Fwd: [Harp-L] Roadhouse blues and other rock standards

["John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>]

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> From: "John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>
> Date: January 15, 2009 1:04:38 AM GMT-05:00
> To: <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Roadhouse blues and other rock standards
>
> Brad,
> 	I don't overblow anyway.  I always (with VERY rare exceptions)  
> play electric with a cupped mic.  That tune rocks really hard with  
> a groove that's easy to push. Harp can do all sorts of fills and  
> stuff working off the rhythm.   I can't imagine playing acoustic on  
> that song. Can't rock out or drive the groove without electricity.
> 	JP
>
>
> On Jan 15, 2009, at 12:45 AM, Bradford Trainham wrote:
>
> > I actually thought a lot about that today.
> > I think the reason I don't like second position for that song as  
> > much has to
> > do with my choice to play acoustic harp.
> > Acoustic harp on that song, in second position accidentally  
> > injects an
> > almost cow-boyish feel into the song which isn't what I want.
> > The mood of the song (to me) more fits the exhausted end of a rock- 
> > &-Roll
> > all-nighter and somehow, third position, in that configuration better
> > addresses that feeling.
> > I've moved us now into the unverifiable/subjective, but third  
> > position on
> > that one isn't really that hard and you don't have to use that f#  
> > over-blow
> > on 5, so give it a shot.
> > Brad Trainham
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John F. Potts [mailto:hvyj@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:35 PM
> > To: bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Roadhouse blues and other rock standards
> >
> > Brad,
> > 	I'm not completely happy with 2d either.  i was thinking of trying
> > 3d the next time i have a chance to play it.
> > 	JP
> >
> > On Jan 15, 2009, at 12:26 AM, Bradford Trainham wrote:
> >
> > > I do Wild Night in second position on a c harp, but I've never been
> > > completely satisfied with that.
> > > Instead of the cool sax thing he does for a break, I usually play a
> > > verse, doing essentially what the singer does.
> > > This works, but I'd like to be able to credibly tap in to that  
> > > phased
> > > sax or what ever the effect is he has on that.
> > > Brad Trainham