How to shred a banjo Bleh

[speaker3600]

what are you on?

[flamingfishbone]

Banjohead

[Yellowukechocobo]

wtf is this whack ass shit?

[ManOfTheModOfG]

This is trippy haha

[bozhell666]

You really should be on a list of banjo heroes!!!

[EastCoast515]

that was really creepy

[kevinbenader]

oh my god.

i'm on mushrooms right now, and that was really intense...

[skillzdatkillz900]

let the rednecks hit the floor

let the rednecks hit the floor

let the rednecks hit the floor

let the rednecks hit the

*TSS TSS*

FLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOR

[Eukatheude]

GENIUS!

[GearfriedGeneral25]

why so many dislikes? i guess they got creeped out from those eerie sounds when you show the instructions

[GwarMaggot]

lol be busts into Iron Man at 4:23

[flatpikinguitar]

i just happened to notice the BEER in the background. haha

[fishfrizbee]

I like how its all crazy in stuff

[TheBigMclargehuge]

Is the lesson how to play something slightly difficult that is totally uninteresting to listen to? Because if so you get 5 stars.

[bjosh37]

What kind of effects pedal are you using? That is good stuff man.

[umkwaig]

Dunlap crybaby, rat 2 distortion, boss dd3 delay. But now I also use a boss compresser, dd7 and a rocktron gold tone od. And thank you!

[alexthepsyco]

not the way you're supposed to play banjo. . .

[Lesson69PAC]

this would be a cool video if you didnt replace the banjo music with a guitar solo

[WTFyouDAMF]

I felt like something was gonna explode

[WeShallFly]

the talking thing in between is pretty lame but I think it's awesome you can do this on the banjjo! Remember, We shall fly!

[TorianoTrevonSimmons]

O_O so freakin awesome

[psytopsy]

reminds me of that buckethead video

[GhettoBlaster100]

luv dat guy. went to a concert, weirdest experience of my life

[ObakeGodOfShrink]

what's that in your right hand at 0:48 ?

[umkwaig]

Its an Ebow. It acts like a violin bow using a magnatic current.

[ozzyscruggs1]

Built around a tape recorder head, if I'm guessing right. Some of the amp's output is fed back into the target string through the tape head, giving you a bowing effect.

I seem to recall a similar device which bolted over the tailpiece. "Bowed" the strings with a series of revolving wheels, similar to a hurdy gurdy.

[baronofcheese]

umkwaig, just asking, but were you shitfaced when you made this video?

[umkwaig]

That's not sasparilla on my table. :)

[baronofcheese]

millers, or coors?

[umkwaig]

boulevard wheat, Im a KC player!

[dabalius]

Ha ha ha! Very funny! Great playing, too!

[aneer93]

lmfao!!! XD i love the messages in between

[theduggard]

What drugs are you guys on? SERIOUSLY. WHAT ARE THEY? COKE? HEROIN? ECSTASY? You guys have some serious skeletons in your closets...

[HaleyMaexXxluv4banjo]

Hey, i know you probably get this a lot, but what exactly are you using? i am looking into getting a pick-up or sound changer thing. how much didi it cost??

[umkwaig]

what kind of banjo? Or effects set up? Read the discript for the banjo.

[XnineteensixtynineX]

sound quality is bad, other than that, i like it.

how much was it?

[SmallTownNinjas]

HATERS PLZ this is sum awesome bonjo-ness and if he wanted to play the Guitar he would

[TheUncleGlucker]

is it really out of ur perception that he can play guitar too? Oo

[TheAlmightySchwartz]

It sounds like an electric guitar... and kind of a crappy one at that.

you obviously have some skill though (at guitar and not banjo)

[1amsm1th]

no it sounds like a motherfuckng banjo. and a kick ass one at that

[spiggitybap]

the only thing better than a banjo has to be an electric banjo

[mustangzach467]

man, that was freaking awesome.

My favorite of the riffs was the Smoke on the Water and the Iron man ones though.. you should do full covers of them on that thing.

That'd rock eternally.

[ragadadonk]

Yeah man you rock. rock metal very hard. check out my räven i bilen, hard swedish movies. chill out, respect! /A

[IronMaidenRules000]

"If your lonely, you can have an ebow visit you."

"your"

...you're.

[BANTAR1000]

What is this banjo? Where can you get one like it?  Can't tell what it is. thanks

[umkwaig]

Check descript

[xGoodleShoesx]

Reminds me very of Buckethead for a couple reasons....hmm.

[Lemming16]

the player is crazy?

[neoshaolin1]

I wondered what an amplified banjo would sound like and now I do. It sounds like shit. hahaha

[BTBAM94]

you suck

[henrikdrescher]

yikes.

