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Salut from Canada ... Harp Newbie!
Salut from Canada ... Harp Newbie!
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GGiles
1 post
Nov 06, 2008
5:05 AM
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Hello Adam and crew !
A bit about myself and how I found my way here ... 38 yrs young living in south eastern Ontario. Little town called Trenton. Father of 3 great boys and husband of a beautiful wife. I've been playing mainly acoustic guitar for the past 20 years and more recently electric through a 5 watt (family friendly) Fender Champion 600 amp ... (see the connection yet?) I play a bit of rhythm guitar in a garage blues band so I've been laying down a good set of roots.
I LOVE my Champ so I went to You-Tube to see what other people have been doing with it. BANG ... it's a great guitar amp, but look what people can do with a harmonica miked up to it!!
A few videos later, I find this very intelligent yet slightly strange man (don't you ever change Adam!) blowing harmonica like it's part of him and making me think .. I want to do that!
Well that was about 4 weeks ago and now I've got my 2 hole draw down, I can lay down an okay blues rhythm and do a small bit of improvisation and I'm loving this instrument.
Now I'm working on tougne blocking and just watched Adam's tutorials on the train last night ... tucka chucka ... how in God's name do you get your tongue to move that fast!!
Practise, Practise, practise...
Thank-you for sharing your amazing skills with us Adam and get yourself up to Canada soon so I can hear you perform in person some day.
All the best ... Gary Giles
(long live Jeff Healey)
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eharp
125 posts
Nov 06, 2008
6:25 AM
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welcome to the fun, gary.
please feel free to keep us updated on your progress, ask questions, or give advice.
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CarolynViolin
5 posts
Nov 06, 2008
8:26 AM
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Hi Gary. Welcome and best of luck with the harmonica. Sounds like you are very dedicated and having fun. Yes, no matter what the instrument, it is practice, practice, practice. No short cuts, Gary. And practice will lead to perfection and you will be playing with the greatest of ease. Enjoy! Carolyn
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