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Quiet Mute Banjo & Make six string banjo sound like a real banjo with Mike Williams green screen fun
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- čas přidán 26. 05. 2020
- I play guitar, but I need my Ba-Jo / Banjitar / Guitarjo / Six string banjo to actually sound good. These changed made my banjo quiet at home, smooth-sounding when I played it, impervious to feedback when plugged in and just a nicer playing instrument.
The foam is pluck & pull foam from a Pelican camera case, the pickup is a 2 dollar cigar box pickup, and the green screen is paper from Creative Memories scrapbook supplies. The total cost to do it all would be less than 20 dollars to make that 6 string banjo sound authentic.
See my real musical comedy work on this channel and at wwwMikeWilliamsComedy.com. Laugh a spell. And keep playing that banjo-ish thing you got for your birthday.
I'm sure a lot of banjo aficionados would disagree but I couldn't agree more. I do basically the same thing -- I stuffed an old child's toy behind my banjo head to mute it. Sounds so much more mellow that way.
You are a genius! I was ready to throw this Chinese banjo /guitar out the window until I watched you convert it to a true sounding banjo. Now I am going to take the China sticker off and go to my double wide pickers group. Thank you again!
You can always use Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings because they're identical in material to Banjo Strings, Nickel plated steel. The High G on a Banjitar in Nashville tuning sounds identical to that same string on a 5 String Banjo but an Octave4Plus. 006 High B will give you a Brighter sound than that which is good for Mariachi.
Mike Williams I use Electric Guitar Strings which are the same Material as Banjo Strings, & keep in mind the 6 String Banjo body tends to be a little bit wider & deeper to help those low notes speak more clearly.
Dave Matthews plays the Banjitar too, but he uses a lower pitched version of Nashville Tuning called "Raised B Tuning" aka "Baritone Nashville Tuning" with a High F# & sometimes a High B made by Octave4Plus at .006 (Same as a Standard Tuned Guitar/Banjitar with a capo on Fret 7). Aquila 154C High B Tuning Nylon Strings give your Banjitar a full Tenor Banjo range (Low B string a half step below the C of a Tenor Banjo, & the High B is a whole step above the High A of a Tenor Banjo), so you can get into the Dave Matthews vibe.
Saw you in Lehighton tonight for Care Net. Very funny.
Got home to a message telling me you had a banjo video. Here I am.
I play 5 string (learning).
Thanks for coming to the sticks - safe travels!
Mike Williams
The body of a 6 String Banjo tends to be a bit deeper than a 5 String Banjo so maybe the normal Gauge Low E & A Strings sound OK. I use Thomastik KR116 Flatwound Strings which allowed me to get a much mellower sound very akin to a Lute. I found the Lute sound on the 6 String Guitar Banjo w/ Thomastik KR116 Strings to be amazing (especially for Baroque Music) because my poor Baroque Lute is in the Shop getting new strings, new machine heads, & also a new pickup.
Mike Williams Alot of Guitarists like to use Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings on the Banjitar to get a true Banjo sound because they're identical in material to Banjo Strings, Nickel Played Steel.
The body of a 6 String Banjo is usually a little bit larger and deeper than a 5 String Banjo to help those low notes speak more clearly and it has a much mellower sound. This is that Louis Armstrong sound
Weather you have Nashville Tuning Strings with a High B or Standard Tunung Strings for Electric Guitar on a Banjitar, it'll actually sound like a Tenor Banjo or even a Plectrum Banjo when you strum. The Banjitar was used in Jazz because back in the 1920s and 30s before we had amps, we had Banjitars which were much louder in volume than Guitars due to the Drum acting like a really loud amp which made it easier to compete with the Horns.
love you man
Great playing my friend thank you
Zacc Roger the Rim of a 6 String Banjo is just a little bit deeper than a 5 String Banjo so the low notes speak clearly
Excellent video!
The Highest String from a Nashville Tuned String set is exactally the same pitch as on a 5 String Banjo at G4 (it's also a step below the High A of a Tenor Banjo).
2:32 The Banjo builders forgot to tell you this
Well done
Johnny St Cyr played one of these
Brand of Banjitar? These instruments were originally used in Jazz because you had horn players all around you, & you had to compete with them. Banjitars usually come from the factory with Nickel Wound Electric Guitar Strings to get a "True Banjo Sound" because they're identical in material to Banjo Strings. The body is usually a little bit larger to help the lower pitches resonate better, alot of 11 in Banjitars with Guitar Strings on them sound like toys.
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David Matthews uses a lower pitched of Nashville Tuning on the Banjitar called "Raised B" which is basically Baritone Nashville Tuning with a High F# (and sometimes a High B at .006 from Octave4Plus). You can use on the Banjitar Aquila 154C High B Tuning Strings which will make your Banjitar sound like a Tenor Banjo. The Low B is a semitone below the Low C of a Tenor Banjo, & the High B is a step above the High A of a Tenor Banjo.
Great ideas...
Glad you like them!
Nashville Tuning is the way to go. But there's also New Nashville Tuning which is an updated version of Nashville Tuning where instead of a Regular B String, there's now a High B.
