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How to get that Alan Wilson sound?

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Mon, 06/22/2015 - 05:04
crazymilk
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Hey guys,

Any thoughts about alan wilson's sound? I really like his sound, especially on "on the road again", "boogie chillen n.2", "help me" and his "pulling hair blues". don't even have the right vocabulary to describe it but I would sure like to know what did he use and how did he manage to produce that cool (imo) sound.

 

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Mon, 06/29/2015 - 10:33
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sharpdressedman
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For one thing, he would

For one thing, he would sometimes use a harp with the 6 draw note tuned up one half step (from F# to G on an A harp, for example).

 

If you do an internet search for "alan wilson harmonica lesson" you will find a site where you can listen to/download a 40-minute lesson from Wilson himself, recorded in 1964.

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