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Gold Tone CC Carlin 12 - Banjo Review
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2021
- Just thought I'd share my two cents on this instrument.
What I like about the banjo
1) It's a good looker
2) It has a very warm tone
3) The wide nut makes clawhammer playing easier
4) It comes with heavy gauage .11 strings which resonante very well with the banjo
5) The bone nut with the zero fret makes for nice action at the first fret
6) There is no other banjo on the market with a 12 inch pot, scooped neck and brass tone ring for such an economic price
What I dislike about the banjo
1) The Chrome hardware seems shabby
2) The frets are a little high which makes the strings make a scratching sound
3) The guitar style tuners are plan ugly
4) It's difficult to find strings with he same gauge as this came with. I'm now using .10's and the sound isn't the same
5) Being 6ft 3ish/ 193cm it's quite difficult to play at the scoop as the banjo's pot is so wide, i can imagine for smaller people than me it's be totally unconfortable. so if you're small, go for an 11 inch banjo like the Goldtone CB 100
The double coordinator rods are to keep the rim round, not allowing it to "egg" under string tension. Two master banjo setup guys taught me about that. I messed up a rim thinking to adjust the action with the rods.
Hey matey, thank you for making a look-see of this banjo. You answered a lot of questions that aren’t available elsewhere. Good on ya😊
Thanks, that was the goal. At the time there weren't any videos at all talking about this banjo. Glad it has served you well.
Nice one mate, spot on review sounds like the right banjo for me to the price range hope u upload songs regularly! Be cool to see more! Thanks man
You too! Let me know how you get on with the banjo. Good luck 👍
cool vid man. I just got the C 12 pretty similar. Next time ill get the cc carlin
I've seen a few of your videos, and just want to say I love the way you'vre arranged Irish and Scottish tunes for clawhammer. Definitely stealing "Whiskey in the Jar"
Thanks Riley !
I appreciate the kind words.
That whisky in the jar rendition was the first thing i figured out on the banjo. I'd be delighted for you to go ahead and play it like i did, or better 👍
Although i think whisky in the jar is usually played in C or A
But hey, there're no rules in music
great stuff! cheers man, I'm falling in love with this banjo more and more... can't wait for my next paycheck. keep up the good work, I will enjoy following your musical journey :)
hi, did you get one in the end?
@@ryanrelater Hey Ryan, nice you remembered :D Yes, I got one in the end! It's such a beautiful instrument. Though my life changed a bit and I didn't play on it for a while now but it's hangin on my living room wall in order to remind me to exercise again. Luckily musical instruments are timeless and I will still be able to play on it many years from now. Being irish would maybe help, haha. Having such a vivid music culture would be benefitial for sure.
@@harlekin8116 that's true, they last a lifetime. Hopefully you get back into it soon. Even 5 mins a day goes a long way 👍
@@ryanrelater I am sure I will :) Your videos are quite motivating, keep up the good work :)
Thank you for your review; I found it very helpful. I was interested in your comment no.5 in your dislikes. I'm 159cm tall (5ft 3-ish) with small hands, and play a Vega Vintage Star, which has a 12" pot (it's a wonderful banjo, by-the-way). I have no problems playing a 12" or playing at the scoop. I don't think it's size that determines whether you find a 12" pot comfortable to play, but body proportions. My reservations about the Goldtone is the nut width (viz. the small hands) - need to get hold of one and audition it, because it's very good value.
Hi. Thanks for your comment.
I suppose i was used to playing a very cheap banjo which was an 11inch very thin pot
Changing to the goldtone was a bit of a challenge. I'm tall but my arms aren't super long for my height so i think you hit the nail on the head about the body proportions. I'm sure this banjo is nowhere near as nice as a vintage star but It sings great for it's price
I think a dobson tone ring in this banjo would be a beaut of an upgrade.
Me encantaaaaaa!
Me alegro farfolla ! 👌
Awesome review, great playing, everythings covered! How would you compare it to the CB 100? Seems like the CC Carlin is a great banjo after a tuning peg upgrade (I personally like planetary tuners better)
Sorry for the late reply
The Carlin 12 is definitely worth every penny you pay for. It's a solid professional level instrument.
I havent played the CB100 but i can tell by looking at It that it's in the category of "i'll get rid of this in two years" whereas the Carlin 12 seems to be a real keeper
Recently got one of these and I like it a lot. I got mine with planetary tuners from gold tone which look sooo much better.
Nice!
I couldn't order from Goldtone because the shopping fees were too high to get It to Spain. I really wanted the planetary tuners too.
The guitar tuners are decent tho. It stays in tune pretty well.
The only adjustment i've made to the banjo is putting a grover Bridge on It which gave It a bit more volume and intonation stability
@@ryanrelater I've changed the bridge to a grover compensated and put labella nylon strings on it. I think I'm going to put a different bridge with wider string spacing probably just make one as the strings are pretty tight together for my liking
@@mikegager great! Please put Up a video soon. I'd love to hear It with nylon strings :)
@@ryanrelater oh man I'd be to embarrassed to post a video lol I'm pretty terrible. Honestly though it doesn't sound that much different weirdly enough. Not quite as loud I guess. I was expecting it to sound way different
"Conor McGregor reviews the Gold Tone Cc Carlin" 😆
I kid I kid. I just picked up one of these banjos from the Gold Tone shop in Titusville Florida. It really is nice 👌 . Now, if I could only learn to play the thing haha
Haha, that doesn't surprise me. We're both from the same part of Ireland. Dublin 12. The proper 12
Enjoy the banjo. Best of luck
@@ryanrelater thanks for the reply! I could tell straight away you guys had the same regional accent, but I'm a glutton for accents, so I pay attention.
