playing gourd banjo on a mountain in front of the Los Angeles skyline
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- čas přidán 28. 11. 2023
- This is my Gourd Banjo #18, walnut and cherry burl.
Songs played in order are: Goin' Up North, Trouble on My Mind, Pretty Polly, Cluck Ol' Hen, East Virginia, John Henry
Email me at bengreco2@gmail.com
Man I love the way the lower tuning sounds, it's oddly very somber.
Really great banjo. When the daylight shined through the sound hole the hide looked transparent.
Yes
I like your banjo style. It is flowing. The peghead flows into the neck, and the neck flows into the pot.
Great cinematography my friend, great quality.
Greetings from Brazil Ben !
You built this amazing instrument and play on like a pro. What a talented young man 👏👏👏.
Also loved the breath taking L.A view all done in 4K.
Keep up the good work my friend 👏👏👏
Thanks!!
I visited Brazil last year for a friend's wedding in Curitiba, I loved it there and hopefully can go back someday!
To think that at one time, there was some explorer or settler sitting right up there on those same mountains looking over that whole valley to the ocean without a single house in sight is pretty crazy. Maybe he even picked up his banjo while admiring the same view
I think about that a lot. There are some pictures before it was all developed, but that's obviously still after centuries of Spanish settlement. The area was pretty well populated with Tongva and Chumash, and you'd likely have seen many villages dotting the landscape, but they didn't practice agriculture so nearly all the land would have been wild. Much of the LA basin was marshland, and harbored unique ecosystems of cienegas, which are a type of very wide, very slow moving river, which basically don't exist anymore
Beautiful playing and instrument
Pickin? Check.
Grinnin? I know i am
That’s some nice pickin there.
keep up the great work sir
great as always
Awesome Ben! Absolutely love that Cherry wood brother!
This is awesome! Glad I'm not the only one who makes that face anytime they play an instrument!
haha, this is nothing you should see me when I'm not actively trying to look somewhat normal
Very nice music, and a beautiful instrument :)
You are such an amazing player. I could sit and listen to you play for hours. That banjo sounds fantastic as well, excellent work. I play bluegrass but I really love the way traditional banjo sounds and a gourd just has such a unique tone to it.
Good stuff Ben
What a beauty!
Very excellent job well done Ben, this one turned out awesome! The planetary tuners look awesome too! I like your rendition of trouble on my mind as well. By the way, do you have a solid source for gourds or do you grow them yourself?
Thanks!!
It's a tough year for gourds on the west coast I think, I haven't confirmed it but it seems like the last growing season was pretty bad. I was just talking to a guy who uses a ton of gourds to make indigenous Mexican instruments and he's having a lot of trouble sourcing gourds right now as well.
I usually get mine from Wellburn Gourd Farm but they're pretty low on stock. When I go back east to visit family I'm gonna ship some back with me, much easier to source them in the east.
Hi Ben. Would you consider doing video lessons? I really love the way you play.
Thanks! I might do a few tutorials in the future, but most of the things I play were arranged by Clifton Hicks, and he has some great lessons on his youtube if you haven't come across them already
LETS GOOOOOOO BEN!
Love it
I see those geared planetaries 😂 great choice on this one, which brand?
these were gotohs I believe, really nice
You’ve made my night completely
I’ve been studying music independently for awhile exploring music and instruments and none have fascinated me more than the banjo. The sound and feel I get from it is soul rejuvenating
I still really want to get my hands one but don’t know what my best options are. I’ve been looking at preowned ones but no luck. Do you have a shop or take commissions?
thanks so much!
I do take commissions for gourd banjos, working on getting a website up for it but my email's in the description if you want more info.
Also sometimes you can get a nice antique banjo on ebay for a good price, if you know which brands to look for. If you use nylon strings it'll give that nice oldtimey sound. My main player is an 1890's JB Schall that I got on ebay for just a little over $300 a few years ago.
What spot is this? Beautiful skyline
Verdugo Mountains in LA, exact spot is on the Old Youth Camp Trail from Stough Canyon
God bless you!
Keep on praisin’ HIM homie!
SOLI DEO GLORIA
(To The Glory Of God Alone)
Father, Son & Holy Spirit
-Ronnie
Los Angeles… or how I know her by… LOST Angeles…
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