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Steven Arms
Добавлен 8 дек 2014
Clawhammer Banjo banjo is awesome! I may post some lessons here. This is a new account and I am generally active on the "Old-Time & Clawhammer Banjo" group on Facebook. Keep on pickin'!
OME Tupelo - “John Browns Dream”
A fun tune played on my Florida Shop OME Tupelo. Tuning gDGbd
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Epiphone Earl Scruggs Banjo Review
Просмотров 5 тыс.Месяц назад
This is my review of the new Epiphone Earl Scruggs signature model banjo! #banjo #earlscruggs #scruggs #scruggs style #bluegrass #bluegrassbanjo #epiphone #gibson #music #review #aswingandamiss #theymissed #nogood #buyerbeware #steerclear
WIN A CUSTOM BUILT TACKHEAD BANJO!
Просмотров 2814 месяца назад
For this raffle, I’ve decided to do things a little bit different, and I am raffling off a custom built banjo, instead of one that has been pre built! Email me at clinchriverbanjoco@gmail.com or message me on Facebook by searching “Clinch River Banjo Co”
TAB Customs Strap Unboxing/Review
Просмотров 10011 месяцев назад
You all should definitely check out Tom’s work. It’s the highest quality instrument strap work I’ve ever bore witness to. The quality of work demonstrated here is rivaled by none. TAB is the BEST!
Electric Telecaster Style Banjo #0001 Compilation
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.Год назад
Electric Telecaster Style Banjo #0001 Compilation
Dr. Herringbone Tone Traveler
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Год назад
This is an unboxing and initial introduction to the Tone Traveler. I will be posting periodic videos of progress made on this guitar. Also, I apologize for the complete and utter failure of my green screen lol.
“Last Chance” played on a Kentucky Style Tackhead Banjo
Просмотров 10 тыс.Год назад
I am no fretless player, but here is a little “Last Chance” played both 2 finger and Clawhammer style on the Kentucky Style tackhead I just built. #banjo #tackheadbanjo #oldtimemusic #clawhammerbanjo #clinchriverbanjoco
Home Sweet Home D-Tuner Clawhammer Banjo
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.2 года назад
I’ve always been curious about combining Clawhammer and d-tuners, so I went and got 4 d-tuners and worked up an arrangement of Home Sweet Home. If you like the video please share! 🪕 ❤️ 🪕 ❤️ #banjo #dtuners #goldtone #goldtonebanjos #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #oldtimer #oldtimemusic #appalachianmusic #folk #america #mountains #mountainmusic #banjoist #banjo #folkmusic #folksongs #music #banj...
“Angelina’s Gone”
Просмотров 3,4 тыс.2 года назад
‼️🪕New Tune!!! Please Share !!!🪕‼️ “Angelina’s Gone” is a new arrangement I am working on. It is my twisted version of “Angeline the Baker” played in C minor. Tuning is gCGcd. Now to work on an up the neck part. #clawhammer #banjo #clawhammerbanjo #dapperdampener #goldtone #goldtonebanjos #openbackbanjo #oldtimebanjo #appalachian #appalachianmusic #mountainlife #mountainmusic
Oettinger Co. Tailpiece Review
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.2 года назад
Check out this awesome Lyndon Bespoke Oettinger tailpiece! I compare this tail to an old 1930s brass Oettinger in this video. For the absolute best quality Oettinger tail available on the market. If you want to grab one up the link to purchase is www.numonday.com/shop/lyndon-bespoke-banjo/
"Needlecase" Clawhammer Banjo Lesson
Просмотров 4,8 тыс.2 года назад
This is the first of many clawhammer banjo lessons I hope to post. I recently bought a green screen for video edits so I figured I would test it out. There was a separate video of the right hand but for some reason it would not sync up post edit. I will have to upgrade cameras to have the same frame rate before I can feature a separate angle of the right hand in my lessons. Sorry for the inconv...
Underneath all that gob of China there is a great banjo but definitely takes a very experienced banjo man to have one of these because it's a good bit of work for the common person to make these things perform as they should
Beautiful banjo playing and setting. Haunting
great job. timing is perfect. most play it too fast
Thanks for your expertise. I can attest to the tremendous value of their reissued guitar line but I am new to Banjo's. Epiphone needs to fine-tune their banjo reissue...but overall their reissue guitar line is absolutely killing it.
Sounds great. Well done.
would be nice to see a review of this banjo
Not meaning to pry but did your relationship with Gold Tone recently change? I looked for your High Moon video to compare with the Tupelo and haven't been able to find that or your old Deering comparison videos. Never quite knew whether you were a partner or just a fan of theirs but tbh given how awful GT is at promoting their own banjo lineup I've very much appreciated your content over the years ❣️ e: nvm just watched your Epiphone video lol
Thanks , gonna give it a try
Nylon strings OMG 👍
Nice! I can't tell, do you use your index or middle finger?
