Re: [Harp-L] LW tremelo?

[Keith Dunn <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

john kuzloski <jkuzloski@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Going Down Slow? Recently got the 2-CD Blues With a Feeling. CD2,Track 16.
Sounds like electronic trem. Whaddaya think? --jk 

Hello John,

At the moment my copy of the ?Blues With A Feeling? CD is with our drummer who 
is working with Freddie Below?s drum parts. But as we have listened to 
the ?old? version, I?ve Had My Fun? from the ?Hate To See You Go? album for so 
many years, ?Going Down Slow? is not something that we would forget very soon.

While the debate is still ongoing as to the various amplifiers that Little 
Walter may have used, I would have to say that on ?Going Down Slow? LW is using 
some sort of effect; that is trem/vibrato. It is possible to get a very good 
trem/vibrato effect by simply restricting the flow of air from your throat into 
your harmonica. This is a technique that is good to master. It is useful for 
many things; to try and get a Slim Harpo type of sound, for example, without 
having to rely on an effect.

However, it is the tempo of ?Going Down Slow? that is the giveaway. When you 
listen to the song you can hear how even the effect seems to be. In other 
words, there seems to be the same amount of effect on every note. It is 
possible to do that at a slightly slower tempo with your throat but at this 
tempo I would have to say that Little Walter is using an effect. And by the 
way, what a beautiful sound he gets and a wonderful, colorful solo.

Keith Dunn


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