five-string
Traditional banjo configuration
Five-string describes a musical instrument, typically a banjo or bass guitar, that has five strings rather than the standard number for its type.
The five-string banjo is the iconic form of the instrument in American folk and bluegrass music: He picked up a five-string and started playing "Foggy Mountain Breakdown".
A five-string bass adds a low B string below the standard four.
bluegrass
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
- clawhammerHammer with nail-pulling fork
- resonatorFrequency-amplifying device
- open-backHaving no rear covering
drone · picker · head · tuning · fingerpicks · banjoist · bracket · pot · bridge · armrest
fretboard
Stringed instrument's neck face
- slapOpen-handed blow
- fingerstylePlucking strings directly
- FenderElectric guitar brand
Warwick · Ibanez · bassist · progressive · metal · thumb · fretless · active · pickups · detuned
- Bass Guitarsfretted, frets, fretboard, headstock, jazz bass
- Banjosbanjo, tenor banjo, open-back, resonator, clawhammer
five-stringguitar
Fretted stringed instrument
tenor banjo · mandolin · ukulele · bass guitar · violin