Videos (1)

View All
WL-250 White Ladye Openback Banjo Vintage Brown

WL-250 White Ladye Openback Banjo Vintage Brown

Gold Tone
Description
Gold Tone’s most popular open back banjo, the White Ladye WL-250 provides a plunky, yet punchy, tone well-suited for old-time and folk music. This model features an accurate replica of the vintage and highly sought after 3-part White Ladye tone ring coupled with a 1/2" rim for maximum air chamber volume. Other features include a maple neck and bound ebony fingerboard with cloud inlays and frailing scoop, double adjusting truss rod, vintage heel design, Fairbanks-style headstock shape, GT Master planetary tuners, 11" Renaissance head, no-knot tailpiece, and dual coordinator rods for a solid neck fit and easy adjustment capabilities.  Final assembly and a complete setup at the Gold Tone Factory in Florida.

Gold Tone WL-250 White Ladye Open Back Banjo Vintage Brown
Gold Tone WL-250 White Ladye Open Back Banjo Vintage Brown
Features
Tonewoods
  • Neck: Hard Rock Maple
  • Fingerboard: Ebony with fingerboard scoop
  • Bridge: Maple with ebony cap; 5/8
  • Rim: 1/2" maple
Finishing Touches
  • Wood Finish: Tobacco Brown
  • Fingerboard Inlay: Cloud
  • Body Binding: Celluloid
  • Neck Binding: Celluloid
  • Inlays: Mother-of-pearl clouds
  • Scoop: Frailing
Hardware
  • Head: Remo Renaissance
  • Nut: Bone
  • Tuners: GT Master Planetary Tuners
  • Tailpiece: No-knot Tailpiece
  • Strings: GDGBD - .010, .024w, .016, .013, .010
  • Plating: Chrome
  • Tension Hoop: Brass; Notched
  • Tone Ring: White Ladye Tone Ring
  • Arm Rest: Vega-Style Armrest
Dimensions
  • Scale: 26-3/16"
  • Weight: 6.7 lb.
  • Nut Width : 1-3/16"
  • Frets: 28 Medium
  • Head Size: 11" Remo High Crown Renaissance
  • Total Length: 38"
Reviews

2

1 Reviews

0%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

Filters
Cons
  1. Corrosion on bracket nuts1
  2. Minor cracks in the rim1
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced1
Pros
  1. Good Tone1
  • Quality was a miss

    2

    submitted5 years ago

    byBrandon B

    fromWinona, MN

    The instrument sounds great! I'll give it that

  • Previous
  • 1
  • Next
Q&A

Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

No results but…

You can be the first to ask a new question.

It may be Answered within 48 hours.