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The F-6 Mando-Guitar by Gold Tone lets players enjoy the feel and form factor of an acoustic-electric guitar that performs like a mandolin! Inspired by Gold Tone’s popular F-6, the F-6 opts for top-notch solid tonewoods and deluxe appointments that showcase the natural beauty of the F-style body shape. Its large, F-style body is designed to augment the instrument’s natural volume, resonance, and low-end profile, eliciting clear, articulate tones with distinctive mandolin timbre. Maple adorns the back and sides, while a solid spruce top provides plenty of warmth, brightness, and sustain. The rosewood fretboard is radiused for maximum comfort while accommodating a versatile array of playing styles. Each tonewood is artfully laced with attractive binding, purfling, or inlays for glitzy Americana looks, and a deluxe trapeze tailpiece bearing a unique Gold Tone emblem seals the deal on this mando-guitar’s phenomenal curb appeal. Futhermore, the F-6 comes outfitted with a bridge-mounted transducer pickup that leaves you ready to record right out of the box. Gold Tone isn’t just the company’s name, it’s exactly what you get with the F-6 acoustic-electric Mando-Guitar from Sweetwater!





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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.





Serial 22409818


Serial 22409818


Gold Tone: a legacy of music





The origins of Gold Tone go back to the folk music scene of the ’70s, when musicians Wayne and Robyn Rogers opened a small music shop. Fifteen years later, they founded Gold Tone Banjos in Titusville, Florida. Their first product, the TB-100 banjo, was designed by Wayne. As demand for this critically acclaimed instrument increased, the company expanded its offerings to include a selection of fretted instruments that combine modern innovation and timeless vintage design. The goal? To inspire all musicians, from beginners to professionals, to realize their musical dreams. Today, Sweetwater is pleased to offer you Gold Tone’s exciting range of 4-, 5-, and 6-string banjos, banjo ukuleles, metal- and wood-bodied resonator guitars, Weissenborn Hawaiian steel guitars, and mandolins.





Gold Tone F-6 Acoustic-Electric Mando-Guitar Features:


An upgraded deluxe take on Gold Tone’s popular F-6 Mando-Guitar


F-style mandola-type body with an augmented chamber, designed for maximum resonance and sustain


Solid cuts of spruce and maple deliver top-notch tone with brightness and punch throughout


Extended 15-inch scale length provides improved range and smoother playability


Radiused rosewood fingerboard accommodates numerous playstyles with flexible comfort


Maple neck features a 2-way adjustable truss rod to adjust intonation easily


Fully adjustable bridge features a built-in transducer pickup for amplification


Zero Glide nut is designed to bolster resonance and sustain while minimizing string contact


Premium binding, purfling, pickguard, inlays, and tailpiece enhance the natural beauty of an F-style body shape


Serial 22409818