I was watching Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers on PBS 's show Austin City Limits. Does anyone know what banjo's Steve was playing? I saw him use three different banjos. I believe one was a Gibson archtop Florentine, The second was a Gibson top tension of some kind. The third was an openback Deering he used for clawhammer style but I couldn't identify the model. Does anybody have more info?
I'd also like to say I think Steve and the Rangers are awesome. I love their style and sound. Would you call it modern bluegrass? I'm new to bluegrass so I am trying to collect some more cd's of this style. I have both The Crow and Rare Bird Alert and they are both great. I would love to find more music that good.