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Want To Learn Banjo - Some Advice Please

  • 15-01-2015 9:27am
    #1
    Roosterreid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 138 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I have been playing acoustic guitar for in excess of 20 years and am keen to venture out a little.

    As I am country music / bluegrass / traditional fan, I would like to learn to play the banjo.

    Can anyone advise what to look for in a new banjo? What manufacturers I should lean toward? I gather that a tone ring is important... Any other advise?

    My budget is approx €600.

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Rakish Paddy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 758 ✭✭✭Rakish Paddy


    Maybe I'm really stating the obvious here, but if you want to play bluegrass/old-time stuff you are going to want a 5-string banjo, but if you want to play Irish trad (jigs and reels and whatnot) then it's a 4-string (AKA tenor) banjo that you'll need. Unfortunately I'm not much of a banjo player at all so can't give you any more useful advice than that regarding makers etc.


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