Mike Williams 2:32 Correction: The Banjitar already has a Banjo Sound from the Banjo body, but plays like a Guitar from the same String names & tuning:czcams.com/video/QWuWvu1L1EM/video.html plus you can use a Guitar capo. Banjitars are usually shipped with Electric Guitar Strings because they're the exact same material as Banjo Strings (the 4th String in particular), Nickel Plated Steel to get a True Banjo sound.
I have 4 banjo guitars which sou d like shit and a deering good time 5 which sounds fantastic. I am going to try your solution, with maybe a little difference in the reentry ( not swapping but putting a high string instead of the 4th). I really like evrything in this video, great !
Or you could use KF110 Flatwound Strings for a Smooth Mellow sound
The sound of a Banjitar is a little bit Darker than a 5 String Banjo (even in Nashville Tuning) because the Rim is a little bit deeper to help the lower pitches resonate better. It's not so deep to where it won't fit in the case but deep enough for good Banjoey Bass end. #StayHealthy and Happy Safe New Year.
3:04 Use Nashville Tuning Strings & you're good to go
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There's this guy:czcams.com/video/MX-RaEedPX0/video.html the Guitjo (Guitar body with Banjo Neck) that uses Ball End Banjo Strings but it sounds like a Guitar cause its wood. The Banjitar on the other hand takes any Guitar String Set (Nickel Wound Electric Strings have a true Banjo sound), but has a Banjo sound. The Banjitar is typically louder in Volume than a Guitar cause the Banjo body is acting like a really loud amplifier, & that made it easier to compete with those loud blasting horns back in the 1920s and 30s.
Hello, man!
Thank you for your video!
Great idea, yours! But: when you invert the 3rd and the 4th strings for the size to get the correct 'banjo sound', you have to know that you 'lose' a string. On a real banjo you have: g-D-G-B-D. On your modified banjitar: (E-A)d-G-B-E. Don't think about the different tuning. You 'lose' a string after the 'higher', you see. In original 4 strings after the higher. On banjitar just 3 strings after the new higher. Did you try to change in size the 5th string (A) to let the 4 others (with the Nashville gauge) the same?
So I suggest changing that back to the normal Nashville tuning order.
I use Thomastik KF110 Flatwound Acoustic Strings because the Flatwound design will save the frets from scratches
If you want some Banjoey Bass end Electric Guitar strings might work because they're made out of Nickel Plated Steel.
Happy Safe New Year & #StayHealthy
Mike Williams Hi Mike & Happy Safe New Year. The 6 String Guitar Banjo (mine is a Dean) already sounds like a Banjo cause of the Banjo body. It's strung with Electric Guitar Strings which are the same material as Banjo Strings. You can use any type of String on the Banjitar to get a wide array of sounds. Johnny St Cyr played this to compete with the horns. Banjos that go lower than D3 are much older than a Banjitar such as this 7 String Banjo (2 more Bass Strings are C3 & G2):czcams.com/video/1zp8kOTYCgU/video.html & if you can see the body is larger than a normal 5 String Banjo so that the lower pitches sound more Banjoey.
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Electric Guitar Strings might also work cause the material is the same as Banjo Strings. Interestingly enough the 6 String Banjo sound (no matter the type of strings) is a little bit darker than a 5 String Banjo because the Rim is just a little bit deeper.
what is that style of banjo playing called and where can I find chords for songs like that?
Uh, don’t you mean fun with After Effects, which is for video effects.
Fun fact Electric Guitar strings sound fantastic on a Banjitar because they're identical in material to Banjo Strings, nickel plated steel.
Try using light gauge electric guitar all nickel strings .....
Hello Eastern Cowboy, Oscar Stern here. Any set of Electric Guitar Strings work too (Those Heavier Gauge Strings are optimized for Lower tunings to prevent brekage) for a good "Banjoey" low end because they're the same material as Banjo Strings being "Nickel Plated Steel" so that means they'll sound the same. Fun fact Banjos that go lower than D3 (such as those old 7 String Banjos down to G2, & the brand new Infinity 8 String Banjos down to D2) have been around for a long time before Banjitars were invented, & to achive good "Banjoey" Bass end they have a Larger body than a 5 String Banjo. The body of a 5 String Banjo is 11 inches in Diameter, where as extended range Banjos with 7 (or more) Strings, & the Banjitar the body is supposed to be at least 11 & 15/16 in. or else they'll sound like toys.
That could work cause they're identical in material.
He's doing the best he can but a 6string will never have the full bright, peppy sound of a 4 string. Oh, and what he calls the "back bell" is most commonly called the resonator.
Shouldn 't a banjo have 4 strings ?
all very confusing and complicate when you (and the commenters) talk about strings, string gauges, tuning, etc. None of it is explained in clear detail--what string, what tuning, what pitch for each string--I get a general concept, but it is very confusing here. Thanks--love your jazzy sound.
The title of your video is flawed. A 6 string banjo IS a real banjo!
A real banjo? Is a six stringer a fake banjo or something? LOL!
Try KF110 Flatwound Strings because they'll make the 6 String Banjo sound Smooth and Mellow