Whites Gold Master GMT
Approximate price: $800
Number of Reviews: 16
on 2 pages.
Whites gmt – this dog will hunt….gold!
Matt in San Francisco, Ca -
This is a true gold detector. Yes, whites makes other machines that cross the boundaries between coin/relic hunters, but this vlf unit can handle hot ground and can cope with high mineralization that will make other detectors just howl. The ground balancing circuitry that is built in is a snap to use and the hardware on this puppy is rock solid. Some folks say that they are just too expensive, but I contend this detector is far less costly than those $5k buggers, and a lot lighter to carry around.
If you want to go for gold, get your hands in this machine(if you can)and do not let go…. . You will find what you are looking for!
Feb 21, 2012
44 Yes
1 No
Mr chris
Old guy , part 2 in Queensland Aus -I have a hearing problem, 50 percent gone and not a lot left. Where I work my GMT, I have no man made noise but lots of constant strong wind in the eucalyptus, makes life very difficult with near constant noise. Very rarely the wind is quiet but then a pleasure to get the headphones off.
I find the GMT speaker quite adequate in volume with good sensitivity and tone. In my opinion Whites Gold Master GMT is the best gold prospecting metal detector on the market, so if you've just got one, why not treat yourself to the best headphones?? Why waste your money, I've done lots of that for you to end up with the best. With or without good hearing. DETECTORPRO "BLACK WIDOW" .. Get only the Black Widow model. cheers Chris.
Jan 02, 2012
23 Yes
7 No
Still Rocks
Kenny Graham in Calif -The GMT follows the pay streak! The larger coil 8x14 is still as sensitive as the smaller coil and will go deeper.
Finds very small nuggets in tailing piles amongst lots of iron (drives a pulse machine crazy)
This machine is my standby and main machine...I own 2. It beats the other vlf machines because you can follow magnetite!
I have found more than enough gold to pay both machines off 3 times. I wish I had more time!
Dec 15, 2011
33 Yes
2 No
Old guy
Chris in qld australia -Done 1000 hours or more with my gmt, never had a problem with it and there are more ways to tune and use this machine than is generally accepted. You can poke about quietly on auto or overdrive it on manual, depending on how much noise you can handle.
At 100 hours I thought I knew it all, how wrong I was. There is no substitute for practice and your ability will just get better and better as you notch up the hours. As a beginner, just follow the "how to use book" then move on with your own experimenting from there. Read all the reviews, there will be many you can pick-up helpful hints from. Eventually, you and your gmt will blend together as one. Good luck. Chris.
Nov 04, 2011
29 Yes
4 No
Just about right
Ashton Page in Sunny Portland Oregon ; ) -You can spend more money and you can buy more bells and whistles - but I have found the GMT to be just about right in terms of price vs. Performance vs. Features. This is a gold machine and it is tweaked for gold prospecting. It doesn't have stuff like Garretts 'treasure vision' to show you pull tabs because, well..... Uhhh ... When you're out in the boon-docks prospecting for gold you're not likely to come across a bunch of pull tabs (like you would in a park, for instance).
I see where people buy a metal detector and then they are upset because they didn't find the Lost Dutchman Gold Mine on the second day out. Folks, that's like buying a guitar and wondering why you don't have a gold record on MTV. Nothing takes the place of practice. I can't stress say that enough - so I'll say it again: NOTHING takes the place of practice. Get it? Learn your machine inside out BEFORE you go out prospecting.
Another problem I see reading these reviews is that some people can't seem to figure out how to use the GMT (or whatever they bought). You know, that's where the value of buying from a local dealer really shines. Yeah, I know, you might save $10 and get a 'free' gold huter's coin pouch (read; junk that you'll never use) from that mail order house - but if you need some training on how to operate your MD, a telephone session to that on-line dealer ain't nearly as good as some one-to-one hands on time with your local dealer.
OK back to the GMT. IF I was relic hunting, I would probably look at something else. But I am gold prospecting (only) and it was a toss up between the Fisher Gold Bug II and the Whites GMT. The Fisher has a smidge more depth and the Whites has a touch more sensitivity. Neither of those two was a deal breaker. I went with the Whites because I liked the 'follow the paystreak' display feature and when it's all said and done, I made the right choice for me. That doesn't mean that it is the right choice for you, so do your homework first.
All said and done that GMT is a great little machine at a fair price. Take the time to learn your GMT and you'll be glad you did when you start finding nuggets. They are out there and people are finding them with the GMT (and other machines too) I just like my GMT. I would buy the GMT again without hesitation.
Aug 21, 2011
76 Yes
4 No
GMT
Marc in Anaconda Mt. -
I wish I had an instructor or someone to teach me the techniques of this detector. I have found lots of tin and lead bullets that made me think it was gold. No luck yet but with more work and lots of time I'm sure my ratting will get better. Doesn't seem like theres any gold in sw Montana that the machine will detect, for some reason it picks up fools gold or iron pirate pretty well. UGH
Apr 18, 2011
13 Yes
21 No
Only way to go
Ken in Tucson,Az -Well I have had mine 4 years on the same battery set. I go out every weekend if not during the week.Love the feel how it finds what I am looking for for that day. S
eems strange it get's alot of use here in Az 3 Points outside Tucson is where I work mine the most.Only one that gets the job done I have 9 rigs.
Feb 16, 2011
19 Yes
8 No
GMT is awesome!
Kevin in Sacramento, CA USA -I whole heartedly agree with others on how good the GMT is. I love the ground grab, iron probability, and soil mineralization read outs to no end. The manual grab/balance feature is easily had by your thumb and is real fast and easy to change if you want to. Isn't talked about much but many like to,or wish they could, run their detectors at a positive ground balance for more sensitivity. The GMT allows for this quik and easy. Just flick it to manual ground setting, grab the ground while coil is near the ground with thumb, then go up or down with the manual buttons to the right of the grab button till she hums going towards the ground.
Some users stick with the stock 6x10 DD coil but in my testing the 4x6" has it's place. The 4x6" is spectacular in seperating items and runs a smoother threshhold. In laying down test samples 2.5" apart in size 1gr,4gr,1/2g,1dwt,1/4oz it goes zip five times each swing.. Try that with anything else out there and get back to me :)
If the ground allows for it you can turn the 6x10" all the way up and go for everything above about 1/2g another 2" deeper. 1/4oz nugget at about 12" in air tests. It still picks up the small stuff just not quite as good as the 4x6" in on the ground tests. Haven't tried the larger Sierra coil to know how it behaves..
It's said GMT is about as good on sub-grain sized gold as the GBII. Not much into sub-grain stuff but mine for sure does 1gr at 3" with audio boost.
Feb 02, 2011
54 Yes
1 No
GMT= Sugardaddy
William in Joseph, Oregon -Great machine!!!! First month I took over 6 thousand in picker sized nuggets and some in quartz. The depth is awsome for those small ones and this machine is light enough to handle all day long. Hats off to Mr White and his team....
Dec 14, 2010
30 Yes
0 No
HAVE TO BUY NEW CIOL JUST FOR LOOP CABLE
DAVE BREITWEISER in LAKE HAVASU AZ -Great detector, but if you need to replace loop cable forget it you have to send in for repair or buy a new coil.
Jan 13, 2009
42 Yes
15 No
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