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Karbon L. Forms · Post by **Karbon L. Forms** » Wed May 18, 2005 12:47 pm

I want one. Seen a nice one for £360.

I think I want a 5 string. You know with the funny tuning head half way up the neck?

Any banjo players here that could give any advice?

Philly · Post by **Philly** » Wed May 18, 2005 1:34 pm

Don't marry your sister.

whyterabbyt · Post by **whyterabbyt** » Wed May 18, 2005 2:09 pm

Have a look at Hobgoblin Music's website.

Karbon L. Forms · Post by **Karbon L. Forms** » Wed May 18, 2005 3:58 pm

whyterabbyt wrote:Have a look at Hobgoblin Music's website.

ooooh nice.

egarrard · Post by **egarrard** » Thu May 19, 2005 1:43 am

A banjo? Kerosene works well.

annode · Post by **annode** » Thu May 19, 2005 2:36 am

"Slayer"vsti has a banjo in it.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu May 19, 2005 2:44 am

i was given a banjo once

not sure if its the fact i play guitar or the fact i look vaguely similar to billy connolly?(i have a beard and longish hair,its not me that says it btw)

greendoor · Post by **greendoor** » Thu May 19, 2005 2:58 am

I played banjo for a while in the '80's. It came with a fantastic book that described a new way of playing banjo. This was about the time of the "Nu Grass" revival. This system was simply that you played fast fiddle tunes (16th note melodies), and you NEVER hit the same string twice. It requires a bit of thinking, and that 1/2 mast 5th string suddenly becomes all important. Almost like it was invented just for this style. It takes a lot of thinking to work out your tunes, but the result is so good. Much better than the old claw-hammer Earl Scruggs style. Anyway - a sampled banjo works amazingly well, because the notes are so short and percussive. Just let them play full length (like a drum shot), trigger a 16th note melody and the end result is very much like this new style of playing.

Hovmod · Post by **Hovmod** » Thu May 19, 2005 6:12 am

vurt wrote:i was given a banjo once
not sure if its the fact i play guitar or the fact i look vaguely similar to billy connolly?(i have a beard and longish hair,its not me that says it btw)

When I was about ten my parents bought me an accordion for christmas

They're old now, so I've stopped punishing them.

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Thu May 19, 2005 9:36 am

You could amp it, and play Monks covers!

cimoc · Post by **cimoc** » Thu May 19, 2005 9:45 am

I used to play with someone who played a Washburn 5-string. That was 20 years ago. It sounded very good, but the keys were not too stable. And changinr the tuning every few songs was a nightmare.

Banjos - your help appreciated