Cheap 6-String Banjo: Remarks and Tips 

Sadly, Samick has stopped making banjos altogether. They actually made banjos for a dozen other companies over the years, and a few were pretty good. Glad you found a solution for yours.

Try Magma GAT-D Strings for D Standard tuning next. 6 String Banjos usually have a little bit deeper body to help the low notes speak more clearly

That would bring it more in the tonal range of a tenor banjo, which is fine for situations where you want it to sound more appropriate for, say, Dixieland, and you would rather avoid deep tones. Is that your approach? Thanks for the feedback.

🤣I get a kick out of being able to make music with instruments that other folks would consider beneath their notice. When I post articles or videos like this, I often find readers who take "guilty pleasure" in the same thing. Or who - in some cases - can't afford better and enjoy being given "permission" to enjoy making music on whatever they have access to.

If I remember correctly, he played mostly on the low strings, hitting the bass notes of the chords. Do you know what tuning he used?

@@paulracemusic Regular E Standard