@piercelvr Thank you for your comment and question. Yes, wearing work boots, I am pounding away on the old floor boards of my porch. Shaking the camera and everything. LOL Enjoy.
Thank you for your generousity. My rendition although based on Muddy's original is certainly quite different. This is what makes music a living and growing art form. It is not just exact reproduction, but inspiration and creativity. I love Muddy's version, but my goal is not to be Muddy. My objective is to create an authentic sound based on my exploration into music theory and the fingerboard of an open tuned instrument. Bob Brozman showed me the outline of this song. I evolved it into this.
@USuck426 Thank you for your kind words and question. I no longer own this banjitar. Although it had great tone, it was way too heavy to sit with for an extended period of time. I started learning Blues guitar back in 1984. Enjoy.
I just bought my first banjo today, Dean backwoods 6 string, and after watching your video, I'm REALLY looking forward to getting the hang of it. cheers from Texas!
@LanceHelmut Thank you for your interest and comment. The banjo is an African American instrument with it's early roots coming from the African Akonting; a 3 string banjo. Happy New Year. Enjoy.
Thank you. Appreciated. I sold this Deering Banjitar. It has excellent tone, but it is far too heavy to sit and play comfortably. Heavier than any National steel body.
@highway31 Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. I appreciate your interest and I am glad to hear my videos re-sparked your Blues practice. Enjoy.
Just picked one up for 40Euro in Poland at a flea market. Can't wait to play. I'm watching your video over and over. Great rendition and excellent example of the possibilities.
@BeneVerba Thank you for your comment. Glad to hear you liked my cover. I am a big fan of Muddy's music too and enjoyed creating this rendition. Enjoy.
@PooPoo2U Thank you for your question. Yes, you are correct. I believe that was the original name and later Muddy renamed it. Have you ever heard his "Plantation Recordings"? These are Muddy's earliest recordings captured by Alan Lomax. Highly recommended, if you are a fan of the early rural country Blues. Enjoy.
This is an incredible and impressive cover indeed. I like your way to sing that is not going model on Muddy's way. Muddy and you both are great. I had repeated this again and again. I hope my poor English will convey what I want to say.
@bighairyamerican Thank you for your comment. Ya, I saw OCMS at the Clearwater Folk Festival last year. Good stuff. Understand the banjitar does not play exactly like a guitar. Just like a banjo, they work best in open tunings. Because all the strings are attached to the banjo skin via the bridge, if you strike one string, the others vibrate too. If these string are sympathetic like open tuning, it sounds good. Using regular tuning, you need to know how to mute unwanted strings. Enjoy.
Wow, I was just reading a bio on Old Crow Medicine Show and it had said something about a Guitjo, which I had never heard of so I came to youtube and I must say you give an excellent demonstration. Pick on brother.
@jojobobo627 Thank you for your comment. I no longer own this banjitar. Although it had great tone, it was very very heavy. Sitting with it for too long was too much for my body. I play this one now. Search: Jitterbug Swing Bukka White Cover / Banjitar and Washboard
Thank you for your comment. I originally learned the basic structure of this song from Bob Brozman while attending a week long seminar. As I continued to play it, I explored the fingerboard to find new ideas. Eventually it evolved into this rendition. Enjoy.
Thank you for your kind comment. I no longer own this banjitar. Although it had great tone, it was way too heavy. That is saying something because I regularly play metal body resonator guitars. LOL I will post video of my new Banjitar soon. This one has a wooden pot ring and is a lot more managable. Enjoy.
I played a banjitar awhile ago and was thinking about buying one. You are a very talented man!! What a super job, I think I'll follow through with my plans in hopes that I can someday get close to your style. Keep it up!!!!
@paquet90 Thank you for your comment. Ya, it has been a while since I played banjitar. I no longer own this model. I own a Dopera Bantar these days. Have you seen this video? TH-cam search: Jitterbug Swing Bukka White Cover / Banjitar and Washboard
Wow! I'm really impressed! You are a brilliant banjo player and have a nice "bluesy" voice :) I watched that video about 15 times now over a few months and it is not getting old! Also the way you play the banjo looks really relaxed and calmed so it's really nice watching you! Greetings from Austria :)
@modem9000 Open G is DGDgbd and Open A is EAEac#e. All the fingering positions are the same on the fingerboard because the strings have the same relationships based on their relative major scales (Tones: 515135). The difference is A is tuned higher and G lower. The key is usually based on the vocalist's range of singing. I hope this helps. Enjoy.