[lifeofmusic9]

what is an E-bow

[umkwaig]

an electro magnatic device that makes the strings vibrite like a violen bow,"E-BOW"

[NoahLDiamond]

Fucking wow. You're not on the telly... why? I seem to have missed something.

[chrisjackson1]

Nice...just picked up the banjo. I've thought of trying through distortion, but I never even thought of an E-bow. Thanks :)

[777sean0123456789]

Br00000t4L d00d

[shooshoobob1]

i always thought distortion would make a banjo sound....well not like a banjo

[8Fsanabria8]

you should try a guitar. awesom tho.

[suemusicdown]

HAHA this reminded me of the buckethead instructional video. five stars, dude.

[umkwaig]

Thanks! Just for fun, thank you for the compliment!

[froterons]

I actually think this is pretty funny. half a chromatic scale is usefull when going down a ladder?

[umkwaig]

thank you! Im glad someone took it like that insted of some sortof attack on banjos or guitars. Toungue and Cheek daminit!!

[froterons]

yeah, people took things too seriously. lol, good video though.

[skeletox]

thats was the most godawful thing i have heard on a banjo.

please play it the correct way, like a banjo is supposed to be played.

[jojothebanjoman]

Flag this crap

[umkwaig]

I know but It got way better.

[jojothebanjoman]

falg this crap

[8stringerr]

this really sucks

[umkwaig]

Beleve me its geting much better. And I agree.

[toasthater]

this should be called 'how to try and shred electric guitar riffs on a banjo with distortion'.. he should stick with speed metal or try to learn to actually play the banjo. what a waste of the instrument.

[cheeseforbreakfast1]

i play the banjo and you obviously do not. all you are doin is playing guitar on a banjo. i have friends who also claim to be talented at many string instruments when really they just play guitar chords/riffs on every instrument - u should LEARN banjo

[Botdra]

Look at his right hand...He is doing it Banjo Style.

[dncviorel]

Can you tell me some banjo name players?I like this instrument so much(obviosley this guy is playing crap)

[Sacfusious]

Rofl yeah man satanic advice ftw

[umkwaig]

I think its funny

thanks for posting about it!

[NorrisChuckling]

the random satanic advice in between helped me loads :)

[Andoman123]

uh good job knowing how to play guitar

[YouToobGuy2]

way to let ur strings ring out so it all sounds like shit...

[blackfireINSANITY]

lol, buckethead. it's like that buckethead lesson.

[Leviskardsen]

You seem to be heavily inspired by Buckethead.

[mrc25381]

You spelled "too" incorrectly.

[jsay69]

thats shit and easy

[Tayshaun100]

this guy is trying to act like buckethead...

[GUITARMAN1546]

that was some weird stuff in between those riffs

[svengary1193]

fuck you lass das doch mal wie ein richitges banjo klingen und nicht wie eine e-guitar!!!

[stewpidvideos]

i don't know what that means but shut up

[Maxables]

lawl

[bigblunderbus]

sorry hog bitch stomp

[bigblunderbus]

listen to hog bitch stop by buckethead! great banjo song!

[MrDrMegna]

that's a great song

[exotica0]

What is this? Did Buckethead start playing the Banjo. No offence to Buckethead.

[jawsykilla]

Buckethead plays, Guitar, bass, drums, banjo, piano/keyboards, ukulele, organ, violin, clarinet, saxophone, recorder and the gong.

[squigglesy]

i think everyone plays the gong... you just hit it

[iplaybanjer]

@jawsykilla,

when you look at the vid with buckethead playing "banjo", it has 6 strings and is tuned exactly like a guitar.

[jks2]

wow the ebo part sounded nice

[locofury]

sounds like the guitar solo by Nigel from Spinal Tap.

fucking horrible.

[sayalainen]

sounds reallly bad...

[scarface5463]

I LOVE HOW UR DICK HAS A CURVE

[thenextearlscruggs]

ruined the sound of a banjo lol, still pretty sweet though

[JohnSmithDeath]

It's a neat idea, but it needs some work. No offense but it's kind of harsh on the ears.

[kiyuemadkick]

This is nice but i am not a banjo fan either

[Shorteus]

Jesus the people watching this video are close minded fuck wits.

Not a fan of the banjo, but i liked the sound that you were able to produce.

[test2ube82]

ur fucked

[Shorteus]

???

[test2ube82]

ur really fucked

[kingofstupid]

okay?.... was this serious... that was just kinda dumb.

[zsasz1984]

Nice! Black Sabbath rules! :-)

[notanothr1]

thats just horrifying

[onemillionexplosions]

this is this the most horrific sound i have heard all week

[sableJester]

it's like buckethead meets killer 7.

