Gold Tone OB-250LW Review: Gold Tone OB-250LW Light Weight Orange Blossom Banjo (Five String, Vintage Brown). This is an interesting banjo, having a warmer tone than a typical bluegrasser with a metal tone ring. I wanted something that would be reminiscent of John Hartford and this delivers. Using medium Gibson SBG-571M strings sound great with this. The volume is not compromised with this bevelled pot. The downside of this banjo, and I suspect, many Gold Tones, is its set up. I had to file the ends of each fret, polish each fret, file down one high fret, tighten the truss rod, adjust action, set the bridge ... Read more »
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