congaron
564 posts
Feb 23, 2010
7:36 PM
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And how did you decide?
There are so many different tones on recordings old and not so old.....
I finally just decided to tonally mimic trumpet, sax, some of the minutely different timbre variations of the "chicago" sound and raw, gritty no-doubt-what-it-is harmonica tone....even honk or quack.
For me, that seems to cover it. The rest seems to fall into the style category, where stylistically i find myself playing string-like parts sometimes, or organ/keyboard parts, or even flute or oboe-like parts in addition to the instruments listed above. These variations seem to imply a tone, whether or not it actually mimics the original instrument.
Your thoughts?
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nacoran
1214 posts
Feb 23, 2010
7:45 PM
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I have a few. I like tongue blocked octaves that sound like accordions, sweet gentle high notes, and particularly the low draw on low low harps that sounds like an oboe.
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jonsparrow
2373 posts
Feb 23, 2010
7:47 PM
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im a really big fan of the jason ricci sound. i love to listen to it but at the same time i dont really want that sound. well i do but i dont. cause i really like harmonicas that sound like harmonicas. i really like john nemeth's sound, so i guess the sound im looking for would be a mix of those two.
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KingoBad
189 posts
Feb 23, 2010
8:54 PM
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Big Walter Horton.
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Nastyolddog
264 posts
Feb 23, 2010
9:53 PM
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Pappa Lightfoot,Frank Frost,Big Mumma Thorton,James Cotton,Howling Wolf,Ian Collard,my List is Just to varyed to Pigion hole any one sound or Style i Havn't lived long enough on this earth to hear every sound i may like,if i said i liked one particular sound and said yep thats for me i would be robbing myself of the Joys of listening to new artists,But i do like Pappa Lightfoots rough style of playing it's got that big Whappa Whappa Whappa sound,But Im yet to get into the Modern Blues Harmonica sound what would be Jassons and Adams all time great albums to own,after much disscusion on Modern Blues and Old School Blues i think it's time to hear The Bro's Blow,,PS they must be CD's i got this thing about haveing the Cd cover with art and there write ups on other musicans played on the CD's..
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Bluefinger
107 posts
Feb 24, 2010
12:47 AM
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Little Walter - "Last Night". The 4 draw in the solo when it comes to the V chord. If I'd have to pick my favorite harmonica note of all times, this would be it. That's the tone that sends shivers down my spine. Horton and Rice Miller aren't too shabby either ;o)
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Kingley
912 posts
Feb 24, 2010
12:58 AM
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There are way too many amplified harmonica tones I like to mention. A few of them are:
Dennis Gruenling - You Got It
William Clarke - Lookin' To The Future
Walter Horton - Evening Sun
Rod Piazza - You Can't Get The Stuff No More
Carlos Del Junco - B-Thing
I lean towards preferring horn-like tones with a slightly burnt edge to them for the most part.
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GamblersHand
168 posts
Feb 24, 2010
5:27 AM
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I really like James Harman's sound - I think it's usually an astatic and a couple of vibroverbs. And naturally great tone of course.
To my ears it's a great combination of crunch, horn-like tones, and enough cut and presence to full the right place in the band's mix.
So my vote would go for the sound on any of his Blacktop albums, say the track "Swamp Night".
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Elwood
375 posts
Feb 24, 2010
7:33 AM
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I really like that bawdy trumpet sound (you can catch a hint of it in that Nemeth clip posted recently). I'm a long way from getting it, but a man can dream.
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jonsparrow
2379 posts
Feb 24, 2010
9:12 AM
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i love Carlos Del Junco's accustic tone. i dont care much for his amped tone. its good dont get me wrong i like it, but its not something that sticks in my head.
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mr_so&so
274 posts
Feb 24, 2010
9:31 AM
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I'm a big fan of acoustic harp, or harp played in that style, up to, not cupping, a mic. I love that Sonnyboy II sound.
For amplified tone, I prefer it smooth and mellow. I love Mitch Kashmar's tone. I also like high-end first-position playing.
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isaacullah
762 posts
Feb 24, 2010
9:40 AM
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I want to sound like "awesome". Period. I also feel that "awesome" can be a different sound for any particular song. "awesome" is the tone that sounds good in that song. I've spend a lot of time trying to find that "awesome" sound for a particular song. For me this has been made more possible (albeit with many many more choices, and thus a bit more time consuming) with my acquirement of a Digitech modeler. However, when I find that particular "Awesome" sound for the song idea that's in my head, I know it.
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bacon-fat
10 posts
Feb 24, 2010
9:46 AM
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One favorite of mine is Gary Smith's deep tone with a touch of slap back delay.
Another is William Clarke's big beating octaves vibrato.
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Rick Davis
234 posts
Feb 24, 2010
9:56 AM
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Kim Wilson. In particular, he played harp on two albums from the early 90s: "Ludella" with Jimmy Rogers, and "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie" with Pinetop Perkins. Wilson's tone is perfect on these recordings.
+1 on Gary Smith.
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-Rick Davis
Blues Harp Amps Blog
Roadhouse Joe Blues Band
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