Can't speak for Gary but except for an occasional 6OB onstage I don't either. I do a lot of work with them at home and using them has opened me to playing in new positions and different genre's of music.- I can't count on them at the instinctive level yet however, so don't try when I'm performing. ----------
Gary was a traditionalist, as are RJ, Mitch, Gary Smith, Wilson, Piazza etc. Not sure whether any of these guys CAN overblow (although I know RJ can't) but they don't. I guess it depends what you have in you ear and what your role models are. If you are immersed in the world of the Walters, Smith, right up to Bill Clarke, overblows are irrelevant and even sound "wrong". R
Last Edited by Little roger on Apr 30, 2015 10:02 AM
OK, ta, I was thinking along the traditionalist lines as a reason but I thought it might have been something else as Gary Primich always struck me as deep sort of cat and just wondered.
Weird, I was listening to Company Man CD last night!!!
Last Edited by marine1896 on Apr 30, 2015 10:10 AM
Ryan: I know what you mean about it possibly sounding unintentional; however, listen to the rest of the solo. He plays a similar lick with the 7-blow instead of the 6OB a few times later on, then at the 4:37 mark, he plays the 6OB again, and it sounds intentional to me.
So to my ears, Gary was using the 6OB intentionally in this one.
Also, I was listening earlier today to "The Girl That Radiates That Charm" from the same album, and I thought I heard a 6OB in there as well, but I didn't note the minutes:seconds...I would have to go back and check that one out.
Imo it was an accidental 6 OB at 3:10. He is wailing on 6 draw bend, and wanting to transition to 6 blow, 5 draw, 4draw, etc. 6 OB are easiest to achieve after a draw bend because the embouchure, tongue placement, etc is already in the correct position for OB. I am not saying that Gary didn't gave the ability to OB, but that in this case it seems entirely accidental, especially for a traditionalist blues harmonica player.
Last Edited by CarlA on Apr 30, 2015 9:32 PM
