Hi. I'm Brandt. Long time guitar player (about 20 years now) first time banjo player. I received one for Christmas recently and quickly purchased Earl's book. Believe it or not, I'd never heard of Earl Scruggs until a week or so ago. Bluegrass is a brand new and quite mesmerizing form of music to me and it's all thanks to the banjo. Had I not heard my father in law's music collection I never would have known anything about it or wanted to pick up a banjo. So yeah....some of my questions are going to be from the viewpoint of an absolute idiot. That being said, the book seems to progress rather quickly. Has anyone taught themselves out of this particular book? Any recommended exercises or other beneficial information aside from just practicing that I should be made aware of?
Any help would be great. Thanks in advance.