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Quick little jam session. Last day of school.

Played on my minstrel banjo, with my friend on the tambo.

u/epicusername218 — 7 hours ago
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On The Heel

Clip from a song we’ve been working on called On The Heel about running and returning to all of those darkest and brightest parts of ourselves in an endless rushing cycle. Hope you enjoy!!

u/yellatgod — 9 hours ago
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Looking for quality banjitar (EU)

Hello, for quite a while, I have been playing Deering Goodtime 5 string. And although I enjoy playing it on my own, it doesn't suit my needs for campfire playing with guitars. As such, I'm looking for a good 6 string banjo I can fingerpick for melodic style (either with fingers, or banjo rings) and won't have to upgrade from (so mid-range or professional).

From Thomann Music selection:

Gold Tone GT 500 - looks like solid mid-range banjo, although I don't like the plastic head. Does it affect the sound whatsoever?

Gold Tone AC 6+ - looks alright, is affordable. Is it better than Ortega Banjitars, like Ortega OBJE356? Is the sound significantly worse than GT 500, given it's over 400 bucks cheaper?

Deering Boston 6 - I like the Boston banjo alot, given Bristol Bay song by Jens Kruger I would like to play as well, and the banjo looks beautiful. Given the steep price I would have to save for, I would like to ask if is it significantly better than the GT 500. Think I saw some people compare it to Gold Tone GT 750, but that one doesn't look as good, and seems like unavaliable in EU shops.

If somebody has any experience with these instruments, I would like to know what would be the best option for superb experience during summer camps, weekends and such.

u/Greedy-Theme-5410 — 13 hours ago
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Sawmill tuning rules (slowly incorporating drop thumb)

About 6 weeks into banjo. Slowly whipping the right hand into a crab man claw hand. Sawmill tuning is awesome. Trying to learn some drop thumb along the way. Love y’all, thanks for all your awesome and inspiring videos and tunes.

u/paxton1024 — 19 hours ago
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Constructive feedback appreciated

I took a few Scruggs style lessons several years ago but love the old time style a bit more. I’ve just been trying to copy and teach myself from videos of others that I enjoy. Feedback appreciated!

u/Ssslammin123 — 1 day ago
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Beginner Banjo Recommendations!

Hi all! I've been watching a lot of videos about banjo lately and I want to pick one up soon to give it a try! I've narrowed it down to three here and I'm looking for some advice, or if anyone has tried them then reviews would be great too since I can't find any for the Denver or Epiphone brand. I was hoping to get a resonator, but if it isn't a good model, then I'd be happy with an open back as well, as they are all in about the same price range. Thanks!

https://preview.redd.it/95dcx1pn8f2h1.png?width=1031&format=png&auto=webp&s=0bc941ae12249f69ad6c55e414e0bc39a4b80350

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u/herbal-knit — 17 hours ago
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Gershwin's peace is in A notation

Bela Fleck played it wrong. It's not in C minor or E flat. It's in E flat minor or G flat. How do I know this? Well Gershwin most likely grew up listening to Classic banjo records. It's not like he was naive to the fact that banjos were transposed at the time. The evidence I have? Well one of the notes goes down to low A on the manuscript, a lot of the E flats are made natural which suits the fifth string on a five string banjo in A notation. Gershwin was more likely to use black key tonalities rather than keys like C minor because of their bluesy flavor. When he wrote this he was clearly thinking of people like Fred Van Epps. Bela Said he was thinking of a plectrum or tenor but that's not the case. The manuscript is clearly written for five string. Any questions?

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u/Translator_Fine — 1 day ago
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I like how this sounds

Just messing around and came up with this. Don’t know what to do with it but I like how it sounds. Any ideas of how to incorporate it into a full song?

u/4skin-4skin — 1 day ago
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Help identifying pot + tone ring

Hi all, I purchased a custom banjo a long time ago and have decided to open it up and clean it. I had seen this sticker before but never put time into figuring out any of the details. I’ve attached some photos I’ve taken of the pot + tone ring.

Also, the tone ring is absolutely filthy and I’d really love to clean it (that’s the whole point of doing this in the first place) so if anybody has tips or suggestions on safe ways to clean a grimy tone ring please share. It’s pretty grimy so scrubbing will be required.

Wood on top of pot: J-873
Number inside pot: 3-8909-144
Number on bottom of tone ring: (dunno 1st char) 873

Thanks!

u/PKCE_Dust — 1 day ago
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Can you use the same string type for frailing as well as using finger picks?

I want to learn Clawhammer coming from a guitar background but I’m not sure of the need of a decent banjo for particular styles.

I can see there are some strings that are dedicated to clawhammer and some more generic

Any help would be great

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u/PracticalFocus3525 — 1 day ago
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New podcast interview w/ Joe Larson!

Hey folks!

I had the pleasure of meeting up with Joe and recording an interview before a recent TopHouse performance. Because of the nature of the podcast, it is pretty banjo-centric, but also includes plenty of behind-the-scenes insight into TopHouse The Band, LLC that I think you'll enjoy. Check it out on any podcast app (or Youtube link here).

Let me know what you think!

u/banjopodcast — 1 day ago