Banjo Setup
Everything published on Viyolens under Banjo Setup — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
How to Set Up and Use 5 String Banjo
A properly set-up five-string banjo is far more enjoyable to learn on. Here is how to fit strings, position the bridge, set the action and make your first sounds.
Common Banjo Strings Mistakes to Avoid
A beautiful banjo can be let down by tired or badly fitted strings. Here are the small mistakes almost every player makes at least once.
How to Set Up and Use Banjo Strings
Fitting banjo strings properly is a fifteen-minute job done patiently. Here's the right order of operations, from the packet to the final tuning check.
Common Tenor Banjo Mistakes to Avoid
The tenor banjo exposes errors clearly, which makes it an honest teacher — here are the mistakes that trip up most beginners and how to address each one before they become habits.
How to Set Up and Use Tenor Banjo
A properly set-up tenor banjo plays and sounds like a different instrument from one that has not been adjusted — here is how to go through the full setup process from strings to intonation.
Tenor Banjo: A Complete Buyer's Guide
From short-scale Irish models to full-size jazz resonators, choosing a tenor banjo means understanding a handful of key variables — this guide makes those decisions straightforward.
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5 String Banjo
Bright, rhythmic and unmistakable, the 5 string banjo suits folk, bluegrass and old-time playing for all levels.
Banjo Strings
Banjo strings deliver the crisp tone, tuning stability and feel needed for bluegrass, folk and traditional styles.
Tenor Banjo
Bright, punchy banjo used for folk, dance and traditional picking styles.
