The Delta Snake Review: A Music And Arts Blog
NEW REVIEW FOR THE WASHBURN BA-6 SIX STRING BANJO PLUS ARTICLES FROM THE DELTA SNAKE REVIEW ARCHIVES (REVISED IN 2022): - VINYL RECORDS-HOW SWEET THE SOUND? (JUNE 2011) - THE 60s JAPANESE GOLD FOIL PICKUP - A NEW LEGEND OR THE NEXT BEANY BABY? (MAY 2014) - WILL STREAMING DESTROY THE MUSIC INDUSTRY? THE FAIRY GODMOTHER FANTASY (JUNE 2014) Note on picture: I have the truss rod cover off to do some adjustments to the neck. GEAR REVIEW: THE WASHBURN BA-6 SIX STRING BANJO Six-string banjos have been around since the 19th Century. One of the most popular bluesmen of the 1920s, Papa Charlie Jackson, played one. The older name for a six-string banjo was "banjitar" or "ganjo" The closest modern equivalent is the four-string type mainly used in old-style jazz or Celtic folk. The four-string was a familiar rhythm instrument in 20s jazz because it could play chords, and most importantly, it was loud enough to be heard in an age without electric amplifiers. The banjo, along wit...