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Banjos

Unread post by sjakubek » Tue Jul 15, 2003 7:41 pm

hey has anyone every played a banjo or know anything about them? I just play guitar and always thought banjos sounded cool and would be neat to learn. I was half joking the other day with my mom about getting one and she said she would buy one for me for my birthday! i don't know if this is worth it or not, what do you guys think?
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Unread post by fatjack » Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:01 pm

sjakubek wrote:hey has anyone every played a banjo or know anything about them? I just play guitar and always thought banjos sounded cool and would be neat to learn. I was half joking the other day with my mom about getting one and she said she would buy one for me for my birthday! i don't know if this is worth it or not, what do you guys think?
i've kinda been tossing around the idea of playing banjo... (if i just knew the way it was tuned i could teach myself...)

i think it would be cool to get a banjo, but make sure you are absolutely certain you want one. have an idea of an easy song you want to learn (i know thats how most people start learning guitar!)
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Unread post by sjakubek » Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:27 pm

yeah i'm sure if i got one it would get some good use, i can't go a day without playing guitar. any idea what kind of price range they fall in?
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Unread post by fatjack » Tue Jul 15, 2003 8:39 pm

i think good ones run anywhere from about $500 to the price of an expensive taylor, the pricing:quality ratio is pretty similar to that of a guitars...
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Unread post by saleen » Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:58 pm

what popular music is played on banjos and is banjo music readily available?
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Unread post by zeppelin41 » Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:03 pm

saleen wrote:what popular music is played on banjos and is banjo music readily available?
Tim Reynolds uses a banjo on a few songs I think.. and I'm sure banjo music is available.
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Unread post by fatjack » Tue Jul 15, 2003 11:14 pm

saleen wrote:what popular music is played on banjos and is banjo music readily available?
you'd be surprised how much banjo music you can find, maybe not so much time though...
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