Custom Fender FB-54 Banjo, Mahogany Resonator, Aluminum Tone Ring - Natural

Contrast allows you to stand out in a mix instead of blending into the mud. It can be the unexpected punch-line at the end of a joke or happy birthday played in a minor key. It's the gravel and whine in Lucinda Williams' otherwise beautiful voice. It's making up after a fight. It's the peace I feel in a violent downpour or while watching massive waves crash on the rocks.

Listen to steve n seaguls play heavy metal folk music. Listen to A Fairytale in New York by the Pogues. The title and music are uplifting yet the lyrics are heavy.

I. Love. That.

I dare you to play sad songs on this banjo. Make it cry. Make me cry.