Thank you for your kind words. This arrangement came together over the years. I kept adding parts here and there, filling in the blanks. If you play a song regularly enough, it gets real nature. Although, I got to watch the coffee. LOL Too much and it is not so easy to relax. Enjoy.
@DrGitpaws Thank you for your kind words and encouraging comments. Yes, I am stomping my foot on my old front porch. You can see the video shaking too from the vibration. LOL Enjoy.
@tyson1241 Thank you for your comment. Yes, Open A. You can also play this tuned down to Open G (DGDgbd). It is a little easier on your neck and fingers. I have slightly lighter strings on this banjitar to be able to tune above standard. Enjoy.
@mubudubum Thank you for your interest and question. Do you want to play banjo or do you want to play guitar? A banjitar is really a 6 string guitar with a resonator skin. It has tonal qualities of a banjo, but lacks the characteristic high drone 5th string. Picking styles are simuliar, but the patterns are different due to the drone string. Actually, a banjo works a lot like a 4 string tenor guitar with an added high string. I hope this helps. Enjoy.
I play some acoustic guitar and I'm getting a 6 string banjo tomorrow. I hope to be able to play it as good as you one day. I love the finger picking you did. I think that will be the hardest thing for me to learn
A banjitar / guitjo (6 string guitar with a banjo pot)? What a brilliant name! I noticed the 6 strings, but must admit that I didn't notice/ take in the title "Deering Banjitar - open tuning". You've inspired me to check out more banjo/ banjita blues. I have started to become interested in a playing blues on a banjo - must admit I've been looking at 5 string banjos, though!
You can certainly play Blues on a banjo, but characteristically, the droning of the high string doesn't offer the bass beat that is foundational to its structure.
Yes, you of course, know much more than me. It's just that I fancy a banjo, but prefer blues to bluegrass - maybe it's a bad idea? Anyway not sure that I could play at that breakneck bluegrass speed, being a 68 year old!
I am a Blues player, so my main instrument is guitar. I merely dabble with 5 string banjo. I have a few videos posted of this. Try searching: keni lee banjo. Enjoy
Well, that wasn't expected, lol. Awesome job! Looking into getting a 6-string banjo for doing Blues work, and your video proved it to be very possible.
Thank you. Banjitar, just like 5 string banjo, functions easiest in open tunings. Standard tuning requires a lot of muting to silence unwanted overtones from unrelated vibrating strings.
Thank you very much for the advice, Keni. I have been a Blues guitarist for 35 years, so I am no stranger to open tunings; I will definitely try that first. The idea behind getting the banjo, was to add some different flavors to the mix. I have also been experimenting with a cello and doubling the bass lines, but only a 5th higher--sometimes using a minor or Major 3rd, too.
Thank you for your interest and question. The banjitar basically plays like a guitar. The only roll I do here is, upward with my index followed by my middle. Then the thumb comes down. Enjoy your practice.
Thank you for your kind words. They really shine in open tunings like 5 string banjo. Rather tricky to control the overtones of unwanted string's vibrational noise in standard tuning. A lot of muting is required or they sound muddy.
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@OrphanCity Thank you for your kind words. Enjoy
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@SnowDaySerenade Thank you for your comment. I appreciate your interest and that you took the time to write some kind words. Enjoy.
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@mubudubum Thank you for your interest and question. It is a six string Banjitar made by the Deering Banjo Company. Enjoy.
@Metallic94 Thank you for your comment. I am in Open A tuning. EAEac#e low to high. Enjoy.
@SmiffyBlackSkull Thank you for your comment. I greatly appreciate your kind words. Enjoy.
@davidshurrmusic Thank you for your comment. Glad to hear you are enjoying my video.
great job. it was a pleasure watching.
+Jonah Carden Thank you.
