Based on decades of playing in bluegrass bands I’ll add that a fiddle, mandolin and banjo in straight bluegrass play solos and rhythm in very distinctive styles. Bluegrass solos are very melodic - part of the genre. And rhythm parts are very minimalist. A fiddle rhythm and a mandolin rhythm mostly “chop” and do a bit more for fills. The banjo will also play very differently on rhythm. BiaB has excellent fiddle and mandolin solo and rhythm RT’s that can be used to create a realistic bluegrass vibe.

Simply lowering the gain of a bluegrass lead for a rhythm is not heard in bluegrass and creates a busy mix. The solo banjos in BiaB are also very good. At times the rhythm ones are IMHO a wee bit busy however a little track comping can remedy that.

All in all BiaB can help create excellent BG tunes unless your goal is country with some bluegrass oriented tracks - that’s another thing.

Bud

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