I appreciate your review of this banjo and also your other clips playing it. I have been playing guitar forever so I'm familiar with playing stringed instruments but the strumming pattern of clawhammer is making me brain numb! I'll get there though.
Thanks again. Keep it up,
CHEERS!
@@taylormorris_ little by little day by day. Clawhammer is really weird man, i also played guitar for years before banjo. It's a totally diferent world of technique 👍
@@ryanrelater hi Ryan happy ne year I was thinking you must be from that part of Dublin you sound very like him alright 😄 I'm not far from you myself just started clawhammer frailing journey
Just wondering if you do lessons ??
Hi Ryan, Great review, cheers for that. Did you ever find a local (ish) supplier of the same gauge strings? Got the same problem, or will have when the banjo arrives.
Hi, thanks.
unfortunately no. It seems the only place you can get the same gauge estrings is the goldtone website. I've just gone with other heavy gauges available on thomann or amazon.
@@ryanrelater Yea had a chat with Gold Tone about it. $40 for FedEx delivery seemed a bit steep on a few strings! Said they’d do regular US post if I was interested in that. Quoted $20 postage on 5 packs for instance.
Meanwhile I looked around a bit more and it looks like Eagle Music in the UK will make up custom sets and there’s Newtone Strings in the UK too. They make custom sets to order, forgot about them, had guitar strings off them in the past. Price isn’t much different to Gold Tone and the postage is a heck of a lot cheaper! Once I get the Carlin and check it over I’ll probably order some from one or the other.
Hi Ryan great review mate.
Quick question tho. Does it have a reverb tank?
Hi Darren, thanks for your comment. The reverb tank actually comes as an upgrade. You can up your grade by making your grade higher or, how should I put this, more.. up on the official website. Slobbertwixliketheyredicks.com
The demo sounds fantastic. Almost can't believe it is not manipulated. What recording device and parameters are used?
Hey, just the mobile phone microphone, video recorder.
In other videos i've used an external microphone but not in this video.
Thanks for the comment
Great video! Have you ever played bluegrass style with fingerpicks on the cc carlin? How does it sound? Would be cool if it works for both styles in some way ;-)
Hey, thanks, I haven't played bluegrass style, however, any open back banjo can be played with picks. The only difference is the tone. A resonator on the body just makes the banjo louder with more attack. But if you're playing at home alone this wouldn't really matter.
If you fancy playing both Clawhammer and bluegrass style just buy a banjo that has a removable resonator, best of both worlds
@@ryanrelater thank you :-)! Let's see, if i keep staying at clawhammer or not! The carlin sounds amazing. Have a good one.
Hey Ryan, hope you're doing fine. Do you have an opinion about the nut width of the banjo? I read that it is wider than standard, which is nice. have you been playing on other banjos with a more narrow nut width and can compare them to the CC Carlon 12? Is playing the banjo easier when the nut is wider?
thanks in advance, have a good one!
Hey! I used to play a very cheap open back banjo that came as a bluegrass style banjo and It had a super thin neck.
The CC has a much wider neck which in the beginning was strange but now i can't play my old banjo very well as the neck is so thin.
I imagine that the wider nut is better in general for clawhammer as most expensive banjo from 'pisgah' and Ozark by Lukas pool Also have fat widths at the nut.
I'll defo stock with a wide neck/nut in future
@@ryanrelater I can totally relate to your answer. I have a cheap open back as well and the nut is really thin which makes it hard to play, depending on the chords/songs (also big hands...). In the beginning I thought it was supposed to be like that but now I know better. Thank you again!
I would use medium gauge strings. What do you have the tuning of the banjo for the demo? doesn't sound like standard tuning. Thanks!
In G and the last one is in g modal or "mountain tuning"
Hi, did you try out the Deering Americana before you bought this? I like the look (dark wood and planetary tuners) of the Deering Artisan but the Gold Tone seems to be far superior in terms of components (tone ring, adjustment rods, scooped neck)....very difficult to make the call.
Hi, no i have never played the deering at all. I know It looks like the business and is american made but at the end of the day having a truss Rod and a tone ring is a Big step up.
I was in Contact with people Who had both and they said they prefered the the Goldtone overall.
At the end of the day it's a Matter of interest.
There are videos out there comparing the artisan with the Carlin 12
@@ryanrelater thanks, do you have any regrets? Anything you dislike about the Carlin? Thanks
@@miztas so far, after a year or so, nothing. The tuners are great, i upgraded to a grover Bridge for better intonation and high end. The banjo is very nice for the price.
Maybe one thing is the arm rest, from a distance its nice but Up close it's quite obviously cheap and chinese. I'd maybe in future replace It with a maple arm rest. I'd be in no rush to pay for a banjo in the thousands to 2 thousand price range with the sound quality from this.
@@miztas also check out Steven Arms Channel. He compares both
hi sir,,,,,what wood is the fretboard made of?
They don't specify.
How can you do a review without mentioning the price?
Prices don't remain the same due to inflation and not every country uses the same currency.
Google has the answers you're looking for 👍
Are these Made in China?
Yes, they would cost 2 to 4 times more if they weren't. I played this and a Deering Goodtime in the shop, and this was so much more value for me money, the Deering may be "made in America", but it's still factory made.
@@runrig97 the problem is we feed the beast buying Chinese products. It will kill us in the end.
It could be made on Mars as far as I know. Best banjo for the price out there.
@@ryanrelater the point being, if it's Chinese we are feeding the beast.
@@RantzBizGroupThen maybe opt for a deering 12inch pot. Less specs, more expensive but american made. I'm irish and we only produce 4 string tenor banjos so i really didn't mind just going for the best deal.