Expand Your Instrumental Range
Tuned one octave lower than a standard mandolin, the Gold Tone OM-800+ is the perfect instrument for expanding your expressive range without leaving your comfort zone. This acoustic-electric octave mandolin offers incredible playability thanks to its 22-1/2-inch scale, slim mahogany neck, and compound-radiused rosewood fingerboard. Whether you're aiming for fast, effortless chording or precision melody work, the OM-800+ delivers. And when it comes time to hit the stage, this mandolin's passive under-saddle pickup makes amplification a breeze. You also get a rock-solid Zero Glide nut, guitar-style tuners, an adjustable bridge, and a cast tailpiece. Tasteful fingerboard inlays, cream binding, gold-plated hardware, and a spotlight-ready high-gloss finish place the Gold Tone OM-800+ squarely in the winning category.
Built for playability
Whether you're holding down a rhythm or tearing through melodic lead work, the Gold Tone OM-800+ is willing to oblige. For starters, this acoustic-electric octave mandolin boasts a generous 22-1/2-inch scale, which revered custom mandolin builders in Ireland commonly use. Add to that a slim mahogany neck and a compound-radius rosewood fingerboard, and you have an instrument that's impossible to put down.
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 OM-800+ Octave Mandolin Features:
- Tuned 1 octave lower than a standard mandolin; expand your expressive range on a familiar instrument
- Tone-infused arched solid spruce top and mahogany back and sides
- 22-1/2-inch scale, slim mahogany neck, and compound-radiused rosewood fingerboard offer effortless playability
- Passive under-saddle pickup makes amplification a breeze
- Rock-solid Zero Glide nut, guitar-style tuners, and adjustable bridge, and cast tailpiece
- Tasteful fingerboard inlays, cream binding, and gold-plated hardware
- Spotlight-ready high-gloss finish
