Banjo guitar or banjitar or ganjo (Australia) is a six-string banjo tuned in the standard tuning of a six-string guitar (E2-A2-D3-G3-B3-E4) from lowest to highest strings. The six-string banjo was introduced in the late 19th century. Less widespread than four- and five-string banjos, it was reintroduced in the latter part of the twentieth century with the modern guitar-like tuning. The six-string "banjo guitar" should not be confused with the five-string banjo (played by Pete Seeger, Earl Scruggs and others), which retains re-entrant banjo tuning with a high-pitched short drone string going halfway up the neck. The zither banjo has six tuning keys, but also only five strings as the short fifth string goes up a hole at the 5th fret up a channel under the fingerboard, and through a hole in the headstock to a tuning roller.

Banjo guitar players

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. A number of musicians have played banjo guitars or guitjos, and one a double-necked guitjo. * Sylvester Weaver * Ryan Ross of Panic! at the Disco *

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* Clint Black * Norman Blake * Buckethead * Mark Butler of Claddagh * Ali Campbell of UB40 * Eric Church * David Crowder * Steve Howe * A.D. Paige (Paige & Fiends) * Kevin Hall of Concrescence *

Clancy Hayes Clarence Leonard Hayes (November 14, 1908 – March 13, 1972) was an American jazz vocalist and banjo player. Early life Hayes was born in Caney, Kansas, on November 14, 1908. As a child, he learned the drums, then switched to guitar and banjo. ...

* Kevin Hayes of

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* Papa Charlie Jackson * Steve James * Larry LaLonde of Primus * Harry Manx * Dave Matthews * Robert May * Sam McGee * John McCutcheon * Kacey Musgraves * Harvey Reid * Django Reinhardt * Ed Robertson of Barenaked Ladies *

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* Joe Satriani * Joe Scott of Acoustic Eidolon, ("double-necked guitjo") * John Sebastian *

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* Taj Mahal *

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* Doc Watson *

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* Steve Martin *

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