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Terry, our banjo-and-sometimes-bass-playing member is retiring from the spa business (which means that we're looking for a new space).

He was kind enough to keep a corner open for our stuff as long as we let him and his banjo stay in the band (ha). I recorded our last practice and this one stuck out because it's a good snapshot of our camaraderie. We take an old hit, throw in a few I and V bass notes and then see what we can do with it in a half hour.

Filmed with two Go-Pros and recorded through a new Tascam digital console. 'Kinda lost the warehouse vibe when I mixed it down. Extra Mustard will not sell platinum albums anytime soon but we're best friends.

FWIW, Terry is a gentle soul who's been playing for five years and laughs along with our ceaseless banjo jokes. We're unmerciful and will pull stunts on him like the one at 3:40 all of the time.

I have few more vids almost done. Bonus points for anyone who can guess what the "314 ft" on my t-shirt refers to.

Super fun version! Good production too! Thanks for posting!

314 ft? I don’t know, I’m Canadian... how many metres? LOL!

Regarding the shirt... Are you a Yankee fan?

Your birthday?

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The iconic right field short porch at Yankee Stadium.

The main question I find myself asking is what kind of stomp boxes a banjo player has on his pedal board? It's probably safe to say not a wah or fuzz.

toomanycats wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:15 am The main question I find myself asking is what kind of stomp boxes a banjo player has on his pedal board? It's probably safe to say not a wah or fuzz.

I have seen a couple guys with tuner pedals, but they get about as much use as a turn signal on a BMW, so who knows why they were there?

A few banjo player jokes:

You're lost in the desert and you see Bugs Bunny, a cactus, and a good banjo player. Who do you ask for directions? You might as well try the cactus, the other two are figments of your imagination.

Why do some people take an instant aversion to banjo players? It saves time in the long run.

How can you tell if there's a banjo player at your door?
They can't find the key, the knocking speeds up, and they don't know when to come in.

toomanycats wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:15 am The main question I find myself asking is what kind of stomp boxes a banjo player has on his pedal board? It's probably safe to say not a wah or fuzz.

Tuner and a boost (we keep him pretty low in the mix 'cause the banjo cuts through so hard). Sometimes I lend him a delay for this song. It works well with the beginning ding-DING-ding "lick.".

Thanks for the listen.

Man, great job on this. Seems like you guys were all having a great time.