Olivervelo
2 posts
Jul 08, 2019
12:07 PM
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Need a bit of advice for a beginner-intermediate blues harp player.
I’ve been playing in second position on my G Harp, alongside a friend who’s playing a very deep tri-cone resonator tuned to Open D. We play acoustically, and my low and relatively quiet G Harp is drowned out by the resonator. Would another key make more sense here? Third position maybe?
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rogonzab
1096 posts
Jul 08, 2019
1:16 PM
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if you are a "beginner-intermediate blues harp player" I say use a mic. Not a bullet, a vocal mic and a clean PA (or one of those powered speakers). Play a good solid second position and then move into the hard stuff.
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The Iceman
3882 posts
Jul 08, 2019
1:48 PM
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I know Hohner used to make a "High G" harmonica in Golden Melody.....I own one and it's a lot of fun in situations like yours...don't know if it is still available, though..
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jbone
2964 posts
Jul 08, 2019
3:08 PM
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A lot of what we do on slide- Jolene on guitar- is in open D tuning. Mostly I do 3rd position. That's a C harp for that tuning. I am considering even throwing in some FIRST position. Second can be fine too. I say experiment.
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snowman
471 posts
Jul 08, 2019
7:12 PM
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If the resonator uses an EQ pedal and a compressor he can mellow things down a lot, not as poppy.
I use a regular acoustic in open G with eq and compressor pedal ---it mellows too much high end and the pops caused by the slide.
If he capos at 2 u can use an A harp , not as low pitch
Or previous "get high G" believe me that cuts through anything
If yr going through pa turn up your Hi frequencies---turn his down
hope that helps
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TetonJohn
354 posts
Jul 09, 2019
8:28 AM
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+1 on the HiG when playing second position in D and needing to cut through the mix, especially when playing "acoustic."
Edit: Many companies make a HiG.
Last Edited by TetonJohn on Jul 09, 2019 8:31 AM
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nacoran
10146 posts
Jul 10, 2019
8:23 PM
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Larry, assuming I copied all the information down correctly, it looks like Hohner offers the Special 20 in High G, but not other models at this point.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ipF4IrsD7FmZLbBsdQ4We-YnUCYrUSx5pXVR2YzIB4o/edit?usp=sharing
Seydel, Suzuki and Tombo all make harps in high G too.
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dougharps
1972 posts
Jul 10, 2019
9:14 PM
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Rockin' Ron's Music lists SP20, MB, Crossover, and Big River in High G as available.
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