Jon Eric playing "Cool Your Jets" on the Nechville ELECTRIC Banjo

[MeteorFingers]

Hi Jon,

That really is a tremendous bit of playing and has just inspired me

to keep on playing... would you consider publishing the tablature to

cool your jets?

[chandramaofficial]

What can one say? It's got the 3 R's. It Rocks, Rips and Rules!

[snapperjohn1000]

is this john hartfords son?

[giggleblaggle]

Great song.

[vomit1976]

very cool very cool

[wasabihansen]

do you think it's better to use an electric banjo like this instead of an electric guitar for a blues-country-folk band sounding like beck's golden feelings? please, reply! :)

[JonEricMusic]

@wasabihansen

If you ARE a banjo player then yes it would be better to use a banjo wherever needed.

But if you play guitar- then of course you are adding what is best needed for the music you are playing.

[JonEricMusic]

@wasabihansen

It would really depend on the "textures" of sound that you are after.

Electric Guitar ALWAYS has a place in music

Banjo can sometimes ADD if electrified as well.

It's all about what "supports" the music the band plays. : )

[magnumreavis]

ive seen a lot of things, i hope i dont see that again. wierd.

[murrangurk]

That was fantastic!!

[fourgreenzz]

hey im looking to get into playing banjo. if you wouldnt mind could you tell me what to look for as far as a banjo i can hook up to an amp to eventually play music like yours? :D thanks in advanced!

[mattiasskroder]

do u need to have fingerpicks to play Electric banjo?

[JonEricMusic]

@mattiasskroder Hey Matt! Though it helps to play with fingerpicks- there have been many times I play the electric banjo without them on. Picks do provide the accurate string hit and volume in dynamics when playing.

Hope this helps...

Banjoistically yours,

Jon Eric

[mattiasskroder]

@JonEricMusic thanks for answering :) I just ordered a Acoustic Banjo and fingerpicks I'm looking forward to play :D

[1115345]

ill headbang to that

[1serb1aco1]

@1115345 xD Its my new jam 8D

[1serb1aco1]

That was awesome....

[banjobowling]

what type of amp are you playing through?

[JonEricMusic]

@banjobowling

I am playing through a CRATE 120 DG Acoustic Amp in this video. : )

[ak0087]

is he in the yacht club?

[JonEricMusic]

@ak0087

shot this video at home- Hope to play there soon though. : )

[powerkor]

pick it son!

[skydogz1]

Very nice.

[dimion24]

epicst of the epicst !

[claybanjo]

you're good, electric bluegrass, no thanks, try something new!

[akalenda]

That's incontrovertibly RAD

[2558465]

OUTSTANDING

[rubickscube6666]

whats the difference between that and an Electric guitar?

[nasty5oh]

the banjo part I guess. 5 strings... etc.

[MorkaGraven]

1 less string, a drum skin and the 5th string tuner being at the 5th fret.

[banjoman1437]

Can you get pedals?

[MorkaGraven]

most likely you could use guitar pedals, if the impedance is the same...

[friskyisfat]

Haha I'm from Gowrie Iowa =). How're the beans growing? ;)

[Vorlan]

Awesome playing man! Really good stuff!

[sunnyvale123]

you are super-humanly fast

[saxandwhiskey]

people like you are a gift for this world

[pedazocerda]

amazing!!!!

[beboobeboo]

I'm not so into the electric banjo but the tune is really awesome--those little chord changes at the end are real cool.

[pretourious]

Wow this is a cool sounding instrument! My friend LePort who plays banjo for the Rarely Herd told me about these. Great job picking it too btw! :)

[sweetkennie]

Woohoo bluegrass rockin! :)

[graciemuldoon]

WOW!

[ctown75]

Nice tune, i love the sound of that banjo...

[graciemuldoon]

awesome song jon! woo hooooooo!

[superfatpat]

sweet.

[joshuacash]

I didn't know nechville banjo's could sound that metal like, such as an older acoustic banjo.

[boogpatton]

Hi Jon ... Stop trying to make that axe sound like a banjo ... your Stelling does that admirably ... I've posted a video response to explain what I mean :-)

Cheers,

Boog

[tsingybutt]

That is beautiful man.

[boogpatton]

Mighty nice Jon! I want one!!!! :-)

Cheers,

Boog

[lamolecule]

simply amazing!

[jsyzdek]

Your shit is hot

[Muscuito]

Si gruoss' !!!

[hockeynoah7]

that was awesome! what type is that? it dosnt have the 5th peg, but its not a 6 string...

[JonEricMusic]

It actually is a Nechville Meteor electric 5 string banjo with a neck design called Neuvo that expands the length of the neck. I had RR spikes installed for ease of changing keys during shows. Hope this helps...

~JE

[mactheneck]

Great playing, great idea (the nuvo). May I ask how you tuned the strings? Thx ahead. Richard

[JonEricMusic]

@mactheneck

Just like a normal 5- string banjo in G Tuning.

5-g 4-D 3-G 2-B 1-d

[banjorol]

@JonEricMusic Great tune! Is that the EMG-81 pickup?

[JonEricMusic]

@banjorol

Yes it is : )

[JonEricMusic]

@banjorol

Yes it is the EMG-81 : )

[Bontat]

Great Tune Jon. Really enjoyed it.

And that Nechville ROCKS!!!

[sweetkennie]

awesome JE...thanks for sharing! hugsss