How many strings are on a banjo?

While the 6 string guitar is the most popular instrument in the western world, there are many guitarists who are fascinated with the banjo, but want to apply their existing guitar techniques to a banjo and get a whole new sound. read more

4-String Banjo. The 4-string banjo is called a Tenor Banjo and is generally used for dixieland music. It is played with a guitar pick. You can either play and strum chords as backup, or you can actually pick out the melody notes like what you would do on a guitar. There are several types of tenor banjos. True tenor banjos have 19 frets. read more

The six-string banjo began as a British innovation by William Temlet, one of England's earliest banjo makers. He opened a shop in London in 1846, and sold banjos with closed backs and up to seven strings. He marketed these as "zither" Banjos from his 1869 patent. read more