Enter your email address to be notified of future Cabin Camps and live events! Thank you! Cabin Camp Scholarships Application Process Thanks to some generous Cabin Camper alumni, I have a scholarship fund to award to a few deserving recipients in 2024! The deadline for spring Texas & Georgia camps is April 3, 2024. The deadline for my Bigfork, Montana, camp is July 1, 2024. There is more info on the application pdf downloadable below. Step 1: Download Application Below Step 2: Complete Application & Write Essay Step 3: Submit Both by Deadline (submission instructions on PDF ..read more

New deals go live every Friday in November! Wanna be notified via email? Enter it here! Online Banjo, Guitar, & Mandolin Lessons FOR ALL LEVELS! Gold Pick Members... Join Banjo Ben for online lessons and tabs! Learn about my FREE Trial Silver Pick membership or become a Gold Pick Member! BECOME a GOLD PICK MEMBER GIFT a GOLD PICK MEMBERSHIP FREE TRIAL SILVER PICK MEMBERSHIP Check out last year's videos! (You'll be glad you did.)  ..read more

I've been teaching folks to play music for over 20 years...now it's time to turn the tables and let me take a lesson from YOU! In the spirit of headin’ back to school, I'm hosting Banjo Ben’s Teach Me Somethin’ Contest. That’s right, you’re not the student – you’re the TEACHER! Your job: create a one-minute YouTube video teaching anything you like on banjo, guitar, or mandolin. Got a favorite lick or trick? A practice technique you’ve been dying to share? A regular old concept you can make entertaining? I want you to get creative! You don’t need to be the hottest picker in town, either – I’m ..read more

INTRODUCING THE YAMAHA FG9! Yamaha has been churning out acoustic guitars since 1966, and their newest dreadnought release nearly sixty years later is top-shelf. With intentional design, master handcrafted construction, and no hesitation to make the right tweaks, the Yamaha team set their sights on a guitar that would cut, complement, and carry like an ideal acoustic should. Here at the General Store, we think they’ve hit their target. This is the Yamaha FG9. Offered in both a mahogany and a rosewood model, this guitar sports a very well-thought-out set of characteristics that cause it ..read more

One of the most important things that every student encounters after embarking on their banjo-playing journey is how to wear picks! Picks affect almost all aspects of our playing from volume to hand placement, and it’s important to understand not only how to wear your picks, but also why you should wear them and how to find the best picks for you. Do I Really Need Banjo Picks? This question pops up frequently – do we really need to use picks? I often get messages from folks who don’t play with picks, and feel that they don’t play as well and end up with sore fingers when they use them. To ..read more

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Join me and special guests for amazing LIVE virtual learning and take your playing to the next level! Join in from wherever you are, ask questions live, and get immediate feedback! This is an opportunity you don't want to miss! Banjo Ben LIVE: Clawhammer Christmas DETAILS COMING SOON! Banjo Ben LIVE: Banjo Basics & Beyond Instructor: Ben Clark Special Guest: Russ Carson Banjo Ben LIVE: Intro to Clawhammer Banjo Instructors: Ben Clark and Dave Dillard Special Guest: Johnny Meyer ..read more

You ready to learn some clawhammer banjo? Dave Dillard will take you from the VERY beginning and get you playing over the course of 3 weeks! Not only that, we're gonna have fun doing it! WHEN? - Course Overview/Meet Dave: Thurs, Sept 8, 2022 @ 7pm CDT (FREE) - Lesson 1: Tues, Sept 20, 2022 @ 7pm CDT - Lesson 2: Tues, Sept 27, 2022 @ 7pm CDT - Lesson 3: Tues, Oct 4, 2022 @ 7pm CDT COST?  Tickets are $99. Your ticket includes access to all 3 lessons! Registration coming soon! Tune in right here Thursday, September 8 at 7pm CDT for a course introduction and a chance to meet Dave Dillard ..read more

I had a blast with y'all at my very first Banjo Ben LIVE! I'm so honored you took the time to join me! Please check your email for a link to the recording of the event! Check out the resources listed below and head on over to the forum if you want to continue the discussion! Banjo Setup with Steve Huber Course All About Fingerpicks Lesson How to Setup a Banjo Bridge Video Banjo Buyer's Guide Video Survival Kit Video Banjo Head Tension Video Pickin' Your Picks Banjo Hand Positions Become a Gold Pick member and access my 600+ lesson library! Beginner Banjo Learning Track B ..read more