Gold Rush is a great tune when played by many, but you my friend sprinkle gold dust on it !

@Marcel-Arendsen

6 ай бұрын

Wow, thank your for your nice comment Mark!

Your right hand drives that so perfectly!!

@Marcel-Arendsen

6 ай бұрын

Hello Michael, thank you so much!

Crisp and clean as all getout

@Marcel-Arendsen

Ай бұрын

Thank you Joe!

It's the first time I saw him play, one of the best bluegrass banjo players I ever heard,

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Wow…..!!!!!!!!’

@Marcel-Arendsen

8 ай бұрын

Thanks....!!!!!

This one is my favorite

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening and your comment Ray!

That is banjo playing at a different level, it's called perfection!

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jimmy, thank you so much for your comment.

Marcel, you are a star great picking my freind 🤟🪕

@Marcel-Arendsen

6 ай бұрын

Hello Paul, thank you very much!

I just listened to this a half dozen times and boy did it ever cheer me up. Well picked my friend coming from a fellow banjo picker.

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ron, thanks for your nice comment.

Wow superbly talented love to Hear you pick smooth man smooth cousinandy

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend!

My mind keeps "hearing" a metronome and a rhythm guitar. This is so tight

@Marcel-Arendsen

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mackey!

Great pickin’!

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Yes sir awesome playing I enjoy your videos so much. And I like the way you have the banjo set up to. I love the tone it has,,,, when a great sounding banjo is in the hands of a great player. You can not go wrong with that combo and that’s exactly what we have here.

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Steven, I am glad that you like the sound of my Ome. Stay tuned because there's more to come! Have a nice weekend!

Great tune, you play it very good! And your Banjo sounds pretty good!!

@Marcel-Arendsen

5 ай бұрын

Hi Sigi, thank you neighbour! Hallo Nachbar, vielen Dank für deinen Kommentar!

Very nice

@Marcel-Arendsen

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

That was one of the most original versions I’ve ever heard. Nice!

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Flatiron!

Tight💜

@Marcel-Arendsen

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Gordon!

Excellent! I wish I could get my 71 year old hands to move that quickly.

@Marcel-Arendsen

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nickie!

Wow that was fantastic Marcel

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Archie, thanks for your nice comment!

Hot damn! That was tight and had such great pacing. Excellently performed, sir!

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tantoonie, thanks for your comment!

Saw this on The Hangout. Nice picking there Marcel. I like playing this tune as well but now I see a few alternative licks thanks to you. Cheers from Canada,

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike, thank you! I'm glad I could help you out with some new licks for this one. Transatlantic cheers from The Netherlands!

@bluegrasscannuk

3 жыл бұрын

@@Marcel-Arendsen I thought so Marcel. Canada and Holland great friends. My neighbor ( 96) in Black Watch - scout / sniper - at the Scheldt, Antwerp , Hochwald etc etc.

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Mike, Canada and The Netherlands have always had a very good relationship. There are many Dutch who emigrated to Canada to build their lifes. And I think we should be very thankful to the Canadian soldiers who liberated us at the end of WWII.

Love the way you play. Sounds great! Love this song on the banjo.

@Marcel-Arendsen

6 ай бұрын

Thank you Tony!

Nice and Smooth! Great tone and timing!🪕

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Thomas, thank you!

GREAT SOUND! Love the variations. Can you provide the info on the sound machine you are playing along with?

@Marcel-Arendsen

6 ай бұрын

Hi Stephen, thank you for your comment. I use an AT4033a mic, a Behringer QX1204USB mixer and Garageband. I need about 4 to 5 takes to record it properly. In the final recording I add a little bit of reverb and a tiny bit of compression. Kind regards, Marcel

Outstanding!

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Banjonator!

Perfect ...well done ...!!!

@Marcel-Arendsen

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Umberto!

Awesome sounds fantastic

@Marcel-Arendsen

4 ай бұрын

Hi Jeff, thanks again. Greetz, Marcel

I love your playing! And I'm proud to be your 200th subscriber!

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

I am proud to have you as my 200th subscriber! Thanks Simon!

@simon_patterson

3 жыл бұрын

@@Marcel-Arendsen thank you sir! Keep up the great work!

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Simon, I will!

Great job! love your bounce and phrasing

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Tony, thanks for your comment!

That is why you are my favourite banjo player.

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, Gold Rush that's a golden oldie. Next tune I've planned to post is I'll Fly Away. Once again I feel very honoured to be your favourite banjo player. Thank you George! Cheers from The Netherlands!

Very nice indeed, It would be great to see you play Beaumont Rag or East Tenessee blues. Cheers, from Ireland

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Luke. Btw you can find Beaumont Rag on my channel. Cheers from The Netherland!

