Come On Christmas Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I play a Gold Tone openback CC-OT set up with Nylgut Strangs. Dang they never wear out. Kinda play guitar style or clawhammerish. Even Kieth Richards plays the guitar in G tuning less the low E string. Love Tim Twiss and Old Cremona on You Tube. and Clawhammer stuff. I am Jonesing for an Appalachian Banjo this cat sets up with Fishing Line. Puts a Gourd or Tackhead Banjo to shameE. Only $200 Eventually I will own another Bluegrass Jo. Steel strings did not exist till the first time we went across the pond to kill the Hun. Whadya play? Crayfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pit Bull Tex Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Radio,DVD and play like I am asleep when Cathy holler for me to do something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Tried it for awhile, but gave it up in favor of the fiddle and mandolin. Too much going on trying to train my fingers to all the rolls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. I. Tarpicker, SASS #998 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Mainly I'm a guitar picker (hence my alias), but I play a long-necked, open back Ode I had made in 1965. It's set up for frailing and has a 5th string capo and a geared 5th string tuning peg. Good banjo, I should play it more than I do. -- GIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 As I lack the manual dexterity to even pick my nose very well, I leave the banjo pickin' to them what can do it. Always thought it would be cool to be able to play though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Gibson Epiphone, and working toward a Deering Sierra or other Deering banjo as a reward for learning to play well. The Deering factory is right down the road. Quite a showroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branchwater Jack SASS #88854 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I played bass in an old time fiddle band for a couple years. Always joked that a banjo was nothing more than a waste of good firewood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Patootie, SASS #35798 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 What's the definition of perfect pitch?It's when you can throw an accordion or banjo into a dumpster andnot hit the sides.Man walks into a pawn shop in the middle of the big city. He spies a large stuffed rat on one of the shelves and thinks it will be just the thing for his knick knack shelf. So he buys it.He walks out the door of the pawn shop and notices a rat is following him as he walks down the street. As he turns a corner he notices there are two rats now. A block later there are three.He walks through the entire city, turning every which way, with more and more rats following along behind him. Finally he walks down to the banks of the river and throws the stuffed rat far out into the stream. Every rat in town jumps into the river and drowns.The man walks back to the pawn shop, goes in, and asks the owner "Do you have any banjos?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams 3674 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I play an OME 5 string I bought back in 1977. I play Bluegrass mostly - never got the hang of clawhammer. I also have a long neck folk style Gibson RB75. Played it a lot back in the 60's when the Kingston Trio was big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
largo casey #19191 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yeh.Grizz Adams & his group gave us a heck of a show at Outlaw Trail.How'd ya do in Santa Fe? Grizz. Largo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G #1840 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I play clawhammer style on a Vega Little Wonder (Deering). I have been tinking of installing a Whyte Laydie tone ring in it but I dont have a lathe and cannot find anyone that will do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams 3674 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yeh.Grizz Adams & his group gave us a heck of a show at Outlaw Trail.How'd ya do in Santa Fe? Grizz. Largo Thanks, Largo. Had a great time at Outlaw Trail! Ain't no finer folks to play for than SASS folks. We did well in Santa Fe, and got a spot on the main stage for the Festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Doggle Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Tried playing banjo once. Dog up and ran away with an accordion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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