Six Tunes in Sawmill Clawhammer

[@jimmyhudson6993]

I'm a new player. After a couple of months of noodling, practicing, KZbin tutorials, etc., I find this is the type/ style of banjo I feel myself increasingly drawn to. I'm so please to have found this medley of tunes. I admire your playing very much.

[@guywolff]

Thanks so much for the very kind words .. All the best from Litchfield County Ct ..

[@jamiedohio2783]

Phenomenal. Hopefully my clawhammer abilities can play at least one of these songs one day. Awesome style.

[@samb8369]

I started playing banjo about a year ago in scruggs style, but thanks to this video I also want to learn clawhammer so I can sound like this

[@andrewelliot7039]

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[@darrenvincenzo1198]

@Andrew Elliot instablaster :)

[@andrewelliot7039]

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[@robertfox9604]

Oh my.. what a talent! Thank you for putting that out there. Amazing!

[@brittain522]

Awesome playing! My favorite tuning, thank you so much!

[@guywolff]

You are very welcome ...

[@michaelharvey5138]

Brilliant medley, brilliant playing !.....

[@StirlingTimelapse]

Always coming back for this. Great playing

[@ericbergmueller2981]

Wow that was fun! I like your use of blue notes in those runs.

[@davidbyrhtnoth375]

Delightful performance!

[@nikolairuskin]

Great collection of pieces! This is probably my favorite tuning so far, it's nice to hear a bunch of these played as a medley. Your playing is awesome!

[@guywolff]

Many thanks! This is a great tuning for A modal tunes like Fine Times at our house and Bagpipe tunes like Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap .. All the best , Guy

[@lesliemccoy1265]

Wow, love that warm sound. Thx!

[@trishapope7645]

Wonderful playing! Very inspiring to keep me working on my claw hammering. Thank you so much!

[@DC03Dakota]

I can hardly express how much I enjoyed your playing.

[@guywolff]

Thanks for your very kind words .. I also have gotten so much from others playing here on YT . It is a very cool circle of us all inspiring each other ..

[@davidaguiar1387]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!

[@woodswalker88]

Thanks. This is the kind of mood I want...mystical, foresty, almost otherwordly. Only one little problem...you seem to be tuned down a whole step from me....

[@guywolff]

Thanks for the very kind words.. G

[@brin57]

No problem. Just tune down a whole step :)

[@ericbergmueller2981]

Man, you were really cooking on them! Great medley!

[@guywolff]

Thanks !

[@humblepie8638]

Off the charts, Guy. Wow. Thank you.

[@hikrose]

Badass clawhammering.

[@josborne26]

You never cease to amaze me Guy, great job as usual.

[@kragee59]

Thanks for sharing your music, Guy--it all sounds great!

[@mondocain]

Great presentation and fantastic tunes. thank you.

[@Nique9271]

Sounds great! I've been enjoying your videos for a while now. Keep it up!

[@quadrophrenic]

Really really fantastic. Genuinely awe-inspiring.

[@guywolff]

Thanks so much .. All the best , Guy

[@joshuagoodman3854]

Well, THAT sure was FUN!

[@librandy77]

Yeah man i love this style.... mad cool

[@htragyah]

Six for the price of one! Great bargain and great playing.

[@jillhepburn1]

superb! really enjoyed listening

[@tedoxholm7158]

This is really awesome and inspiring. I'll keep practicing until I can play like this. Thank you!

[@guywolff]

Thanks Ted ! and have a great time getting there ..

[@keekajo]

Very nice!

[@guywolff]

I just love the Greasy Coat entree that just went in to BHO by billygoat .Its really nice to have a hello from three of my favorite banjo players here ! I am very much looking forward to hearing anything you think of adding to this one !! Yours in new England ... G

[@guywolff]

Thanks Jill .. I love your entry a ton ... Yours Guy

[@joanrees9874]

It’s got a good beat, and it’s easy to dance to. 😉

[@here-right-here]

Wowzer! ❤

[@guywolff]

THanks :)

[@phill903]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@muddybanjo]

Wonderful!!!

[@mikegager]

awesome!

[@vinsamson8061]

Wow Guy! Epic🪕🎉

[@guywolff]

I wanted to get a Scottish one in there and I love Jenny Nettles for its shape .A bit silly to do 6 but there are so many things you can do with a suspended 4th tuning . Lovely Joan was in there for a while but the rhythm is so different I thought better of it ..

[@marcovanwijck167]

Amazing !

[@guywolff]

Thanks Marco ...

[@guywolff]

Thanks Cathy .. Take care of that middle finger and I am looking forward to anything you want to ad to this one !!

[@foxy663]

Absolutely killer!!!👍👍

[@roscoesmusic]

you are my fav banjo vid

[@kevdorr8845]

GREAT!

[@guywolff]

THANKS ! \

[@terridrimel1056]

Wowsa! I saved this so I can aspire to play as well!

