Clifton Hicks: Fretted vs Fretless Banjos & Stylistic Embellishments

[@MrAsda64]

That Lincoln Brigade hat is amazing No Pasaran

[@banjomikeevans3121]

You sir, are a damn national treasure. These new Q&A videos are great. Im sure that I speak for a volume of the folk/banjo community when I say that we are happy you are sharing the wealth of knowledge that you have

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

Thanks, Banjo Mike. The response so far has been overwhelmingly positive... standing by for the Old Guard's counter-attack!

[@harvdog5669]

@@CliftonHicksbanjo Hello Mr. Hicks,, In figuring out what type of banjo I would like. Could you please do a video on , what a Resenator Banjo would sound like, playing it with nylon strings. That would help me figure if I need a open back banjo or a Resenator Banjo with nylon strings.. could you possibly help with this. Maybe others would like to know too.. Thankyou, your fan. Harvey

[@CliftonHicksbanjo]

@@harvdog5669 here's a 1940s resonator banjo with La Bella nylon strings: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4G5e6yterWld7s

[@herdfan697278]

I love your banjo picking regardless of which instrument you use!

[@adamgerald849]

Thanks Clifton. This was basically my thoughts as well, but I'm glad to get your opinion on subjects like this. I just ordered a West Virginia mountain banjo off of eBay the other day because of your mountain banjo videos. I learned Sourwood Mountain from you and can't wait to play it without frets. I plan on making my own mountain banjos eventually and I figured it would do me well to buy one from someone who knows what they're doing and that way I have something to go off of in the future. Your broad wealth of knowledge on Banjos has been invaluable and I have really enjoyed learning from you.

[@robkunkel8833]

"He had a style. He was just a dude." .(Smile) Something I've wanted to say but don't dare. I have a fretless (11") and a fretted (12"), both Deering Goodtimes. I bought them to have to close comparisons since these were first pretty good banjos. I feel drawn to the fretless sometimnes but really I want to hear my 11" which feels more compact. I must admit the fretted (12") for me is a more serious instrument. Thanks again.

[@EllaNorse]

LOL Totally slowed you down when you said that @ 6:45 . Don't even play banjo but this is fascinating.

[@BRIAN_IVERSON_20]

what’s the song in the beginning?

[@joeycovington4681]

Great video. Thanks.

[@rtuckerclinton]

I took the frets off an old classical guitar to try to get the quarter tones in a lot of middle eastern and Indian music, the short slides you’re doing seem to play around with those a bit, I wonder if just pulling the frets off an old cheap banjo would work as wel, I will say that chords become impossible almost to play in tune because the fingers can’t squish up enough to align properly, so it’s a purely melodic instrument now though I’m by no means an expert at playing a fretless instrument or I’d have bought a real one 😅, I would be curious if it’d work on a banjo with the steel strings tho. Great video thanks! 🙏

[@briarroot]

That "Bound to Lose"; wasn't that a Woody Guthrie tune?

[@ProfesserLuigi]

Seems based off Cannonball by the Carter Family.

[@briarroot]

@@ProfesserLuigi Since they were Woody's teachers, no surprise.

[@MsTubbytube]

your embellish is your voice

[@MrPanchoak]

That is pretty

[@wewearmaskshere2577]

❤❤❤

[@willnot5687]

You got family in ohio my mom is a Hicks