should i purchase a banjo?

if so a 4 string or a 5 string?

 

well???........

 

Yes,you should! I just got my first banjo and I love it. Mine's a 5 string...what sort of music do you want to play?

 

i just got one, real fun...i play guitar primarily but yeah go for it, they kick ass.

 

Yeah, you should purchase a banjo. You should also purchase an empty barrel, a confederate flag, a pair of oil-covered overalls, and grow a 3ft. long white beard. Don't forgot to ditch the shoes and any attempts at personal hygiene.


mark.

 

id say the five

 

yeah go for it


on the subject of Banjos check this little beauty out
Paul Metzger's Modified Banjo. It's got an added sitar bridge, he can make this thing sound like a Theremin, bouzouki, Oud, sitar ...and erm banjo
the sounds and music this guy can coax out of this thing have to be heard to be believed

 

Banjos rock! Yeah you should buy one

I'd say 4 strings tho, just to be different

 

yeah matt, you should definitely do it!
banjos are so cool

 

no


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hell yes, if you have the opportunity, go for it.

i'd go with 4 strings though.

 

watever music that i write, i usually write weird alternative songs with a little bit of a story to go with them

 

woah, id like to get that, but wats the price tag on something that fantastic

 

hehe me too! as far as I know he makes 'em for his own use so I'd expect you probably couldn't put a price on something that obscure, they sound amazing in his hands
here's the one he recorded his 3 Improvisations for Modified Banjo album on



and this is the guitar he recorded his debut album on

 

I think you should, if you want a country or bluegrass influence in your music.

 

i already have somewat of a bluegrass feel to my music, but its more psychadelic/alternative feel to it. I wrote a song about a coat that was missing but it actually wasnt missing and it ends with me on the ground yelling into the microphone that i need it

 

that sounds interesting...

but i dont get it when people label their music as 'alternative' .... alternative to what? everything is an alternative to something.

 

i would definately go for the 5 string banjo. i havent had one in a while. if you do want a 4 string, i have an old plectrum which is basically a tenor banjo with a longer neck, tuned like a cello. but the 5 string is what youre lookin for.

 

Go for a 5 string. Traditionally it is the banjo of choice for bluegrass... 4 strings were played in dixieland jazz... and there is no music to be found for them.. I own a 4 string and a 5 string. You will find a lot more available for the 5 string.

 

I agree,you should get a 5 string for that bluegrass sound.