Cool, cool! With warm greetings from the cold of Siberia!
The Contramots Thank you. Keep your mojo working, so you don't freeze...
Wow! Very cool! Congrats!
I got my first banjo today! Lovely instrument! I have much to learn.
Thank you. You did notice this is not a 5 string banjo, but a 6 string banjitar / guitjo? I play 5 string banjo too.
@piercelvr Thank you for your comment and question. Yes, wearing work boots, I am pounding away on the old floor boards of my porch. Shaking the camera and everything. LOL Enjoy.
Fantastic! Really great job.
Thank you for your kindness.
Thank you for your generousity. My rendition although based on Muddy's original is certainly quite different. This is what makes music a living and growing art form. It is not just exact reproduction, but inspiration and creativity. I love Muddy's version, but my goal is not to be Muddy. My objective is to create an authentic sound based on my exploration into music theory and the fingerboard of an open tuned instrument. Bob Brozman showed me the outline of this song. I evolved it into this.
@USuck426 Thank you for your kind words and question. I no longer own this banjitar. Although it had great tone, it was way too heavy to sit with for an extended period of time. I started learning Blues guitar back in 1984. Enjoy.
I just bought my first banjo today, Dean backwoods 6 string, and after watching your video, I'm REALLY looking forward to getting the hang of it. cheers from Texas!
+Fabian Flores Thank you. Please check out my instructional video CDs. Ebay / Search: keni lee
+Keni Lee Burgess Will do, thank you!
Enjoy your new git-fiddle.
@LanceHelmut Thank you for your interest and comment. The banjo is an African American instrument with it's early roots coming from the African Akonting; a 3 string banjo. Happy New Year. Enjoy.
Your one of few people that can make these gitjo sound right....
Thank you.
You are awesome! A bluesman!
Thank you.
Grat job! Fellow banjitar player, here...
Keith this is fine fine stuff! Really fun! Well done thank you
Thank you. Who is Keith?
LOL darn spell check
Nice voice goes with that old cool stuff. Great job man.
Thank you. Appreciated.
that was great keni, keep knockin on that devils door.
Wow this is great! Man you sound so good.
Thank you. I teach via worldwide zoom if you are looking for instruction.
Great never tried the slide on my 6 string banjo. Brilliant. 🤩👍
Thank you.
This just showed up in my feed. I love this rendition!
Thank you. Enjoy.
After 15 years...this is still one of the best videos on here, sir. I love your rendition and I love my 6-string banjo. 😁
Thank you. Appreciated. I sold this Deering Banjitar. It has excellent tone, but it is far too heavy to sit and play comfortably. Heavier than any National steel body.
@highway31 Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. I appreciate your interest and I am glad to hear my videos re-sparked your Blues practice. Enjoy.
I must have watched this a hundred times over the years. Thanks.
Thank you.
Just picked one up for 40Euro in Poland at a flea market. Can't wait to play. I'm watching your video over and over. Great rendition and excellent example of the possibilities.
I could listen all day!! *****
@BeneVerba Thank you for your comment. Glad to hear you liked my cover. I am a big fan of Muddy's music too and enjoyed creating this rendition. Enjoy.
You sound MARVELOUS!!!! My man!! That was awesome!!
@MichaelAuthorAllAges Thank you for your comment. Glad to hear you enjoyed my rendition.
I love the foot stop camera shake effect.
good Lord you smoked that song.... well done sir.
@PooPoo2U Thank you for your question. Yes, you are correct. I believe that was the original name and later Muddy renamed it. Have you ever heard his "Plantation Recordings"? These are Muddy's earliest recordings captured by Alan Lomax. Highly recommended, if you are a fan of the early rural country Blues. Enjoy.
Absolutely incredible!!!! I’m in complete awe
Thank you. Appreciated. I teach worldwide via Zoom if you are interested.
That's the best playing of a Banjitar I've seen. I've been playing with one a little but can't get anything good out of it yet.
Thank you. I teach via worldwide zoom if you are interested in taking classes with me.
@deeringads Thank you for your comment. Yes, you and the good people at Derring make a very fine instrument. Exception tone and volume. Enjoy.
