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What´s the benefit with a radius neck compared with a standard one?
Radius Neck / Banjo AdviceStudent QuestionHi Nick! I´m really pleased with your Nick Picks that arriwed a few days ago. They improve both tone and speed to my picking. Bye the way, could you tell me what´s the benefit...
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Question on using a preamp with a Fishman Banjo Pickup
Question on using a preamp with a Fishman Banjo Pickup......Hi, I purchased a Gold Tone BG-250 F from you a few months ago. Great banjo by the way. I installed the Fishman rare earth pickup in it and was hoping you...
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QuestionHi Ross,I am in my mid 50’s and got my first banjo as well as your impressive book “The Banjo Encyclopedia”. I wanted to be sure that I am on right track and to verify that you suggest using the book in the...
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Comment, RequestLearning new techniques and new songs has been the driving force for me to play every day and your Website has added a new dimension to my quest. I've watched your newest video of "Boil Them Cabbage...
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Advice for how to bend banjo picks:Student Question:Is there a preferred bending of the finger tips? Should they be bent to where they are 45 degrees to your finger nails or left as they are when you take them out of...
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How to put a banjo capo onStudent QuestionI spent yesterday at a oldtime music jamboree with about ten different bands playing. I noticed the guitar players when they moved their capos they didn't retune, when I put...
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Right Hand Accuracy QuestionI have been struggling with right hand accuracy for some time now. I have even emailed you a couple of times for advice, which you graciously offered. Please indulge me one more time as I...
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Take it Easy Banjo Tab QuestionQuestionI'm wanting to learn the tab to "take it easy". It's hard for me to hear the song in the tab. Is this played from the very beginning of the song or is it the solo piece towards...
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I have a 500 dollar Banjo and I want the tone you get, should I buy a new one?QuestionHad a quick question, I have a 500.00 Hohner banjo that I am playing better since I received your online video, but I am trying to...
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How to play in the Key of D on banjo
Difficulty with playing the D Chord on banjo QuestionI can play most chord forms pretty well at this point, but have never comfortably mastered the full D chord—in fact, I’m not very content with how I play it at all....
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Trouble with in the index finger while picking banjoFly Away Index Finger and Building Speed QuestionQuestionJust wanted to thank you again and let you know how productive the cruise workshop was for me. I have been...
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Why isn't the song I want to learn to play on banjo availalble
Trouble finding tab for a banjo song A response I wrote to someone looking for a tab for a popular song.I wanted to explain to help them understand why there are not more popular songs in tab available to students....
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Difficulty with playing the D Chord on banjo QuestionI can play most chord forms pretty well at this point, but have never comfortably mastered the full D chord—in fact, I’m not very content with how I play it at all....
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How long to stay practicing on 1 thing?
Student Question: How long should I practice one thing? Hi Ross,I received my banjo and materials very quickly. Thanks for the quick service! Your book and DVD (Fundamentals of 5-String Banjo) are invaluable resources...
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Songs on Banjo that sound good slow
Student QuestionHere's a question for the "Ask the Banjo Teacher" forum. Being that I started learning the banjo later in life and have a problem playing some of the songs "up to speed" do you have any suggestions for...
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Practicing the left hand for fun
Special Banjo Questions Column -Getting Better at Banjo / Fun with the Left HandQuestionI'm getting better at banjo but the left hand is tough for me right now. I remember you emphasizing it in your workshop. It seems...
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How Not to Tense Up Playing Banjo - How to RelaxSpecial Banjo Instructor Advice Column - Getting in the Zone!Student QuestionGetting in the Zone! By Ross NickersonI had a very nice email that included compliments on...
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Head tightening, torque wrench and banjo set up
Question, concerning banjo head tightening. I know that Steve Huber (in his dvd) talks about tightening the head to a G# but I can't hear any tone on the head myself so I won't be able to use that procedure. I think...
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Should I Put One Finger or Two Fingers on the Banjo Head
Should I Put One Finger or Two Fingers on the Banjo Head article by Ross NickersonShould I put two fingers on the head? when playing banjo? One finger down? If so, which finger? When picking what's the difference...
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What Gauge Banjo Strings Should I Use?
What Gauge Banjo Strings Should I Use?Banjo Strings come in many gauges, light, medium, medium light and heavy gauge.I use a medium light set but there a many choices and I have tried lot’s of different combinations....
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What is the Easiest Banjo to Play?
What is the Easiest Banjo to Play?You might be asking yourself what style or what type of banjo is easiest to play. Since all the styles have their challenges it might be best for me to describe the different...
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Traveling with a banjo, what’s the best way to fly?
Traveling with a banjo, what’s the best way to fly?I am asked for advice on the best way to fly with a banjo a lot especially by students in conjunction with our annual Banjo Camps and Workshops that I organize and...
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How do I know where the banjo melody notes are?
How do I know where the banjo melody notes are?A student just called with a question.His question, I cant tell where the melody is when I play the rolls?His question was a good one or common one but the way he...
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Learning Banjo Slides with Banjo Chords
Learning Banjo Slides with Banjo ChordsMore Versions of Slide Mountain and Sliding into Chords LessonWhen I wrote Slide Mountain I had demonstrating how to play slides on the banjo on my mind. I purposely get a...
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I just returned home from our 13th annual Banjo Workshop Cruise to the Caribbean. I wrote an impromptu note to the students that joined me this year and decided it would be helpful to publish on my free banjo lessons...
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Banjo ImprovisingImprovising on Banjo in bluegrass 3 finger Scruggs' Style Here s a list of practical suggestions that may help1. Learn at least ten Earls Scruggs' classics correctly.2. Use one song as an example and...
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Question: Pulling down or pushing up?Rosswhen i first learned to play i was taught to push off from 3-2 (third string) and have always done that but lacked consistency in sound- and sometimes my middle finger hits the...
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Pull-off and Push-off tips/follow up
A featured email question from a student and answer by me, or some advice I have given someone who has requested it.Many of the questions I receive are questions that many students learning the banjo have. I hope the...
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Playing the Melody by Ear on Banjo
Playing the Melody on BanjoA question on how to learn to pick out the melody notes. So you have any suggestions that would help me learn how to just pick the melody notes out when learning a tune or is it just learn...
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Advice in the picking and fretting hand
Advice for weak spots in the right and left hand: Banjo Finger Exercises Student Question: Hello Ross,I started learning the banjo several weeks ago and so far progress is pretty much stalled at the beginning. I...
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