Re: [Harp-L] Greunling/Guyger Tour Last Night

[Robert Paparozzi <chromboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

PLLLLLLLL-eeeze gang....."Dynamics" are NOT geographically based nor are
they found in "whatever" vintage or boutique amp you've saved your pennies
for...and "harp players do not need take note" (only), as WE are not the
offenders.....but IMO, EVERY musician needs to pay attention to the sonics
of their instrument mind and body as they play....then the world and our
eardrums would be a better place!,-)

The gear has a very small part to do with you or your bands 'dynamic
sense'...it HOW YOU control them....

"east or west using your 'inner dynamic' is the best".....
Best,
"east coast" rob


On 3/18/08 7:39 AM, "Bernie Clarke" <bclarke1@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Odd comment because Rod Piazza's louder than anybody should be.  Dennis was
> likely using one of his "Harp King" amps.  All West Coast creations.  The
> best band to see for dynamics that I have seen in a long time (no harp
> content) Sean Carney!  There's someone that knows how to use a huge dynamic
> range (harp players should take note of how he plays).
> 
> Bernie Clarke
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Jamie Bell
> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:48 PM
> To: Harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Harp-L] Greunling/Guyger Tour Last Night
> 
> Had a chance to catch Dennis and Steve at a place in Philly last
> night in support of their Little Walter tribute cd. Having never seen
> Dennis before, I was struck by his youth (I'm old), non-traditional
> equipment (or at least the packaging there of) and complete reverence
> for Steve's playing which is well deserved. I'm a guitar player who
> has backed up a lot of harp players, including Steve many years ago,
> so I'm used to seeing a Fender tweed, BF or Gibson amp for the harp
> player's rig. Dennis had this big, rectangular, orange colored,
> likely boutique combo (might have just been a cab). I hate snooping
> around other people's gear. He was also running through a couple of
> pedals, none of which I could quite make out. I'm sure people on this
> list can fill in all the details. Steve went straight into a beat-up
> Concert and sounded great, cleaner and more expressive with fewer
> notes than Dennis, who was a bit more distorted which wasn't
> surprising given his setup. Great rhythm section from Detroit I
> believe (a Rick Holmstrom look alike named Doug Deming on guitar -
> should I have heard of him?!) and bassist was the original T-birds
> bass player (not Keith Fergusson who is r.i.p.anyway). One irony that
> always strikes me seeing modern players pay homage to their idols is
> the fact that their volume levels are way higher than the originals,
> more so with east coast players than west. Catch these guys if you
> can. The tour runs through the 29th of this month for now with more
> dates to come. Shout out to Trip and Adam if you read this.
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Rob Paparozzi

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