Don'Gone Went'En Bought Ah Banjo

“I finally did it.

A banjo was my instrument of choice when I was young...but I never got one. (of course, my brother got his guitar)

My buddy works at a music store (guitars, amps, drums, etc.) and they just got in some sweet "Made In The USA" Deering banjos. Been wanting a banjo all my life and have kept telling myself "I'll buy one someday!...that someday is today.

The banjo was $479.00, hardshell & padded case $129.00, beginners Banjo book $11.00, and finger picks thrown in. Did I say that my buddy worked there (hint hint...employee discount)...I got the whole package for $376.38.

My life is complete...for now!”

“i will pray for your dog.

poor critter.”

“A group of terrorists captured a busload of banjo players.



They threatened to release one every hour until their demands were met.”

“Now ya jest havta lern t pic at thar banjo.”

“What should you do if you run over a banjo?



Back up, pull forward, back up ....”

“Cool, Bud.
Didja ever hear of Mummers?”

“What do a banjo solo and an early ejaculation have in common?


You see it approaching, but you can't prevent it.”

“How can you tell the stage you're playing on is level?


The banjo player is drooling out of both sides of his mouth.”

“Oooh, I like this one:

Why is the banjo player a fiddle player's best friend?


Without him, the fiddle would be the most hated instrument on earth.”

“LOL, Violin! I really like banjo music, Buddur. Have fun with your new prize.”

“Now all you need is a big porch and all your neighbors... (If you invite them, they can't be mad at the noise.. :-)..)”

“What is worse than a banjo?


Banjos.”

“Violin --

1. Are you, as your name would suggest, a fiddler???

2. YOu MUST MUST have the ability to get a sound bite of dueling banjos linked to this thread!!! You can't NOT put a link up for it!


That's a right purty . . .banjo you have there buddur”

“If'n I still had my guitar, we could play this together Buddur.”

“Only matt or certain nameless friends of mine could put the music into this thread lee.”

“Bela Fleck rules!”

“fleck you!”

“Who the Bela do you think you are rad, whadda fleckin' fleckhead”

“We're just gonna hafta have us a Bluegrass/ECT Festival!

YEEEEEHAAAAAH!!!!!!”

“Before you know it, Buddur, you'll be double-thumbin' into town.

New Grass Revival, RIP.

I need more Flecktones!”

“And I'd like to thank my Uncle for puttin' up $300 towards my purchase.

Thanks Sam!”

“Long been a fan of Bella Fleck and the Flecktones. They're incredible. I used to play 5 string banjo myself. It's a fun instrument. Good luck Buddur”

“Ya gotta love bluegrass!”

“Buddur could name his next dog Banjo.”

“Buddur, Great news!! I have 3 guitars and remember that giddy feeling of excitement I got when I bought each one.

I've always wanted to learn to play the harmonica..very pack-a-bull, you know?

Hope yer bango brings you hours of enjoyment..please invite me to the ECT blue grass revival..I can sing with a twang and swig moonshine, too...”

“Now you and Evergreen can hook up and jam.

.........Can you play Black Sabbath tunes on a banjo?”

“I'd lay off the jokes violin, or Buddur's gonna make you squeel like a piggy. BTW: You sure got some purdy teeth.”

“Dude! Tilt is that you ???






Feeney”

“Hey... long time, no seaweed! I was thinking of posting something about the Perseids popping this Saturday night, but they're going to SUCK because of moonlight. There's only like an hour's window of opportunity between the radiant rising... then the %#$&! Moon after midnight, *G*.

More banjo trivia: Earl Scruggs supposedly wore his banjo strap over his shoulder instead of his back because some idiot manager made him and Lester wear "those dang cowboy hats" and he couldn't get the strap over the hat.”

“... and you can play 'Sweet Leaf' on a pennywhistle, too.

It *can* get a little monotonous after a while, tho'...”

“Here's a page with the pic of the banjo...it is the "Goodtime 2" model...

And I almost have the bluegrass version of Fearless (Pink Floyd) figured out. lol”

“Not an easy instrument!”

“You sure got a purdy mouth...”

“Didn't I see you and a banjo in Deliverance?”

“Aintree, we ain't goin' ta no Aintree!”

“What's worse than a banjo?











Banjoes.”

“With a name like Violin...you certainly don't have room to talk!”

“...and repeat some more of your posts!

...and repeat some more of your posts!”

“i'm fixin to start learnin me some banjo now. there's a fellow at work who has one that he never bothered learning. he said i could use it to see if i would stick with it before i went and bought one.

did you teach yourself? with a book, video? lessons? i know you said you were playin with some oldtimers and that was helping you, but how did you start?”

“I got'sk'me some books. If'n I were you, I'd get this "book and CD" for $19.95. Heck, just get the book and I'll bust a copy of the CD for ya. How'bout that?

My playing is coming along fine, if I do say so myself. I've finished that book, almost through another book, and have 4 other books I'm picking (no pun intended) stuff from. Been putting in 1-2hrs of practicing a night, and am taking a break from it as I type.

Thanks for asking!”

“thanks for the info.”

“i'd love to learn to play, but i don't have 1 to 2 hours a night.
it'd be more like 2-3 hours a week.
i think i've heard the banjo's way harder to learn than the guitar. am i right?
maybe if i got one i'd find more time to spend on it, i can't say for sure. right now my time gets burned up exercising and working for the most part. i've been struggling to find enough "doggie time" during the week. round bout thursday he starts gettin real wound up and i gotta let him run it out on saturday and then sunday wear him out and that usually lasts through the beginning of the week.
once it gets springtime and i can start running in the woods after work again that won't be a problem.
but, anyway, tell me a little about learning to pick, if you wouldn't mind.”

“You don't have to spend 1-2hrs a day learning anything, I do it because at this period in my life I have very little responsibilities and I don't watch TV during prime time. Picking it 2-3hrs a week is fine, and it would be a welcome break from your daily routine, and if you truely enjoy it you will....um...truely enjoy it!

I kind'of could play the guitar, just open chords, not bar chords, scales, single note riffs, etc. I think if I had a better guitar background the banjo would be easier to learn, because although the chord positions on the neck are different, the chord finger positions are similar. It's the right hand that has the picks and where the "rolling" playing pattern comes into play. It's tough to get the rhythm, but it comes with practice.

Even if I didn't have the time to spend, it is something I've wanted to learn since I was a kid, so I enjoy it regardless of my skill level. And enjoying the activity is all that truely matters, no matter what the activity is.”

“how to tell if the stage is level?
















thats when the banjo player is drooling out of both sides of his mouth





old joke I know I know”

“hic”

“FARM OUT MAN! i love banjo! i think it's prolly harder for a guitar player like to learn it cause my habits are firmly established. i've picjed them up and tinkered a lil with them and it fries my brain. lester flats was my hero! i saw roy clark in concert one time when i was a kid and that guy played 15 different instruments fluently during that show but the highlight was a long songe he did on the banjo. man, he was smokin! FOGGY MOUNTAIN BREAKDOWN!”

“Nuthin beats SNOWBIRD on a banjer. Did y'all know my better half can pick the dickens outa her banjer! I don't like it when snuff drools outa the side of her mouth when she's pickin' tho!”

“It's a contraption if there ever was one.”

“yep... less tension on the strings than guitar, easier on the fretting hand. How about those bar chords on a 12-wire?? WOOO HOOOOOO!!!”