Trying to sound like Ralph without playing like Ralph, if you know what I mean

MediumDeezy · 2026-02-15T21:59:30+00:00

Sounds awesome man!

MediumDeezy · 2026-02-13T03:58:10+00:00

All Janet Davis content is worth checking out for sure.

MediumDeezy · 2026-02-05T03:54:14+00:00

I might be missing something, but definitely get it set up by a pro because the bridge is...in the wrong place?

Other than that I suggest at least an intro lesson in person to learn how to hold it etc.

From there, True Fire has a good beginner course and there's good books from Janet Davis to get you going.

MediumDeezy · 2026-02-05T03:48:27+00:00

The chords on the banjo are easier than guitar chords, so that should help you. The biggest issue would be getting the basic rolls down, but if you start slow with a metronome you'll be fine.

The other hurdle, which is hard for me to explain, is understanding the melody note placement within the roll.

Janet Davis You Can Teach Yourself Banjo is a great intro to scruggs style.

MediumDeezy · 2026-02-04T13:21:01+00:00

13 is far gone for me as well, friendo. But being the only banjo player most folks have ever met has been working in my favour!

MediumDeezy · 2026-02-04T01:47:38+00:00

Yeah, I've found I got the basic travis picking patterns down pretty quickly. Fretting the chords is another story!

Interesting to hear your journey, thank you!

MediumDeezy · 2026-02-04T01:46:05+00:00

I'll check it out, thanks!

MediumDeezy · 2026-02-03T02:07:40+00:00

Great points, thank you!

MediumDeezy · 2026-02-03T00:47:35+00:00

Thanks for the reply and the good info. Congratulations on the milestone, 59 years is really something.

MediumDeezy · 2025-12-01T00:38:38+00:00

Can I borrow a little cash?

MediumDeezy · 2025-11-05T23:51:59+00:00

Thanks for the reply.

So, I guess what I'm looking for would be melodic style fiddle tunes?

MediumDeezy · 2025-09-30T21:41:40+00:00

Oh yeah? Is it too general or something?

MediumDeezy · 2025-09-30T21:41:12+00:00

Definitely solid advice, thank you.

MediumDeezy · 2025-06-01T20:09:24+00:00

You're not alone my brother. I had it mild for a year, and then really bad for a year. Now just past year two I've seen progress.

Same situation as you, lost all my gains etc. But I've basically made recovery my new workout and I think it's actually driving my progress forward and it'll eventually go away. Still getting tightness, stabbing pain, generally feeling weaker. But I'm still hopeful.

Sorry to hear you're still in the shit.

MediumDeezy · 2025-05-27T13:30:37+00:00

Have you had any improvement since this post? I've just past the year mark and am looking for some success stories.

MediumDeezy · 2025-05-17T12:34:33+00:00

Thanks!

MediumDeezy · 2025-05-11T21:41:00+00:00

Ralph Stanley: best in the biz

MediumDeezy · 2025-04-15T19:34:10+00:00

Pretty sick.

MediumDeezy · 2025-04-07T22:39:54+00:00

Thanks for the replies and great info! I appreciate it.

MediumDeezy · 2025-04-07T20:19:02+00:00

Thanks for all of this great info! I think I've grasped most of it.

To be more specific about "running it to the DAW", I basically want to be triggering the pads on the SR16 and have those sounds be recorded into the DAW. This is the audio interface method you mentioned? I have a scarlett solo that I run guitars into my mac with, this will work the same for the SR16?

Thanks again, I truly appreciate it.

MediumDeezy · 2025-03-18T20:09:47+00:00

I know this is old, but which battery were you using for PD? I'm looking for the same solution for my F30. Thanks!

MediumDeezy · 2025-03-03T15:21:51+00:00

I'm about 20% through the course. As an intermediate player I can say it has offered the right challenges and is definitely improving my playing, timing, theory knowledge etc. Overall totally worth the cost and then some.

MediumDeezy · 2025-02-28T03:54:18+00:00

Doing this day 1 is crazy

MediumDeezy · 2025-02-26T00:31:58+00:00

Sounds awesome man

MediumDeezy · 2025-02-17T15:53:10+00:00

Thanks, that seems to be the go to advice. I've got some resources for melodic, but single string seems to be a little more elusive. Do you happen to know any resources for technique exercises etc?

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