www.meetup.com/Baltimore-Blueg
rass/
Playing Since: 2007
Experience Level: Purty Good
Interests:
[Jamming] [Socializing]
Occupation: IT Manager
Gender: Male
Age: 55
My Instruments:
Davis Vintagetone VT-3 (mahogany)
late 70s Aria
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Dave Asti, Flea, Eddie Van Halen, Chris Thile, Steve Martin, Mike Munford <br><br> ...oh and that Scruggs guy
Classified Rating: (+4)
Rate this Member
Profile Info:
Visible to: Public
Created 2/19/2008
Last Visit 10/12/2020
I'm a long time guitar player recently converted to banjo. I'm playing just about anything I can get my hands on to help me get more comfortable on this instrument. I play with a network of friends who perform as Edgar Allan & the Poe Boys, but I'm happy to play with just about anyone I can. I'm lucky to have a couple good friends in my neighborhood who play bluegrass instruments and I feel very fortunate that there are a number of very talented bluegrass musicians in the Baltimore area. It's pretty easy to pick things up playing with just about anyone around here.
<br><br>
Some of my favorite products are...
<br><br>
1) Fingerpicks - Showcase 41s (best pop I've played and fairly comfortable) <br>
2) Thumbpicks - Dunlop Zookies (a lot less scratch than most), BlueChips (JD Version) absolutely no scratch problems, but kind of expensive<br>
3) Straps - the Neotech super and mega strap models (It really makes your banjo feel only half as heavy) <br>
5) Slow Down Software - Transcribe! - great UI and nice audio effects help make learning riffs fairly easy <br>
6) Tone Enhancer - Banjomate Tone Enhancer - from Little Mountain Music. It really adds a noticeably deeper sound to your banjo. Subtle but fuller.
