Going For It
Posted by Dan on 11 Jan 2008 at 12:14 pm | Tagged as: music, Life
There’s something about getting older that makes you want to be more comfortable-an old dog won’t learn new tricks and that sort of thing. Well, my post below I think might be illuminating this in my life a bit. I was pretty set on buying a banjitar, you know since I already play guitar I won’t have to deal with learning a whole new instrument etc… So, Suzanne and I go to Elderly and I play the banjitar a bit and it sounds a little like a banjo, but maybe more like a guitar than I had remembered. So I started messing around with a real banjo and realized that it’s tuned in open G which isn’t really that hard of a tuning to learn. So I messed around and plugged in an electric 5-string banjo and the difference in sound was significant. So, I’m going for it. As soon as I can save up enough money, I’m going to buy a banjo and learn how to play it.

Good choice on going for a real banjo. The banjitar, or “Guitanjo” as I’ve heard them called in Texas, just doesn’t get the job done for any kind of real banjo sound.
I would parallel it to using electronic drums vs acoustic drums.
Listen to these guys. Stellar banjo players….
http://www.myspace.com/noampikelny
http://myspace.com/chrispandolfi
Banjo is going to be a great addition to our bands - was the decision influenced at all by your new favorite band?
Andy, those guys make me NOT want to play!!! They are awesome.
Brad, yes of course…
Aw, they’re not that good. And besides, banjo is sooo easy to play
By the way, do you know what kind of banjo you are getting yet?
I’m getting the one in the picture. It’s got good tone, it can be plugged in and it’s way lighter than acoustic banjos. Easy on my back.
How was Monterrey? Puedes hablar mucho mas espanol que antes?