cool video man, i've played guitar for 15 years and have been trying the 5 string banjo but all that right hand work gets me frustrated. i think i would do better on the tenor but no shops near me carry them.
@thejaewilson That's no problem, Tenors are hard to come by at an affordable price because they've been out of style for so long. An alternative for a guitar player would be to pick up a five string banjo and remove the fifth string; what you'd end with is a plectrum banjo, the other four string banjo that was popular is the 60's and earlier. You can play it with a pick and whip out some pretty scary licks. Have a look for eddie peabody or some of the other old plectrum pickers.
I also came from a 5 string banjo to a tenor. Its really different. On the 5 string i played clawhammer style but on the tenor seems i have to use a pick, so now i am learning how to use a pick . Good thing is i can finally cut my nails.
I learned to play from the costellos at Pik-ware publishing. :) check out the video that I repsonded to with this one for the first sample lesson on the tenor.
And yes, the tenor is different and a bit more challenging than the five string or the uke. It's basically the result of a banjo and a mandolin getting friendly. :)
Thank you, I'm still a complete beginner at it, it's so different from the five string! I thought I could just pick it up and start playing but I was wrong!
cool video man, i've played guitar for 15 years and have been trying the 5 string banjo but all that right hand work gets me frustrated. i think i would do better on the tenor but no shops near me carry them.
thejaewilson 1 year ago
@thejaewilson That's no problem, Tenors are hard to come by at an affordable price because they've been out of style for so long. An alternative for a guitar player would be to pick up a five string banjo and remove the fifth string; what you'd end with is a plectrum banjo, the other four string banjo that was popular is the 60's and earlier. You can play it with a pick and whip out some pretty scary licks. Have a look for eddie peabody or some of the other old plectrum pickers.
bluedanbob 1 year ago
@bluedanbob well i got a short scale irish tenor banjo off ebay. so far so good. tuned like a mandolin but an octave lower. i love it!
thejaewilson 1 year ago
I also came from a 5 string banjo to a tenor. Its really different. On the 5 string i played clawhammer style but on the tenor seems i have to use a pick, so now i am learning how to use a pick . Good thing is i can finally cut my nails.
sushyoshi 3 years ago
I learned to play from the costellos at Pik-ware publishing. :) check out the video that I repsonded to with this one for the first sample lesson on the tenor.
And yes, the tenor is different and a bit more challenging than the five string or the uke. It's basically the result of a banjo and a mandolin getting friendly. :)
bluedanbob 3 years ago
good demonstration
patricegoyaud 3 years ago
Thank you, I'm still a complete beginner at it, it's so different from the five string! I thought I could just pick it up and start playing but I was wrong!
I'm practicing though. :)
bluedanbob 3 years ago