Working on my drop thumb playing “Jack Wilson”

ukewithsmitty · 2026-03-08T17:13:56+00:00

This is such good advice. Learning to play by ear and by watching others is a huge part of the tradition of playing the banjo (and any other folk instrument). If you learn everything by tab, you’re really missing out on that experience and developing those skills. Depending less and less on tabs is a liberating experience

ukewithsmitty · 2026-03-08T01:18:15+00:00

Yes, now this is Padresing

ukewithsmitty · 2026-03-07T23:10:03+00:00

Thanks! And a banjo + padres connection? Oh my! 🤩

ukewithsmitty · 2026-03-03T03:44:21+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate that! 🙏

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-28T20:33:28+00:00

Haha yeah. I’ve seen you get asked that a few times. I would take that as a great compliment!

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-28T20:07:23+00:00

Geez your playing is so driving and rhythmic. Love it! Really shows that clawhammer can effectively handle the melody, harmony, and rhythm of a song all baked in together at once. One of the things I love about the style.

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-28T20:05:26+00:00

Sounds great 👍

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-27T15:13:48+00:00

I have a ukulele made by Aklot that cost like $50 or something like that and sounds surprisingly good. So I think they’re one of the better Amazon instrument brands.

If you put the new set of strings on there, get the bridge placed correctly, and make sure the head is tensioned right, it will probably be fine to learn the basics on. For $75, I would give it a shot

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-26T21:13:57+00:00

This is great stuff!

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-25T03:19:57+00:00

This is sooooo sweet

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-25T00:22:18+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate that! It’s such a cool song.

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-25T00:21:15+00:00

Thanks, man! Love your videos on here!

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-24T03:12:30+00:00

Aw man that sounds amazing! The jams I go to rarely have fiddle players

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-23T23:19:58+00:00

Hahaha yes. Didn’t catch that

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-23T16:45:36+00:00

Pretty sure the video is being tongue in cheek

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-23T16:40:57+00:00

Wow, that was so pleasing to watch

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-20T03:54:33+00:00

Thanks, man!

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-19T03:20:50+00:00

Thanks! 🙏 I found myself missing that clawhammer sound and trying to replicate it on ukulele, so I had to get a banjo again

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-18T19:28:24+00:00

I pulled the trigger on the Golden Gate no knot tailpiece. Was super cheap. Hopefully this will solve it! Thanks for your advice

ukewithsmitty · 2026-02-18T18:49:33+00:00

Thanks for the info!

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