Forum - Banjo Ben Clark

Unlocking the Guitar Fretboard

Hello Ben,
Back at the July 2020 Cabin Camp, we talked about you doing a lesson on unlocking the guitar fretboard; like you did for the mandolin. Would that be coming anytime soon?

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Great request and I’ve got it on the list!

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That would be very appreciated by me. I feel really good down the neck but other than that i am sorta lost. Like, i can play some pretty good solos, improve a solo on the spot and sound like Tony Rice up to the 6th fret. I even often play really cool, fast licks that travel up and down the neck. But, once i have to hang around the 8th-13th fret and try to play a nice solo, i am totally lost. Its a huge limitation to being a really good player if you get lost once you have to go up the neck for a long time. When i see Jake Workman, Trey Hensley, Zeb Snyder, ect. hanging out up the neck for entire solos, thats when i’m thinking, Thats the mark of a true great flatpicker.

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