A banjo’s body is round and features a plastic, sometimes animal skin, or a membrane stretched over a resonator.Īnd instead of the normal six strings of a guitar, banjos often only have four or five strings. These days it is perhaps more associated with genres like bluegrass and country.Īlthough the banjo is quite similar to the guitar, there are several significant differences. First created by African slaves in the Caribbean and North America, the banjo was originally a folk instrument.
The banjo is perhaps the most well-known and recognizable guitar-like instrument.
