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Left Thumb

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Fri, 10/01/2010 - 06:10
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What's your left thumb doing? When you're working a Wa Wa or holding a bullet mic your job is to smother as much of the harmonica as possible. What's your left thumb doing? Is it just sitting under the harmonica or is it an active part of your closed cup? Take a look and see what it's doing...

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