david r Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Mr J. I have been around acoustic and electric instruments since my late teens, especially guitar with some banjo thrown in. I'm no virtuoso by any means but my all time favorite instrument so far is a Gibson Les Paul "Blonde" guitar. Two weeks ago I put a down payment on a Gibson ESS Banjo via Janet Davis Music Company and eagerly wait for it's arrival. Please consider a Banjo Thread on the Gibson Forum website and maybe more threads. Consider an Acoustic thread and an Electric thread with a breakdown in each for different instruments. I think that the current Gibson Forum website does not promote individual considerations. Folks browsing the internet are probably not comfortable with posting on the Gibson "Lounge" when wanting to make a comment about a particular instrument that is probaley theres. Does this make sense? David Robinson Southern Maryland robinsondd@yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Something also better addressed to a Mod on the Forum, or one of the admin guys. Henry J has his own forum, and this isn't it. Great idea, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Banjo players should have a spot as well. I don't play it, but I have my Dad's 60 plus year old Gibson Banjo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Hmmmmm.... A number of variations on your suggestion of forum sections are: http://forum.gibson.com/ And scroll down to the Gibson Family of Brands. Gibson Original Instruments hit banjos. The other... it's an acoustic section under Gibson; a parallel one for Epis. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyK Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 There is a Banjo board. It's called: Gibson Original Instruments Mandolins, Banjos, Dobros� Listed right under the Gibson Acoustics. Not much traffic there, though. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 GSbass.... You should get some new strings on the Gibson banjo - it's a treasure. Tuned to an open "G," there are a number of ways to play it that aren't all that hard, not even counting "Scruggs picking." m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 It always suprises me when newcomers ask questions which are better asked on nearby forums...Gibson has done a fine job showing where the other forums are.... Although, we ALL would agree that in order to get a question answered with flair, details, humor, political correctness, more questions, and great resolutions, the lounge is he place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Damian... Yupper... The Gibson forum has the entire family of corporate musical instruments and equipment represented. Sometimes I think we all should dive into stuff that's a bit beyond our normal instrument and style, too... m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Damian... Yupper... The Gibson forum has the entire family of corporate musical instruments and equipment represented. Sometimes I think we all should dive into stuff that's a bit beyond our normal instrument and style, too... m I am spending more of my available time on the other forums here, and it is remarkable what is to be found..........The forum which seems a bit dry is the recording forum.... The Epi forum is really well maintained, and the members very nice and knowledgable..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 "A gentleman is a man who knows how to play a banjo ... and doesn't" -Mark Twain He had some pretty good zingers about banjos and the people who play them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 "A gentleman is a man who knows how to play a banjo ... and doesn't" -Mark Twain He had some pretty good zingers about banjos and the people who play them. Must be why I know how and don't.......( except when recording ). I'm also related to the guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I bought a Deering "Goodtime" maple neck a few months ago and can play it some now. American made. People who make banjo jokes never heard Bela Fleck or the Punch Brothers. I love the sound of a jazzy banjo. Welcome to the Forums. Anything goes in the Lounge, feel free to talk banjos all you want but you will get more response in the acoustic section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 I watched a video of beginning clawhammer and the guy had a Deering Goodtime. Friggin' thing sounded AWESOME. If I didn't already have five of the cursed things I'd snap one of those up in a hearbeat. My daily driver is a '62 Gibson RB-170: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 And none other than actor/comedian Steve Martin is one hell of a 5 string player. Check out his stuff. I started to pick up a 5 string decades ago, and swear that I'll get back to it in the future. It's just plain fun. Not to mention, you can learn some guitar stuff as well. Lindsay Buckingham uses a lot of banjo rolls in his finger style playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iddude Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 Welcome to the forum, I started-out playing a serial #443 Bacon 5 string banjo with an internal tone ring from the early 1900's about 2 1/2 decades ago. It was a lot of fun, but after mastering the banjo, I switched to the electric bass. I wish the Gibson banjo and bass forums had more activity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 I wanted to play Banjo also until I finally realised that I could just stop tuning my guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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