Tuning Your New Banjo - I can help!

[@lavadamullins2954]

I really appreciate this, and everything you do!

[@JimPankey]

Glad I can help 😊

[@KingSidJames]

Hi Jim! I did get a Banjo for Xmas, and it's my first time playing. So glad I found your channel :]

[@JimPankey]

Welcome!

[@chrisholladay]

Congrats on 100k Jim!

[@JimPankey]

Thank you!

[@AGLPS]

I am so excited to find your videos. I was gifted a banjo this summer...I have wanted to learn since I saw Steve Martin play 30 years ago! I am SO EXCITED!!! Thank you for creating this content - I looked at over 7 people's videos and you are by far my favorite

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for letting me be a part of your banjo journey!

[@faihu]

You gotta be in tune! :) I didn’t get a Banjo 🪕 for Christmas, I bought one for myself, .Blessings from Denmark.

[@JimPankey]

Welcome!

[@linnetmariscal2311]

Thank you very much! I really needed this! I actually got a Banjo for Christmas 🎄 but I had no idea how to tune it 🎶 😀

[@JimPankey]

Glad I could help!

[@LISABALDWIN-nb9qd]

Thank you sooooooo much! I'm back in Banjo Heaven now that its tuned again!

[@JimPankey]

Wonderful!

[@LONESTARPIONEERING]

Omg you finally hit 100k congratulations

[@JimPankey]

Thanks 😊

[@cindysmith2231]

My little electric tuner battery must have nearly died, it’s suddenly erratic and my banjo ended up way out of tune before I realized that so I found this video very helpful, thanks! From listening to the correct notes and then tuning to myself it worked great! I expect that soon I will have to get brave and follow your video on changing the strings. 😬🙂

[@JimPankey]

Thanks for letting me help ☺️

[@muttandjeff5213]

Thanks Jim!

[@JimPankey]

I hope it was helpful

[@Averagebanjoplayer]

Congratulations on hitting 100k!

[@JimPankey]

Thank you!!

[@TRUCK-FREAK]

congrats on 100k love your videos

[@JimPankey]

Thanks 😊

[@shawncox7391]

Congrats on 100k ! Well done.

[@JimPankey]

Thanks 😊

[@ronmcphail]

Congrats on hitting 100K!

[@JimPankey]

Thanks 😊

[@LONESTARPIONEERING]

I wish I still had one to tune up my friend

[@JimPankey]

Maybe you’ll get lucky 🍀

[@LONESTARPIONEERING]

@@JimPankey hahahaha no not me I won a bag of Georgia peaches 3 years ago and they were 70%bad because they froze them. True story lolol

[@MasonCroneMusic]

1:59 How my banjo sounds every time I pick it up... (At least it seems that way 😂)

[@JimPankey]

LOL

[@lauracrowe6702]

Thank you ❤. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas and 2023 will be wonderful for you 🎊

[@edwardmarlowe7926]

My girlfriend is from Louisiana and has a deep Cajun background, she adores the banjo. I've picked one up and am teaching myself how to play it as a surprise for her in the future. So far I've already learned a lot from tuning by watching this video and playing around the included tuner and a phone app.

[@JimPankey]

That’s awesome! I’m happy to help.

[@cawarnick]

When I first tuned a banjo 20 years ago, I used my clip-on tuner, but I didn't realize which octave of D the first string needed tuned to, so it broke

[@JimPankey]

It’s good to have a reference point. 😊

[@Brady-Toresdahl]

Hey Jim! I just started playing banjo and just learned cripple creek.(of course learning from you) I was wondering if playing without finger picks is ok because I can pick way faster with out and prefer that sound. Thanks for All the lessons!

[@JimPankey]

You can do that, but if you want the bluegrass sound and ever play with people, you're going to need picks.

[@gonzagaoliveira1964]

muito legal ..Valeu Jim

[@JimPankey]

de nada!

[@NonnersGaming]

I have the same banjo as you, I bought it in Tennessee, that was 3 years ago. And I've been thinking about breaking that thing out

[@JimPankey]

Get it out! Tune it up! Pick it!

[@NonnersGaming]

@@JimPankey my 2 almost 3 year old son has the same love for banjos as i do, it's the sound, just that twang. Any way you could do a video on teaching children to play? He is interested at a very young age and no one else does a video to teach the youngins.

[@JimPankey]

@@NonnersGaming I generally recommend just a toy banjo for the little ones. Once they get a little older, and if they're still interested I start showing them things on my banjo. Banjo is hard for little kids. The strings hurt at first and most little ones won't stay with it until they've got any calluses.

[@scottziegler4238]

Mine was tuned when it left the factory 50 years ago, so it should be fine.

[@JimPankey]

Hardly any of these new ones come tuned. They just don't make 'em like they used to. :)

[@comefindme13gaming32]

I know I’m late to the party. But I appreciate the detail you put into explaining. I recently bought my first banjo not having any knowledge of instruments, besides me playing violin back in middle school. Anyway thank you again Sir.

[@JimPankey]

Glad I could help!

[@jmills60]

Banjo for Christmas ✅ Guitar Tuner - Tuned ✅ Lesson 1 - In progress Lesson 2 - Slides (oh the finger pain) One lesson learned - Guitar players have bad habits.

[@JimPankey]

Not really bad habits, but habits that might not work well for banjo

[@friedenhiker1032]

Oh, wow, I didn't know that. Thank you!

