Re: [Harp-L] (no subject)

[Zack <zack.pomerleau@xxxxxxxxx>]

   The one thing I STILL haven't figured out is why people are flipping out
over this! An overblow is the SAME as a bend! If you think a bend sounds
more natural than an overblow you aren't listening good. If a guitarist
bends a note and he isn't experienced, it will sound sucky. It's that way
with EVERYTHING. Just because you hear a few bad players doesn't mean
everyone sucks. Otavio, Michalek, Levy; those three in my opinion proof the
musicality aspect of them as they use them extensively for musical purposes.
I don't state Jason Ricci because he is mostly a blues rock player and he
used the flat third and flat fifth mostly, those other guys are using ALL of
the overblows and overdraws for every scale degree.


   Sincerely,
   Zack.

On Thu, Feb 11, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Buddha <groovygypsy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> EV630 wrote:
> "The proper way to address some of the issues would be to provide counter
> examples to prove I am wrong."
>
> I did exactly that and you know what you did? You dismissed it and
> then continued to judge obs as played by players who can't really do
> it.
>
> People like Jason Ricci, Carlos delJunco, Otavio Castro, Howard Levy
> and myself have proven time and again there is a place for OBs and
> they can be as transparent as any other bent note.
>
> Furthermore, you continue to make the mistake of thinking Traditional
> Blues is the only way to play harp so all others are judged from the
> traditional blues perspective. You'd better be careful because a
> player like Fugazzi could mop up the stage with a player like you
> using real musicianship skills.
>
> Isn't being a good musician what matters most?  Who cares about style?
> I used to play all of that blues stuff and I find it to be boring.
> That doesn't mean I don't like it nor that I don't respect it, it
> means I like to play other music and for what I do, requires good tone
> and the use of the entire instrument not just the first 6 holes.
>



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