# Is the Banjo easier to play than guitar? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 28, 2006, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-banjo-easier-to-play-than-guitar/354579 "2006-04-28T12:52:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![NailBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecae2f/32.png) [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-banjo-easier-to-play-than-guitar/354579/21 "2006-04-29T03:30:26Z")
> [@Asylum](#): > > Huh? I was just pointing out that the hammer was a common technique for playing guitar. You offered it as a possible explantion for why banjo players sound so much faster than guitar players. I doubt that the hammer is the reason why, but I don’t play the banjo and don’t know the specific differences in technique between it and the guitar and therefore I’m not sure that you’re wrong (hence my use of the words “I’m not sure” in my previous post). Sorry, I’ve been at work for about thirteen hours now and am highly sensitive. :smack: Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2006, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-banjo-easier-to-play-than-guitar/354579/22 "2006-04-29T15:59:38Z")
> [@drewbert](#): > > I don’t know if it’s a technique problem or my hand is the wrong size, but I just can’t easily fret strings without touching adjacent ones and making very unpleasant sounds. Many of the chords put my fingers in weird contortions they just weren’t designed for. I think every beginning guitar/banjo player has experienced this. Practice, practice practice… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-banjo-easier-to-play-than-guitar/354579.md?page=1)