Wish I was playing 20 years lol,I’m just getting back into it again,I’m going to try set an hour of practice a day this time ,I feel like I never have time
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I always liked the sound of a banjo, it’s got a unique sound. Ken Burns did a doc about Country music on PBS, and when they got to Bluegrass, they did a profile on Earl Scruggs. Man, that dude was a mutant. I think he was 19 when he joined The Bluegrass Boys. They had a bunch of clips covering his career, and in all the ones you see of him playing, he has this little smile on his face like, “Yeah, that’s right, you sons-a-bitches wish you could do this.” 
There’s a dividing line in the history of banjo playing, and it’s Earl. He invented frailing, and there maybe players who are as good as he was, but I’ve never heard anyone better. Earl Scruggs was the Eddie Van Halen of banjo players.
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He sure can pick, and I love that you mention that little smirk he always seemed to have on while he was playing. The guy was a legend. Some mean pickers coming up now days though, go give Billy Strings a listen if you haven’t heard him before
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Billy used to do some good shit! Is he still playing these days? Last time I can’t remember hearing that name was like 2012 when he was just getting big. If I remember correctly he was from Traverse city area?
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He has blown the F up the last couple years. Won a Grammy for his album Home released last year. His bands been pretty much straight touring for a couple months now. Yeah he is from outside Traverse City, MI but that northern boy sure can pick n sing!!
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Damn thats crazy, but I can believe it . I’ll have to check out some of the new stuff(there’s probably alot of that since its been almost a decade haha). Used to live up in tc, about 35 miles from home now but I can remember we had a few decent bands up here off and on.
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I love the banjo, I have a lot of fun on it! I listen and play bluegrass. Not to good yet, but I would really like to get one with a resonater on it… but beggers can’t be chosers. I see myself sitting on the front porch playing music for and to myself whilst annoying the hell out of the neighbors lol
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Absolutely, I mainly play the bass which is a Yamaha TRBX305 and it’s at church. But when im home its just a Donner DST
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My best sounding ( and looking) acoustic. Ibanez Acoustic Electric. Quilted maple top, back and sides. With a genuine rosewood fingerboard.
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Check him out on YouTube. Lots of favorites but one of my favorite sets is live at the Stone Pony sets 1&2. The lighting is trash but smoke a fatty and sit back, your mind is about to be straight blown
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That was the plan
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I mentioned in a post 6+ months ago in this thread that I don’t have the patience and dedication it takes to master an instrument… so I became a taper. I make audio recordings of live music performances for archival purposes, my own enjoyment, and sharing with other music fans. When a band gives permission, Archive.org allows me to upload my recordings where they will host them (hopefully forever!) for free and legal streaming or download.
I recorded Billy Strings at a festival in 2018 which you can check out HERE..
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Anybody around here listen to Joe Bonamassa? Or Gary Clark Jr.?
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That’s beautiful man. Always liked the quilted stuff.
The Stone Pony is 20 mins away from me. There’s a couple bands coming through in August I’ll probably go see.
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Wow that is gorgeous! The sides matching the front and back is something I don’t see to often as well.
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Thanks for taping, uploading and sharing. I think we’d get along well man
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What’s a good nut for my cheapo strat plastic or bone
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For the extra couple bucks I would get a Tusq nut. The material allows the string to slide easier in the groove. This will keep the guitar from going out of tune so quick.
On the other hand. Plastic and bone nuts will be a cheap fix. If you get a lead pencil and shave some of the carbon and use a toothpick to put it in the nut groove the strings will glide better.
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Was looking at tusq nuts last night I’ll get one of them their not that expensive ,is it one size fits all with a strat nut ,since this is super cheap Chinese strat lol