I accompanied a singer in a live performance recently, mostly on guitar, but I played OM on one song. Later, I heard someone in the audience refer to the OM as, "...that Banjo thingy!"
I accompanied a singer in a live performance recently, mostly on guitar, but I played OM on one song. Later, I heard someone in the audience refer to the OM as, "...that Banjo thingy!"
Actually, now 6Guitars
I have often heard people refer to a mandolin as a ukulele. But banjo is a real stretch.
Dave Schneider
It's always good when dealing with the TSA folks at the airport to point to your case and say "banjo thingy."
I have been hearing comments like that since I first picked up a mandolin 48 years ago.
Best encapsulated by the person who asked me: "Can you play Duellin' Banjos on that ukulele?"
Nothing much has changed.
Bren
My mandolin has often been called "that banjolukee"
Heresy. "Everyone" (99.9% of the GP) knows it's a little guitar thingy.
But have some empathy. When you're packing that LGT in a round-bodied banjo case, even folks relatively in-the-know are prbly thinking 'banjo' - until you pull it.
RE flying/TSA: When I used to fly with bouzouki (What?! Did you say bazooka?!) and concertina, the image under x-ray only exacerbated greater suspicions...
i love to play my 1890-ies mandolinetto outdoors. people come and ask, "your ukulele sounds like a mandolin, very strange!", and I answer "because it is and always was a mandolin!", great way to connect with people. I can play my gibson mandolin or my octave all day and nobody will bat an eye. (i do not do banjos, too heavy).
My banjo thingy
Its not a backwards guitar.
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