Gold Tone EB-5 Electric Banjo Natural

Easy to play electric banjo. Takes a bit of adjustment to get used to the slightly different feel of the body. Neck and action are top-notch - very smooth and comfortable. Electrics work fine. If you need to play through a PA, this is the one to have. Not as 'banjoey' as a standard instrument, but convenience and ease of operation far outweighs small loss of traditional sound.

Gold Tone EB-5 Well made. The setup was perfect out of the box. The body is darker than shown in the online pictures. I like that. Beautiful. The neck feels really good and it's comfortable to play. Perhaps, because it's thinner than I am used to, I have been using a strap to ensure the neck stays up and in place. Electrically it works great, but will depend on your equipment and expectations. Because I expected to use it primarily unplugged, I was concerned with how banjo-ie it would sound. An 8 inch head is going to sound different and will have less projection than a standard size banjo head. This has a really nice banjo sound and is fun to play. It's a bit quieter, depending how hard you pick it, so its perfect for around the house. I think it has more of a resonator like sound than an open back banjo. One thought was, because it is quieter, I could use it on vacation. Jury is still out on that. This can defiantly be quieter and should work. But it's also easy to get playing a bit faster and picking a bit harder, so it may be just as intrusive to loved ones around me trying to sleep or watch TV. Bottom line, the more I play it, the better I like it.