I have a DAD-tuned Strumstick that my dear sister bought for me in Appalachia about five years ago, and I have really enjoyed messing about with it. I use a pick for both strumming and picking, and a mixture of the two. I have found it best as an accompaniment instrument to fiddle and box, as it is really a three string banjo. The remarkable thing about it is the enormous volume that such a tiny body chucks out.