyst - with a gig bag included.
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Sound character of the Gold Tone Little Gem
Replacing a wooden soundboard with a drum-style acrylic head over a rim is what gives this its banjo character: a bright, percussive snap with fast decay rather than the sustained resonance of a wooden ukulele top, further sharpened by the acrylic head's harder surface compared to natural skin or mylar.
Technical data for the Gold Tone Little Gem
| Rim/Head | 8" clear acrylic |
|---|---|
| Neck/Fretboard | Maple |
| Bridge | Maple with ebony cap |
| Frets | 18 |
| Scale length | 15" (concert) |
| Nut width | 1 3/8" |
| Tuning | GCEA |
Price history for the Gold Tone Little Gem
Cheapest seen: 195 EUR · Most expensive seen: 229 EUR
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The history of the Gold Tone Little Gem
Gold Tone, known for banjo, resonator and hybrid fretted instruments, built the Little Gem as a compact, visually distinctive entry into banjo-ukulele playing, aimed at players drawn to the banjolele's bright tone but wanting something more novel-looking than a traditional wood-rimmed instrument.
