How to Drop-Thumb the Banjo
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2019
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Clifton Hicks teaches how to "drop-thumb" the old-time banjo way.
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THANK YOU! Finally somebody gets down to the bone of drop thumb. Others put TMI in 15 minutes. You put in 4 minutes exactly what I needed to see and learn. The rest will take care of itself. Well done!
and he even had time to get sidetracked halfway through 😂
Hope this awesome video doesn’t literally get down to your thumb bone- that would not be a pretty picture
damn nylon strings actually sound pretty good on banjo
Most straight to the point man on YT
Thanks for putting this out.
I just decided to watch this. And I've never Playing overhand for a while. I never needed a lesson for drop thumb I just did it and thought I was the only one. But I then saw Clif
That was super helpful! Thank you!!
Great sounding banjo!
I love it! Try it a thousand times!!! You got a belly laugh out of me! I’m so scared to try this, but you explained it well. Playing Ole Molly Hare and I know it would just sound better with that drop thumb. Just scared to try it! 😂 I’ll git to it now! Thanks 🙏
Thanks this is very clear and very helpful great stuff.
That’s a terrific ‘show me how ‘tutorial.maybe I would have got to this idea of starting on the second string first eventually , anyway this work for me,thanks Clifton
It’s clear in the video that you’re really digging for the inner string, getting it on the meat of your thumb, before popping it like you’re flicking a lighter. When I was just learning drop thumb, I was too tentative, basically just grazing the string. I had the same problem with the 5th string, too, come to think of it.
I struggle with that as well. It has helped my form to strike down on the strings though.
Excellent. Greatly Appreciated. Respect. STP
Great video and thank you for posting it. Are those nylon strings? They sound like it. If so, what kind are they and where can I buy them.
_New_ Nylgut Strings 👉🏿 AquilaUSA.com
No. 17 Nylon Strings 👉🏿 LaBella.com
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How about a video of when to frail and when to drop. You mix it up nicely.
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I've often heard you do a ghost note (or muted click sound) on that note before the thumb plucks its string. Are you doing that muting with your left hand or your right hand? It adds a real nice percussive feel and accentuates the coming thumbed note.
Christopher, I _think_ that's the extra fingers (middle, ring, pinkie) on my right hand doing a lazy, muted brush that winds up only hitting a couple of strings with an abrupt *click.
Where ya been hiding this one, Clif?😁
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what the name of that tune you were playing right at the beginning?
"The Devil Song" learned from Bobby McMillan. gCGCD
I have not tried to start off with a drop yet. I'll see if I can do that, LOL. Time for me to restring, especially since I have been using an old pack of guitar strings I had laying around. Would you mind sharing the type you use?
I think Aquila "nylgut" on that banjo.
What tuning do you generally use on a nylon strung 5?