Banjo Players... Come Out of the Closet !
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Banjo Players... Come Out of the Closet !
There seems to be a thread of animosity running through the Forum towards the banjo.
I've always thought the banjo and the steel guitar to be important constituents of country music.
So, come on folks, admit it. How many of us steelers play the banjo ?
....yes, I play the banjo.
I've always thought the banjo and the steel guitar to be important constituents of country music.
So, come on folks, admit it. How many of us steelers play the banjo ?
....yes, I play the banjo.
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I am the owner of a Gibson RB100 Centennial that would be a champion with the proper upgrades. I bought it with the intention of playing banjo when I could no longer transport my steel, but never had the time to learn to play it other than the obligatory two or three banjo classics that I played on a country music show.
I would gladly "come out of the closet" if I had anything to offer the venue.
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I would gladly "come out of the closet" if I had anything to offer the venue.
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I have a Cox "Kentucky 5" and a '62 Gibson RB-100. Been playing in bluegrass bands and teaching bluegrass banjo now for 25 years or so....also have been playing and teaching dobro, guitar, mandolin, etc.....have been playing lead guitar, dobro, fiddle & steel in local country venues......steel is my "new" instrument - have only been at it less than a year, but have always loved it - now that I'm retired, I have the time to devote to learning this great instument. I love all bluegrass & country instruments...it doesn't matter what you play - if you enjoy sharing your music with others and make as many friends through music as I have over the years, then it's time well spent! I might add that I have found music to be a wonderful form of "therapy" both when playing with others, or just sitting down alone with an instrument. I believe that those of us who have the gift of music are truly blessed!
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'80s Gibson Granada, a pretty old mixed Stew-Mac + Mastertone parts banjo - pretty much an RB-75 - plus a Goldtone EBM electric banjo when I need to be loud.
This steel-banjo animosity sorta reminds me of a Harvard-Yale or Army-Navy turf-war rivalry. Don't look now, but they have a lot of similarities. I think most outsiders view them as the "ultimate-twang brothers".
This steel-banjo animosity sorta reminds me of a Harvard-Yale or Army-Navy turf-war rivalry. Don't look now, but they have a lot of similarities. I think most outsiders view them as the "ultimate-twang brothers".
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Gold Tone OB-250, love it, gig it, I certainly hain't the best player. Attended the Midwest Banjo Camp this summer at MSU, had my mind blown by Bill Keith, Allan Munde, Butch Robins, etc.
cheers,
Drew
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cheers,
Drew
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I have an open back frailing banjo and mostly play clawhammer style. I also have a 6 stringer, tuned and played like a guitar that I occasionally use to record.
Those of you who have my West Soide Story CD can hear the 6 string banjo on the prologue and the songs "Blues" and "Cool." My pathetic attempt to play Scruggs style can be briefly heard on "I Feel pretty."
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Those of you who have my West Soide Story CD can hear the 6 string banjo on the prologue and the songs "Blues" and "Cool." My pathetic attempt to play Scruggs style can be briefly heard on "I Feel pretty."
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Me too...
I've got a mid seventies Alvarez Silver Belle.
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I've got a mid seventies Alvarez Silver Belle.
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I have a six string Goldtone that I use whenever a Broadway show calls for it and also in the studio for single note things and chords. I also have a 5 string that I haul out when a session calls for some banjo roll type blugrass stuff.
Next time you want to make fun of banjos just listen to some Eddie Peabody. Incredible virtuoso on the 4 string tenor banjo.
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Next time you want to make fun of banjos just listen to some Eddie Peabody. Incredible virtuoso on the 4 string tenor banjo.
Used to work with a player named Skip Devol. Amazing player. <font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Bill Hatcher on 22 September 2006 at 12:55 PM.]</p></FONT>
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I played a plectrum banjo tuned like a tenor in a hillbilly band when we did polkas in 1949. We were in Ashtabula OH & Frankie Yankovich (sp?) was hot in our dance playing area. The fiddle man said the plectrum was a little better because it had a longer scale (neck, made it sound better or easier to play??) I used to have some Columbia 78s of Bob Wills that used the tenor banjo for a rhythm instrument!