Blending Guitar and Banjo Techniques with Noam Pikelny | Reverb Interview

Punch Brothers' banjo whisperer, Noam Pikelny, talks about the "weird feedback loop" that exists between his banjo craft and his study of the guitar over the years.
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[@CoolEditz]

It became clear that if I wanted to have any friends, I had to get out the banjo...... Well that's one thing I thought I'd never hear

[@nicandknacksandseans]

ITS BIZARRO WORLD

[@TristanPinkham]

Noam is such a phenomenal player.

[@ericabernathy4095]

Tristan Pinkham Well said!

[@arnie2455]

I want that tone from my guitar it’s so sweet and smooth!

[@choppytde6030]

Guitar is standard tuned EADGBE, Banjo is standard tuned GDGBD, drop the high E on a guitar to a D and you can do some pretty cool banjo runs minus the G drone

[@welizards664]

I love the sound of the banjo

[@Terribleguitarist89]

Champaign Illinois? I grew up just down the road..
Small world

[@BoyajianDon]

Awesome! I've been working on "My tears don't show" this week. Such a great arrangement. I love Noam! I would love to meet him one day and pick his brain! Brilliant musician and seems like such a great guy!

[@chrisbowsman]

Catch one of his solo shows. He'll probably come out and chat afterward, and you'll see a performance that'll knock your head off.

[@Jack458111]

He has a great sense of humor.

[@killat0r]

What microphone is being used here for the Banjo? The one in the frame? It looks and sounds great!

[@dannoharlski]

Interesting to see him play a top tension banjo. I have a Lane top tension banjo that is a real collectors item. R.H. Lane made about 40 banjos total, and the one I have is one of his earlier ones. I play clawhammer banjo, so I'm using an old Vega Tubaphone. I'm thinking about selling the Lane, but would need to get a good price for it because of it's rarity.

[@simon_patterson]

Love to hear him play banjo more

[@daveandrews6670]

Also a great guitar player, just the guitar style I like,aswell as banjo too of course.

[@thescowlingschnauzer]

What's the bit he plays at the end? Sounds great.

[@dakotaholdenmusic8390]

Think it is off of his new solo album

[@dangxious]

Yep. It's a track called Waveland off his new album.

[@davetheserious677]

that was awesome

[@ryankelly2851]

Amazing musician 👍 what's the guitar song he plays during this video?

[@coltonsipp8284]

Ryan Kelly Waveland, great song.

[@the_eternal_student]

Would early banjo players have been familiar with the guitar?

[@CORRDiesel]

hes a saint

[@babineaunicolas]

What's the banjo mic?

[@alexh7336]

Dang, can anyone tell me what are some records i should check out with that kinda guitar playing?

[@mistyautumnwoods]

Chet Atkins would be the big one

[@SeeMick1]

This was the only time that banjos made friends and influenced people. Ever.

[@bobthabuilda1525]

Actually not at all, this was pretty much my exact experience whenever I got into rock music. There were already a million guitarists better than me in my area, but when I started playing Zeppelin tunes on a banjo every rock guy in town wanted to jam with me. lol

[@hannahjohnson4836]

No sir!! Every time I meet a banjo player, I make friends with him!! :D

[@thepipejunkie8359]

I've got a lot of friends who I would never have met if I didn't play banjo!!

[@maxwellfan55]

Good job banjo players are in shorter supply, only remember always tune it GOOD guys, we're already discriminated enough!

[@maxwellfan55]

Ditto bagpipes...

[@jerrymartinez2160]

😐😶😶

[@jerrymartinez2160]

but that's not a Telecaster. that's a G&L

[@chromaticswing9199]

Close enough. Same roots

[@chetduke1900]

I'd take a G&L over some of the newer Telecasters. Plus, Leo himself launched G&L

[@bossHogOG]

Hur dur

[@simon_patterson]

T style guitar. Commonly referred to as telecaster.

[@jerrymartinez2160]

😐😶😶