Banjoline

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"Banjoline," as well as being the instrument described below, is the (French) name often used to refer to the mandolin-banjo. It should also not be confused with the banjolin.

The Banjoline is a type of electric guitar developed by Eddie Peabody in conjunction with Rickenbacker. Although its name suggests a combination of banjo and mandolin, it is technically considered a type of plectrum guitar, a variant of the electric guitar, resembling the banjo and mandolin only in terms of its four course stringing.

The Banjoline is generally tuned like a plectrum banjo (from low to high, CGDB), except the lowest two strings are replaced with two pairs of two. The lowest pair of strings consists of one low C and one an octave above it; the strings in the other pair are tuned to the same G. This makes for a tuning of CcGgGDB.