Check the listing for details. Gold Tone AC-1LN 5-string Open-back Banjo. Color: Black, Condition: New. Listed at 349.99 USD. A Banjo with a 32-inch Scale for Deeper, Richer Tone Clocking in with a 32-inch scale length — almost six inches longer than the standard AC-series banjos — Gold Tone’s AC-1LN 5-string open-back banjo delivers a deeper, warmer, and bass-heavy spin on the traditional 5-string banjo formula. This banjo’s basic open-back construction almost exactly mirrors the Sweetwater-favorite AC series of banjos, boasting a robust 11-inch composite rim and Remo LC Frosted head to grant you the rich, woody thump so sought after by clawhammer players and old-time musicians. However, the rosewood-topped nato neck’s long 32-inch scale length, traditionally tuned to E instead of G, supplies a more full-bodied drawl ideal for singers with deeper registers.