Banjo Hangout Logo
Banjo Hangout Logo

Premier Sponsors

  • The Murphy Method
  • Elderly Instruments - Since 1972
  • Sloan Banjos - since 1959
  • Deering Banjos
  • The only capo you will ever need.

365
Banjo Lovers Online



View banjoez's Homepage

banjoez

You must sign into your myHangout account in order to contact banjoez.

Click for Details

banjoez replied to topic 'Reissue Gibson prices' 12 days

Click for Details

banjoez replied to topic 'I can't hear the head's note. Here's how to do it!' 42 days

Click for Details

banjoez added a blog entry 'Stelling Setup' 43 days

Click for Details

banjoez replied to topic 'Quick trip to Sullivan's Banjo' 44 days

Click for Details

banjoez posted a classified ad '(untitled)' 47 days

Click for Details

banjoez replied to topic 'New JD Gold Stars' 68 days

Click for Details

banjoez replied to topic 'RB-3 Wreath on Ebay' 70 days

Click for Details

banjoez replied to topic 'Gibson vs Stelling, pot/tone ring design?' 71 days

Click for Details

banjoez replied to topic 'New JD Gold Stars' 74 days

Click for Details

banjoez replied to topic 'Selling the Stelling' 74 days

See all non-archived forum posts by banjoez

MyFeed

Banjo Contentment

Friday, October 13, 2017

Experience has taught me you don't need the top of the line, most expensive or most collectible banjo to make you happy. Even a valuable old prewar does not guarantee bliss. The best banjos are the ones you discover by culling through them and finding the tone and playability you are looking for. Don't  fall for all the hype or the herd mentality. I've owned expensive, highly promoted and highly collectible banjos that really didn't sound that much different or better than some affordable everyday banjos (some worse).  Any banjo regardless of price or pedigree can potentially be a hoss and every banjo is different even within the same batch. You just never know. Look for the banjo that speaks to you. Don't worry about the name on the peghead or how much you paid. It's your own personal satisfaction that really matters. And remember, in many ways the banjo itself is not the most important part of the equation. It's simply an extension of your own skill and playing style. Much of the tone (or lack of) comes from you.  

3 comments

Stelling Setup

Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Add Comment

It's Either Got It Or It Don't

Tuesday, February 21, 2017 5 comments

banjoez has 69 friends. View entire friends list.

declan
declanPlayers Union Member		 GoldStar81
GoldStar81		 DbBanjo
DbBanjo		 Larch
Larch
Richard Kulesh Jr
Richard Kulesh Jr		 Frisco Fred
Frisco FredPlayers Union Member		 Scott Wilson
Scott WilsonPlayers Union Member		 frailin
frailinPlayers Union Member

FriendFeed

Browse History >


Newest Videos


Rebecca


Fireball Mail - 2018 Goldstar GF100 Wreath


2018 Goldstar GF100 Wreath


Pickaway - Deering Golden Era


Big Spike Hammer


Eight More Miles to Louisville


Recording King RK85 Elite Banjo Test Drive


Santa Claus

see all >

Newest Music

New Camptown Races

Genre: Bluegrass
Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Big Spike Hammer

Genre: Bluegrass
Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Genre: Bluegrass
Playing Style: Bluegrass (Scruggs)

Fireball Mail - RK76 03-04

Genre: Bluegrass
Playing Style: Unknown/None Chosen

see all >

banjoez's Newest Playlists

Favorites

Test

Banjo Sampler

Just a bunch of banjo tunes.

see all >

Newest Photos

see all >

Playing Since: 1975
banjoez has made 11 recent additions to Banjo Hangout 

Occupation: Senior Network Engineer

Gender: Male
My Instruments:
Ones with long, skinny strings.




Classified Rating: (+43)
Rate this Member

Profile Info:
Visible to: Public
Created 7/18/2007
Last Visit 10/19/2020

Hangout Network Help

View All Topics  |  View Categories

0.703125