@@Griphos middle
@@stevenarms2879 I thought so. I'm switching back and forth. Can't seem to decide which works better.
Cool. 🏴🇬🇧
This is still much better than an Epiphone mandolin.
Ah give it a miss..
Man, Gibson is like a prostitute of its own name and legacy these days… it’s pretty sad.
i don't have an opinion about either banjo BUT you are one hell of a player.
The fact that Epiphone avoids any description of the tone ring in this banjo tells me all I need to know. Any search about the tone ring in these new Epiphones is surrounded in mystery. Their own website doesn't even list what it is. A quality tone ring should be a top selling point. Walk away from this banjo and don't look back. Glad you did this video and informed potential buyers who might have unknowingly threw money away on these new models.
I really appreciate your post here. I'm an intermediate player. Started with a Deering Goodtime but have moved up to a Gold Tone OB3, not quite a 3k instrument but for what I do, it serves me just fine. I used your video as a comparison and can see your points and where Gold Tone got it right. Thank you.
@@louGriggs1944 the OB-3 is a GREAT banjo
Gold Tone OB3 are awesome banjos. One of the best.
Sad Gibson would have went ahead with such a terribly built banjo. And if they were going to release this garbage at least have the decency to leave Earls name off it and price it much much lower.
Very nicely done.
Hey buddy here are a few comments researched off the hangout. Ill still call this new banjo " Banjo Bait " junk made for the sole purpose of tripping people into spending their money. "Trademark search USPTO shows Gold Tone as the owner of the Mastertone trademark. Also the Potter Violin Co. owns it. Gibson is not mentioned." "Gold Tone knocked off the Price patent tailpiece. They got caught and were forced to "license" it. That patent has expired and one may procure these from any Chinese vendor for barely any money. At one time they were on Aliexpress for just a few bucks shipped."
@@luminawarren8132 the new banjo from Epiphone is definitely banjo bait
Instrument companies like to come off that there are multiple factories going on when in actuality there is one plant building many brand names. Japan did this when iida in the 70s built multitides of brand names under one roof. Fender, alvarez, aria, morris, GTR, iida all built by Teruo iidas leadership. It saves money and is what companies are made of. Saving money.
@@luminawarren8132 well luckily that is not the case here. Two separate factories.
@@stevenarms2879 yes possibly however Scott supervises all those factories going back and forth in between its most likely something Scott influenced them to build.
@@luminawarren8132 I’m not sure who Scott is. But he has NOTHING to do with Gold Tone.
@@stevenarms2879 Im pretty sure he is the one who advised them to use the JLS tone ring in the "plus" end twanger. He pushes those rings. His desert rose banjos use the same ring. He may not be a GT employee but he is a floating contract consultant and he knows and has been in all the chinese factories. He also was hired by Greg to do the work for all of the recording kings. He does floating pay per build contract work w all of them. He also denies half the consulting he does so he wont get sued and he likes to attack his competition to promote his personal brand and sales. He also gets very jealous when he is told he is wrong and not telling the truth. He would most likely deny everything im saying here and call me an idiot to cover himself.
I like that you are willing to honestly expose basic banjo quality and the things that can be issues because cheap companies are terrible for trapping buyers into coerced sales. Its fraud actually.
I highly doubt that is a Gibson. Its a chinese built gold tone. "Banjo Bait " Watch out for companies who build " banjo bait ". They make one or two high quality banjos the ones that sellers play in the videos and the rest that customers buy have lower quality banjos and tone rings that weigh only 2 lbs. They do this to trap buyers into money. Gold Tone knockoff by the same chinese company. Tailpiece is goldtone no one makes those except them. Most likely Scott Zimmermans propagation of his own marketing. Possibly brass plating. You would have to break it down completely weigh the tone ring if its close to 2 lbs the tone ring is junk. You can also do a metal spectrum analysis to see if its really brass or zinc aluminum. (This is an edit because I see that you did do a magnet test and it is a steel ring which Gold Tone does make these.) An aluminum zinc ring would not hit w a magnet. The base power of any banjo will be a 3lb tone ring. The rim can even be off some but a good tone ring will over power it. Most rims will even breathe, move around, expand. A banjo neck needs to move around some it helps the neck vibrate.
@@luminawarren8132 you are 100% irrefutably incorrect. The epiphone banjos are NOT built in the same Chinese factory as goldtone. Two totally different factories.
@@luminawarren8132 that tailpiece is actually not a gold tone design. It’s a Gary Price straightline design, modeled after the old Kershners and ODE tails. Gold tone DID make some of those tails, and China has began mass producing them and passing the designs around. But the fact still stands, Epiphone is NOT using Gold Tones factory. I know this to been 100% factual.
