Well, if you’re a clawhammer player and yearn for that authentic 19th century banjo sound, it’s something you might want to consider as it has a distinctive sound and presents opportunities a fretted banjo does not offer. The fretless banjo has been making a comeback over the last decade, with incredible artists like Rhiannon Giddens and Adam Hurt helping to re-establish the instrument as a driving force in old-time music. This distinctive, somewhat rarer member of the banjo family is actually a throwback to the banjos of the early 19th century, a time when the instrument was a staple among African American slaves in the antebellum South.
No, not a banjo uke (which is actually a ukulele with the body of a banjo)…it’s the fretless banjo. You may have also noticed another type of banjo – one with a particularly odd feature that sets it apart from all other banjos. Banjos with resonators, open-back banjos, 4-string banjos, banjos with ridiculously long necks (known as plectrum banjos).
If you’re somewhat new to banjo, one thing you may have noticed is how many different types of banjos are actually out there. Frets are the metal strips inserted into the fingerboard of a stringed instrument and a fretless banjo does not have any. What is a fretless banjo? Let’s start with frets.
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