Great job Mark! Do you have people around you getting annoyed when you practice for a long time? My "hack" for playing loud and not being shy about it is to wear in-ear headphones, and I can also listen to metronome clicks. BTW, the Scruggs' book Foggy Mountain Breakdown seems to have a slide from 1st to 2nd fret on the 4th string, not a hammer-on. Did you also learn the up the neck part?
@@Archie3D At this point it’s just me and the wife in the house. She’s really accommodating, but one of our dogs goes to the opposite end of the house when I pick up the banjo. That said, if my wife is working or watching tv, I do what I can to “keep it down”. Using a mute or stuffing the pot with a towel and using Bluetooth headphones to pipe in the metronome or backing tracks is my go-to, so I’m right there with you. I have not tried learning the up-the-neck part yet. I’m using Eli Gilbert’s arrangement for Foggy Mountain Breakdown, which uses a hammer-on. I still need to get Scruggs’ book
@@2000HoursofBanjo Haha, my wife closes all the doors on me when I am practicing. Thank you for sharing your experience, your videos make me feel less lonely with my struggles of learning banjo (not that many banjoists here in the UK).
@@Driving_while_piping Yes, I don’t think you need a resonator banjo for learning bluegrass. The Goodtime is very good quality and puts out a really good sound. I doubt I’ll ever get rid of my Goodtime. Besides, if I ever decide to start learning clawhammer the Goodtime will be perfect for that, too.
Excellent tune!
Great job Mark! Do you have people around you getting annoyed when you practice for a long time? My "hack" for playing loud and not being shy about it is to wear in-ear headphones, and I can also listen to metronome clicks. BTW, the Scruggs' book Foggy Mountain Breakdown seems to have a slide from 1st to 2nd fret on the 4th string, not a hammer-on. Did you also learn the up the neck part?
@@Archie3D At this point it’s just me and the wife in the house. She’s really accommodating, but one of our dogs goes to the opposite end of the house when I pick up the banjo. That said, if my wife is working or watching tv, I do what I can to “keep it down”. Using a mute or stuffing the pot with a towel and using Bluetooth headphones to pipe in the metronome or backing tracks is my go-to, so I’m right there with you. I have not tried learning the up-the-neck part yet. I’m using Eli Gilbert’s arrangement for Foggy Mountain Breakdown, which uses a hammer-on. I still need to get Scruggs’ book
@@2000HoursofBanjo Haha, my wife closes all the doors on me when I am practicing. Thank you for sharing your experience, your videos make me feel less lonely with my struggles of learning banjo (not that many banjoists here in the UK).
Would you recommend the goodtime banjo still for new players even it they want to focus on bluegrass?
@@Driving_while_piping Yes, I don’t think you need a resonator banjo for learning bluegrass. The Goodtime is very good quality and puts out a really good sound. I doubt I’ll ever get rid of my Goodtime. Besides, if I ever decide to start learning clawhammer the Goodtime will be perfect for that, too.