Gold Tone OB-250 Plus 5-String Banjo With Tony Pass Rim and JLS Tone Ring With Case

This banjo has about every high end feature that could possibly be crammed in just one banjo!  It’s the loaded version with leather seats and power windows and all that stuff!

The "plus" in the OB-250+ is the ultra-premium JLS #12 tone ring. Developed by master caster Jim Stull of San Antonio, Texas!  This tone ring is the result of years of analyzing many pre-war tone rings to replicate the formula of the bronze alloy used to make them the sought-after pieces of hardware they've become.  This long-skirt tone ring improves the contact between the neck, the rim and the tone ring, increasing the transmission of energy from the pot to the neck.  It mimics the tone of the costly originals at a tiny fraction of the original's cost. The OB-250+TP also adds the phenomenal Tony Pass/Schaefer birch (recovered from the bottom of Lake Superior) block-style rim for even MORE powerful tone.  Available as left-handed model upon special request.  

Includes professional setup, Hardshell Case, 5th string spike installation, Manufacturer Lifetime Warranty, and Free Shipping within the lower 48 US!

• Neck: Curly Maple
• Finish: Vintage Brown
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Bridge: Gary Sosebee Aged Maple
• Tuners: GT Master Planets
• Inlay: Hearts & Flowers
• Truss Rod: Two-Way Adjustable
• Tone Ring: JLS #12 Bell Bronze (USA)

• Rim: Tony Pass Birch Block
• Tension Hoop: Notched Brass
• Flange: One Piece Die Cast Zinc
• Binding: Wood
• Brackets: 24
• Buttons: C-Style
• Hardware: Chrome Plated
• Pickups: Optional

• Tailpiece: 5-String Straightline
• Resonator: 14" Flamed Maple
• Armrest: Gold Tone Engraved
• Head: 11" HC Frosted
• Number of Frets: 22
• Nut Width: 1-3/16" Bone
• Scale Length: 26-3/16"
• Weight: 13.5 lbs.

• Tuning: GDGBD
• Strings: .011, .024w, .016, .013, .011
• Hard Case: Included
• Left-Handed Available: Yes