General Discussion

Merry Xmas & Happy Anniversary to Blues Harmonica .com & all the blues harpers out there all over the world. Merry Xmas to David & thanks to all the people involved in running this amazing website. A year has passed already-when I subscribed I didn't even know about tongue blocking-I have learnt so much & there is still so much here I haven't even got too! And I have enjoyed every lesson! The support & encouragement you give to us David is just great & its also wonderful to be able to talk & share ideas with other blues harp enthusiasts. continue reading...

I always watched his YouTube vids. This one vid he was playing with out the cover plates getting clear notes and just playing normal.I was in shock " thats not right" : ) and I was fascinated how can this be done? I can't get a clear not when the cover plates are on. Than I made the effort to practice as often as I can to play like " Chris and Joe F David B the and so on. : )

I am getting a squel on 7B & & 7D I can't get a clear not when practicing. But when I give a quick test it sound normal. Go figure.

So I sold a Fender Hot Rod Deville 4x10 that was fun for a lot of years. I have small amps but I need a big amp for shows. I would like something that will break up sooner than my old deville. So I am looking at 59 Bassman RI mainly because the price is right. I can spend more but I'd like to stay under $1200, I have found a 04 first year bassman RI for $800 that looks promising.

If the reissue is really that bad, I may get the HG50 but again that's a lot of money:)

Thoughts? continue reading...

I just listened through al 16 of the King of Chug entries... WOW ! ! !

Congratulations to all the contestants.

I've made my comments and submitted my votes.

Now I'm as anxious as everyone else to see who will be named
"THE KING OF CHUG"

People want me to go out to jams, but I insist on going home to practice on weeknights (weekends I can practice during the day). It seems to me that if you go out to jam all the time and don't pay your dues at home alone, you'll end up a schlock player. What do you think?

Started to go through the Groove videos tonight-thanks so much Dave these are very helpful! I'm about halfway through & have learnt so much. This is the sort of information we really need to get us ready to play with other people-I was so overjoyed when I went to a jam the other week & the band knew what a 'flat tyre'was although I think some of the terminology is a little different maybe here in Australia. continue reading...

Last time we (SoftheB) played at the PHBistro, I experienced a lot of confusion, but I went home and sorted it out:

Problems:
--Equipment: Dan Echo Delay In Port Not readily available and no sign of it being hooked up to amp--seemed to me.
Vocal Mic: how do you get it quickly down to your size and make sure it's at the right volume?
What's a monitor anyway--David explained, but do we have one at PHB I can see?
Amp and mic: making sure they're at the right volume for playing and then for accompaniment. continue reading...

Happy Thanksgiving to our USA friends. Best wishes from Canada!! Have a great day and hopefully 4 day week end.

Aki's band won the Bay Area International Blues Challenge. They'll represent the Bay Area in Memphis this February for the finals. There was some stiff competition but they won. Congratulations! To Aki, Frank, Carlos, and Jon.