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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A uniquely English slant on the five-string banjo.

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Discussion of banjo pickups

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