Gold Tone GME-4 4-string Solidbody Mandolin

Description: Condensed Sonic Power: Gold Tone’s Solidbody Mandolin Have you ever wanted to merge the sheer sonic power of an electric guitar with a mandolin? So did Gold Tone, which spawned the creation of the GME-4 4-string solidbody mandolin. With this instrument, Gold Tone captures the essence of mandolin sound and combines it successfully with amplification from a humbucking pickup. To achieve this sound, the company started with a solid piece of alder for the body and maple for the neck and fingerboard. The body — flaunting an organically shaped pickguard, two cutaways, and top hat knobs — exemplifies the GME-4’s merger of modern-day playability and mandolin mainstays. Sweetwater tip: harness the electric power of the GME-4 for Texas swing, hillbilly jazz, rock ’n’ roll, and more!Guitar + mandolin = a petite gem While the GME-4 plays like a mandolin, its blueprint takes queues from popular electric guitar designs. To start, Sweetwater is an Authorized Gold Tone Dealer Genuine New Item Sweetwater's 2-year warranty and 55 point inspection Gold Tone GME-4 4-string Solidbody Mandolin - Cream 4-string Solidbody Electric Mandolin with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Maple Fingerboard, and 1 Humbucking Pickup - Cream Condensed Sonic Power: Gold Tone’s Solidbody Mandolin Have you ever wanted to merge the sheer sonic power of an electric guitar with a mandolin? So did Gold Tone, which spawned the creation of the GME-4 4-string solidbody mandolin. With this instrument, Gold Tone captures the essence of mandolin sound and combines it successfully with amplification from a humbucking pickup. To achieve this sound, the company started with a solid piece of alder for the body and maple for the neck and fingerboard. The body — flaunting an organically shaped pickguard, two cutaways, and top hat knobs — exemplifies the GME-4’s merger of modern-day playability and mandolin mainstays. Sweetwater tip: harness the electric power of the GME-4 for Texas swing, hillbilly jazz, rock ’n’ roll, and more!Guitar + mandolin = a petite gem While the GME-4 plays like a mandolin, its blueprint takes queues from popular electric guitar designs. To start, the body sports a solid slab of alder to serve as its tonal basis. The maple neck receives a mandolin treatment, while the maple fingerboard gets carved into a superbly playable radius for swift, effortless fretting. Meanwhile, those double cutaways make the highest frets easily attainable, laying down the fretboard at your disposal. Next, the cast metal bridge offers individual string adjustment, setting you up for quick and painless adjustments of height and compensation. That way, you can keep the strings at the perfect height for the humbucker to capture their vibrations with grunt and clarity. Lastly, don't be afraid to get into the music; this mandolin's multi-layer pickguard can take the abuse.What’s all the humbucker hubbub about? This isn’t your garden-variety mandolin. In fact, the Gold Tone GME-4 brandishes a humbucker nestled in the neck position. Plug in and roll that volume knob up to be treated to the surprising power of this dual-rail mini humbucker. The electrification of this mandolin opens up a new world of musical possibilities. For instance, you can plug this guitar-esque instrument into effects pedals — chorus, tremolo, overdrive, octave — and discover an entirely new sound! You can take sonic control over this solidbody mandolin thanks to its volume and tone controls, complete with classy top hat knobs.Zero Glide: patented precision makes playability smooth Gold Tone’s Zero Glide nut is a tiny piece of hardware that enhances instrument performance drastically. The patented design pairs a sustain-boosting bone nut with a hard nickel-silver “zero fret” for enhanced reliability and sound. Zero Glide nuts grace the headstocks of electric guitars, acoustic guitars, banjos, and even ukuleles. The benefits are clearly universal! Zero Glide’s precision-cut string slots further reduce string contact by a staggering 93% at the nut — meaning fewer tuning breaks and better resonance, especially when playing gets aggressive. Zero Glide also narrows sonic differences between fretted- and open-string notes while solving common intonation issues for innovative accuracy without compromising character.Gold Tone GME-4 4-string Solidbody Mandolin Features: The size and playability of a mandolin with the sonic capabilities of an electric guitar Dual-rail mini humbucker offers plugged-in sound with lots of grunt minus the feedback Volume and tone controls to dial in your sound Slim maple neck with a radiused maple fingerboard for comfortable playing and swift fretting Multi-layer pickguard for extra protection against pick scratches Double cutaways make the high frets easily attainable Cast metal bridge offers individual string adjustment Zero Glide nut aids in resonance, intonation, and string longevity Great for Texas Swing, hillbilly jazz, rock ’n’ roll, and more SpecificationDetail Type Electric Body Shape GME-4 Color Cream Finish Gloss Body Material Alder Neck Material Maple Fingerboard Material Maple Fingerboard Inlay Dots Number of Frets 20 Scale Length 13.875" Nut Material ZeroGlide Nut Width 1.062" Bridge Material Metal Tuners Sealed Hardware Chrome Electronics Dual-Rail Mini Humbucker Strings .040w, .026w, .016, .011 Case/Gig Bag Gig Bag RETURN INFORMATION We want you to be completely happy with your purchase from Sweetwater. 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Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana

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