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stanleyfan01 - Posted - 08/04/2009: 14:47:16
They have them for Rock, and other genres..do they make on for bluegrass? I already know about Band in a Box.
PRAISE THE LORD
erstokke - Posted - 08/04/2009: 15:40:47
As there are no drums in bluegrass, there are no bluegrass drum machines. But every ordinary drum machine can be programmed to play a simple polka-type rhythm where you can adjust speed for practicing.
I have the top og the line BOSS DR-880. It is the closest thing to the sound of a real drum kit. But just for practicing as an alternative to a metronome, you can probably do with a less expensive machine.
My banjo is pre-war. Pre the next war
Jan Erik from Norway
mike gregory - Posted - 08/04/2009: 18:45:51
The electronic keyboard, Casio CTK-431, has 99 different rhythm patterns, one of which is "Bluegrass".
It can be speeded up or slowed down.
And, if you want to get REALLY fancy, you can set it on the floor, put the selector switch on ONE FINGER CHORD, mark the keys you need (maybe with a small wood block held in place by removeable adhesive) and tap the chord changes with your TOE while the banjo does the rolls and licks.
There are a LOT of keyboards like that, on the market.
=):{ )
Mike Gregory, Banjo Maker Infraordinaire
When I say my instruments are as good as anything Gibson or Martin ever made,
I mean MEL Gibson and DEAN Martin!
My banjos can be seen on my own website
http://littlebanjos.lunare.net
See me & my SQUARED EEL banjo on the Y''all tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97EfvhFgRBY
intune - Posted - 08/04/2009: 19:02:52
VanBasco's karaoke player works well, and it's free. It's a simple enough rhythm maker with adjustable speed and key. I use it all the time.
http://www.vanbasco.com/karaokeplayer/
RB3
banjoscotty - Posted - 08/05/2009: 04:51:35
I have the Digitech RP-250
Works great, $150
And the banjo said;
Why is everybody always pickin on me?
Edited by - banjoscotty on 08/05/2009 04:53:08
ibgrimme - Posted - 08/05/2009: 08:02:22
Great name for a band
Emily Dickinson wore white when going out.....
mike gregory - Posted - 08/05/2009: 13:55:03
I agree "Syncopated Looper" would be a good name for a band.
Might accidentally sell a few tickets to Cindy Lauper fans.
But, it might be BETTER to have a duo called "Works Great, $150", since youd each get $75 a show.
Brian T - Posted - 08/05/2009: 16:17:04
I bought a used DR660 for $100. It helps my pick timing and goes a long way to making practices an enjoyable
form of entertainment. Cripple Creek bossanova is cool.
We do not know where we are going.
Nor do most of us care.
For us, it is enough that we are on our way.
Le Matelot
Brian T - Posted - 08/06/2009: 08:24:57
I will this winter, Mike. As you suggested above, I looked high and low for a keyboard with a built-in drum machine but they were all above my tiny budget.
I would have far more appreciated such a beast but it was not to be.
We do not know where we are going.
Nor do most of us care.
For us, it is enough that we are on our way.
Le Matelot
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