I've got the Dean model. Had a new bridge and some other tweaks done to it and now it plays great. But I have a 5 string that gets most of my attention now.
I think we should all just agree to call...
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I've got the Dean model. Had a new bridge and some other tweaks done to it and now it plays great. But I have a 5 string that gets most of my attention now.
I think we should all just agree to call...
I've learned a ton just from the free stuff Bill Nesbitt has online! He's a great teacher! Doesn't boor the crap outa ya with minutia and gets to the meat of it!
No, I don't ever touch the head with my fingers. I can't seem to get my middle finger and ring finger of my right hand to work independently of each other. So all my fingers stay sort of "claw...
[QUOTE=Ryk;2809]"I can play MUCH faster and much more accurately if I just do it the way it feels right to me but I'm wondering if it's going to cause me problems down the road."
Stop the stress...
I'm new to playing banjo, but have been playing guitar for a very long time.
I know you're supposed to keep your right hand pinky and ring fingers on the head while you're picking, but I've tried...
I have been using Bill Nesbitt's free online stuff to get started and it's been fantastic! He is a great teacher, keeps it interesting and simple without being too simple.
Wish I could afford to...
The problem you will have is playing with other musicians since most tune to 440. Either that or you will have to play everything a half step down.
It's simply a 6 string banjo.
Not a "banjitar" or "guitjo"
Regardless of the number of strings or how it is tuned, you play it as if it were a banjo. Because it is... :)