[@Strumelia]

Really enjoyed this Guy. Love your left hand brush too...wow, stuff to aspire to. Confuses me a bit trying to identify the tunes though- did you do them in the order you listed? Sounded like you started with Shady Grove...? I always admire your vids... you are a very talented and creative banjer player.

[@guywolff]

I started with "Same Old Man At the Mill " from Clint Howard ... THanks for the kind note . I always love listening to you as well !!!

[@grody_highroller]

can you put those nylgut strings on any ol banjo? they sound wonderful. i dont play bluegrass so i dont really like or want the tinny metallic sound. love the thuddy warm tone of these better.

[@guywolff]

Yes you can . You may have some sharp spots to file down .. You will know if strings keep snapping in the same place as you are putting them on .. Buy a few sets when you are sorting that out ..Soon enough you will figure out whats what and by then you will also know how to do a bowline knot . All the best , Guy Elderly sells Classic Aquilla nylgut strings .. .

[@grody_highroller]

guy wolff thanks so much for the reply! found a good thread on banjohangout with some more info on that. cheers!

[@curtisshaw6160]

I gotta figure out what those "modes" are that your are talking about..lol

[@mikeelmo8532]

Hello Guy, amazing as always. Questions on your strings: which style of Nylgut are you using? Did you have the nut modified to accommodate the larger string diameters? If so, did you do yourself out bring to a luthier?

[@guywolff]

As Nygut strings change I have tried a lot of them ..I like the medium classical set with a red fourth .. I have never had to change any of my banjos's nuts . Now and then there is a sharp corner on a turnner hole that has to be softened ..

[@mikeelmo8532]

Thanks for the reply! I just put a set of the Nylgut reds on my Pisgah. The nuts seemed a little shallow, which was why I asked, but so far they're holding the strings. They do sound amazing!

[@ben2sk8]

Could anyone tell me how exactly to tune to sawmill? I've been playing guitar my whole life but have very recently got into clawhammer style of banjo playing

[@guywolff]

Hello Ben .. So the most common first tuning one learns for banjo is "G" tuning (very much like "Spanish Tuning" on guitar for slide work) ..G tuning for banjo is gDGBD from fifth to first string (Fifth string lower case) to find Sawmill tuning just bring the second string B up to a C note or gDGCD .. As you can hear in the clip this tuning is great for working in DOrian mode and doing melody playing .. All the best , GUy

[@marki3884]

Sounds great! Wondering what model banjo this is? Skin or plastic? Thanks!

[@guywolff]

It is a Kevin Enoch Dobson model and at the moment it has a Renasance plastic head and Nylgut strings .. Alll the best , guy

[@whisperAnne]

May I ask which chords you're using for the first song? I just started learning banjo and have recently discovered sawmill tuning! I've been learning songs by watching KZbin videos. Amazing playing! :)

[@guywolff]

On this group of tunes I am playing the melody line and not adding any chords ...If this was in a G sawmill ..Same old Man at the Mill would have a G chord then an F chord a G and a D (and sometimes anF again ) out on a G again .Look for Clint Howard AT Smithsonian for the original .. YOurs Guy weeniecampbell.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Old_Man_at_the_Mill

[@tedoxholm7158]

I feel a little embarrassed to ask this, but do you have tabs for your rendition?

[@guywolff]

No reason to be embarrassed .. My eye sight is not so great at reading moving lines so I have never been able to read music or tabs .. Sorry .. Thanks for the interest though ..

[@marcbachman4987]

You may slow down the video to half speed or slower using windows media player. You will need to be able to save the video, then use windows media player and navigate to the interface that allows you to use the slider to slow down the playback speed. This has helped me to hear and see what is being done when the video shows you the left ( or right, as the case may be) hand on the fretboard. You can also more readily identify the melody line being played

[@lldanj]

Marc, you can slow down videos on youtube. Just click the gear in the lower right corner of the video. Very handy for learning songs.

[@marcbachman4987]

So much for me thinking I'm on the cutting edge. Believe it or not, I'm using Ubuntu /Chrome now, and there are no speed tools under the settings. Just checked, they are there in Firefox. Firefox is a bunch of slavering Progressives, I try to boycott them.

[@RebeccaSamples]

are you using nylon strings?

[@guywolff]

+Rebecca Smith I am playing the Nylgut medium set ( with a red fourth now ) ..

[@HaroldNmb]

What banjo are you playing?Great job?

[@guywolff]

@114540117771896127229 This clip I am playing a Kevin Enoch Dobsin model with Nylgut strings . All the best , Guy

[@HaroldNmb]

Guy,thanks for your reply.Being a newbie to the banjo wondering how gut strings would work or sound on a Whyte Ladie.Thanks

[@guywolff]

@114540117771896127229 The WL has a great clear tone and is great with Nylgut strings . Some find them a little quieter but I have a hard attack so its not a problem for me .. I also like a higher bridge for my playing .. Hammer ons and Pull offs have a different reaction time with a higher bridge .. None of this is woth experimenting with the first year IMHO .. All the best , Guy