Tesoro Golden uMax Metal Detector
The Tesoro Golden uMax For More Experience Detectorists
Surprisingly, I am somewhat impressed by the Tesoro Golden uMax and I am not even using the standard 9 x 8" coil.
Instead, I used the brown 8" coil and could detect objects an inch deeper than before. As I heard the beeps and started to get the hang of the machine, I would get a coin each time I heard the mid-to-high beeps.
The majority of coins were pennies, but two of them were silver Roosevelt dimes. I set my sensitivity to below iron, and when I hear that sustained mid-to-high beep, I start to dig. I only uncovered one soda can tab, but the only reason I don't give it five stars is that it does not detect objects that are buried deep.
Golden uMax - Not a first time detector
Tesoro advertises that this device emits 4 beeps, and this is sort of the case. In actuality, it emits a lot more. It will take some time to understand this detector's language.
Objects that are solid will emit solid beeps. For instance, I have learned that gold rings and other similar objects will trigger a kind of beep that starts low and goes up. However, if it detects a soda can tab, the beep starts high and goes down when you are back-swinging.
A friend who owns an Excalibur by Minelab and I went to the beach and my Golden detector performed on par with his detector. What was the reason for this? Does it detect as deep as the Excalibur? In my opinion, no. However, if you can decipher the Golden's language, you will find a lot of objects.
The notch mode in particular will require some practice in order for you to be able to use it confidently. I put the detector in notch mode and detected in an area where rock and roll concerts used to be held. There were tons of pull tabs and lots of aluminum. I uncovered many nickels along with 3 soda can tabs on the hunt.
You can read my Silver uMax review here.
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