Originally Posted By: Lloyd S
DennisD:

I love your term "Bulls**t banjo"! It sounds so much more redneck than "Chicago tuning". Also, you completely nailed the point I was trying to make in my post, when you said "the essence of the sound was there and added the right flavour to the play". That's EXACTLY why I pick up that BS banjo now and then, especially when I'm jamming with a half dozen guitar players.

Thanks for your post!
LLOYD S


If you play single notes or two notes at a time then a BS Banjo works, i.e. you want a banjo sound without learning a banjo. That is how I use my BS 6-string banjo. However if you start playing chords on a BS banjo then a lot of people will know it is not a real banjo. Chords on my 6-string banjo sounds more like a resonator guitar than a banjo.

One secret I use is to get a note chart for the banjo you want to emulate then only play the harmony notes that can be played on the real thing.

Of course learning to play the real instrument is the absolute best way to proceed, however I still keep learning my guitar, even after 56 years of playing it! I am also struggling to learn the bass, wind controller and keyboard controller. My brain is not big enough to start another instrument.

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