Great review, I was liking the Luna , but worried about the quality. Subscribed. 😊

An excellent video. I’ve just restrung mine with bronze. They don’t quite ring in the right way, but they’re ok. I’ll probably go back to steel if I get another set.

A little more playing, a little less talking

keith richards guitar is banjo tuning. I want to play banjo-style guitar

That slip at 9:38 was real close to not cool.

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Many of the jazz players way back when used these things. Danny Barker, Johnny St.Cyr,Clancy Hayes, Monty Ballou, etc....

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If I were to tune it in 5ths like a viola or violin would I have to put different gauge strings on it?

I bought a 6 string so I didn't have to re-learn, but ended up learning some banjo finger picking and using that at times on my guitar to give a different sound.

Taylor Swift sent me here.

Thank you!

Hello David, I enjoyed your detailed video here. Very informative, and straightforward. Having bought a Goldtone GT 750 six string banjatar about twenty years ago, I was never comfortable with the sound as it did not sound bright enough. A few years back I did purchase a used five string banjo and liked the authentic sound. I am going to string the Goldtone with "Nashville Tuning" and see if that helps. Thank you again.

Have a question for you and thanks for the videos. I play the guitar upside down and backward, long story... Martin D18 from way back. I would like to buy a banjo to try and I have been around long enough, that you have to spend enough to get some quality and yet I am not sure how my claw hammer fingerpicking will adapt. Suggestions?

This is a very helpful video. My daughter plays guitar and as you say, Dixie Chicks and Taylor Swift make the banjo a great band instrument.

This was very useful. Thanks for this. I'm planning to buy a 6-string banjo and this helped me alot. Cheers.

IntlPlaza I use Argentine Gypsy Jazz Light Gauge Strings (also Rouxinol R-30 Strings w/ a Wound B String) which are IIRC I think they're Copper w/ a Silver Plating so they're not going to be as bright as Bronze strings. It's more of a Gypsy Jazz Sound.

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Can’t play rock n roll on a banjo???? Never say never with music!

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I can play a guitar and a banjo! There is no way to get a 3 finger roll from a a guitar that sounds like a banjo

Keith Urban plays a 6string banjo!!

I'm about to buy a 6 string banjo. Those 5 string ones have always been a turn off to Me. That string halfway down the neck only serves to throw me off. I have no use for it.

Thanks for the very helpful video. I have been playing guitar for 65 years and am just considering a 6 string Banjo.

There is someone in my area selling this very model by framus, very cheap at that.

This is a great video. Thank you for all of the information segments and especially for playing the two songs at the end.

Fun Fact: “They” say that the banjo sounds you hear on Neil Young’s song , “Old Man” , was played by James Taylor. On Neil’s six string banjo. Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee on Harvest album. Thanks 😊

of all the types of banjos that exist, this is the one I like least

Thank you for the informative video Dave. I bought mine from a friend a couple of months ago and it does what it should. Sounds like a banjo and plays just like a guitar. Some songs are deadly on the banjo and others should be played on a guitar. A great review Dave! Nova Scotia loved it!!!

My great great grampa made replaced the old leather on his banjo head with he's neighbors cat it was a six string

I was intent on buying a 6 string banjo, my local guitar store only had 5 string options, I played around with those and fell in love. Ended up buying a 6 string and a 5 string online... someone hide my debit card

I have one of those Framus 6 strings, It have the original head. it is a 1968 so the head is close to 54 for years old. So what would be the right size head for this banjo.

I am looking at changing my Framus 6 string banjo head. I have the original Framus label head which means it is about 54 years old.. Has anybody changed the head and which head and size did you use. What ever help you can give me I have never done it so I don't want to order the wrong head.. thanks Also Mine doesn't have the string separator at the top and the A string hits the 6E string post and the B string hits the E string post. Any Ideas on where to get one of those.

"You can't play rock & roll on a banjo" Rob Scallon screaming in the distance.

Thanks for the video, lots of useful information. I just picked up a Framus 6 sting banjo from an Auction and was just curious of how well it will work for my purposes and your video confirmed my impressions of the instrument. The purists out there refer to them as cheap junk but I think its a well built instrument and a good deal for the money if you can find one. I'm mainly a 6 string acoustic player and have been playing since a kid but like the sound of a banjo but not sure I want to learn a 5 string. I'm learning the idiosyncrasies of the 6 string banjo and they are fun to play with. The 6 string banjo is great for old time guitar hacks like myself and looking forward to adding the sound to our local jam sessions. Thanks again!

i replaced the bridge on my five stringer and it sounded softer more muted and the strings where more apart from each other so it ended its days in the trash can there is nothing on the banjo that won't affect the sound one way or the other saving money for a four stringer (dixijazz)

Thank you very informative, and honest, I try to play 5 string because I love the sound but like more guitar music bordering on classical played on banjo , so just thinking of buying a guitar , but may now look at a six string banjo

Yeah I wan,t to play ur bnjo

Thank You Dave. Great video.

Beautiful...

I own the original 6 string Gumanjo made in 1911. Patent # US1069987A that every one else has to reference to get a patent.

Exactly what I was looking for! Thanks for the information, I’m a college student with a love of old country and blue grass and 12 years on acoustic guitar but no time to learn the banjo for now. Happy picking!

IntlPlaza It's recommended to use really Light Gauge Strings (10s or 9s) because it'll allow the head to vibrate more freely making it loud. The 6 String Banjo is just loud because the Drumhead is acting like a really loud amplifier. These were originally used in Dixieland Jazz because back in the 1920s and 30s before we had amplification, Guitarists used these to compete w/ those Blazing loud Horns

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Love them banjo's.

Please what is the price of this banjo?

As a musician I primarily played guitar, but when I wanted to try banjo I went for a five string. I was somewhat worried that the learning curve would be difficult, but what I think I failed to understand is that the banjo is very easy. If you’ve played any finger style guitar, that knowledge and muscle ability transfers over very well, and you get to play all the classics with an accurate sound. The five string banjo is basically as difficult as a ukulele but with an extra string you occasionally pluck but almost never fret. In my opinion, I would just take a week to play with finger picks on a real 5 string banjo and follow Jim Pankies tutorials on KZbin. I’m playing real bluegrass with 6 days worth of banjo experience and it’s exhilarating!

Can't play rock on a banjo.... I guess you've never heard of the Steven Seagulls.... look em up.

It certainly look cool

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