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Gold Tone OB-250LW Light Weight Banjo | Lighter Weight Bluegrass Banjo
Gold Tone OB 250 LW
Gold Tone OB-250LW Light Weight Banjo | Lighter Weight Bluegrass Banjo
Gold Tone OB-250LW Light Weight Banjo | Lighter Weight Bluegrass Banjo
Gold Tone OB-250LW Light Weight Banjo | Lighter Weight Bluegrass Banjo
Gold Tone OB-250LW Light Weight Banjo | Lighter Weight Bluegrass Banjo
Gold Tone OB 250 LW
Gold Tone OB-250LW Light Weight Banjo | Lighter Weight Bluegrass Banjo
Gold Tone OB-250LW Light Weight Banjo | Lighter Weight Bluegrass Banjo
Gold Tone OB-250LW Light Weight Banjo | Lighter Weight Bluegrass Banjo

Gold Tone OB-250LW Lightweight Bluegrass Banjo

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Gold Tone OB-250LW Light Weight Banjo

Best Lighter Weight Bluegrass Banjo

Want to lose three or four pounds and still play a banjo with traditional beauty and great tone? This Orange Blossom model, rather than employing a brass tone ring, features a "tone rim". The high-quality multi-ply maple rim is machined into the shape of a flat head tone ring, but its all-wood design puts your OB-250 on a diet. If you're troubled with neck or shoulder fatigue during those long parking lot jams, THIS is your banjo. All other OB-250 features are here, including curly maple binding on the maple neck and resonator, GT-Master planetary tuners, hearts & flowers inlay, one-piece curly maple veneer on the resonator, a gorgeous new tobacco-brown finish and a super setup done right here at the Florida Gold Tone shop. Available as left-handed model.

The OB-250LW (Light Weight) banjo rim is an easy way to shave a few pounds off your banjo. The all-wood “rim-and-tone-ring-in-one” replaces the separate wood rim and the two-to-three pound metal tone ring in your banjo. You save your back and the banjo’s sound stays punchy and satisfying with little loss of power and volume. The tone remains tight with a satisfying short sustain. The bevel at the top of the rim measures the same as on most bronze rings and creates the same effective head area as found on a standard flathead tone ring. The LW rim is a quick and inexpensive option for someone needing relief from fatigue during those long sets on stage, or even if you’re just tired of lugging around a thirteen-pound banjo.

These are great sounding banjos and you can see they look really good too. Frankly I'm surprised we have not sold even more of these. This a fantastic innovation. Banjos are heavy, too heavy really, this wood rim produces a great sound without the bulky heavy feel of normal flat head tone ring banjos.
This banjo is easier to practice with and perfect for gigs when you have to stand for a long period of time. It also would work well for someone who wanted the tone of a flathead but due to physical limitations could not use the heavier bluegrass banjos, or just did not want to struggle with the normal weight of a bluegrass banjo. I am going to get one of these for my personal collection. One of my absolute favorite Gold Tone models! Ross Nickerson

...Ross, got the banjo today and it sounds great. I am very happy with it and thanks for the personal service and not having to talk to a computer...

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I just played my customer, Dennis Lottman's OB 250LW on the Banjo Workshop Cruise this year and was blown away. The volume and clarity was better than a 3500.00 flathead banjo that another student had at the workshop. I really am impressed with this model, Ross Nickerson

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Gold Tone OB-250LW Lighter Weight Bluegrass Banjo Specs

Headstock

Buttons
C-Style
Nut Width
1-3/16" ZeroGlide Nut
Tuners
GT Master Planetary

Neck

Fingerboard
Ebony
Frets
22
Inlay
Hearts & Flowers
Material
Maple
Truss Rod
Two-Way Adjustable

Body

Armrest
Gold Tone Engraved
Binding
Wood
Brackets
24
Bridge
Maple w/ Ebony Cap
Coordinator Rods
Dual 11"
Finish
Vintage Brown
Flange
One Piece Die Cast Zinc
Hardware
Chrome Plated
Head
11" Remo HC Coated Topside
Resonator
14" Flamed Maple
Rim
3-Ply Canadian Rock Maple Lathed Tone Rim
Tailpiece
Terminator
Tension Hoop
Notched Brass

Dimensions

Scale Length
26-3/16"
Weight
9.9 lbs.

Other

Bag
HPB (Available)
Pickups
Optional
Case
Included
String Gauge
10 12 14 22 10
Tuning
GDGBD

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3-Ply Canadian Maple Rim

GT Master Planetary Tuners

Hearts & Flowers Inlay
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By Richard Miller Richard Miller on 25/05/2023 Gold Tone OB-250LW Lightweight Bluegrass Banjo
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I have had this lightweight bluegrass banjo about 2 weeks now, and I love it. It has a nice wide range of tones. It plays well in the first position and up the neck. The intonation is great up the neck. The banjo has very good sustain, although it does not have a brass tone ring. I think it probably is because the rim is machined like a flathead brass tone ring, although the tone rim is wood. It is not quite as twangy as a banjo with a brass tone ring, but it is still pretty loud. I believe it would "cut" in most jams. The banjo is definitely easy on the back. I have a lower back issue, but I can easily play this for 2.5 to 3 hours at a time. The banjo also has the look of a professional bluegrass banjo. I recommend this banjo.


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I'm really loving the new Gold Tone

By Sue Griffiths Sue Griffiths on 16/03/2023 Gold Tone OB-250LW Lightweight Bluegrass Banjo
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Hi Ross,
I just wanted to thank you for a seamless transaction. I received the banjo last Wednesday. I'm really loving the new Gold Tone. I really appreciate all of the learning materials that come with it.
I can't believe how light the banjo is, and it sounds so good. I still expect it to weigh more than it does when I pick it up. So cool!
Thank you,

Sue Griffiths


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Thanks for all of your help

By Ross Fale Ross Fale on 15/06/2019 Gold Tone OB-250LW Lightweight Bluegrass Banjo

Got the banjo last night. Wow is that thing loud! Very different than the Bean Blossom in a good way. Thanks for all of your help. Looking forward to checking out the DVDs and the lesson site. Thanks again!


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Sounds great

By Kevin Nunn Kevin Nunn on 29/08/2015 Gold Tone OB-250LW Lightweight Bluegrass Banjo

Ross, got the banjo today and it sounds great. I am very happy with it and thanks for the personal service and not having to talk to a computer.


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Looking forward to playing the OB 250 lightweight on stage.

By Barry. Barry. on 29/08/2015 Gold Tone OB-250LW Lightweight Bluegrass Banjo

Thanks Ross & Kathy, ......Looking forward to playing the OB 250 lightweight on stage. I tour full time and also do music on the only remaining authentic paddlewheel riverboat doing overnight adventures in America. I think they'll like my updated version of some of John Hartford's stuff on the 250 LW. All the best,


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Review on the Goldtone Orange Blossom OB 250 Lightweight

By n/a n/a on 29/08/2015 Gold Tone OB-250LW Lightweight Bluegrass Banjo

Ross, I purchased a Gold Tone OB 250LW from you recently. That is a great banjo with a sound that I find very pleasing. I hope you sell more of that model.


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