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Yes I did take it in the lake. After all it does have a waterproof coil. My new White's 24K put a smile on that girls face that lasted the week. And her hubby is off the hook for another $10,000 ring set. Besides a few lead sinkers, pull tabs and chilly water, what else cold be down there. Just another Big Bling save and showing other ways the Gold Prospector machine can be used. PS. Steve, I have a 3 minute video clip of it too, but don't know how to post, it is on my FB.

A quick specification comparison of the two detectors. White's Goldmaster Goldmaster 24K versus White's GMT White's GMT Instruction Manual GMT Information Page White's Goldmaster 24K Advanced Guide 24K Information Page Despite similarities these two detectors have a different lineage. The GMT was part of the effort involving engineer Dave Johnson that resulted in both the GMT and MXT. The Goldmaster 24K however I am almost 100% certain is an offshoot of the MX5 project, variants of which also include the MX7 and MX Sport. Notes on the chart above. The GMT has the ability to directly manipulate the ground balance up and down via the plus and minus buttons on the pod face. The Goldmaster 24K (GMK) relies on either automatic ground tracking or the ground grab, features the GMT also shares. However, the GMK has a ground balance offset feature. Under the section titled "Ground Scan" on page 15 of the White's Goldmaster 24K Advanced Guide: "In Ground Scan you can also set a ground offset by using the UP and DOWN arrows. This selection will affect the ground offset in normal search mode whether using XGB or locked settings." Note that the offset, once set, is active in both ground tracking mode and when using the ground grab function. Normally a manual ground balance is used to just tweak the setting derived from tracking or ground grab up or down a small amount. This can be done with the 24K but in a different fashion than the GMT. The fact the offset is active while in ground tracking actually gives the GMK an ability the GMT lacks. The Goldmaster 24K has a volume control the GMT lacks. A real biggie in my opinion is that the GMK can completely block the audio from ferrous targets. The best you could get with the GMT is an audio "iron grunt" on ferrous, but no way to shut it up. This is even more an issue when you get into some bad hot rocks that signal as iron. The GMT can get pretty noisy, but the GMK allows those signals to be blocked. It can in fact also block ferrous "wrap around" signals where ferrous reads very high on the scale, almost like a silver target. Coils compatible? That very important note is to warn you that all past Goldmaster/GMT coils are not compatible with the new Goldmaster 24K. Just another tip that these really are different detectors under the hood.

Rege-PA just reported on the DP Forum that a new White's detector is on the way - the White's Goldmaster 24K. I have put a specification page together for the new model and will update it as information becomes available. In short it looks like an updated and slimmed down version of the GMT put into the new MX7 packaging. There is now a backlit LCD display with target id information, advanced ground tracking technology, dual tones, and more. The new Goldmaster 24K comes with both rechargeable batteries and a battery holder for eight AA batteries. The stock coil is the 6" x 10" DD and there is a two coil package option with the 6" x 10" DD and a 6" round concentric. The White's Goldmaster 24K announcement is so new that there are sure to be changes and updates to this page very soon - all information and specifications are subject to change! Check out the new White's Goldmaster 24K specification page Detailed Review Of White's New Goldmaster 24K White's Goldmaster 24K & GMT Compared New White's Goldmaster 24K metal detector

So far all my 24K sales have been with the dual coil package for $100 more. I do have one customer who thinks the best coil on the 24K is the one that was designed for it (10" Ellip DD). I understand his thinking, but am trying to educate him on the different soils, types of gold and situations he'll come across when in the field. How many people feel the $100 more spent on the detector is worth the small 6" coil? Des anyone else feel the stock coil is sufficient? This is my latest find with the 24K and it is a 22 gram specimen. Found at 7" with the small 6" coil. Notice the iron staining on it. I sure hope it cleans up well.

Here are a few quick photos of the latest 24K victim. This fine specimen was in some mineralized ground and had some serious iron staining. Comes in at 22 grams = 2/3 ozt, but not sure on the amount of gold yet. Only about 7" depth and found with the 6" concentric coil on the new White's 24K. I'll try to get it cleaned up next week and post some more pictures as I think this one will be a beauty when done. This is my favorite piece so far with the 24K.