@pitbull8myguitar Thank you for your kind words. Glad to hear you enjoyed my rendition. Happy Holidays. Enjoy.
This is awesome, shocked it took 12 years to come across!
This is an incredible and impressive cover indeed. I like your way to sing that is not going model on Muddy's way. Muddy and you both are great. I had repeated this again and again. I hope my poor English will convey what I want to say.
I can't get enough of this. The toe tapping on the porch is the icing on the cake!
Thank you. Ya, gets the camera shakin' too. LOL
You are a amazing banjo player and a nice blue's singer!
@bighairyamerican Thank you for your comment. Ya, I saw OCMS at the Clearwater Folk Festival last year. Good stuff. Understand the banjitar does not play exactly like a guitar. Just like a banjo, they work best in open tunings. Because all the strings are attached to the banjo skin via the bridge, if you strike one string, the others vibrate too. If these string are sympathetic like open tuning, it sounds good. Using regular tuning, you need to know how to mute unwanted strings. Enjoy.
@NickLikesToSweepPick Thank you for your kind and encouraging words. I am glad to hear you enjoyed my rendition.
Wow, I was just reading a bio on Old Crow Medicine Show and it had said something about a Guitjo, which I had never heard of so I came to youtube and I must say you give an excellent demonstration. Pick on brother.
@jojobobo627 Thank you for your comment. I no longer own this banjitar. Although it had great tone, it was very very heavy. Sitting with it for too long was too much for my body. I play this one now. Search:
Jitterbug Swing Bukka White Cover / Banjitar and Washboard
Thank you for your comment. I originally learned the basic structure of this song from Bob Brozman while attending a week long seminar. As I continued to play it, I explored the fingerboard to find new ideas. Eventually it evolved into this rendition. Enjoy.
Wow!!! Amazing blues!!
dude i just got a 6 string banjo and looked up some vids this one is my favorite nice job bro
Thank you for your kind comment. I no longer own this banjitar. Although it had great tone, it was way too heavy. That is saying something because I regularly play metal body resonator guitars. LOL I will post video of my new Banjitar soon. This one has a wooden pot ring and is a lot more managable. Enjoy.
Best playing I have heard for a six string Banjo! Thank you
I played a banjitar awhile ago and was thinking about buying one. You are a very talented man!! What a super job, I think I'll follow through with my plans in hopes that I can someday get close to your style. Keep it up!!!!
@AlBoerik Thank you for your kind words. Enjoy.
@paquet90 Thank you for your comment. Ya, it has been a while since I played banjitar. I no longer own this model. I own a Dopera Bantar these days. Have you seen this video? TH-cam search: Jitterbug Swing Bukka White Cover / Banjitar and Washboard
I really loved this one, soooo goood! Can't be nothing but satisfied while listening to this. :D
peace from sweden!
Wow! I'm really impressed! You are a brilliant banjo player and have a nice "bluesy" voice :) I watched that video about 15 times now over a few months and it is not getting old!
Also the way you play the banjo looks really relaxed and calmed so it's really nice watching you!
Greetings from Austria :)
Added to my favorites!!! Verra nice pickin' and singing the blues there, sir.
@thefezblitz Thank you for your kind words. Enjoy.
@modem9000 Open G is DGDgbd and Open A is EAEac#e. All the fingering positions are the same on the fingerboard because the strings have the same relationships based on their relative major scales (Tones: 515135). The difference is A is tuned higher and G lower. The key is usually based on the vocalist's range of singing. I hope this helps. Enjoy.
I've been listening to your cover a lot in the past two weeks. It's been stuck in my head when I'm not. Thanks for keeping the song so alive.
How cool! Very nice, loved it all, the playing, the singing, the old time feel of it
+etarney Thank you.
Your videos are outstanding!
it is so rhythmical and there’s deep soul in your play. Appreciate that
Thank you for your kind words.
Thank you for taking the time to comment. Greatly appreciated. Enjoy.
@PooPoo2U Thank you for your reply. I appreciate your encouragement. Enjoy.
Thank you for your kind words. This arrangement came together over the years. I kept adding parts here and there, filling in the blanks. If you play a song regularly enough, it gets real nature. Although, I got to watch the coffee. LOL Too much and it is not so easy to relax. Enjoy.