Even if its not a Gold Tone they stole that tailpiece from them. Weigh the tailpiece w a Gold tone if weighs the same it came from the same plant. China wouldnt have multiple casting machines its too expensive. The Price tailpiece is cast totally different and Gold Tone knocked it off from Gary. The Price has sharper edges. Im almost sure its a Scott Zimmerman knock off. This is a China banjo it has all the specs. Scott did all the work for the Gold Tone upgrades. Scott swears that China only has these factories Recording King and Gold Tone/Gold Star take it up w Scott however be careful Scott gets very jealous over his builds and likes to trash talk his competition.
@@luminawarren8132 also there is absolutely no use in doing a metallurgical analysis because the tone ring is magnetic. That means it is steel.
@@luminawarren8132 banjo necks also should not move around. They should be stationary, but they should not be tightened down so much that it stifles the vibration of the neck, but they should not move.
Thanks for the very interesting review Steve, My super recording king RK36 is a top quality build with great tone and volume, do yourselves a favour and consider one instead of these instead
@@coniactive RK makes some good banjos. But I’ll stick to my Grandee. I’ve had several RK-36 and RK-35 banjos, I also had an RK-80a and an RK-85 Elite. None of those really stood where this Grandee stands. For those who just really like the Mastertone style and sound, the OB-Grandee is as close as you are going to get to a real Gibson Granada for less than $7500
The Vega line of Earl Scruggs models also were barely playable and had major issues. Scruggs knew about them in the early 60's.
Is the set-up on the banjo the same as when it came out of the box? Did you alter the set-up from the factory? I am sure there are many that are disappointed in the poor quality of this banjo after so much anticipation of the release of this banjo.
@@williamwoods4120 both these banjos came directly from the manufacturer and feature factory setups. The Epiphone is totally in shambles and really isn’t able to be set up.
Hello Steve! Thanks for this post about this thing that apparently can't be called a banjo. I have often wondered how the part will be finished. Now I know it. Hands off! I seriously wonder how someone from Earl's family comes to allow such a thing. A disgrace. Thank you for this article! Hopefully it will prevent many people from making a costly mistake. Greets and 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That’s the worst setup Iv ever seen on any new banjo.
I played one of these Epip's and I wouldn't give $500 for it! Very good information thanks for posting this!
I'm guessing these come from the same place that makes the Ibanez B200. This is known for bad heel cuts and tone rings that are not centred due to a bad rim cut - the same is true for other similar banjos rebadged from the same factory like Gewa. Those hooks look very similar to those as well. The place that made the better Morgan Monroe banjos (Morgan Monroe is out of business) and many similar banjos for the European market closed down and they were much better.
I'm a guitar picker, but own a cheap banjo gifted to me by my brother in law (RIP Morgan) years ago. It probably cost about $500 and is well put together for the money (I did have to shave the bridge). I laughed so hard at the neck joint on that Epi, SPACERS/WASHERS !! Who ever designed or engineered that neck joint and angle doesn't know how the strings oscillate along the length of the neck. No matter what stringed instrument it is, that thing will never play proper ! Sláinte
I ordered one from Epiphone. My experience was similar. The heel cut was terribly botched. There was no way to make it work without grafting wood onto the heel and completely recutting and fitting the neck to the rim. There were cheap steel washers on the hooks. It was a true piece of trash.
Wow, this is worse than I expected. What a shame. The $1200 price tag on this is an outrage. Cheap, hollow tone, cut corner after cut corner. When you mentioned the e bottle cap banjos, I knew we were heading down a bad road as those can be virtually unplayable. Great review, very thorough. Thank you for putting this out there!
I had one of these on order for quite some time from Sweetwater, but I had heard bad things about them and cancelled my order a month ago. They contacted me a week ago offering one and I declined. I’m now very glad I did. Thank you!
Very good honest review, dreadful pot to neck connection. Even at the price you'll find banjos with a better fix and fit! Unfortunately punters will buy it for the name, in no way should our beloved Earls name be put to that imposter banjo!
This doesn’t hold a candle to my RK-75 Elite which is more in the price range The Scruggs would not be in the same room as my prewar Gibson style 3! I’m sure Earl is in fact rolling in his grave😢 Thanks for a very honest evaluation.
Wow! Great tone and playing. Also, crazy "psychedelic bubbles " mute under the head
Any chances you could point me and others to a tab of your version or a version you learned from. Beautiful music.
Man, that's good! I really enjoyed that!
Slide banjo
Very useful information, cheers!
great lesson, i am just learning this tune. the intro lesson "taters" was new to me, will have to try that lol unsure what you were doing with your rt hand, will have to re-watch to get it down correctly. keep the great videos coming.
Love this style!!
I'm considering doing a raffle ticket
That sounds so frickin good! What kind kind of head and strings did you use on this?
@@SirShtrumz goat skin and Aquila classic banjo
Very Excellent. thanks
Sounds great Steven! Haven’t heard this one before, can you tell a little about where it’s from?
Learnt this beautiful tune fast thanks to your detailed breakdown. Your subtle feel will take a lifetime
Do you still have & use the Tone Traveler?
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