Published on Aug 20, 2018 by White’s Electronics. Check out this air test on our new Goldmaster 24k. We used a quarter of a #8 birdshot weighing in at about .25 grains for this test. At 1" the target gives a solid hit and at 2" we get a very slight threshold raise with no target ID. Impressive!

Go west young man and be sure to take a VLF gold detector. That was the dream I had...so I packed the rig and off I went. My research showed load gold and so I knew the potential for some VLF pickin was possible. The White's 24K performed as I had hoped. Photos of a few more specimen pieces. Yes I did get a manual and it makes a world of difference. I think I'll go back to another site I found a picker and with the new settings, I should be able to and some more to the poke. After all, mama needs more shoes. I'm expecting to have new in box detectors to sell and of next week. Contact me for details.

Published on Jul 25, 2018 - Some great tricks and tips from Gerry's Metal Detectors on how to use the whites 24k Goldmaster.

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Bob I would find it hard to believe if you’re not one of the testers on this new White’s Goldmaster 24K . The part I don’t understand that you have nothing to say. I’ve been known to be wrong but I can’t remember when. Chuck

White's Goldmaster 24K LCD Screen and Touch Pad Controls White's GMK Screen Icons and Controls Explained White's GMK Quick Reference Card - Click image for larger version White's Goldmaster 24K Information Page White's Goldmaster 24K Quick Start Guide White's Goldmaster 24K Advanced Guide Forum threads tagged whites goldmaster 24k

Using the new White's 24K Urban Style. You don't have time to get out to gold fields & learn your new detector? Take it to a local volley ball court & have fun. Learn sounds, target ID & depth on those small treasures. GOAL to show the detector has more capabilities than most folks imagine. Realize the majority of detectors people use will not find tiny targets and the 24K was build to do just that. How to pay for 24K real fast? Find the wife a diamond earring, all is good. Not only did I find 5 stud earrings, I recovered 7 backs & some tiny #9 dove shot, plus other bits of chains, bracelets & such. Just another way to keep your skills tuned and bring home some bling. On a side note, How many of you have used a gold detector to find diamond earrings and other micro jewelry? I know my buddy in Hawaii Terry C has done so and maybe he'll post a pic. Anyone else, please share your stories and photos too.

This is the first ad I’ve seen on the new 24K prospecting detector by White’s. Chuck

Interesting find with the White’s 24K the other day. Usually I find rough raw natural gold in ore dumps. I find round smooth nuggets in the deserts and ancient river channels, even find them in tailing on occasion along with a few other places. Here is nice chunky 1/3 oz speci with semi clear white quartz on one side glittering with gold particles and broken wire like seams. The top side has some rough quarts all blackened (not sure what it is) and a nice rounded crown of gold on top. On the edge are a few perfect tiny quartz crystals. Something had to cause the smooth rounding and I have not witnessed this in ore dump finds. Anyone have a guess of the black and what caused rounding on the crown? Is there a way to get the black off without changing anything else? The 24K has been a fun machine to test and I’m very pleased with it so far on the sites I have selected. Thanks for your opinions and expertise.

Another interesting specimen discovery with the White's 24K. Here is a 10.8 gram (just over 1/3 ozt) I recovered the other day. Approx 7 to 8" deep and heard it fine with good headphones. I posted more details and info on the main Prospecting forum so go check it out. This detector is an easy and exciting machine to run and my success has been better than expected.

