Re: [Harp-L] Re: [HarpTalk] Sonnyboy Williamson 47 hours to go...

[Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

You need a low harp for "Bye Bye Bird": I think he used low C or D Echo
Vampers for it at different times.


On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Bill Hines <billhines4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I can't watch the video right now because I'm at work, but I'm interested
> since I love his stuff. A few questions:
>
> Is this broken down by song and which songs of his do you cover? It would
> be good to have an index or list on the web page for prospective buyers.
>
> What's the deal with "low C harp"? Are the example recordings done on a Low
> C? That would be a fatal error and stop me from buying it as harps are so
> expensive now I don't want yet another one just for this purpose. It comes
> off as a sales hook to sell Low C harps since there is a link to buy one,
> which would be kinda shady (not sure if that's true, just saying that's how
> it comes off). Even if they "work fine" on a regular C, that would be
> awkward, I like to match what I'm playing to the sample recording. Didn't
> SBWII use a Bb primarily? That's what seems to work when playing along with
> Born Blind, Help Me, and many of his others.
>
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 1:55 PM, Ben Hewlett <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > It has a special offer - for the next 48 hours only we are offering our
> > shiny brand new book at 20% off!
> >
> > It's called "Sonny Boy Williamson II - 60 Blues Riffs"
> >
>



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Arthur Jennings
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