Modern Blues Harmonica 128xtra - woodshed madness

[NotSoUniversal]

shreddddiiinnnn......what's the harp equivalent of saying shredding for guitar? i would still call it shredding...does anyone know?

[KudzuRunner]

I'd call is shredding. Or blowing, as in, "he's really blowing." On second thought: shredding.

[saintlycrow]

Totally speechless

[emilebe]

does somebody knows what that killer riff at 00:35 is?

thanks

[KudzuRunner]

1 draw (gliss down); 2 blow; 3 blow; 3 draw bent down a whole step; 2 draw. repeat.

[emilebe]

thanks adam!

I heard you come to amsterdam. I come from Belgium so i'm gonna try to be there.

bye!

[nagarner]

Best I have heard you play Adam! Zillions should see this

[Sutherland5]

Damn... This is way beyond priceless. This is just... this is you, the very you! The fact that you'd share this with us, just proves once again that you are simply the greatest.

Wait a minute...! How the heck did I miss that subscribe button?? Must have thought it was on all along...

Thank You, Adam, and cheers from Finland!

[bigoldsun]

I thought that one beat at a time is cool! When you have a tempo going it seems skys the limit on what's possible?

[fumbleroosky]

Wow, excellent stuff, Adam. With all the great licks and ideas you pack into this vid, I must have watched it like 10 times already! I love that 3-4 thing you do around 2:30.

[tylerdurden3384]

i love that you screw up and keep going...most of us beginners screw up and its nice to see someone of your talent screw up too...lol

[pazzmanmusic]

Hot hot double hot mr. Gussow, many thanks for the continued source of inspiration... even your outakes are gold... sometimes thats when the most pure stuff comes thru...

[yarhman75]

I would love to hear the great Gussow play some chromatic harp. Maybe you could play it with the camera off....

[KudzuRunner]

My kid has stomped all over the thing; I'll be amazed if it still works.

[entropyCO]

Well, at least you have a method to the madness! Madness I say! You sound better messin' up than I do at my best. Hmmm, what kind of car is that??? :-)

[KudzuRunner]

1992 Honda Accord.

[harpmonkey]

Damn!! I gotta get a '92 accord. And all this time I thought it was the marine bands.

[gaminemome]

wow! love it...

[robthebog]

man i guess the more you know the harder it gets

[bluzlvr]

I hope nobody misunderstood my comment. I was refering to the sound mix, not the jam track or Adam's playing. I personally love Jazz and Swing, especially West Coast Jump Swing. (Still wondering if there's any overblows going on there..)

[KudzuRunner]

I definitely threw some overblows (holes 4, 5, and 6) in there.

[bluzlvr]

Dang! I GOTTA learn to overblow.

[ranchosdancingbull]

Don't do it man!

[strawwoodclaw]

i understood what you ment , i was just letting you know that the sound mix sounded good on my PC.

[boufgreg]

What I like about these jam tracks is that you have to make up your own riffs and improvise a lot. I took a completely different approach to this song and used the Louis Armstrong / Count Basie minimalist approach to playing only a couple of notes spaced out between guitar strums and it seemed to work.

[Mazblues]

"same riff": getting controlled by habitual patterns, breathwise, that's what I face each time I play as well. Then I keep thinking like I ain't improvising/ progressing but being caught up in my own habits. But YOU are GREAT! Still being such a hard working, self-reflective person after all these years is a gift which took you right here where you are and will even take you much further! Think POSITIVE! You are a great teacher THX for that!

[MisterPignose]

My guess is that a lot of harp players would love to play that 'same damn riff' a few times....Nice vamp!

[strawwoodclaw]

too much Jazz i want the Blues , I agree

[KudzuRunner]

But as a harp-playing pro, it's important to have some range. Robert Johnson did; Little Walter did. Jazz is the neighborhood right next door, and it's a nice place to visit. Robert Jr. Lockwood plays more jazz than blues, although he sings blues. I consider myself a disciple of Hank Crawford, a horn man for Ray Charles who situated himself right on the dividing line between jazz and blues.

[strawwoodclaw]

i think jazz is something ill hopefully get into further down the line but for now its the Blues i feel best . i like all the wacky jazz with screaming hornes like john Coltrane & Ornnette Coleman . some jazz guitar just KO's my head

[bluzlvr]

Maybe it's the equipment I'm listening with, but the jam track is a bit too loud and is overpowering your harp. (And your comments.)

Just a suggestion.

[strawwoodclaw]

sounds ok to me

[strawwoodclaw]

sounds ok to me was referring bluzlvr not this clip.this clip sounds better than ok, its a shame you did not switch the camera on

[Puquer]

that was amazing! Definitely showed your professionalism. Great job. I didn't know you played chromatic.

[harpinholley]

now thats true wood shedding.think i will go wail awhile.

[eharphyde]

"the camera was off, i swear." but you lean right over at the end to....start the lesson? turn off the camera? look for the steering wheel?

this is just like me! i know the boss man is watching and i start digging like a crazy guy! but these are free so i dont think there will be any complaints. and you can always blame charlie. (he aint there!)

and as far as you know, no one thinks you are nuts for talking to yourself.

Napoleon bonaparte

[iandicker]

Chromatic harp! Any chance of some lessons on that Adam?

PS I've left the camera running when I thought it was off, and the other way round too. Not so good when you're doing it professionally I can tell you!

[ilovecereal371]

Looks like Adam Gussow either has a chauffeur or is a schizo :D

Great vid :)

[leanground]

That was GREAT!

You're search to offer us your best.

Thanks Adam

It seemed like a journey through Pop goes the Weasel to Cotton, to Big Walter and back to your college woodshed in Mt Satan's Apprentice.

[cypher951]

Adam,

I have watched since youtube vid # 4 and i have a question that i haven't seen anyone ask...and i apologize for it. Unfortunately it may be the musical equivalent to the golf question "do you inhale or exhale when putting?" I say unfortunately because it will affect the questioner's putting adversely. (really the point)....well here goes..your fingers..you use them trumpet-like. Does it help you keep rhythm, or is it

Harp fingers flutter

Nothing more than a habit

Cool harmonica

haiku

[KudzuRunner]

It's a great question, and, surprisingly, you're the first to ask it. Truth is, the motion with my fingers is absolutely unconscious and not something that I'm able to control. I was astonished when I first saw myself on video doing that. I had no idea. I'm not conscious of doing it while I play. It would be a mistake, obviously, for any harp player to deliberately imitate the finger-flap--but I'm not worried about people doing that.

[slapshot4aero]

It's over?!

was it over when the germans bombed pearl harbor?..........John Belushi in Animal House.

I love that movie what a classic hit.

Good stuff Adam,had me laughing.

[2HoleDraw]

It's funny cos it's true. :)

[Erikjr21]

best ever

[harpmonkey]

LOL

So is that how we all look?

[KudzuRunner]

I hope so.

[rizdraver]

I love the last few seconds. Chromatic, screw it, lol.

[SiggyMe]

Really Sweet, Adam, inspiring, inspiring, did I say inspiring, wow what an learning experience! thanks doc

[thesuperlee]

Hawt.

[happachu]

I can't tell if you were really actually frustrated and doing the woodshed thing or were you just being downright sarcastic because either way you still sound like a pro and a dangerous one. For some odd reason this video has got me grinning from ear to ear. BTW I talk to myself too. Ain't nothin crazy bout that... I think.

love,

-Zhin

[kokoro86]

For God's sake Adam..Go to sleep!

(Guess I should follow my own advice)

I can't tell you the funky cool stuff I've pulled off that just absolutely vaporized as soon as the red light came on.....

I'm hoping someday that will go away!