Morning, Keni...I love this one :)
@DrGitpaws Thank you for your kind words and encouraging comments. Yes, I am stomping my foot on my old front porch. You can see the video shaking too from the vibration. LOL Enjoy.
@tyson1241 Thank you for your comment. Yes, Open A. You can also play this tuned down to Open G (DGDgbd). It is a little easier on your neck and fingers. I have slightly lighter strings on this banjitar to be able to tune above standard. Enjoy.
@mubudubum Thank you for your interest and question. Do you want to play banjo or do you want to play guitar? A banjitar is really a 6 string guitar with a resonator skin. It has tonal qualities of a banjo, but lacks the characteristic high drone 5th string. Picking styles are simuliar, but the patterns are different due to the drone string. Actually, a banjo works a lot like a 4 string tenor guitar with an added high string. I hope this helps. Enjoy.
I play some acoustic guitar and I'm getting a 6 string banjo tomorrow. I hope to be able to play it as good as you one day. I love the finger picking you did. I think that will be the hardest thing for me to learn
I really love your response to all the comments you get,you dedication to your art is uniqe. Love J.
@leojamesconroy Thank you for your kind words. Enjoy.
Beautifully done
awsome man!!! i want a six string now
Great work. The banjitar sounds better with the slide than I ever would have guessed!
You are flawless. Sounds awesome!!!!
Thank you for your kind words.
Keni Lee Burgess you’re very welcome. Certainly well deserved. As a guitar player myself I know that sound of yours is not cultivated overnight
@@dustymcdirt2695 Like my teacher said, How bad do you want it? What are you willing to sacrifice to attain it. lol
Just discovered this! Blues on a banjo - fantastic - great playing and voice - thanks mate!
Thank you. Did you notice it is not a banjo, but a banjitar / guitjo (6 string guitar with a banjo pot)?
A banjitar / guitjo (6 string guitar with a banjo pot)? What a brilliant name! I noticed the 6 strings, but must admit that I didn't notice/ take in the title "Deering Banjitar - open tuning". You've inspired me to check out more banjo/ banjita blues. I have started to become interested in a playing blues on a banjo - must admit I've been looking at 5 string banjos, though!
You can certainly play Blues on a banjo, but characteristically, the droning of the high string doesn't offer the bass beat that is foundational to its structure.
Yes, you of course, know much more than me. It's just that I fancy a banjo, but prefer blues to bluegrass - maybe it's a bad idea? Anyway not sure that I could play at that breakneck bluegrass speed, being a 68 year old!
I am a Blues player, so my main instrument is guitar. I merely dabble with 5 string banjo. I have a few videos posted of this. Try searching: keni lee banjo. Enjoy
Well, that wasn't expected, lol. Awesome job! Looking into getting a 6-string banjo for doing Blues work, and your video proved it to be very possible.
Thank you. Banjitar, just like 5 string banjo, functions easiest in open tunings. Standard tuning requires a lot of muting to silence unwanted overtones from unrelated vibrating strings.
Thank you very much for the advice, Keni. I have been a Blues guitarist for 35 years, so I am no stranger to open tunings; I will definitely try that first. The idea behind getting the banjo, was to add some different flavors to the mix. I have also been experimenting with a cello and doubling the bass lines, but only a 5th higher--sometimes using a minor or Major 3rd, too.
@victimdivine Thank you for your kind words. Enjoy.
Thank you for your interest and question. The banjitar basically plays like a guitar. The only roll I do here is, upward with my index followed by my middle. Then the thumb comes down. Enjoy your practice.
loved it awesome stuff
I Loved hearing this. I got a six string Banjo, Never have done much with it, You are brilliant.
Thank you for your kind words. They really shine in open tunings like 5 string banjo. Rather tricky to control the overtones of unwanted string's vibrational noise in standard tuning. A lot of muting is required or they sound muddy.
simply amazing voice and banjitar playing !!!!!
That was so great! Love it!
Thank you for stopping by. Appreciated.
ive bin listening to your vid all week sends shivers down my spine (the good kind)so good!