[twhsfball83]

lol i like the two, most likely empty, beer bottles on the little table.... crazy shit like this is made when u mix booze and banjo's

[frenchy5150]

jesus...what the fuck...it's like delivrance has gone wrong added to the spinal tap deleted scenes bye

[CASEYHANNIGANCOUNTRY]

im not quit sure what to think lol its actually kinda disturbing. isnt this what guitars were made for lol

[Jyan321]

lol, thats pretty original. cool

[Wuzzles2]

extreme dude!! Rock on with ur banjo  \m/

[allseeingsniper]

that makes me wanna crap myself

[potatoturtle]

i already crapped myself

[kissanniversary]

eh....

[PKTO92]

I got to 0:15 and I stopped 'cause it got to scary...lol

[TheIanAndJoeShow]

i stopped there cuz it got boring

[slashdelbarrio]

i like banjos, but for other stuff...shredding with it sucks...

[viper1991]

I lol'd at this. Does buckethead have a banjo?

[theragingnoob]

yep he does!!

[xsorowinx]

newfag

[viper1991]

gb2/gaia/ dumbfuck.

[Tyzz]

LOLLLLLLLLL

Internet hardcore threats at it's best

[DarkJinx257]

yes. and he doesnt "shred" with it. He plays celtic folk music and bluegrass (which is just about as fast paced as shredding lol) and he plays it UNPLUGGED. This video sucks. It'll will sound better without overdrive/distortion

[letsgoflyers92]

i would rather straight up banjo...and i don't even like banjo!!...this shit is just unnatural!...unplug that fucker and play regular!

[monomonon]

you need to play without the overdrive to show all these hating fuckers whats up. good you shit you crazy bastard

[raulin]

Rather unorthodox that music there, but I can see and hear you really know how to play a banjo and I could venture you're a great guitar player as well. My congratulations for your playing, 5/5!

[hardcoremaster66]

dude. fuck you.

[EODleadguitar]

you can shred a banjo? but no one likes the banjo!

[guitarfreak714]

3:07 reminds me of buckethead

[jessupar]

there is an easyer way that even sounds better... it involves a wood chipper and a few beers.

[adumbvoget]

lol

[ozzyscruggs1]

There's 50 lbs of metal on the average Gibson Mastertone. Minimum. Your shredder will be history.

[basserase]

and now for a nice nap.

[ganjaroots420]

and that red screen thing wtf is that??

[ganjaroots420]

that does kill the banjo chek out buckethead on the banjo

[loggyness]

This I personal thought was stupid :DD but they like there own style.....This just totatly kills banjos NO OFFENCE to any one just my opinion.

[Zerophoenix1]

that red screen thing is soo freaky

how'd u do it?

good banjo-ing, aswell

:P

[rolltidemcs]

whats up with the tuning machines?

[umkwaig]

LSR Tuners

[disclaimer05]

holy shit!!! banjo shredder!! lol thats awesome!!

[antoniown]

is this a distorted banjo? lol

[umkwaig]

Ratt 2 distortion peddle. This video doesn't really do it justice.

[GNRbeatle73]

PWN3D!!!

[ocsav013]

this video realy reminds me of buckethead i dont know why

[DMEB]

i had a bad dream like this once..i love the banjo though...gimme a bit a blue grass though bud!!

[fryloc359]

Loose the amp and let the resonator sound it out. Otherwise it's interesting.

[sonofkikkoman]

hah i see you've done this after a couple of beers =)

[umkwaig]

Yes. Um just a couple. ;)

[gilbertgodlyddd]

Enjoyable but TERRIBLE, I couldn't do better, but that sucked!

Nice job :P

[pooflinger5000]

eh...decent

[relmz441]

play "eruption" you banjoin son of a @#!@!@!!!!

[elchangobrujo]

YOUR DOING IT WRONG.

[Buckethead31594]

dude that was pretty good, for a banjo

[umkwaig]

Thanks! That's the idea. To show that a banjo is capable of a lot more then people think!

[fg91]

Buy an Electric guitar...That was horrible

[umkwaig]

YOU HAVE NO VIDEOS!! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!

[slashdelbarrio]

horrible

[umkwaig]

Wheres yours? Is it better?

[slashdelbarrio]

i don't have any videos neither i play a banjo but if i don´t like something i say it so if you don't like negative comments don't allow them so fuck you n your damn horrilble banjoing

[umkwaig]

Thanks for commenting!

[zackscriven]

where did you get that thing that emits electomagnetic wave to vibrate the string

i forgot what its called

[umkwaig]

Ebow

[zackscriven]

o yea those are pimp

[blugrastooth]

that is absolutely horrible.

[umkwaig]

Its just new. allot more techniques should come around, and these should get way better.