![]() You usually think of a 4-string with Irish music or Traditional Jazz (Dixieland), but these banjos are really quite versatile. This banjo is used for some of the liveliest musical choices…the kind of music that gets toes tapping and hands clapping. There are books, DVDs, charts, free YouTube videos, and it is usually easier to find a 5-string banjo teacher…though finding a banjo teacher in the first place can sometimes be challenging! There are any number of good teaching materials out for 5-string banjo. Usually tuned to open G (G,D,G,B,D) tuning, with the use of a capo and some sort of 5 th string capo device, you can pretty much choose your tuning on this banjo to fit your song. Pretty much any kind of music you want to play. Be it openback or resonator, this banjo can be used for bluegrass, country, gospel, jazz, folk, rock,classical. The standard 22-fret, 5-string banjo with a scale length of 26 ¼” is one of the most versatile banjos you could ever play. We will focus today on scale and type of music, but always with the thought that you are the arbiter of the kind of music you like to play best on your banjo. We have different tonal woods, different tone rings, different banjo heads, different pickups installed, and different scale lengths. I counted 70 standard models - but they are not all alike. We make so many 5-string banjos here at Deering. While you should never be limited by your instrument in choice of music, there are certain scales that work better for various kinds of music and it is this we will be discussing today. ![]() Well, that is “sort of right” but within those choices there are also a number of scale lengths to choose from. Many folks think that there are just 5-string and 4-string banjos. Eating at a new exotic restaurant is fun, but it can be sometimes be a bit confusing to know which entrée you will like the best! Choosing your first banjo or choosing one that best suits the kind of music you want to play can sometimes be that confusing! ![]()
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