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Different kinds of music may call for different kinds of banjos. One size does NOT fit all. Tips, discussions, etc.

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Wed Jul 05, 2017 3:02 pm

paulrace

A uniquely American folk instrument, popularized in the 1930s and 1940s by Pete Seeger, redefined as a Bluegrass instrument by Earl Scruggs, now sometimes used in pop and Celtic as well. Tips, questions, discussions. . . .

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Thu Oct 31, 2019 1:51 pm

paulrace

A family of 4-string banjos popularized in early Jazz (Ragtime) music and still played in Dixieland ensembles. Tips, discussion, etc.

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Thu Sep 13, 2018 9:27 am

paulrace

17-19 fret 4-string banjos tuned like violas made barre chords in weird keys easier for jazz and Dixieland players of the early 20th century. They still have following inside an outside of traditional jazz playing.

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Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:58 am

paulrace

During the Folk Revival in the US and the Skiffle movement in the UK, the banjo became a staple of acoustic Irish music. Though 5- and 6-string banjos occasionally appear, the 4-string banjo, tuned an octave down from a mandolin, is the most common configuration. Tips, discussion, etc.

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Fri Sep 09, 2016 7:22 am

paulrace

This century-old traditional jazz banjo has resurfaced as a supposedly easy way for guitar players to "learn" banjo. But you can't play it like a five-string banjo, and if you try to play it like a guitar, you'll probably just make a lot of noise. It is its own instrument. Tips, discussions, etc.

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Thu Oct 31, 2019 1:26 pm

paulrace

Fingerstyle banjo playing based on Classical Guitar technique was largely responsible for the explosion of banjo popularity in the late 1800s.

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Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:16 pm

paulrace

A uniquely English slant on the five-string banjo.

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Tue Jan 23, 2018 9:46 am

paulrace

Discussion of banjo pickups

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Thu Mar 10, 2016 12:34 pm

paulrace

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