Earl Scruggs

Earl Scruggs is my favorite banjo player.  I got started playing the banjo by teaching myself from his book, Earl Scruggs and the 5-String banjo.  That was back when I was in college.  The book is still sold on places like Amazon.  It teaches you the basics of how to read tablature, the basic rolls used on the banjo, has a great selection of songs as arranged by Earl Scruggs, and it is where I learned about D-tuners.  Also, it gives instructions on how to build a banjo.  I built a banjo mostly by what is described in this book.  I will upload some pictures of my banjo.  Click here if you want to see what it looks like: http://www.amazon.com/Earl-Scruggs-5-String-Banjo-Enhanced/dp/0634060430/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1280775873&sr=1-1 .