Gold Tone AC 1 Banjo Review

Features of Gold Tone's affordable AC-1 are discussed and demonstrated. It's especially geared towards those looking for a lighter-weight instrument.

[nightskyimaging]

I bought this banjo directly from Gold Tone based on your review andI love it. I am approaching 80 years and toting my Aria Pro II at 16l bs is a beast. I have learned so much from your tutorials and your opinion. I had Gold Tone put the spikes and arm guard added the resonator also. I ordered it on a Friday afternoon and got it the following Monday. Great service and American made. It is a joy to tote around and play! Thanks for your contribution of banjo knowledge!!

[MrJRW]

Thanks for your input! I’ve been on the fence on whether or not I should buy the AC 1 or not. You have helped to make up my mind on buying one. 👍

[Kinglymarker]

Great review. Hope you are doing well. The AC-1 reminds me of my Dad's old (early 60s) Harmony ResoTone banjo. It is a remarkable old gal that I have set up with nylagut minstrel strings for real old time sound.

[glennmeyer]

I have the Gold tone AC1 banjo and I love it it was ready to play right out of the box I highly recommend it great sound

[robbyray]

Great review. Thanks and I hope you had a full recovery.

[MariaCalfaDePaul]

New banjo player. I enjoyed your videos. Good luck and I hope you are on the road to recovery.

[Genetherapy]

I bought one of these about a year ago, and I love it! Thanks for the review:)

[Oldbanjoman]

the goldtone ac1 has a very bad tailpiece, , , , very difficult to replace

[LesPaulVOS]

I own an ac-4. Great tenor banjo for the $$. But the tuners are really not good. Any thoughts on a good replacement tuner?

[swamperdog]

I bought one of these on eBay and it just arrived today. Loving the sound and how light it is compared to my vintage open back! I'm looking forward to traveling with it and not worrying about wrecking my Fairbanks banjo in the rough climates riding around in my car.

[KenneyCmusic]

I have one of these and it's a great banjo for that price. I play in all sorts of tunings no problem, clawhammer and fingerstyle. The only thing that I was disappointed about was the tailpiece that comes with it isn't compatible with nylgut strings, the hole that you feed the string through is too small for the knot. So I'll change that when I can. I just got the armrest in the mail too.

[cooloutboards]

Have a good recovery Eddie.Thanks for the review.

[timtoner]

I bought one about a year ago & took it to Cambodia. I took the neck off in order to be able to get it into one of my suitcases. I was able to get it back together once I made it to Phnom Penh. It's a great little banjo & the Khmer children love to hear me play. The only thing I don't like about this banjo is that the fretboard is not wood & installing 5th string spikes don't work. Also my banjo had a screw head for a 5th string pip. Because of the finger board non-wood problem, the screw came out & was lost.

[dianesuess]

Thanks so much for this great review. I am a new newby Bango enthusiast looking to purchase my 1st bango.

[congerscott]

I'm getting one tomorrow, it comes in a banjo pack with accessories 👍.

[davidmolloy]

Thanks very much Eddie and I hope that you have made a full recovery, take care, David.

[tlsupplayz]

What kinda strings come on this banjo out of the box?

[chrisw]

I am getting ready to purchase my first banjo, and this is a major contender. I have one quick question I read it on several different sites that the head goes out of tune often. Have you experienced this?