62burst Posted August 12, 2017 Share Posted August 12, 2017 . . . put a round 1940's sunburst on it, firestripe 'guard, Charlie Christian pickup, and palm vibrato- the folks at Gibson must've had a smile when they saw the finished product: Listing is worth having a look at; good info, and some Gibson terminology (love the case, too): http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1940-Gibson-ETB-150-Electric-Tenor-Banjo-TB-150-E-Custom-Order-/253024332779?hash=item3ae96cebeb:g:B7sAAOSwN2VZWXPw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Thats cool looking. Even a whammy bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Round is the natural shape for a sunburst! I liked this banjo / guitar - girl combo too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcaOMM2e4js Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 Round is the natural shape for a sunburst! I liked this banjo / guitar - girl combo too. I bet you did. Very sweet. 'Just noticed- that's a 6 stringer; those chord shapes work for a guitar, though your recent cover (a real change of gears for you) had different, I believe( r). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Round is the natural shape for a sunburst! That was brilliant.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 I had a similar banjo in the house for bit. Had a maple top, an old Crosley transformer, and a magnetic bar pickup. Was not a Gibson though. I always wondered what would posses anybody to build such a thing. Could not figure out if it was genius or just plain crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 I'm working on a cover of "Gentle On My Mind" so I've cheated and rented a banjitar. I wouldn't begin to understand how to play a five string banjo. But, sweet mother of pearl, they are loud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I love my Good Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Yeppers. When I get tired of the old six strings - I get recharged grabbing my 5 stinger. Easier to fret, easier to pick! Deering Boston. - steel rim - like a resonator guitar... sort of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSchooner Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Yeppers. When I get tired of the old six strings - I get recharged grabbing my 5 stinger. Easier to fret, easier to pick! Deering Boston. - steel rim - like a resonator guitar... sort of. Yep! Nothing like a banjo to improve your outlook and get you out of a funk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCowboy Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 There's nothing quite like a good, plunky open back banjo as company while you sit out on the porch in the evening. Resonaters are great for bluegrass, but they're not the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Here is a photo to click on to see my 1970 Vega Wonder 5 String banjo. The banjo has a few interesting things about it. It was the 28th Vega banjo that the CF Martin Company made after it acquired the remains of the old Boston Vega Company. As a result, it has some Boston Vega parts in it and some CF Martin Vega parts in it. It also is a bit unusual in that its a Vega Wonder banjo, which is usually an open back banjo, but this one was a Vega Wonder Banjo made with a resonator from the factory. A friend of mine (who has since passed away) reasonably sold me the banjo about 12 years ago because he wanted me to have it. It has the original paperwork with it from when my friend bought it new in 1970, plus he told me the background on it when he originally bought it. I also have a letter correspondence he wrote to the CF Martin Company just after he bought it, asking how to properly set it up, and the CF Martin Company's response referencing how it should be set up and maintained, plus the serial number, etc. I have about 4 other 5 string banjos in my collection, but this one is by far my favorite and the one I bring with me to gigs as some variety to my guitar playing. I started learning guitar at age 9 and 5 string banjo at age 10. Originally, I learned from the red Pete Seeger How to Play the 5 String Banjo book. Then I imitated John Stewart's banjo playing in the Kingston Trio and then Earl Scruggs and then a ton of great old 5 string banjo players who I met over the years at the jam that I run (all of whom are now passed away.) My original folk style morphed into bluegrass style pickin' over the years, although I still certainly can do the original folk style I started with as needed. QM aka Jazzman Jeff EDIT: ps. No clue why on my laptop PC the photo shows sideways, but yet it properly shows vertical on my iphone. Whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Heard this one first while I was living in Scotland in the mid-1970s. Question: A banjo player and a bagpipe player are tossed out of a 10th story window. Who hits the ground first? Answer: Who cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 There are a lot of banjo player jokes out there. And, it's often banjo players who tell them themselves. Personally, I never understood why to either. But, they are out there. Go figure... Speaking of banjos, it is quite interesting how the 5 string banjo, known as the only all American instrument in origin, has a drone 5th string which closely resembles how eastern Indian instruments use drone strings, plus a 5 string's body and sounds resemble an oriental instrument (such as was used in Kubo and the 2 String's version of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.). And, speaking of bagpipes, don't bagpipes also use a drone tone? (though not a stringed instrument). QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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