[Harp-L] Re: Bob Dylan's New Axe?
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- From: Jonathan Metts <prairiedogpr@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:15:17 -0600
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That's an old photo of Bob, but it does appear to be a chromatic. He
also posed with a chromatic for a magazine or foreign CD cover in the
late 90s or early 2000s -- although I can't seem to find that photo
online. I think he (or the photographers) just finds that chromatic is
more visible and can more easily be held two-handed for photos. This
isn't even unique to the harp; I used to have a big wall poster of Dylan
holding a bass guitar, and he never played bass either.
To my knowledge, Dylan has no recordings nor live performances playing
chromatic. He probably owns one and has messed around on it, but I'd be
very surprised if he has ever taken a serious interest in the
instrument. He's an underrated diatonic player but in recent interviews
has even downplayed the role of diatonic in his songwriting and
performances.
Jonathan Metts
Prairie Dog PR
Ph: 205.435.0991
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