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Post by hatandbanjo on May 8, 2022 16:11:18 GMT
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Post by lonelyjelly on May 8, 2022 17:03:33 GMT
Very appealing, apart from the price tag! That's been on eBay for a while I think.
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Post by Michael Messer on May 8, 2022 17:17:35 GMT
I have played a few of these and they are interesting instruments, but they don't really cut it quite like a real quality five string banjo, something like a Gibson Earl Scruggs Standard Mastertone, or Mastertone RB250 is a great instrument. Price-wise, it is actually not overpriced at all.
One of these days I might have to succumb to the desire....
Shine On
Michael
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Post by lonelyjelly on May 8, 2022 18:13:24 GMT
Join the club! A nice open back for frailing ๐ช๐
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Post by Michael Messer on May 8, 2022 19:35:12 GMT
Been there, done that one. Now I would like a really good Gibson Mastertone type of instrument.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by hatandbanjo on May 8, 2022 21:11:07 GMT
I found it quite ironic ,resonator guitars partly being invented to compete with banjos for volume!
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Post by lonelyjelly on May 8, 2022 21:40:24 GMT
Been there, done that one. Now I would like a really good Gibson Mastertone type of instrument. Shine On Michael The fingerpicking on those bluegrass / melodic banjo instruments is on another level. Makes my head hurt! |
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Post by Michael Messer on May 9, 2022 6:49:10 GMT
I would say that depends on who is playing them.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by lonelyjelly on May 9, 2022 7:07:02 GMT
I mean the prospect of trying to learn to play that style to any kind of decent standard makes me head hurt. It's so fast and technical. They're so good ๐๐๐คฏ Can you play Scruggs style, Michael? Fair play if so ๐๐๐
Best,
Lew
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Post by Michael Messer on May 9, 2022 7:36:17 GMT
Lew, you are right, there are some amazing players around.
At one point I did get really into banjo and Scruggs style, but my obsession lay elsewhere and I never pursued it. It really got me in the early eighties when I spent time in Nashville. I was able to meet and play with some of the greats who are no longer around. It was an amazing time and I learnt so much.
Shine On
Michael
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Post by lonelyjelly on May 9, 2022 8:07:55 GMT
Lew, you are right, there are some amazing players around. At one point I did get really into banjo and Scruggs style, but my obsession lay elsewhere and I never pursued it. It really got me in the early eighties when I spent time in Nashville. I was able to meet and play with some of the greats who are no longer around. It was an amazing time and I learnt so much. Shine On Michael If you do manage to get hold of a Mastertone then it'd be awesome to hear / see you play it ๐ Nashville must've been truly amazing. ๐ช๐ช๐ช |
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Post by Stevie on May 9, 2022 8:18:18 GMT
I'll have to make do with my Aria Mastertone 5 string. It remains my desert island instrument even though I'm leagues away from proficiency!
ใงใค e&oe ...
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Post by Michael Messer on May 9, 2022 9:24:58 GMT
Lew, you are right, there are some amazing players around. At one point I did get really into banjo and Scruggs style, but my obsession lay elsewhere and I never pursued it. It really got me in the early eighties when I spent time in Nashville. I was able to meet and play with some of the greats who are no longer around. It was an amazing time and I learnt so much. Shine On Michael If you do manage to get hold of a Mastertone then it'd be awesome to hear / see you play it ๐ Nashville must've been truly amazing. ๐ช๐ช๐ช Lew, my brother, Alan, has lived in Nashville since 1978. Back then I spent quite a lot of time over there. Shine On Michael |
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