Joy to the World (Strumstick)

I bought a Grand Strumstick last week and have been having so much fun with it. Here's my rendition of the song Joy to the World.

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Music

Tags:

• strumstick
• joytotheworld
• shapiro
• rocknroll

[STUNCLERIC]

How much is this?

[pshapiro]

i paid $150 for my "grand strumstick," which is 1/2 octave lower than the regular strumstick. the regular strumstick sells for about $140, as i recall.

[squigglesy]

do the frets only play a major scale, is it not chromatic?

[pshapiro]

thanks for asking. i'm not too sure.

[amadorrfernandes]

what tipe of string you use?

[legendofwii92]

Cool instrument, I want one. :D

[hesslercommawinston]

@squigglesy chromatic is when each half step is played. this strimstick in in a major scale. chromatic frets are the same distance apart whereas chromatic ones skip some in order to play a whole scale, thus eliminating the chance of playing a wrong note ( do re me fa so la ti do)

[nicodanger13]

@squigglesy Yes, that's a thing i'll never understand..

Frets in this way can play only one major scale and a minor scale for a string.. But this is for the lower octave: then the frets change disposition and allows to do somtehing more.

BUT WHY??? it's so easy with all the chromatic frets.. why this complicance?!?

[deathslice60]

wow

[MusicBeSweetYo]

@squigglesy major

[opti95]

@pshapiro does yours have the little lighting bolts around the hole?

[Arcenicum]

looks like a cigar box guitar to me...

If you are handy you can make them yourself.

[TheAnandaXX]

This just makes you smile. Nice one Mate !

[idezilla]

@squigglesy

Diatonic or Modal, as you prefer.