`I just love your pickin and your sound . You seem to have discovered that precision and pacing trump speed every time . Great tunes don't require speed ... Bill Emerson once told me its about the space between the notes that counts most ... you seem to have figured that out ... great job and so musical ... thanks

@Marcel-Arendsen

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment. indeed, my focus is not on playing fast but cleanly and with good tone. If you do that consistently, it will become part of your "system" and you will also notice this when you play faster. Bill Emerson is probably right, it's in the distance between the notes, but I find it elusive to tell exactly what it is. Cheers, Marcel

Fantastic banjo playing!

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jimmy, Gold Rush is one of my favorites. Relatively easy to play and very catchy to the ear.

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jimmy! My pleasure.

Mantab ssss josssss

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Terima Kasih Jimil Jimil

Nice lesson,thank you….play on….☮️🎶🔛🌎

@Marcel-Arendsen

Жыл бұрын

Hi William, my pleasure. Thanks for your comment!

All those so called", top bluegrass players should listen to this man, ,,the only one comes near is Bella fleck

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jimmy, sorry that I kept you waiting for so long but I have been abroad for a while. Thank you very much for your very nice comment! Greetings from The Netherlands. Marcel

@banjopete

Ай бұрын

Calm down sonny!

Very nice playing, Marcel!

@Marcel-Arendsen

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chuck!

Dutch folks are the BEST banjo players! (OK ... I'm a banjo player in the USA but my grandpa came here from Amersfoort) Thank you Marcel for posting this very well done video. I have been playing 5-string banjo for many years but I am just learning this tune. You have presented us wth lots of good challenges. I look forward to checking out your other videos as well. Liked & subscribed!

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, thank you for your nice e-mail. Well, I've been to the States a few times to visit family in Spartanburg (SC) and NJ and met a lot of amazing musicians in both plaees. The US is a very beautiful country and most Americans are very nice and helpful. Amersfoort is an hour's drive from where I live (Zoetermeer). It is a beautiful and wooded area. Come by and I'll show you. All the best and thanks again for your message, Marcel

Good boy! ;)

@Marcel-Arendsen

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Hey, Marcel! I’m just wondering if you’re from Denmark because of your surname?! Do you know any banjo teachers in Skåne or cph?

@Marcel-Arendsen

4 ай бұрын

Hi Carl, I'm not Danish, I'm Dutch. Cheers, Marcel

Incredible playing! Some really traditional bluegrass picking here! Well done and what source did you learn from?

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jack, thank you for your comment. I like Jim Mills playing a lot but have no particular source for Gold Rush. I make my own arrangements for most of the tunes I play. Cheers from The Netherlands!

@jackvalentine566

3 жыл бұрын

@@Marcel-Arendsen a really accomplished player! I salute you sir from an aspiring player myself!

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jack!

Perfect! What banjo are you playing - it looks great and sounds great!

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

I have an Ome Columbine One and a Deering Saratoga 5 Star. Both banjos are perfect but the Ome is built better and has a little bit more volume.

Is that chopping recorded?

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I use Strummachine to create my backing tracks. (www.strummachine.com)

Greetings Would you please tell me how you setup your OME banjo so I can try the sane on my banjos also. Like what head tension, head type, string gushes, etc. I’ll try usund that setup on my ONE

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Joseph, I appreciate your interest in the setup of my OME Columbine One. - 5 Star head - Drum dial tension 92 - D'addario EJ60 strings (9, 10, 13, 20, 9) - Golden Gate GB1 - Standard banjo bridge - Action above 12th fret = 3.25mm Please let me know if you like that setup. Greetings, Marcel

@josephanderson7237

3 жыл бұрын

@@Marcel-Arendsen Thanks. I’ll try that with my OME top tension. That may help bring out its tone.

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious, plse let me know if it helps to bring out its tone Joseph.

Sounds really good Marcel. Love your perfect playing. The only thing I would suggest is get a new bass player !

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Glenn. Thank you for your nice comment. I use Strummachine to create my backing tracks. It is not perfect but better that nothing. Good bluegrass musicians and singers are hard to find here in The Netherlands. Cheers!

@patrickjohnrhodes1478

3 жыл бұрын

@@Marcel-Arendsen Hallo Macel, you must have heard of the Grevengrass Bluegrass festival in Greven Germany, there are some great double bass players that come from your side of the border.

@Marcel-Arendsen

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Patrick John, I keep hearing from friends that Grevengrass is a nice festival where you can find good musicians. I'm going to see if/when the festival will be held this year. Thanks for your suggestion!

remjnds me of johnny whiznant

@Marcel-Arendsen

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment Jimmy. Johnny Whiznant was a very fine banjo player.