Your one of the best banjo instructors on youtube!! I love your videos...your camera work and patience is top notch. You have helped more people than youll ever know.Thanks for posting
madam....your G R E A T! I started just playing (bass n guitar fer years) and obviously carried bad habits over from it.. type in YT and ran across yers---
Great job on Fireball Mail. I've got an '82-model Whitestar and I will NEVER sell it. Nice to see another Whitestar player out there, too. Keep those videos coming; they're terrific!
@oldbanjoman :: I have lazer engraving ability and am in the process of creating an custom truss rod cover for my whitestar. Assuming your W/S head is the same as mine, I'll make you one with your name on it. Maybe if enough folks see it, some might want to pay me with real foldin' money.
I chuckle at how she scoots around on her little chair...no need for a camera man...she can do her own close-ups, and then pan from right hand to the left hand. Very clever.
You'd better love that Banjo anyone would be right proud to own a Banjo that sounded that good,Banjo Ben is the only one that MIGHT? sound better than yours! By the way i orginate from the "big City" CHICAGO, you're from ILL. right?
Yes, New Athens, Illinois. That is southern Illinois. I love Stelling banjos in general, but love mine better than any other one I've ever played. I guess that's a good thing since it's mine!
Oh man....excellent! I have two questions. What kind of banjo is that? OK...three quetions. What kind of bridge are you using. And who showed you the left had position? I've only seen one other person wear the thumbpick up where you do, and she also bends her thumb. It's Cia Cheryholmes. Great sound. That puts the the thumbpick at the same position as the fingerpicks. And the angle of your wrist gives you great attack on the stings. Thanks.
Hi Randy - I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I taught myself how to play banjo when I was 13 from Pete Wernick's "Bluegrass Banjo" book. Then I got lots of help from other banjo players at festivals. I play a Stelling Whitestar banjo and I use a Snuffy Smith 11/16" bridge. I also tighten the head on my banjo more than most. I love my banjo!
I wish I had read my post before I posted it. I meant to say who showed you right hand position. The way you wear your thumbpick almost to the knuckle instead of on the thumbnail. And the angle of the wrist gives you great attack on the strings. That Stelling sound wonderful. I'm from Southeast MO. I live in FL now. I went to school in Cape Girardeau and spent a lot of time in Carbondale. I was asking about the bridge. I just put a Kateyz 11/16 on my Gibson RB-3 re-issue.
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I put tunes up as I have time. I think there are several other banjo tunes I put on YouTube, but most are simpler than this one. Keep watching, I'm sure I'll post more. Thanks!
thats fantastic. You make it look easy...grin....I'll be happy to be able to play a few licks from that song.....and I"ll bookmark it so I can come back and practice all those different licks....thanks for breaking it down so well...
Your one of the best banjo instructors on youtube!! I love your videos...your camera work and patience is top notch. You have helped more people than youll ever know.Thanks for posting
Bobxdbl 1 month ago
@Bobxdbl Thank you!
blueiis2 1 month ago
madam....your G R E A T! I started just playing (bass n guitar fer years) and obviously carried bad habits over from it.. type in YT and ran across yers---
yer a Godsend for n00bs :)
TYVM
docpain0 7 months ago
@docpain0 So glad I could help!
blueiis2 7 months ago
Great job on Fireball Mail. I've got an '82-model Whitestar and I will NEVER sell it. Nice to see another Whitestar player out there, too. Keep those videos coming; they're terrific!
oldbanjoman 1 year ago
@oldbanjoman What is your s/n? I've got a 1981 with s/n 1982 or vise versa, have to open it up to see
regards olderbanjoman
CaptPeetey 1 year ago
@CaptPeetey: My Whitestar's s/n is 1957. Looks like they might've come close to sharing the same shop space.
oldbanjoman 1 year ago
@oldbanjoman :: I have lazer engraving ability and am in the process of creating an custom truss rod cover for my whitestar. Assuming your W/S head is the same as mine, I'll make you one with your name on it. Maybe if enough folks see it, some might want to pay me with real foldin' money.
Email your name and address to me.
