Ask Instructor David Barrett

I saw a you tube video from a 'Jake knows Harmonica.com '

He speaks  about the Honher Bad-to-the-bone-harmonica ....ever heard

of this...if so do you have an opinion on it ?

                      Thank you for your time

Hi David,

  Is your preferred harmonica the Crossover ? if so why ?

                     Thank you for your time

                                  Steve

Hi, David:

When purchasing a stage amp, is it relevant to keep in mind that I may someday start singing on stage? Do vocalists use amps at all, or do they generally go through the house sound system? I mean: should I buy an amp that can fulfill multiple usages, or do I just want the best harp amp possible?

Hi David! on a different note (big pun intended *laughs*) than my previous post, you often refer to the approach of a player towards a minor blues in your interviews, but for my understanding, what would be the chords typically used in a mior blues (in terms of roman numerals)? I tried to figure it out myself, but didn't quite succeeded. Thanks!

Hi David! I've got a hard time bending my 1st hole on my A and G harp (tongue blocking, that is, with puckering it works fine).  It just won't bend enough to be on the right pitch, no matter how much I drop the jaw or back my tongue. Must be something I do wrong. Anything I should focus on for these particular bend? By the way, I'm able to bend it on a C harp for exemple. Thank you.

Hi David,

I love the screaming sound of F harp. I find quite difficult to bend it on 3'' whole step, tounghe blocking:

The problem is that I get the pitch but I can't sustain the sound, often it comes out dull and after a couple of seconds the reed stops. I'm orienting myself to focus on less air usage but I suppose the embouchure should be changed. I can perfectly bend all the holes puckering. Any suggestion?

Thanks,

Luciano.

To get the full bend on the 2 draw can you tongue block or must you pucker?

Hi David,

I've just heard Butter Strut and thought that it absolutely brilliant. Have you any more rock harmonica recordings/lessons which I can purchase so that I may learn. Being into classic rock, Blues Rock and Country Rock, this is the direction that I eventually want to concentrate on with my Harmonica playing.

Many Thanks,

Paul

cant find it on the piano, although it's suppose to be in the F# major scale

Hi David,

Living in England, just wondering where I can I buy your new CD, infact where can I buy CD's that you mention in your tutorials.

Thanks for the help,

Paul