The Banjitar

I'm typing this in "simple view" to see if this is like a happy medium where I can back space and correct my spelling and also put in paragraph spacing. We'll see how that goes.

Anyway, I have this thing I think I mentioned in my last post: a banjitar. I often call it a banjo, but the manufacturer calls i t a banjitar. Basically it is a guitar neck put on a snare drum. By that I don't mean to knock the construction of it at all, but that is the real rough idea of what it is. <br/> <br/>

A real banjo woul d have four strings, or a d a fifth somewhere around fifth fret. I think it is tuned more like a violin than a guitar. I can't speak for other differences because I've never played a real banjo before. Instead I have this Banjitar, by Gold Tone which I ordered from Southpaw Guitars in Houston Texas, sight unseen.<br/> <br/>

I've practiced with it a lot off and on. It is a lot of fun. I don't do "banjoesque" type stuff on it, but I do love the way my fingerpicking and blues playing sound on it. I even love the way the classicals stuff sounds on it. It is alot of fun. <br/> <br/>


I played it last week with a friend who I will by playing a show or two with once get our act together and he sets a date.  I think we were both surprised at how many things it fit well in, maybe he more than I because I've been fooling with it for a while and he only heard it that night.

Last night was a birthday party of another friend, a guy I used to play in a band with like 9 years ago.  I brought along the Banjitar and the classical.  I only took out the classical whiile everyone else took breaks, something that might happen a lot more often in the future.

Anyway, the banjitar was a huge hit.  I would not be surprised if they get two orders within a week or two.  I had a lot of fun, and I got nothing but compliments on the sound of it.  

So, after lastnight and last week I'd say the Banjitar is just about ready for prime time.