Down picking and up picking in same tune
Are there any examples of tab out there where the player fluctuates between down picking and up picking in the same tune?
View ArticleTOTW: Shoes and Stockings
Up for your consideration this week is "Shoes and Stockings", a fine fiddle tune in A. Tune Background This, like Quince Dillion's High D Tune, is a historically enjoyable tune, as it gets to us from...
View ArticleHow to practice learning and playing Waltz tunes?
Can anyone give me some tips and learning methods for playing Waltzs. I seem to have a difficult time getting the hang of playing 3 beats a measure and having the tune sound like it should. I can...
View ArticleBoy! Those Chinese really know their banjo making
Been playing my genuine made-in-China Epiphone MB-100 entry level banjo. Such a deal, for $143. This is a great sounding, and great playing banjo, and also great looking. I'm not shilling for the...
View ArticleJust added a frailing scoop to my new Goodtime
Frailing Scoop I just added a frailing scoop to my new-to-me Goodtime. I am pretty proud of what I did even though it scared me to death to make that first cut! I am very glad I did, though,...
View ArticleTab help
Hello All, I am using the tab from failing the 5 string banjo and working on John Hardy. There is one part I can't seem to get down, wondering if anyone could explain how to play it though or even...
View ArticleDifferent strings...different loudness.......
When I'm playing and striking the 1st or 2nd string, I get a loud plucking sound. When I hit the 3rd string it's not and loud and when I hit the 4th string I get a real muffled sound.What am I doing...
View ArticleTowards that distant glow, a song I wrote
I wanted to share the new song I wrote with everyone here on BHO. You have all been so very helpful whenever I've had any issues with my playing, wether it's setup or technique I've acquired some...
View ArticleHow fast does your bum ditty need to be? (eventually)
Hi all, Just starting with the basics of clawhammer, so the past couple of days have been getting used to the right hand technique. I am kind of getting there, but i wondered that like with the rolls...
View Articlethoughts on 12" open backs
I play clawhammer and prefer open back banjos. I heard a Goldtone BC-120 and like its bassy thunk. Are there any other options in the $500 - $700 range? What about the difference in pot/head size?
View ArticleE tuning- learning chord positions
Hello, As I try to learn some new tunes with my banjo tuned to a John Hartford style E tuning (E B E Ab B)- I find myself wasting lots of time trying to figure out new basic chord positions.... I...
View ArticleBooks DVDs for Clawhammer
I'm sort of a newbie at Clawhammer and I was looking for recommendations on instruction books/DVDs. I've got a musical back round with guitar and uke, I'm looking for technique and such. Thanks!
View Article"Drop Thumb" With Extra Finger (Not Thumb)?
I'm six months into clawhammer and -- probably a slow learner -- am just beginning to add drop-thumb notes. From the beginning, I used my 2nd finger as the frailing finger, although for double-stops...
View ArticleBest strings for Clawhammer
I have been playing light banjo strings like D'Addario J57's or GHS PF150's. I am starting to think the sound is too thin. Any recommendations on a medium or heavy string set for Clawhammer?
View ArticleGainesville FL jam anyone?
I'm new to banjo but improving quickly and would love a jam somewhere in North FL but preferably Gainesville.
View ArticleNew Scoop On Goodtime
I promised I would add photos when I completed scoop. Thanks to BigRedWarEagle for step-by-step instructions. I took quite a bit of the wood down with belt sander and then the rest by hand. 50, 80,...
View ArticleRoscoe Holcomb - Sugar Baby
Hello folks, I came across some of Roscoe's tunes the other day after a long period of time, and I've always liked Roscoe's two-finger version of "Sugar Baby". I might be wrong, but I think Dock Boggs...
View ArticleWhere to Begin?
If I'm learning banjo primarily to accompany myself singing (mostly folk songs and children's songs), what books, websites, etc... would be the best place to start learning to play? Thanks!
View ArticleNeed advice on right-hand technique...
Greetings everyone. This is my first thread-starter. I'm a beginner learning how to play the banjo clawhammer-style. Fairly new to this wonderful forum as well. Without going into my trials &...
View ArticleAlternate string pull-offs
I've been learning Mike Iverson's lovely arrangement of Angeline The Baker (sound file) (tab) in which there are several places he plays an open 2nd string followed by an ASPO on an open 1st string....
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