RE: [Harp-L] minimalist riffs.

[Buck Worley <boogalloo@xxxxxxx>]

I like Sam Myers' approach regarding not only the use of low end as well as his toneRegards,Buck

> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 22:23:17 -0400
> From: turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] minimalist riffs.
> 
> LA Short <lloyd.arthur.short@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > I'm looking to play some slow soulful blues using only the low end of the
> > harp. nothing above hole 4. Anyone got any riffs they could share that
> > would help me diversify my sound by losing less. I'm trying to do kinda
> > what John Frusciante does on with 4 notes in a guitar but o a harp I stead.
> > (Zephyr song is a perfect example of what I mean by milking minimal notes
> > for maximum vibe)
> 
> I don't know anyone who gets more out of a few notes on the low end of the harp than Howlin' Wolf, and it's well worth picking up a collection of his recordings to see how he makes it work.  In his case it's not about riffs, it's about big tone and simple rhythms that groove hard--a combination that says "I mean it."
> 
> Regards, Richard Hunter