How necessary is a capo to banjo playing?

My associate is starting out on banjo and I wanted to buy them a capo for Christmas. I was just wondering how often a capo is used in banjo playing, or whether it would be a practical gift bearing in mind they're just starting.


They are acquainted with rarely but do help to easily adjust the pressure on the strings which causes minimal need for retuning.

It would possess c visit in handy, but I'm sure mainly only professionals use them for banjos.

Flavor of Love Season 3 girl who played the banjo...?

what was the name of the drained girl that played the saw and the banjo and made scary dolls that tried out for Flavor of Love Season 3??? i want to watch her casting video but i couldn't find it...


I don't recognize but she was scary and funny all at the same time, lol!

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