Learning the Banjo while you learn Pedal Steel

Brandon Wright · From: Austin, Texas, USA

two birds with one stone. I think it makes your right hand kick up a little more dust when your shred dawgin it on the Pedal Steel

Dave Mudgett · From: Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee

Agreed. I learned basic bluegrass banjo before I started playing PSG, and I think it helped this heavily flatpick-oriented guitar player a lot.

I think it's also good "calisthenics" for the right hand to work on getting those banjo rolls really flowing smoothly. I had hardly touched my banjo in the last few years, but the last few weeks I've been playing it pretty regularly. '88 Greg Rich-era Gibson Granada reissue - I don't really rate such a great banjo, but I worked a good trade several years ago and I'm 'a keepin' it. Smile

CrowBear Schmitt · From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France

yep ! banjo rolls & that "drive" are essential to psg chops
not to be passed by or overlooked

Martin Weenick · From: Lecanto, FL, USA

Ask B0b, it's his favorite instrument.
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Ken Byng · From: Southampton, England

I find it helps to keep the picking fingers supple.
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Dick Wood · From: Springtown Texas, USA

Ken

You might try Bag Balm. It's Udderly fantastic for keeping fingers supple and it's cheaper than a Banjo.
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Allan Jirik · From: Wichita Falls TX

I played steel for 12 years, then banjo for 29, now back to steel with banjo. 41 years of using finger picks and right hand work is probably the best thing I've got going for me.

Ken Byng · From: Southampton, England

Wayne Franco · From: silverdale, WA. USA

I think that is why a lot of steel players are banjo players. You already know how to use metal finger picks. It has taken a long time to go from "a banjo player that plays steel to "a steel player who plays banjo". I just got a Droid 2 phone so I can play radio stations through my bluetooth to my radio. It has bluegrass cnannels that I have been listening to. I may get that ol'5 string out and practice a little bit. Can't hurt your speed. I also play harder due to being a former accoustic player.

Jim Pitman · From: Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA

What's the definition of "perfect pitch"?
When you throw the pedal steel in the dumpster and it lands squarely on the banjo.
(Just kidding. I love both.)

Pete Burak · From: Portland, OR USA

I love playing Banjo!
I have re-named the Instrument, though.
I call it a "Jam-Bo".

Dave O'Brien · From: Florida and New Jersey

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Albert Svenddal · From: Minneapolis, MN

Maybe someone could invent a pedal Banjo?
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Fooch Fischetti · From: Woodstock, NY US

Isn't that what Keith Tuners are for Wink

Fooch

Paul Norman · From: Washington, North Carolina, USA

Ask Buck Trent.

Chris Grotewohl · From: Kansas City (Roeland Park)

Glad to see some PSG pickers with taste. Unknown to most banjo folks, the 5-string is probably the most versatile instrument out there, its just that most banjo players don't think that way, IMO. I also have been kickin around PSG off and on for 20 years, banjo for 40. Right hand picks, if they are not on my fingers, in my pocket, or catastrophically in some unknown place,(which is always a problem) is all I know.

I always thought that being a banjo dude, I could pick up the the steel easily. I was wrong, Right hand blocking etc...The PSG is complicated, but so is the 5 string if you want make good music out of it.

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Tom Stolaski · From: Huntsville, AL, USA

One time I played a bluegrass gig for a couple of hours during the day, and then went to my steel gig that night. It was one of my best nights playing the steel guitar. I guess my right hand was all warmed up and ready to play. Everything fell into place. I was relaxed and could rip off fast licks all night. I highly recommend the banjo as a warm up instrument for the more important task of playing steel guitar.

Bob Grado · From: Holmdel, New Jersey

I just started incorporating banjo and mandolin into the set using an AB switch ahead of the volume pedal. It takes some getting used too but once you do it adds alot of variety to the set.

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Les Anderson · From: The Great White North

There are more and more country bands that are incorporating a banjo into their shows. I haven't seen anyone hire a banjo player to just play banjo yet; however, the banjo is usually just one of several of the musician's instruments.

I like to pick away at my old five string now and then but would never play it in front of anyone: not even my dog.

Georg Sørtun · From: Mandal, Agder, Norway

Got banjo, 35 year old and sounding good. Excellent practice-board but I won't expose anyone to hearing me play it Laughing

Bent Romnes · From: London,Ontario, Canada

Georg, I'm sure your cows wouldn't mind it a bit. I hear that after 5 days of b@njo, they milk more. Idea

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Joe Casey · From: Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)

Georg Sørtun · From: Mandal, Agder, Norway

Bent, our cows seem to prefer Beethoven and Bach and such, and no way I can get that right on b@njo - or anything else for that matter.

Alan Brookes · From: Brummy living in Southern California

I've tried playing banjo and steel at the same time. The pot gets in the way and I don't have enough fingers. Winking

John Billings · From: Ohio, USA

This will help you learn;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-1Wa7SnPRY&feature=share

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