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Planet X posted:Accomplished Austin artist Joe Sundell Ha! I grew up with Joe and his family. They run a mean restaurant in Little Rock. I just picked up a banjo after putting it down about 10 years ago. I also dabble around with a dobro and spend most of my time on a guitar or mandolin/octave mandolin. Haven't seen much mention of newgrass type stuff in here, like Bela Fleck or Leftover Salmon. Here's Andy Thorn killing it on one of their new songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSHqJRcvntQ I caught them a few months ago and he's what inspired me to get back into pickin. edit: Also, Drew Emmitt kills it on the mandolin pretty much all the time.
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Looking for advice here. I'm upgrading from my Epiphone MB-100 learner banjo to a resonator. I'll probably stay in the $500 range. So far, I've tried out the Recording King RK-R20 and really like it. What are anyone's thoughts on that particular model? What are other similar-level and similarly priced models I should consider in the Gold Top and Deering lines?
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I played the Savannah next to the RK and didn't like it as much. I like the tone ring, tuners, 4 - 6 or whatever additional hooks, and overall aesthetics of the RK, and the sound was a good bit louder. The RK is $489 with a gig bag, $500 with a hard case. I really like this shop and owner, he's got tons of neat old Harmony/Kay, Silvertone, Supro, etc stuff. He also said he might do a partial trade on my fretless Jazz Bass. So at some level, I want to give him business just because I really dig his business approach and his collection of neat poo poo. HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Jul 26, 2015 |
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Hollis Brownsound posted:No problem, between shipping to me and shipping to you, any money I make would be totally negligible anyway, I just try to do goons a solid if I can. I do appreciate the offer. You got a hookup on Alaska picks by any chance? Oh, and just to clarify, I take it the RK is a Good Banjo? HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 02:13 on Jul 27, 2015 |
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Now that I look around, Alaska picks are plentiful and cheap. I had it in my head that they weren't available in the US. What is sizing like? Can they be reshaped with hot water or a similar method?
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I went ahead and traded my fretless bass and some cash for a new RK-R20. Got a nice case upgrade and a nice leather strap because I had a good case with the bass. I didn't get much time to play last night, but I love the poo poo out of that banjo. Any goon in northern Colorado should check out Woodshed Music in Fort Collins. The guy what runs it is super chill, no pressure at all, and seems to be super knowledgeable. He's got a bunch of mandolas, lutes, cuatros, weird one-off basses made from driftwood and poo poo, and probably 30 guitars, banjos, and mandolins from the Kay/Harmony/Supro families. Plus new Alvarezes. Good poo poo. Does anyone here use Butterfly Picks? Thoughts? HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Jul 28, 2015 |
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Crossposting:HenryJLittlefinger posted:I'm watching Sarah Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O'Donovan right now. Sarah Jarosz has played four different instruments in as many songs and is a loving good musician. Holy poo poo. Also they're all playing into a single condenser mic that Noam Pikelny loaned them last minute. Seriously classy ladies.
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Planet X posted:Where at? Fayetteville Roots Fest in Arkansas. It's been a drat good weekend of music so far.
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Squiggle posted:Great! I'm encouraged to keep looking for A-bodies, then. Where in the front range are you?
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Squiggle posted:Louisville/Boulder, specifically If you get up to Fort Collins, check out Woodshed Music. Paul, the dude that runs the place, has always got a handful of lefty instruments. He's big into mandolins and banjos, too. Lots of other weird stuff too, especially basses. Victor Wooten stopped in there a while back, I can only assume because of the strange bass collection.
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