Re: [Harp-L] Re: Overblows in the blues - check this out

[Jonathan Ross <jross38@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Your answers are fair, and I appreciate that.

No problem.  I think you're writing has been clear and very coherent-- 
a pleasant conversation need not lead to agreement to be enjoyable:).

> You're right, tone changes can be a small or a huge problem  
> depending on the
> music you play, and, thinking about it more precisely, I would say  
> it even
> depends on the licks you play (for example, if you play a 6ob  
> inside a DMaj
> lick, you may want it to be extremely soft).

I assume you're thinking of a C harp?  But I'd agree--and the same is  
true of bends.  Sometimes you want them to stick out, sometimes you  
don't.


> Still I can tell you the more I play OBs and ODs the less they  
> differ from
> bends in terms of position. And I would highly recommend to work in  
> this
> direction, to be more accurate on OBs. I would say the same for the  
> tone,
> but maybe it comes from my ears.

Thanks, but overblows don't really answer any of the musical  
questions I have on the diatonic enough for me to work on them.  I'd  
rather spend my time focusing on other areas.  Which is not to say  
they aren't very useful and a great technique, more that my focus is  
elsewhere and my time limited.



JR Ross