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16 Aug 18 - 02:30 AM (#3944265) Subject: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: GUEST Does anyone know how did Roscoe achieve such a banjo-ish sound on his guitar? The only thing i managed to find is that he used a GGDGBD tuning for his guitar. Any information on chords or strumming patterns he used? Thanks! |
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16 Aug 18 - 04:36 AM (#3944288) Subject: RE: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: GUEST Got any examples? Here you can see pretty clearly what he is doing, and he is obviously using standard tuning, but then I don't think this sounds much like a banjo: Roscoe Holcomb, Graveyard Blues |
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16 Aug 18 - 05:14 AM (#3944293) Subject: RE: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: Roger the Skiffler On Youtube there are also clips of him playing banjo. RtS |
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16 Aug 18 - 03:24 PM (#3944443) Subject: RE: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: GUEST Of course he is very well known as a banjo player ... I assume the original GUEST did not just mistake his banjo playing for guitar. |
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17 Aug 18 - 02:49 AM (#3944530) Subject: RE: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: The Sandman he plays thumb melody style on banjo, which often involves using first string as a drone, as well as fifth. more or less something similiar ion guitar but leaves 5 string out, this works in g tuning and sawmill dgcd, sawmill can be adapted for guitar dgdgcd |
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24 Aug 18 - 09:20 AM (#3946009) Subject: RE: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: GUEST Thanks a lot,sandman!isn't the dgdgcd tuning going to rip my strings? |
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24 Aug 18 - 09:29 AM (#3946014) Subject: RE: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: GUEST,guest molasses No, use lightgauge or medium light.You are tuning down apart from second B |
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24 Aug 18 - 12:38 PM (#3946040) Subject: RE: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: GUEST Sorry,quite a Newvomer here,you mean I'll have to change strings with lighter ones? |
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24 Aug 18 - 12:56 PM (#3946044) Subject: RE: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: GUEST,Cj Just retune the strings you have. So eadgbe To dgdgcd Very small changes |
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24 Aug 18 - 10:24 PM (#3946114) Subject: RE: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: GUEST,harpgiddyup Ask Pete Peterson |
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25 Aug 18 - 10:37 AM (#3946186) Subject: RE: Playing style of Roscoe Holcomb (Guitar) From: GUEST Yep,i have tried it and it is the DGDGCD,Only With a little modification i made,which sounds nice :DGDGDD Sounds more banjo-ish |