Prime “Earl Jam” pattern!

One of the influential figures in roots music, Tony Trischka, grasp of the five-string, reveals us how he does it on “Chinese language Breakdown,” from his newest album, “Earl Jam: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs.” The banjo is a Deering with a mahogany neck, quilted-maple resonator, and radiused fretboard with 24 frets. “The inlays are made from Dichrolam and based mostly on the art-nouveau designs of Czechoslovakian artist Alphonse Mucha,” he tells us. “It’s distinctive in that it has angled bracket tone enhancers on both sides of the neck, the place it meets the pot.” Catch our assessment of the album within the June concern. Learn Now!