Imagine - Bela Fleck banjo solo

Telluride Bluegrass DVD. This is one of the best parts of it.

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Music

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• banjo
• beatles
• bluegrass

[BanjoBoog]

Hey, that banjo guy is pretty good :-)

[mocthezuma]

Pirates at the drums

[freak49]

Its a Synthaxe. Its a MIDI controller meaning you can get it to sound like anything you want. They don't make it anymore mostly because at the time it costs as much as a small house.

[afterbangable]

@ShadowWallrunner, Look up Future Man on wickipedia. He plays the "Drumitar, a novel electronic instrument of his own invention and he is the only vocalist for the group, occasionally performing wordless vocals on songs."

[ShadowWallrunner]

what is the instrument that's the pirate drummer has is? the one he's holding

[Tchelaone]

Wow.



[mananacl]

So the whole thing was fantastic, but from about 3:50 on, it becomes mind-blowingly awesome. I find that the "easy" stuff is always more impressive than the flashy stuff.

[shrineme]

I'm hearing the mahavishnu orchestra in this solo.

[sharpiegold]

@KenranThePanda Yep. He's great also. Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek kick ass.

[rbdomo52]

time traveler banjo virtuoso! Thank you Bela...for everything!!!

[KenranThePanda]

Is that Chris Thile at the start?

[LeesJams]

@dukeofearlbanjo well...who would want to play with you if you play like this? umm...Victor Wooten maybe..Keller Williams, Doc Watson, Asleep At The Wheel, Chick Corea, Charlie Parker, Alison Brown, classical composer John Williams, Dave Matthews, Phish, Ginger Baker of Cream, Warren Haynes, Stanley Clarke, and a guy named EARL SCRUGGS!

^yes...Bela Fleck has actually played with all of them + more...