From https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/6924-world-bored-with-high-frequency-detectors/?do=findComment&comment=73652 GOLDMASTER 24k AVAILABILITY Thanks for your patience as we launch the Goldmaster 24k. We had larger than expected pre-orders as well as some part-availability issues, so we are running about one week behind on launch. White's Electronics will begin shipping Goldmaster 24k's starting late the week of August 6th. We apologize for the delay. White's Goldmaster 24K Information

Yes I can now share photos of the new 24K and some finds. To allow for future posts and knowledge, I'll start this one on the 1st couple times used. Earlier this year, I was in discussion with someone at White's and was told be ready for some testing. Sure enough it happened, I was off & running. The bad part was, no manual at the time, so trying to figure out a machine while standing on the side of an ore dump hillside was....heck yea...fun as hell. After all, who reads manuals right. So my 1st hunt goes like this. 2 hours and nothing but bullets and iron to show for myself. Now I know gold is in the area and I even know gold has been found here. I decide to do some testing on small, medium and large iron to get an idea of the readout on the screen. I see most iron reads more on the left and lower numbers. Good, I'll remember that for Hunt #2. Hunt #2 a couple weeks later (still no manual) puts me back at another crushed and decomposed granite hillside. This time I realize the numbers not to dig. 20 minutes into my swing and a clear but faint signal is heard. The ID is jumping back and forth (to me, means possible small nugget). Getting it into my cup and using the magnet proves to be nonferrous signal. Sure enough, my 1st 24K raw crystalline gold nugget (all of .4 grams anyway). No, I did not find any Monster 1pound chunks of gold, but in a short time with no manual, I did what I wanted and that was to find GOLD with the new 24K. The ability to learn a machine takes time and I prefer to be by myself. I also want to know what a detector does in a variety of field conditions and that involves time and travel. Time is such a limiting factor for me, as I also run a business and need to make sales of detectors to keep fuel in the truck to go back out and learn more. And once I get the manual in my hands, I'll learn much more. The photos are of my 1st 24K gold find. Yes I can start taking Pre Orders today, so call Gerry's Detectors in Boise, Idaho to get on the list. (If I do not answer, please leave a message). Update, yes I did get a manual and it made a world of difference with more gold and knowledge to share later.

Gerry I received my September issue of Lost Treasure today and I’m wondering if this is your hand in the picture of White’s ad ? Chuck

White's 24K is starting to get a little depth now. I just pulled this one at 8" while using the 6" round concentric coil. It is just bigger than my thumb nail and weighs in at 2 grams (30 grains) and was found with the 24K. I still have a few of my initial order not spoken for (at this time). Contact me for details if you are interested in 1.

I am wanting to know more about the new pat pending XGB ground balance, how is this better than say a standard mxt or old GMT ground balance method? Does it allow more depth than older VLF nugget detectors? Does it smooth out the threshold noticeably. The 50% more voltage to the coil is pretty self explanatory and you can hear the results of that with the super strong target signals the 24K creates on targets.

Go west young man and be sure to take a VLF gold detector. That was the dream I had...so I packed the rig and off I went. My research showed load gold and so I knew the potential for some VLF pickin was possible. The White's 24K performed as I had hoped. Photos of a few more specimen pieces. Yes I did get a manual and it makes a world of difference. I think I'll go back to another site I found a picker and with the new settings, I should be able to and some more to the poke. After all, mama needs more shoes. I'm expecting to have new in box detectors to sell end of next week. Contact me for details.

Folks have been wanting to see the 24K find small gold. Heck I really don’t care to chase fly shit specs, but I did decide to hunt some ore dump piles for tiny crystal nuggets. No they may not be as small, but before you bark…please know your gold. Crystalline gold does not hit as well as solid pieces and my limited trials with test pieces of small solid pickers does in fact respond louder and farther away than these bits. Yes I am happy with the results of these finds as I had already hunted the exact same pile before, but to be honest it was before I had a manual and now the manual has taught me even more. Contact me if you are interested in the new 24K.

