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R-Sean
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Jun 03, 2020
3:31 PM
Does anyone know which harmonica(s) that Duster used on 'My Lucky Day' and 'Tryin to Paint it in the Sky' ?
Grey Owl
1040 posts
Jun 04, 2020
12:39 AM
Hi and welcome to the Forum.

I think Duster is playing a diatonic harp in C on 'Tryin' to Paint it in the sky'. Back in the 60's I used to play a Hohner Echo Super Vamper and Duster probably played these. I have seen a YouTube video of him playing one.

Here is a LINK to a fantastic thread on Duster from many years ago on this Forum which is worth checking out. With contributions from his good friend Keith R and Duster's son!

This is one of Keith R's posts from the thread regarding the type of harp Duster was playing on 'My lucky day'.

"This a (polite - this isn't YouTube) reply to several posts regarding Duster's 'My Lucky Day'.

Although he did own and play a Koch harp (I still own and play his harps now) he is definitely playing the big 64 chromatic on that recording. Of course, there's no rack involved but when you're backed by the great Fleetwood Mac, then arguably at their peak, you don't need to play guitar or drums yourself! And I doubt that it was overdubbed as Duster was not intimidated by the studio environment.

As for The Ramones, that's the second time in as many weeks I've seen their name in relation to blues, and harp playing: there's a review of The Red Devils' 'King King' album where someone opines that it's: "...like Little Walter meets The Ramones"! But, no...Duster had phenomenal energy and so did Fleetwood Mac - put the two together and you have 'My Lucky Day', and 'Shady Little Baby' plus two other, less intense but still very fine indeed tracks from the same album, Duster's debut. Duster played through his Selmer Truvoice amp on 'Shady Little Baby', and straight into the studio's vocal mic on 'My Lucky day'.

Thanks to all for your interest in my main man, Duster



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Grey Owl
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Last Edited by Grey Owl on Jun 04, 2020 2:58 AM


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