Hi folks:
I thought you might find this interesting. Since I can't afford a real electric five string banjo I've modified a Hamer electric guitar I got in a pawn shop for $120.00. I got rid of the low E sting and tuned it up gDGBD (standard 5-string banjo tuning) ... sometimes you just need humbuckers. I did this off the top of my head so it's a bit ragged.
http://www.hyperscribe.ca/mp3/AlbertaBlues.mp3
Also I'm finger-picking, strumming and frailing, made possible because I am playing using mizrabs (sitar fingerpicks), rather than standard finger-picks. I'm also using a bottleneck slide.
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Hope you enjoy,
Cheers,
Ian Patton (Boog)
I thought you might find this interesting. Since I can't afford a real electric five string banjo I've modified a Hamer electric guitar I got in a pawn shop for $120.00. I got rid of the low E sting and tuned it up gDGBD (standard 5-string banjo tuning) ... sometimes you just need humbuckers. I did this off the top of my head so it's a bit ragged.
http://www.hyperscribe.ca/mp3/AlbertaBlues.mp3
Also I'm finger-picking, strumming and frailing, made possible because I am playing using mizrabs (sitar fingerpicks), rather than standard finger-picks. I'm also using a bottleneck slide.
Hope you enjoy,
Cheers,
Ian Patton (Boog)
