Kingwilkie - Posted - 01/11/2025:  15:02:54

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Had a little fun today plugging my banjo into my Cry Baby wah pedal. I was inspired by Ruben's Wah Wah by Tony Trischka. Anyone else ever try this?

eagleisland - Posted - 01/11/2025:  16:34:47

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Had a little fun today plugging my banjo into my Cry Baby wah pedal. I was inspired by Ruben's Wah Wah by Tony Trischka. Anyone else ever try this?

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No, I haven't, though I'll admit it was an interesting sound.

I am kinda curious how you plugged the CryBaby into your neuromuscular system... line-level output from the board or something? Because every time you stomped on the pedal, the right corner of your mouth lifted!

Old Hickory - Posted - 01/11/2025:  18:04:00

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Anyone else ever try this?

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Not exactly this. But for one gig with my college country-rock band, I strung up and tuned my Kalamazoo electric guitar like Sonny Osborne's 6-string banjo: That is, I had a thin string in 6th position tuned up to G, guitar fifth string tuned to low G, then 4 through 1 tuned like a banjo (which of course is guitar with 1st down to D).

Used it for one number. We opened with Foggy Mountain Breakdown. I played one of the solos through a wah-wah.

Not really banjo. And wasn't very good. We never did it again.

Kingwilkie - Posted - 01/11/2025:  18:22:15

eagleisland

Yeah its the new Neuralink pedal board interface lol. I'm afraid I have that tick whether I am playing with a pedal or not, my band mate says I actually make a small barley audible noise. Keith Jarrett does something similar, unfortunately that is were the comparisons between us ends 

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Originally posted by Kingwilkie

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Had a little fun today plugging my banjo into my Cry Baby wah pedal. I was inspired by Ruben's Wah Wah by Tony Trischka. Anyone else ever try this?

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No, I haven't, though I'll admit it was an interesting sound.

I am kinda curious how you plugged the CryBaby into your neuromuscular system... line-level output from the board or something? Because every time you stomped on the pedal, the right corner of your mouth lifted!

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eagleisland - Posted - 01/11/2025:  18:52:20

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eagleisland

Yeah its the new Neuralink pedal board interface lol. I'm afraid I have that tick whether I am playing with a pedal or not, my band mate says I actually make a small barley audible noise. Keith Jarrett does something similar, unfortunately that is were the comparisons between us ends 

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My favorite Keith Jarrett album is "The Koln Concerts." There are some no-doubt inadvertent vocalizations here and there. They bother me not, because the music is so beautiful, and he seems to be reacting to his own astonishment.

Tractor1 - Posted - 01/11/2025:  18:56:10

I-ve tried about all of the effects over the years--a banjo is awfully treble for the range of a volume pedal but it can be and still is fun--

Kingwilkie - Posted - 01/11/2025:  19:36:08

I'm right there with you, that album is an hour and six minutes of pure inspiration. Also like "The Melody at Night With You" when I'm feeling melancholy. 

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eagleisland

Yeah its the new Neuralink pedal board interface lol. I'm afraid I have that tick whether I am playing with a pedal or not, my band mate says I actually make a small barley audible noise. Keith Jarrett does something similar, unfortunately that is were the comparisons between us ends 

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My favorite Keith Jarrett album is "The Koln Concerts." There are some no-doubt inadvertent vocalizations here and there. They bother me not, because the music is so beautiful, and he seems to be reacting to his own astonishment.

 

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Tractor1 - Posted - 01/12/2025:  04:08:19

From time to time I like to put this on during chores

Fathand - Posted - 01/12/2025:  05:09:03

I enjoyed Peter Wernick's playing through a phase shifter.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=yHBtk1UEi2U

m.youtube.com/watch?v=dM7W-Nig8GQ

Pick-A-Lick - Posted - 01/12/2025:  06:52:48

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Had a little fun today plugging my banjo into my Cry Baby wah pedal. I was inspired by Ruben's Wah Wah by Tony Trischka. Anyone else ever try this?

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Good video! It's fun to experiment with new ideas and the old Cry Bay pedal sure adds a new dimension to an old song!

I no longer have a Cry Baby or Fuzz Box since I went all acoustic, but I have experimented with a variety of effects pedals including compression and an old Ibanez Tube screamer, none of which were very banjo compatible in my opinion.

I do find using a Fishman pickup and a Fishman Aura Spectrum Acoustic Imaging +DI (that I use for acoustic guitar) produce interesting options which could be useful in a given situation, but I mostly find the straight-up, unplugged, plunkty banjo sound to my liking. 

Edited by - Pick-A-Lick on 01/12/2025 06:58:03

Bklyngeezer - Posted - 01/12/2025:  08:31:14

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Originally posted by Kingwilkie

Anyone else ever try this?

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Not exactly this. But for one gig with my college country-rock band, I strung up and tuned my Kalamazoo electric guitar like Sonny Osborne's 6-string banjo: That is, I had a thin string in 6th position tuned up to G, guitar fifth string tuned to low G, then 4 through 1 tuned like a banjo (which of course is guitar with 1st down to D).

Used it for one number. We opened with Foggy Mountain Breakdown. I played one of the solos through a wah-wah.

Not really banjo. And wasn't very good. We never did it again.

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"Not really banjo. And wasn't very good. We never did it again. " This is the best line I've heard in a while, thanks for the smile