My girlfriend got me a banjo for my birthday the other day! I'm incredibly excited as it's one of those "life goal" type of things i've always wanted to do. She's a great girl to be willing to deal with a beginning banjo player hacking away at the strings a half hour or so a day... heheh.

So are there any other pickers on this board just out of curiosity? Any tips? I've got a Johnson JB-100 5-string banjo with resonator and a Jack Hatfield lesson book. Enough to keep me busy for a few months i hope.