Fretless Clawhammer Banjo

[@ilikevideos4868]

Some coffee and this great piece of music. Great way to start the morning. Well, off to shovel the snow now..

[@adrel666]

Thanks. Good luck with the snow shovelling 😀

[@CalmedByNature]

This sounds incredible.

[@adrel666]

Thanks 🙂

[@stevesadownpicker1519]

Lovely conversion Leon! Sounds fab! And fab playing!

[@stevesadownpicker1519]

Ment to ask what the tune is!

[@adrel666]

Bit of a mish mash, just playing around!

[@adrel666]

Thanks Steve

[@willhart7861]

Great job! I love the clawhammer sound!

[@adrel666]

Cheers Will :)

[@miguelpanta]

wow, i salute you playing fretless clawhammer, and so beautiful at taht

[@adrel666]

Thanks 😀

[@sir.preciliano4739]

Your banjos always sound so good Leon!!!

[@adrel666]

Thanks :)

[@paulgrady4183]

Looks fantastic and sounds lovely Leon,I think you could make a stick sellotaped to a tambourine sound lovely 😃👍All the best brother.

[@adrel666]

Ha ha, not sure about that! Thanks Paul

[@LadyoftheFarm]

I LOVE this banjo! Great job! Love your playing too 😉

[@adrel666]

Thanks 😀

[@jamesrasmussen9281]

Slick playin, Leon! Thanks for the music!

[@adrel666]

Cheers James, thanks for watching 🙂

[@garybowen8933]

Sounds fabulous Leon. Gorgeous fingerboard.

[@adrel666]

Thanks Gary, Ziricote is pretty unique!

[@MarkDally]

Best fretless banjo vid I've found!!

[@adrel666]

Thanks Mark 😀

[@FatimeElrgdawy]

Wow this is so good

[@ilikevideos4868]

Sounds amazing

[@adrel666]

Cheers 🙂

[@IanBartleson]

Really clean, good on ya for no mistakes!

[@adrel666]

Thanks 👍

[@timrustas6941]

Beautiful!

[@adrel666]

Thanks 🙂

[@oldjoeclark]

Sounding good Leon!

[@adrel666]

Thanks :)

[@farnorthpicker56]

Really enjoyed this!😊👍

[@adrel666]

Thanks 😀

[@peepsywaymus755]

Awesome

[@slavvings]

Tremendous. Always admired folk who can play the shit out of clawhammer. Grandpa jones is my favorite eh maybe stringbean or uncle dave

[@adrel666]

Thanks.. Yep, those guys were great👍

[@Gballpikker]

Great job!

[@adrel666]

Thanks!

[@ArareFISH]

Really nice.

[@adrel666]

Thanks!

[@zachb8012]

Damn fine playin' there. Never heard of a 6 string semi fretless before, but as a five string it looks like a nice wide fretboard for someone with sausage fingers like myself.

[@adrel666]

Thanks🙂. Yes, it made for a comfortable 5 string, especially with the nylon strings.

[@cwhamradio3515]

Amazing!

[@librandy77]

Really lovely playing, I’m saving up to buy a fretless banjo… mad cool..🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕

[@adrel666]

Thanks 😀Fretless is great fun👍

[@erich1394]

Very cool - what's it like with the wider spacing between the strings?

[@adrel666]

Thanks. The wider spacing works well with the thicker nylon minstrel strings.

[@RRRK318]

Could you know me name of this tune?

[@adrel666]

It's not really a tune, it's just something I came up with whilst testing and recording the banjo. Probably a mish mash of various tunes😀

[@nicholasdover3369]

Why is it called “claw hammer “?

[@adrel666]

Not quite sure, but think it's because the right hand is in a claw like way and the strings are hammered in a downward motion with the fingers, rather than plucked. Other names for it, are Frailing and down picking, think there is more too🥴

[@mikegager]

have you ever mentioned what you use for recording? always sounds amazing

[@adrel666]

Thanks. I just use an old Zoom H4n which I've had for 13 years, no mixing or effects are added, I plug it straight into a zoom q2n video recorder.

[@mikegager]

@@adrel666 i would of guessed you had some fancy pickup inside the banjo lol sometimes simple is better!

[@GeoffTaucer]

Beautiful!

[@adrel666]

Thanks