Oft Overlooked Subject

[Shawn@PRS]

We all talk about great guitar tone, but we rarely talk about great harmonica tone.

I'll start with Little Walter

 

[dmatthews]

Awesome!
Our band does a couple of songs with harmonica, and they're fun!

 

[bodia]

Being a transplant to Chicago, I gotta go with a local cat, first.

Junior Wells

 

[bodia]

One day, we can add Paco to this thread. Since Sergio thinks the harmonica is one of the worst musical instruments ever, I HAD to buy a little harmonica for Paco.

 

[alantig]

Toots Thielemans...

 

[ScottR]

Yeah...well mine is prettier.

 

[bodia]

One of the best, ever. Sonny Boy Williamson.

 

[Alnus Rubra]

We all talk about great guitar tone, but we rarely talk about great harmonica tone.

I'll start with Little Walter

Thanks for this one Shawn, it’s reminded me of my Dad playing this one years ago, when I was a kid.

Being a transplant to Chicago, I gotta go with a local cat, first.

Junior Wells

Thanks for this one JB, I recorded harp on this one about 1996, with the band that I played in at the time.

I love this song and deeply admire both guys!

 

[sergiodeblanc]

One day, we can add Paco to this thread. Since Sergio thinks the harmonica is one of the worst musical instruments ever, I HAD to buy a little harmonica for Paco.

Yeah, thanks for that.

Stevie Wonder or GTFO, in fact, harmonicas should be outlawed for everyone but him.

 

[HANGAR18]

Blackfoot

From Jacksonville, Florida

Train - Train....

 

[Boogie]

Blackfoot

From Jacksonville, Florida

Train - Train....

I will fall asleep with this tune in my head...

 

[Deleted member 5962]

One day, we can add Paco to this thread. Since Sergio thinks the harmonica is one of the worst musical instruments ever, I HAD to buy a little harmonica for Paco.

My hero! And if he’d just give me his address, I’d send a Kazoo so Paco could be a multi-instrumentalist.

 

[alantig]

A little more Stevie...

 

[Alnus Rubra]

My hero! And if he’d just give me his address, I’d send a Kazoo so Paco could be a multi-instrumentalist.

Double giggle!

 

[bodia]

Yeah, thanks for that.

Stevie Wonder or GTFO, in fact, harmonicas should be outlawed for everyone but him.

Ya know, I’m just here to help!

 

[dogrocketp]

Don’t forget Rick Estrin, especially with Little Charlie and the Nightcats.

 

[Shawn@PRS]

One day, we can add Paco to this thread. Since Sergio thinks the harmonica is one of the worst musical instruments ever, I HAD to buy a little harmonica for Paco.

No, the bag pipes are the worst instrument ever.

 

[Shawn@PRS]

Toots Thielemans...

This shows how versatile the harmonica really is. It can go from a soul stirring Blues harp, to a smoky campfire cowboy song to John Lennon.

 

[Huggy Love]

 

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