Thanks
Pete Costello
pecostello@cfl.rr.com
321-749-8918
CaptPeetey 1 year ago
thanks for takeing the time to help us old rusty banjo pickers your a very helpfull teacher
HUEY1MARS 1 year ago
Do you believe an old dog can learn new tricks LOL I like the way you do it better than the way I learned it.
banjolsj 1 year ago
I can only guess how it fills to be so pretty AND play so dang good. Nice teaching too good luck with your school
MrLongtimegone 2 years ago
Another great lesson!
I chuckle at how she scoots around on her little chair...no need for a camera man...she can do her own close-ups, and then pan from right hand to the left hand. Very clever.
skyhawk53 2 years ago
Necessity is the mother of invention...
blueiis2 2 years ago
Nice lesson Chris. I've been wanting to learn how to play this.
RickeyMcDaniel 2 years ago
i see, it's a STELLING BANJO, what MODEL?
scooterman250 2 years ago
That sure is a pretty sounding Banjo,what make is it? Hope you teach some other tunes, just so i get to hear that Banjo some more!
scooterman250 2 years ago
It is a Stelling Whitestar. I love my banjo!
blueiis2 2 years ago
You'd better love that Banjo anyone would be right proud to own a Banjo that sounded that good,Banjo Ben is the only one that MIGHT? sound better than yours! By the way i orginate from the "big City" CHICAGO, you're from ILL. right?
scooterman250 2 years ago
Yes, New Athens, Illinois. That is southern Illinois. I love Stelling banjos in general, but love mine better than any other one I've ever played. I guess that's a good thing since it's mine!
blueiis2 2 years ago
I'll Try to learn it, Thanks!!
GoldstarBanjo53 2 years ago
there no heating in the room?
ols75 2 years ago
There's heating, but the whole front of the room is windows (which you can't see) and it gets chilly.
blueiis2 2 years ago
It was a joke... thanks for the lesson i try to do it from the afternoon and "je pète les plombs" as we say in france.
Friendly from Montpellier
ols75 2 years ago
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foleydvm 2 years ago
I'd say this is too hard for your first song. There are lots of good books & DVDs out there. I'll send you a message with some suggestions.
blueiis2 2 years ago
Oh man....excellent! I have two questions. What kind of banjo is that? OK...three quetions. What kind of bridge are you using. And who showed you the left had position? I've only seen one other person wear the thumbpick up where you do, and she also bends her thumb. It's Cia Cheryholmes. Great sound. That puts the the thumbpick at the same position as the fingerpicks. And the angle of your wrist gives you great attack on the stings. Thanks.
RandyD4 2 years ago
Hi Randy - I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I taught myself how to play banjo when I was 13 from Pete Wernick's "Bluegrass Banjo" book. Then I got lots of help from other banjo players at festivals. I play a Stelling Whitestar banjo and I use a Snuffy Smith 11/16" bridge. I also tighten the head on my banjo more than most. I love my banjo!
blueiis2 2 years ago
I wish I had read my post before I posted it. I meant to say who showed you right hand position. The way you wear your thumbpick almost to the knuckle instead of on the thumbnail. And the angle of the wrist gives you great attack on the strings. That Stelling sound wonderful. I'm from Southeast MO. I live in FL now. I went to school in Cape Girardeau and spent a lot of time in Carbondale. I was asking about the bridge. I just put a Kateyz 11/16 on my Gibson RB-3 re-issue.
RandyD4 2 years ago
this is a great version and well taught. I like the way you broken it down into bite-size pieces. Any more tunes?
derkhill 3 years ago
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I put tunes up as I have time. I think there are several other banjo tunes I put on YouTube, but most are simpler than this one. Keep watching, I'm sure I'll post more. Thanks!
blueiis2 3 years ago
thats fantastic. You make it look easy...grin....I'll be happy to be able to play a few licks from that song.....and I"ll bookmark it so I can come back and practice all those different licks....thanks for breaking it down so well...
keep smilin,
olehippy13
former vietnam medic
novice banjo picker
lifelong falcon fan
olehippy13 3 years ago