Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

Are you Brand Specific

Are you Brand Specific and if so what’s your favs
Vehicles - Ford / Lincoln
Motorcycle - HD
Archery - Bear
1911 -Para Ordnance
Shotty - Mossberg
UTV - Polaris
And my newest
Banjo - Deering

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Interesting topic, I like it.
Android
LG
Jeep
Rick Steves
Nikon
Krackel
Springfield Armory
Catalina
Bobo Bird
Hopefully Recording King, I’ll know for sure in a couple days.

In general not specific but…
Cars: Toyota
4x4: land rover (defender only)
Motorcycle: Yamaha (dirt bike)
Utv: can’am and polaris both good
Banjo: only got one and it’s caraya
Guitar: composite acoustics
Harmonica: hohner or seydel
Don’t have guns or bows :cry:

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Jiff peanut butter
Kraft mac & cheese
Local meat & milk
LUDWICK’S doughnuts
Hodgson Mill Buckwheat pancake mix
Folgers coffee
Ariens snow throwers
Boss Snowplows
Stihl chainsaws
Big Red backpack blowers
Vermeer - stump grinders, mini track machines
Husqvarna string trimmers
Mac for computing
Asolo hiking boots
Arborwear & Carhartt outerwear
EV and AT microphones
anything but Ford for auto

yeah I guess maybe a little…haha

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Vehicles: Chevy pickup
Bike:Specialized
Glock
Someday Banjo: Deering Eagle II, saving my pennies!
Samsung
Skis: Rossignol
Crest toothpaste
Royal Robbins

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Nice topic. Yeah I know some people who if they can’t have their brand, they will accept nothing else. I am a total non brand guy. May stem from the fact growing up, didn’t have a lot of money so you took what you could get and were glad to get it, so never been brand loyal. Just give me a generic beer and I am good to go. Only thing I never much cared for was any beer that was non alcohol. Just didn’t have the right flavor.

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So much foe brand specific…I’m now driving a Dodge Ram…my third one.
Rossi powder skis but also a pair of cruiser Atomics. 2nd of Ross’s, 3rd of Atomics.
Wish I had the money for RR, just get from sales at the clearance stores if they have what I’m looking for.
More life is good t-shirts than anything!

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If it’s already your third one, shouldn’t you be driving a duramax?

Naw, after 200,000 its time for a new one no matter the kind.

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yep that’s normally true. I enjoy bugging Ram owners now and then :joy::rofl:

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I have quite a few of those as well. I haven’t been finding them lately, I might need to seek them out.

One of my most brand specific preferences I have is for Gramicci shorts. I started wearing them when I started climbing maybe 30 years ago. The company has changed hands multiple times over the years, but I still keep getting them. I have probably owned 3 or 4 dozen pair over the years. I wear them at some point in the day about 99% of the time.

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Gramicci shorts are.comfy for sure! Great hiking shorts. Check out LIG website, they have tons of variety you don’t see in the stores.

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Vehicle: Ford
Archery: Bowtech/Diamond and G5
Phone: Android
Bike: Giant
Teacher: Banjo Ben Clark
Tractor: Ford/New Holland
Cordless tools: Dewalt
Guitar: Fender (only because I have one)
Engine: Cat V8

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Apple phones and computers
Not a specific brand of guitar but I prefer D18 specs
I liked my last Ram but I currently own an F150 :roll_eyes:
John Deere tractors
I’ve always had Canon cameras although I’m not much of a photographer
Milwaukee cordless tools
Stihl or Echo chainsaws/weedeaters
Blue chip picks
Microtech knives
Daddario strings
Richardson hats
Oakley sunglasses
Birkenstock shoes
Lots of good cases but I’ve been happy with Calton, Reunion blues, and Crossrock. They all serve a different purpose

I own other brands of most of those as well but these would be my go to brand if I was to purchase another.

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Seagull or “older” Guild 12 strings
Ibanez Roadstar II (Japanese made) 100 or 200 series Strat copies
Toyota “old man boxy” vehicles in “old man gray”
Martin Retro (Monel) strings for acoustics
D’Addarion EXL110 for electrics
Ryobi One + (18 volt) hand power tools
Bafang BBSHD or BBS02 mid-drive bike motors
Audio-Technica or MXL cardioid condenser microphones for recording
GLS ES57 or ES58 dynamic microphones (bulletproof, cheap and are higher output and more present than Shure)
Wrangler Jeans (stretchy waist for old men)
Troy-bilt gas yard equipment with Honda engines (give them ethanol free gas and they will always start on the first pull, even after 10 years)
Epson Ecotank Printers
Windows computers and Android phones/tablets
And my go to acoustic has recently (10 years) been a Recording King RD-316, and occasionally an Enya X4 Pro mini, and a Martin M38
:+1:

Tech: Apple
Guitar strings: Elixir nanoweb
Picks: BlueChip
Capos: Elliott
Music streaming: Spotify
Microphones: Trying to Keep My Mind off That So I Don’t End Up Spending Money
Portable recorders: Zoom
Knives: I’ve always liked Kershaw, but I have a great Benchmade that I don’t use enough
Handguns: Glock
Rubik’s cubes: Gan
Licks: Tony Rice

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Tech: Windows (Acer)
Guitar Strings: D’Addario Medium phosphor bronze
Capo: I use a Shubb, but would love to upgrade to an Elliot
Music: Spotify or CDs
Microphone: I only have one type of microphone (Lyx)
Portable Recorders: Sony
Knives: Swiss Army Knife
Gun: I’ve been looking at them and my boss will only allow me to get a Smith and Wesson or a Ruger (He is really big with guns)
Rubik’s cube: I have a Gan, but Rubik’s cubes are just to easy to fix when you have the directions in front of your face
Licks: Grandma’s ice-cream (oh, music) Banjo Ben’s licks of course.

I’m not exactly sure what we are all supposed to put on this, so I copied @Michael_Mark format.

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Tech: Not hardly
Guitar strings: Nope I am a banjo player
Picks: My nose often
Capos: Castrated Cockerel - No can’t be that’s a Cape On
Music streaming: I am a banjo player I paddle my own canoe
Microphones: What’s a microphone? I am a banjo player
Knives: Steak, Fish & Butter
Handguns: We have no need for one where I live.
Breakfast: I just had my Wheatabix

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I like your last 2 points Michael… :laughing:

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My Sig’s dad could beat up your Glock’s dad

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