Frank
1841 posts
Jan 10, 2013
4:45 PM
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What player do you believe has the best CHOPS delivery of incorporating all the great techniques ( octaves, double stops, ETC. ) and dynamically utilizes them to give the electric impression of MASSIVE CRUNCH when sent through a mic and amp.
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timeistight
1047 posts
Jan 10, 2013
4:49 PM
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Dennis Gruenling has great tongue-blocking technique.
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Frank
1844 posts
Jan 10, 2013
6:02 PM
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Kim Wilson has my vote for having "crunch shredding" chops...the mixture of notes he seduces to do his (dirty work) is the beauty of controlled chaos in motion...He can rip the shit out those notes of the harmonica. CRUNCH CHOPS for days!!!!
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Afro Blue
116 posts
Jan 10, 2013
6:10 PM
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Not looking for points or anything, but I argue Adam because he uses 4(5) draw and 3(4) draw very tastefully to get not just a bigger sound, but a rugged sound when needed. He also jumps very frequently in the 4-8, 5-9 octave range for a very huge sweeping sound. I feel Kim uses things like grabbing a full chord sweep in between licks and all of the tongue-blocking sounds he can get out of a harp, he doesn't do anything FOR the amp or mic setup to give him a crunch. He has fantastic acoustic sound, but when you wail on a doublestop while mic'ed, it really sings the dissonance and I think you can definitely hear Adam pull that off all the time.
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Hunger is the best spice.
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Afro Blue
117 posts
Jan 10, 2013
6:12 PM
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Though in the defense of Kim Wilson, "Lowdown" has yet to be beaten by anyone else on harp. He has the grittiest sound ever and it works brilliantly.
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Hunger is the best spice.
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MN
232 posts
Jan 10, 2013
11:29 PM
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Charlie Musselwhite tends to move up and down the harp hitting the 2/3 and 3/4 and 4/5 double stops very fluidly, adding a wonderful crunchy tone to his playing. But the king of this has to be James Cotton. It's exactly why he sounds so nasty and full -- so "amped" -- even when playing through a vocal mic and the PA.
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Gnarly
458 posts
Jan 10, 2013
11:34 PM
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Bill Barrett is pretty crunchy.
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Littoral
720 posts
Jan 11, 2013
4:04 AM
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Crunch, I think it's Joe L. that has a special affinity for that term :)
I will choose to equate crunch with attitude and Kim Wilson will whack you with it. Saw him on tour once with a pair of white ox blood twins. Whack.
Gruenling is great too -I'd like to hear him play something when he was pissed off.
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colman
220 posts
Jan 11, 2013
5:50 AM
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listen to Steve Guyger,he has all the nuance and will honk you and wake you up !!!
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harpwrench
634 posts
Jan 11, 2013
6:19 AM
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There is no "best" but I think I like Gary Primich the most right now. Gary Smith is another favorite. It's easy to go overboard and go from crunchy to just sounding sloppy.
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Kingley
2169 posts
Jan 11, 2013
6:50 AM
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Steve Guyger, Gary Primich, Dennis Gruenling, Mark Hummel, William Clarke, Mitch Kashmar, Rod Piazza, Gary Smith, Kim Wilson, Jame Cotton and Big Walter all come to mind immediately for me.
"It's easy to go overboard and go from crunchy to just sounding sloppy."
I totally agree with Joe.
Last Edited by on Jan 11, 2013 6:52 AM
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Frank
1847 posts
Jan 11, 2013
5:55 PM
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Gnarly..."pretty crunchy" - great name for a new harmonica instrumental?
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captainbliss
590 posts
Jan 12, 2013
3:42 AM
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Sonny Boy I. Don't need mic and amp to be crunchy...
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