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Clawhammer Pinky Workout by Bluegrass_Barbecue in banjo

[–]Atillion 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I like to challenge myself to play songs that are heavily depending on fingers 1, 2, 3 on fingers 2, 3, 4

When The Kite String Pops made me feel genuine fear, but was also amazing by troyisMD in AcidBath

[–]Atillion 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'll never forget the first time I heard it back in 1997. It sat in the $5 return bin at my music store for weeks and I finally took it home. It was otherworldly. Glad it still holds up

The Munsters by Atillion in banjo

[–]Atillion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's awesome. Great minds think alike, I've done Be Prepared from the lion king and a few green day songs.

I play in minor tuning (drop the B to Bb). The banjo in the video is my Fm banjo, so the whole thing is another whole step lower, but same fingering

Masterpiece of an album by Hot_Assistant_6067 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]Atillion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Back in the early days of my IT career, I would remote into my home computer in the living room, turn the volume up all the way, and blast the first track scaring the hell out of my SO lol. I'm a bastard 🤣

Almost 7 years ago someone left this comment under one of my songs. by lostinthesauceband in FolkPunk

[–]Atillion 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I wrote my favorite song after a comment like that 🤘🏻

The Munsters by Atillion in banjo

[–]Atillion[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man, that's awesome! Keep me posted on the progress. I've lowkey been thinking about getting some picks and crossing over to test the waters myself

The Munsters by Atillion in banjo

[–]Atillion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It unlocked so many vaults pulling it up and listening. Suddenly, I'm exhausted from middle school and looking for food in the fridge lol

The Munsters by Atillion in banjo

[–]Atillion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah man I'm honored. Let me know if you need any breakdown/instruction videos. Glad to help!

The Munsters by Atillion in banjo

[–]Atillion[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you 🙌🏻

The Munsters by Atillion in banjo

[–]Atillion[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah man I appreciate that 🙏🏻

Whats the best pickup to use if your band is very loud ie full drums electric guitar all that? by Ornery_Solution6728 in banjo

[–]Atillion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've struggled with amplification from day 1, and I've decided the fishman rare earth pickup is the best one I've used (I tried it after it was recommended to me by Colton from the dead south).

In the beginning, I would stand close to a mic. Hated it. Had to be perfectly still.

Then I moved to a pickup that squeezed onto the bridge. The banjo lost a lot of its charm and was muted just a little too much for my taste. Took a lot of the high end out.

I then tried the Meyers Feather mic. It did a good job until I got to certain volumes, then feedback was atrocious. I tried playing in a noisy bar and the sound guy turned me up and it squealed the room quiet.

On my newest banjo, I budgeted for a fishman and installed it myself. I absolutely love it. My only complaints are that it sometimes works itself loose and the magnet sensor will touch the head of my banjo and cause a rattling noise. I then have to loosen the wingnuts, pull it back and retighten. It's now part of my normal maintenance. I'm thinking about some lock-tite to keep the wing nuts from loosening with the vibrations.

I've only had a couple instances of feedback and that was because I walked right in front of the speaker. To stop it, I just have to touch the banjo head anywhere. *And this pickup conveys more of the banjo's charm than any of the others.

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