[@JimPankey]

Happy to help!

[@tylernakasone1385]

Nice vid! Do you think you could do like a re-new for the flint hill special tutorial? Maybe like a longer version that has some of the other licks? Haven’t seen many tutorials out there for the song haha

[@JimPankey]

I have no plans for that. I figure if you're ready for FHS, there's enough there to work with.

[@IncognitaLabs]

Hi Jim I'm a new banjo guy, as new as you can get actually as my Christmas present banjo was stuck in shipping due to the big snow storm we recently had... should be here around the 5th they say. I see you are playing what appears to be the Recording King Elite 75 ? I was looking through your old videos and one compares this banjo to the somewhat less expensive RK35, in that vireo you seemed to prefer the 35... have you changed your mind and now prefer the 75? If I like my new Christmas banjo then I'm thinking I could get the 35 as an upgrade, which would you get if it was you? ... the price difference is not critical for me but I'd hate to spend a few hundred more for the 75 if the 35 is as good or better...I also looked at the Dirty Thirties RKH 05, but it seems to be missing that chrome armrest thingy....plus it's a lot cheaper and I worry the 05 might be a poor performer. BTW: My cheap banjo that is on the way is a Pyle banjo that Amazon has as a kit for 199.00

[@JimPankey]

This is actually an RK85…. It’s maple. I’m still playing my 35, but like this one too.

[@JimPankey]

…but either the 35 or the 75 would be great choices n

[@IncognitaLabs]

@@JimPankey Thanks for the reply Jim, if I decide I'm not a complete failure at the banjo I will order the 35 🙂

[@HypeforStarWars]

Muchas Gracias

[@JimPankey]

De nada

[@ryanjeskey3591]

Thanks

[@JimPankey]

Glad you found it useful!

[@isaiah812]

Hey Jim! Could you please do a lesson on “The Old Country Church” ?

[@rdaugherty52]

Hi Jim I’ve been playing a little and tune to myself now when I use a clip on tuner the 3rd string always sounds kinda flat to me it doesn’t ring out good and I end up adjusting it is it me or should I trust the tuner it does this with ph tuner and clip on.

[@JimPankey]

It’s possible that your bridge is in the wrong place

[@fritsvanstratum3239]

Hello Jim, When I tune my banjo and is is tuned and I put my finger on the forth string second fret just by touching it it wil go out of tune can you help me out here ? Is it an adjustment of the neck that is needed ?

[@JimPankey]

Hard to know for sure without seeing and hearing what’s happening.

[@fritsvanstratum3239]

@@JimPankey is that something we can arrange ?

[@JimPankey]

@@fritsvanstratum3239 Probably easier for you to post a video of what's going on.

[@lovemydog440]

You're awesome!

[@JimPankey]

Thanks ☺️

[@jakerobison584]

Can you do more songs in a C tune?

[@JimPankey]

There are a lot of songs I play out of C tuning

[@deadpossum4550]

What kinda of travel case do you use?

[@JimPankey]

Calton

[@FiFVitoSs]

Hey, great video, thanks for it. I have a question/problem with my new banjo (I got for Christmas, haha). I know as it is brand new, the strings need some time to "settle down" and it gets out of tune very easily. Bud I have problem with one specific string. The thing is that I want to play a song that is in G minor tuning. So I tune the B string to B flat. But it won't stay there and kind of tunes itself down to an A (and stays there) the thing that really bugs me is that this happens so fast that the banjo gets out of tune during the song. So my question is: is this normal and will this problem go away by some time, or is there anything wrong with my banjo? Thanks for you answer. Cheers.

[@JimPankey]

What sort of tuning pegs?

[@FiFVitoSs]

@@JimPankey I haven't found the exact type but it's those that go to the back, not to the side. If that is what matters. The banjo I play is Gold Tone BG-150F.

[@JimPankey]

@@FiFVitoSs Trying tightening the little screw.

[@FiFVitoSs]

@@JimPankey it didn't help. But thanks anyway. I'm just gonna keep playing and hopefully it will be right one day.

[@dillonwright3537]

Who won the recording king rk r35 banjo

[@JimPankey]

No one.

[@lavadamullins2954]

Hey, I put a new #2 string on my new banjo, and noticed when I tune it, it slips down. Could the tuning peg be a little loose, or what do you think? Maybe I need to tighten it some, but I'm afraid I'll mess it up.

[@JimPankey]

Did you get enough winding around the post? Is the string coming loose at the hook in the tailpiece?

[@lavadamullins2954]

@@JimPankey So sorry I lost internet connection for a few minutes... I wound it up just enough to tune it, then cut it off

[@lavadamullins2954]

Cut excess off

[@lavadamullins2954]

It looks good and secure at the tail piece

[@JimPankey]

Have you seen my restringing video?

[@Mando287Banjo]

Bold of you to assume a banjo can be tuned🤣

[@JimPankey]

It's a stretch for sure. :)

[@DavidRamsey-v7v]

I have goting a banjo in 2019 for my 22 birthday june 14

[@russg.9348]

I did :)

[@JimPankey]

Awesome!

[@camperjack2620]

😢

[@JimPankey]

❓❔

[@camperjack2620]

@@JimPankey my keyboard freezes sometimes. I'm using your beginner banjo lessons, starting to get the hang of it.

[@firestomper3132]

Thanks For Sharing Your Knowledge Jim Twang Is Good 🪕❗

[@JimPankey]

You are very welcome