{"id":13348,"date":"2017-11-14T11:03:37","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T11:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=13348"},"modified":"2017-11-15T09:24:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T09:24:28","slug":"transform-guitar-banjo-one-small-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/transform-guitar-banjo-one-small-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Transform your guitar into a banjo with this small tool: the Guitar-Jo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Banjos are back in style and if you&#8217;re pining for that shiny, twang without learning and buying a new instrument then just get the Guitar-Jo.<\/h4>\n<p>The Banjo has picked up a lot of traction again in the past 10 years. The resurgence of indie folk has helped as well as more experimental uses like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yDlWdKVC0OQ\">Show Me The Body&#8217;s industrial, twangy punk<\/a>. Now the banjo is just $45 dollars away with your favourite guitar.<\/p>\n<p>Guitar-Jo is a Kickstarter project that transforms a guitar into a banjo by simply clipping it on like a capo for the bridge. You place the Guitar-Jo around your strings between your pickups and then with\u00a0by tightening it&#8217;s\u00a0little furry pads it dampens the strings giving you an authentic banjo sound. It is honestly that simple.<\/p>\n<p>The idea came to creator Jon Langberg before a church gig where he was playing electric guitar. One song in particular Langberg thought would sound perfect with a banjo but didn&#8217;t have the time to buy nor learn the instrument. So instead Jon took it upon himself to create a banjo sound with his guitar instead.<\/p>\n<p>Within a week the very first Guitar-Jo had been built, albeit a very different design but the principles were there and creating a unique and brilliant sound. After multiple people came up to him asking how he got his guitar sound and curiosity over the device raised Langberg decided to take the Guitar-Jo global.<\/p>\n<p>The Guitar-Jo is available for just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/jlangberg\/guitar-jo-20-simulate-a-banjo-with-your-electric-g#\">$45 on Kickstarter right now<\/a> so bag yourself one and start playing the banjo you guitarists!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banjos are back in style and if you&#8217;re pining for that shiny, twang without learning and buying a new instrument then just get the Guitar-Jo. The Banjo has picked up a lot of traction again in the past 10 years. The resurgence of indie folk has helped as well as more experimental uses like Show Me The Body&#8217;s industrial, twangy punk. Now the banjo is just $45 dollars away with your favourite guitar. Guitar-Jo is a Kickstarter project that transforms a guitar into a banjo by simply clipping it on like a capo for the bridge. 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