Hey guys. I have decided to take up the banjo. I've never been good at any musical instrument and I think it will be a healthy pastime for me to take up an instrument. I've decided on banjo simply because I love them. I was wondering if anybody knew which banjo to go for. I'm looking at an Ozark TB2 resonator standard-scale tenor banjo, which has 4 strings. I've been told that it's a good banjo for beginners. Does anybody have any expertise in the banjo industry? I'm also wondering what to learn on it. I'm aiming to eventually learn: Chicago - Sufjan Stevens Helena Beat - Foster The People Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People Dustbowl Dance - Mumford & Sons Broken Crown - Mumford & Sons There's a decent YouTube channel that a guy's made called happybanjodude. It has a few of those songs on it. If anybody has any useful banjo tips, I'd love to hear them. It'd also be cool to know if you have a talent for a random instrument.
I just have unfounded prejudices against banjos as being an instrument for rednecks and 'hicks'. I just figured I should point that out, because I really have no legitimate reason to have anything against banjos or banjo players, lol. So good luck on learning how to play. I've attempted learning several instruments myself, but I haven't had the perseverance to get good enough with any of them that it's worth mentioning.
I got second ticket then, Dustbowl Dance is one of my fav songs of all time, getting my monies worth of new album Babel too.
I'm British, so I can't fit that stereotype Also, thus far, perseverance has been my main fault. The new album is brilliant. I've listened to it like every day since it's release