While on a recent gold hunt at a new site with the up and coming 24K I was not having much luck at finding gold. After 4 hours and no heavy yellow metal, I changed gears and decided to see how I liked the digital readout ID system on the machine. Well I can tell you this. Yes the numbers might move around some, but when it locks on to the right with a high number, you better dig. The site must have had a building, as there was iron, glass and even broken brick scattered about. I used the small 6" coil to get between iron trash and try to sniff out the high conductors and it worked. It actually did better than I expected and I should have saved the other bullets and buttons, but they were nothing special or neat about them. Pocket Watch is certainly a keeper. No it is not gold or even silver for that matter, but at least it was a timely find. The pistol bullet is an oldie for sure. The ceramic tube was odd, as I could not figure out why the detector kept hitting on it? Then I realized there was a copper wire going through it. Still not 100% certain what this find is, but I think it had to do with electrical wiring and or insulator of some kind? If you know, chime in. The coolest discovery to me was a really nice ornate bottle top. It's a screw on type made of lead and looks to be a crown. But it has white glass on the inside of the cap. There again, if you have an idea, please share you knowledge. So if I can be at an old mining camp and pick these treasures among iron, I feel a Relic Hunter could do the same thing. What about Urban Detecting for micro jewelry in a tot lot or volley ball court? I think you could pull a few ear rings, belly studs and toe wraps from those sites as most folks who hunt them find the larger coins and rings. Heck, their machines might even miss a dainty ankle bracelet too. Moral of the story. A gold detector is best at finding gold, but realize it also has other capabilities that can allow for more fun/finds.

As many of you know I’ve been selling detectors for 20+ years and using them 2X the time. The majority of US manufactures and a few out of country brands have allowed me to test some of their machines. In years past I was quite happy and willing to do so, to help promote the hobby I love. With the age of internet and email things started to change. Then came forums and social media so everyone gets info with the click of a key the day someone makes a post. That is good for many folks wanting to see the latest finds and which detectors are producing them. I’m still all about sharing discovers and saves (when time permits). But there are drawbacks as well to forums/chat groups and I try not to get caught up in the brand or model comparisons. There’s a fine line as a tester to walk and one that I now do… with not as much desire. It has nothing to do with wanting to test a detector, but actually dealing with and trying to keep people happy with my answers. I’ve learned it is not possible and even the manufactures usually agree. The folks who know me, realize my posts and comments about a product are usually in good taste as I respect each manufacture and their teams trying to come up with something better. Competition among brands is what keeps each of them on edge and always trying to 1 up and it is not always about depth. There are way more factors involved in determining performance of a detector and depth capabilities. Have you ever read a statement from a manufacture that claims “guaranteed X amount of depth on a dime with this model, etc”? No they won’t, as there are too many variables across the lands. I’m here telling you the same thing. I won’t make such bold statements as I too have learned each site and or nugget is different and unique. My comments are what I think and feel comfortable saying with the skill and knowledge I have acquired in the field. Your abilities with the same machine could be better and or worse, but I won’t question it, as I can’t duplicate you, the site you are at or the exact target/depth etc. In a few weeks or months there will be plenty of folks jumping on the internet sharing their good/bad experiences and making statements of what this new detector can or can’t do, see or hear. Realize, some of the people saying such things may not be as good of a detectorist as someone else. Their settings could be different and even is the same, their coil control might be off? Either way, if everything they did was the same, their mindset could be different. If you go into doing a test with negative thoughts, then you’ll surely find plenty of things to pick apart of any detector. My posts on the forums and chats will mainly be of sharing detector finds. I might on occasion mention a feature I like of a detector and once in a while even drop a note about not liking something or wishing the next model/version be slightly different. I feel the majority of people want to see finds made with a detector and when they do that they realize it does perform. The more we see finds of a certain model, the more it is accepted as a good unit, but ultimately only time will tell. What I will not be posting is what size of gold at a certain depth the detector can stretch. No I won’t be doing any GB-2 vs GMT vs GM-1000 vs 24K either. After all, I am just 1 person and my time is also limited. After all I have a business to run too…and mama always wants a bigger diamond ring. Thanks for your understanding and I hope my comments/photos are inspiring.

Thought I'd share my 1st gold specimen found in tailing piles with the new White's GoldMaster 24K. It's starting to perform and I'm getting better with the detector. I heard a manual was on the way to me. Not bad for a 4 hour hunt. The discovery weighs in at 21.4 gram and has approx 5 to 7 grams of gold. I'll do a specific gravity test this winter when things slow down. Update - I now have read the manual and actually did another hunt at an ore dump site. Photos/story to come. My initial order is getting shorter, so if you are wanting one please call and we'll put a $100 deposit. Gerry