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GMC Forum _ PRACTICE ROOM _ Banjo Lesson ? Who Plays The Banjoo

Posted by: snackajacks Jul 14 2012, 11:49 AM

Besides metal I am really digging country music, So I would like to buy a Banjo.
My question was , are there instructors here that also play banjo ?

Posted by: Ben Higgins Jul 14 2012, 12:15 PM

Well I do not possess any banjo skill, I'm afraid !!

I'm just waiting for the 'Deliverance' references to come in........ oh wait, I just made one !!

Posted by: PosterBoy Jul 14 2012, 12:32 PM

Banjo is a tricky beast. I tried, thinking my fingerstyle skills would help, but that high G drone string that you play with the thumb throws things for a curve.

The right hand picking is the priority when playing bluegrass banjo, it trumps even playing the melody line. It's all forward, reverse rolls etc.

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 15 2012, 09:37 AM

I am a big country fan well, banjo rolls can be studied on the guitar as well

I have no experience with playing the banjo whatsoever though

Here's a couple of quick licks from John 5 - who, in my opinion should stick to being the tremendous country player he is and cut it out with the masked Rob Zombie stuff

Posted by: gregc1 Jul 16 2012, 04:03 PM

Several years ago I had a neighbor that played the banjo and was pretty damn good. We lived upstairs and our balconies were separated by a wall but we used to sit outside at night on the weekends and I would strum the acoustic while he did his banjo thing. Really cool and alway wanted to learn but other than that I've never had access to a banjo to play with.

Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Jul 16 2012, 04:28 PM

I never played a Banjo but I know that Ramiro Delforte, an old friend and instructor here, got one some time ago, you should contact him to know the experience.

Posted by: Sinisa Cekic Jul 17 2012, 03:21 AM

I also never had a chance to try it , I think that it isn't difficult to learn !

Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Jul 17 2012, 04:10 PM

It would be a whole lot of fun to learn the banjo I'd play country music all day long. Yeee haaaww!