SonnyD4885
160 posts
Oct 13, 2011
6:06 AM
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just wondering (imo i like them all) but does one stick out more than the rest?
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groyster1
1494 posts
Oct 13, 2011
6:31 AM
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I have the dvd of the first 32 lessons which are the fundamentals and are a good reference to go back to
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clamsharpplayer
115 posts
Oct 13, 2011
7:05 AM
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Ray Charles
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SonnyD4885
161 posts
Oct 13, 2011
8:28 AM
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i like the 3-6 blow octive
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HawkeyeKane
265 posts
Oct 13, 2011
8:30 AM
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Whammer Jammer IMO. I never woulda figured any of that song out without Adam's help.
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harpdude61
1108 posts
Oct 13, 2011
8:42 AM
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The early one on lip slapping....going from 2 hole draw to 123 draw chord in a rhythm pattern while lip pursing.
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KingoBad
963 posts
Oct 13, 2011
9:20 AM
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I agree with Harpdude61. I think It was gussow.007 if I remember correctly (or around there anyway).
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isaacullah
1627 posts
Oct 13, 2011
10:49 AM
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Fully agree with harpdude and kingo. That single lesson did more to improve my sound than any other. That technique is one of the cornerstones to my playing now, and I wouldn't sound any good at all without it.
Of course, I think it goes without saying that the Mississippi Front Porch Blues lesson is also one of the all-time greatest ones produced by the prodigious Dr. Gussow...
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oldwailer
1747 posts
Oct 13, 2011
10:58 AM
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I have the first 80 or so lessons on my Ipod--I still go back to them on long drives. The Front Porch one is still my favorite--but the Harlem Blues Riff (something like that) might have had more to do with how I play harp than any of the others. This thread just reminded me--it's about time for me to go back and review those early ones--every time I do that, I pick up more great stuff that I missed last time--or learned and forgot. . .
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bluemoose
623 posts
Oct 13, 2011
12:46 PM
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ok...shameless self promotion time!
If you do want to go back and review Gussow's Youtube vids check out the MBH Webbrain link below. Vids crossref'ed by harp key, song and over 80 topics.
(Search on 'harlem' take you straight to gussow.111 and gussow.112 and your A harp.)
Links to forum info and topical threads as well.
Please return to your previous discussion....
MBH Webbrain - a GUI guide to Adam's Youtube vids
FerretCat Webbrain - Jason Ricci's vids (by hair colour!)
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chromaticblues
1034 posts
Oct 13, 2011
1:20 PM
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I thought the tongue blocking vid was good.
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RyanMortos
1156 posts
Oct 13, 2011
5:25 PM
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Every video in which he says 'let me break this down for ya', lol.
Seriously, I owe quite a bit to Adam's videos I doubt Id be on the musicians trail if I never found them while searching Google for best ways to destroy a harmonica due to frustration, lol (mostly kidding)!
About a month ago I bought the complete set from tradebit & have been rewatching them. Quite probably the best harmonica playing instructor on youtube, imo. So many other guys aren't nearly as clear on the 'how tos' & are doing more showing off then anything else.
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groyster1
1497 posts
Oct 13, 2011
6:36 PM
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@Ryan
yes adam has a great aptitude for teaching
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SonnyD4885
162 posts
Oct 14, 2011
5:50 AM
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hears to adam and his great teaching skills ......hear hear!
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AirMojo
217 posts
Oct 14, 2011
2:07 PM
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I need to go back and listen to them from the beginning... I remember Brian Purdy being the 1st to subscribe and posting on Harp-L about Adam's YouTube videos... I think I was the 2nd one to subscribe.
So much stuff to learn and re-learn... even after 33+ years of learning...
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