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Rick Davis
241 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:21 PM
What one word most describes good amped harp tone? One short word.

Writers block, I need a word ASAP.

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-Rick Davis
Blues Harp Amps Blog
Roadhouse Joe Blues Band
barbequebob
534 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:22 PM
Greassy!!
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toddlgreene
889 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:22 PM
Fat?
Warm?
Thick?
Robust?

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Iggy
28 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:24 PM
TALENT!
Blueharper
30 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:25 PM
Fat?
Warm?
Thick?
Robust? Greassy!!

Sounds like an old girlfriend!
toddlgreene
891 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:26 PM
Rick-you mentioned 'gnarly' once before...
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Todd L Greene. V.P.
bacon-fat
12 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:28 PM
Greezy
Oxharp
163 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:33 PM
Brown
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toddlgreene
893 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:37 PM
Ballsy
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Todd L Greene. V.P.
Johnster
16 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:38 PM
Gravy
Rick Davis
242 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:44 PM
LOL! You guys are killin' me here!

Keep 'em coming...

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-Rick Davis
Blues Harp Amps Blog
Roadhouse Joe Blues Band
toddlgreene
896 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:46 PM
sexy!
bodacious!

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Todd L Greene. V.P.
toddlgreene
897 posts
Feb 24, 2010
1:54 PM
unctuous!
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Todd L Greene. V.P.
toddlgreene
898 posts
Feb 24, 2010
2:03 PM
Funky Butt...wait, that's two words-unless you write it like this:Funkybutt

or, 'stanky'
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Todd L Greene. V.P.

Last Edited by on Feb 24, 2010 2:04 PM
pharpo
175 posts
Feb 24, 2010
2:04 PM
SWEEEET
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Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art. - Charlie Parker
LittleJoeSamson
251 posts
Feb 24, 2010
2:08 PM
Tonific ( tone + terrific )

Harpulous

Walterfied
tookatooka
1263 posts
Feb 24, 2010
2:09 PM
Spondacious.
toddlgreene
899 posts
Feb 24, 2010
2:14 PM
Ginormous
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Todd L Greene. V.P.
jonsparrow
2383 posts
Feb 24, 2010
2:16 PM
i think warm is the best word to describe tone. fat is a good one too.
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jonsparrow
2385 posts
Feb 24, 2010
2:24 PM
"face-melting" tone

lmao. iv heard that before.
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MJ
104 posts
Feb 24, 2010
2:27 PM
Tonefastic.
toddlgreene
900 posts
Feb 24, 2010
2:32 PM
bitchin'
spicy

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Todd L Greene. V.P.
harmonicanick
622 posts
Feb 24, 2010
3:07 PM
Here's a few:
rich
sparse
attacking
soulful
rounded
dirty
messy
low-down
beautiful
moving
or
thin
feedback
shitty
rubbish
cant hear it
too loud
lead gtr too loud etc
HarpNinja
217 posts
Feb 24, 2010
3:10 PM
No brainer...face-melting!
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Delta Dirt
118 posts
Feb 24, 2010
3:21 PM
WICKED
DutchBones
349 posts
Feb 24, 2010
3:38 PM
Tonetodiefor... (that's one word)
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Nastyolddog
271 posts
Feb 24, 2010
3:43 PM
Depth or deep rich tone
mrdon46
30 posts
Feb 24, 2010
10:14 PM
Saxy
Honkin On Bobo
205 posts
Feb 25, 2010
8:29 AM
Iggy,

Leave me outta this!!!

;-)
Johnster
17 posts
Feb 25, 2010
10:09 AM
BIG
bigd
30 posts
Feb 25, 2010
10:50 AM
Fire spitting!
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kudzurunner
1118 posts
Feb 25, 2010
11:17 AM
marinated in fry-grease
Jfllr1
165 posts
Feb 25, 2010
11:29 AM
I second HONKIN'!
Warm and fat are good too...
Loving the grese references... :L
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"Blow as thou pleaseth"
schaef6o
28 posts
Feb 25, 2010
11:32 AM
THE SHIT
MJ
108 posts
Feb 25, 2010
11:34 AM
Well Rick, What is your word? with all the different suggestions you must have had something pop into your head.
Rick Davis
252 posts
Feb 25, 2010
12:09 PM
MJ, the word I settled on is "Deep."

Lots of great words here, THANKS! Keep 'em coming if you have more.

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-Rick Davis
Blues Harp Amps Blog
Roadhouse Joe Blues Band
snakes
465 posts
Feb 25, 2010
12:12 PM
Hortonesque
Kingley
924 posts
Feb 25, 2010
12:20 PM
Great word Snakes!

Here's a few that come to my mind: Creamy, Rich, Thick, Fat, Burnt, Ripped, Robust.
toddlgreene
907 posts
Feb 25, 2010
12:27 PM
Two tones from this list that I will try my best to acheive before my next gig:
'Busted Gastric banded' and 'bowel-loosening'


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Todd L Greene. V.P.
MJ
109 posts
Feb 25, 2010
12:35 PM
todd, Keep the 'bowel-loosening' one at home!! lol
toddlgreene
908 posts
Feb 25, 2010
12:41 PM
yeah, that could be messy. Instead I'll work on my undergarment-loosening tone.
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Todd L Greene. V.P.
bigd
31 posts
Feb 25, 2010
12:49 PM
Savagely articulate!
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walterharp
241 posts
Feb 25, 2010
12:57 PM
when my amp is workin good, set right, it has spank

i mean a real tight sound with good mids and trebs, a bit loud too..
rharley5652
83 posts
Feb 25, 2010
1:04 PM
Mellow
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toddlgreene
910 posts
Feb 25, 2010
2:04 PM
badonkadonk!
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Todd L Greene. V.P.
toddlgreene
911 posts
Feb 25, 2010
2:05 PM
@ bigd-I was just singing "I can't keep it up'by Little charlie and the Nightcats, and I read your last submission...nice!
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nacoran
1243 posts
Feb 25, 2010
3:22 PM
Todd, if you figure out the mythical, 'undergarment-loosening' tone, tell us how you set it up, but don't post any clips.
shanester
117 posts
Feb 25, 2010
3:33 PM
Voluptuous, rubenesque
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LittleJoeSamson
254 posts
Feb 25, 2010
4:01 PM
Gorgeoused

Drippy

Swarmy

Crawling


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