banjo ukulele by dennis taylor
The Gibson UB5 Banjo Ukulele
This is the rarest of Gibson Banjo Ukes. Gibson never really made a UB-5. They offered a UB-4 in
both nickel and gold plate.
The gold plated UB-4 was a special order item, therefore they were not mass produced. Over the
years, collectors began referring to the gold plated UB-4 as a UB-5.
My special thanks to Sharry Han in the USA for the information and photographs of this
really fabulous instrument.
This is the rarest of Gibson Banjo
Ukes. Gibson never really made a UB-
5. They offered a UB-4 in both nickel
and gold plate.
The gold plated UB-4 was a special
order item, therefore they were not
mass produced. Over the years,
collectors began referring to the gold
plated UB-4 as a UB-5.
My special thanks to Sharry Han in
the USA for the information and
photographs of this really fabulous
instrument.
The Gibson UB5 Banjo Ukulele
