A vintage guitar-banjo blues!!

[clwacdc]

I can't get enough of bluegrass, which of course has sparked an interest in banjos...being a guitar player, I feel it would be pretty easy to switch over to a five-stringer...of course, I may just get a guitjo like you have, it sounds pretty good and the switch in instruments would be seamless (they're tuned the same, correct?)...I guess what I'm tryin' to say is awesome playing, you've inspired me...

[Nouakchott]

@clwacdc I play guitar and 5-string banjo. I suggest you go for actual banjo not guitar banjo. That way you'll get the banjo perspective for making music and turn off your guitar aproach. The result is lot of new kinds of ideas, plus you find more interesting banjo notes/tabs for 5-string banjo. Bottom line is learning a new instrument not a same one with funnier sound ;-) I hope this makes some sense. Nothing against these guitar banjos though. New sound inspires new ideas too.

[jleer1]

I love the "pinging" sound of this banjo! it really sounds like it's from the far south. It's a great instrument - played by a great musician - playing a great tune! Awesome ;)

[schenkelbart88]

That's smoking man i anyone ever dares to say a white man cant have the blues well HE'S WRONG

sorry for the bad spelling im dutch

[ccrcountry]

Lord!!!

I would play Green River in this banjo/guitar.

[999manman]

Man...this sounds like a bluesman was raised in Appalachia!!! I can't describe it !

[BottleneckJohn]

@999manman

That's a great comment, thanks!!!

[tomduffy1984]

As solid as a warickshire shit house! awesome!

[uberSPYCRAB]

awesome!!! :D

[magnatank3]

not much of a banjo person (metal) but this vid was so cool that i wanna play banjo too!

[BottleneckJohn]

@magnatank3

Haha, that's a great comment!! Get a banjo!

[LittleBrotherBlues]

Great job. Man I really love that Banjo. Looks like a very solid one too. Happy picking. Again very nice :)

[BottleneckJohn]

Thank you very much! These old Levins are really good instruments..

[TeamFortressNoobspy]

Thats what happens when a snare drum and a guitar shaaaag HAHAHAHA lol awesome playing, sounds like a tuneful train =p shshshshshssh doing twang shshshsh

[BottleneckJohn]

LoL!!

I agree, this one's got rhythm and tone all in one!!

[beeejums]

You;re a hell of a player!

[BottleneckJohn]

Nice comment, much appreciated!!

[LTmattYT]

is it possible to play one of those fingerstyle with your nails?

[BottleneckJohn]

It sure is..!!

Just like playing any guitar!

[RnetProductions]

wow i want me a banjo : ]

[BottleneckJohn]

Haha!!

You'll find one on eBay for sure, old and cool!!

[RnetProductions]

yeah lol i just an old guitar from ebay ,

but i was also wonderin what brand would you suggest me to get ?

[88ragtime]

I just got a six string banjo, and they are wonderful to use for blues and ragtime! Keep on picking!!!

[BottleneckJohn]

I love the sound!!

[mrkrauley]

Yes, proper and real banjo, but more specifically; a banjitar.

[psaltseller]

Six-string banjos are a separate instrument in the class of banjos in the same way that 12, 9, and 7 string guitars are separate instruments within the class of guitars

[saluiz2007]

the tuning is the same of a 6 strings guitar? :o

[BottleneckJohn]

Hello!

Yes, it's tuned like a regular guitar!

[BlackAngusYoung]

Very cool! Are they strung with regular guitar strings?

[BottleneckJohn]

Thanks!!

Yes, the strings are regular ones, almost, these have loop ends.. I think it's 0.10's to 0.48's on this one now.

[LittleBrotherBlues]

Awesome!I loved it!!

[BottleneckJohn]

Thanks!!

Yeah, it's a nice old banjo!!

[FraJa1980]

Cool instrument John!!! Very loud too! Like the hot tamales on it at the end, very very cool!

5***** Cheers, Frans.

[BottleneckJohn]

Thanks Frans!

And yes, these are loud instruments, like a resonator guitar.. Very cool sounding too!

[kokoro86]

Loved it!

[BottleneckJohn]

Nice to hear that!!

Thanks!