Randy Lynn Rag

Randy Lynn Rag is all about the forward roll. It can be quite a challenge but it's a great tune. How J.D. Crowe plays it as fast as he does is beyond comprehension.

For those of you that are unfamiliar with the tune it requires Keith Tuners. Set the G tuner for G to F# and set the B tuner for B to C. Other than that it's pretty self explanatory.

Tab available at http://www.seanray.com

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[waydav1s]

First, I LOVE your video. Very clean playing and... YOU DID IT. YOU inspired me to pick up banjo. I'm 52. Right now i'm using a old "Chicago" given to me that has seen MUCH better days. BARELY playable due to water damage. LOL Some frets have the same note for 4 or 5 frets in length at the bottom of the neck. Thing goes out of tune in 30 seconds of playing too. BUT, it is enough to show that I am interested. Looking at a used Washburn FB54. THANKS. This is how the torches are passed.

[ludwigtrap]

@waydav1s Good to hear. Sounds like you're ready for a different banjo though.

[carteru93]

What year is your RB-250?

[ludwigtrap]

70-Something?

It's from the "dog years" but doesn't sound too bad.

[Studenttom1983]

on a difficulty scale how hard is this song??

[ludwigtrap]

Depends on how comfortable you are with the forward roll. Most people find this to be the easiest roll; I on the other hand do not so I still struggle with this tune.

[Pickinbuddy]

GREAT tone...regardless of when the Banjo was made!

[giggleblaggle]

You make the scruggs tuning pegs look like a piece of pie with gummi worms on top.

[iamelvisman68]

great picking.. and man that banjo sounds good..

[MrLongtimegone]

So clean Good Job Man..I have always found the forward roll to be much harder for me.Like you said tho it is easier for most people. Takes a lot of work to do any of them good. Nice job

[carteru93]

Nope not bad at all! I suspect the lack of crisp highs is from a multi ply rim. Do you know how many plys your rim has? If it's from the 70's, the ring is great, but the rim's probably multi ply.

[floppier]

Get it up to speed and that will be some real pickin'! Scruggs used to rip that off at around 160BMP.