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

["Bernie Clarke" <bclarke1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

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Of Jamie Bell
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:48 PM
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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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