The blues harmonica is a wind instrument perfect for electric guitarists.
I took up learning bluesharp 8 years ago after 35 years as a gigging guitarist and it embraces everything I love.
I play the 10 hole diatonic harmonica through an amp.
The saying goes that, if you can breathe, you can play a harmonica, but the real challenge is to be able to play single notes.
It is a dynamic little instrument that delivers exceptional nuance.
It is always flirting with attack and decay, bending notes, vibrato, staccato and fluttering.
The Gear.
The different mic's, amps and effects are a haven of exploration to getting 'tone' that us guitarists cherish.
If you are a guitarist who is able to improvise without thinking, then the bluesharp is yours to embrace because finding the notes is easy, delivering them is all technique.
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Cheers
Mark.
This is the first song I wrote and recorded on harmonica with a band, my band, The Hubcaps.
The first time I had ever been in a recording studio without a guitar !
I stole a bit from Led Zep for the middle break.......
When the levee breaks haunts me .