Bluegrass instruments: Banjo, Mandolin (guitar, Violin)

PhishFood · 06-07-2005, 05:00 PM

No one has given any respect to the Banjo nor the mandolin, they're harder to play well than any of those main stream instruments.... Comments?

Drumwaka · 06-09-2005, 02:57 AM

iv learnt a little mandolin and it is hard. but they are really fun to play :p

PhishFood · 06-10-2005, 09:07 PM

Yeah i love playing mandolin, so much fun.

bohemian · 06-11-2005, 02:45 PM

I play mandolin, although I have an bit of an advantage as I play violin and guitar - mix em together and there you have it. To be honest, I don't play very often but when I do I really enjoy it.

SATCHMO · 06-11-2005, 02:47 PM

I love banjo. My only problem is that I'm a lefty and I can usually hold my own playing right-handed instruments upside-down, but with a banjo i have to jump over the 5th string peg. Iv'e yet to play a lefty banjo.

PhishFood · 06-11-2005, 06:08 PM

I see your predicement,

Mr.Thrifty · 06-15-2005, 11:03 AM

banjos are cool, but there too hard for me. by the by, what is the peg on the side of the banjo for?

Fenixpunk · 06-15-2005, 11:25 AM

are you talking about the 5th string tuning peg? pretty obvious - tunes the 5th string.
I own a banjo and ya, not easy to play.

PhishFood · 06-15-2005, 05:54 PM

yah i have a banjo borrowed to me. so hard to play.

Sweet Jane · 06-16-2005, 04:28 PM

Lou Barlow said he learned how to songwrite by playing banjo, said it's much easier to play than guitar at first. Is this not true? I was gonna check it out, to help my guitar playing.

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06-07-2005, 05:00 PM
PhishFood Bottom-Feeder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The American Dreamscape Posts: 323	Bluegrass instruments: Banjo, Mandolin No one has given any respect to the Banjo nor the mandolin, they're harder to play well than any of those main stream instruments.... Comments? __________________ Winos don't march

06-09-2005, 02:57 AM
Drumwaka Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wales Posts: 9	iv learnt a little mandolin and it is hard. but they are really fun to play :p

06-10-2005, 09:07 PM
PhishFood Bottom-Feeder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The American Dreamscape Posts: 323	Yeah i love playing mandolin, so much fun. __________________ Winos don't march

06-11-2005, 02:45 PM
bohemian Groupie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: England - the home of Rock Posts: 20	I play mandolin, although I have an bit of an advantage as I play violin and guitar - mix em together and there you have it. To be honest, I don't play very often but when I do I really enjoy it.

06-11-2005, 02:47 PM
SATCHMO Dirt McGirt 08' Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Through the looking glass Posts: 1,647	I love banjo. My only problem is that I'm a lefty and I can usually hold my own playing right-handed instruments upside-down, but with a banjo i have to jump over the 5th string peg. Iv'e yet to play a lefty banjo. __________________ We're trapped in the belly of this horrible machine.....and the machine is bleeding to death

06-11-2005, 06:08 PM
PhishFood Bottom-Feeder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The American Dreamscape Posts: 323	I see your predicement, __________________ Winos don't march

06-15-2005, 11:03 AM
Mr.Thrifty Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 38	banjos are cool, but there too hard for me. by the by, what is the peg on the side of the banjo for? __________________ my other sn is GentlemanJohnny

06-15-2005, 11:25 AM
Fenixpunk The Erroneous Hoodlum Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: West Side Phoenix Posts: 2,131	are you talking about the 5th string tuning peg? pretty obvious - tunes the 5th string. I own a banjo and ya, not easy to play. __________________ This message has been approved by Shawn Erroneous - Hoodlum Hardcore

06-15-2005, 05:54 PM
PhishFood Bottom-Feeder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The American Dreamscape Posts: 323	yah i have a banjo borrowed to me. so hard to play. __________________ Winos don't march

06-16-2005, 04:28 PM
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 517	Lou Barlow said he learned how to songwrite by playing banjo, said it's much easier to play than guitar at first. Is this not true? I was gonna check it out, to help my guitar playing. __________________ Calvin: "Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man?" Hobbes: "I'm not sure that man needs the help."