The George Formby Banjolele is an other. It pairs well with the Dumble Steel String Singer and the Fender Prosonic.

George Formby Banjolele

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This banjolele once belonged to George Formby, the English entertainer who popularized the banjo-ukulele hybrid through his comic songs and film appearances in the 1930s and became the UK's highest-paid entertainer of his era playing it. Queen guitarist Brian May, a serious collector of musical instrument history, bought a George Formby banjolele at a Bonhams auction in 2008 for 72,000 pounds. May has also spoken about a separate banjolele that belonged to his own father, which he used while filming the documentary about Queen's A Night at the Opera album, showing his connection to the instrument runs both through personal family history and through collecting a piece of Formby's own legacy.

  • bright
  • hybrid
  • cutting
  • banjolele
  • instrument
  • musical instrument history
  • serious collector
  • significant collector

Genres the George Formby Banjolele is commonly used in

  • Folk

Amps that pair well with the George Formby Banjolele

Dumble Steel String Singer

Dumble

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Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Fender Prosonic

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Fender Prosonic's warm balances out the bright tone

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

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Where this leans bright, Gibson GA-50 answers back warm

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

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$747.19via Reverb

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

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$782.78via Reverb

Orange Terror Bass leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

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$708.76via Reverb

Run Orange Little Bass Thing after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo

Fuchs

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Run Fuchs ODS II Custom 25/50 Combo after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube

Blackstar

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$1540.62via Reverb

Where this leans bright, Blackstar Artisan 15H Handwired 15W Tube answers back warm

Pedals that stack with the George Formby Banjolele

Orange - Vintage Distortion

Orange

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Where this leans bright, Orange - Vintage Distortion answers back warm

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

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$159via Reverb

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Behringer Chorus Symphony

Behringer

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$90.90via Reverb

Where this leans bright, Behringer Chorus Symphony answers back smooth

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo

Dunlop

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Run Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Pigtronix gamma drive

Pigtronix

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$85via Reverb

Pigtronix gamma drive leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Dunlop Echoplex Preamp

Dunlop

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$135via Reverb

Dunlop Echoplex Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Wren and Cuff Fade Font '94

Wren And Cuff

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$324.99via Reverb

Run Wren and Cuff Fade Font '94 after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Dunlop MXR M148 Micro Chorus

Dunlop

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$112.05via Reverb

Dunlop MXR M148 Micro Chorus leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

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Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dumble Steel String Singer, Fender Prosonic, Gibson GA-50 — Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth.

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