Satan and Adam (Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow), with Dave Laycock on drums, play a July 4th houseparty in Oxford, Mississippi.
Gussow is blowing harp through a Kay 703 amp from the mid 1960s: 5 ...
Satan and Adam (Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow), with Dave Laycock on drums, play a July 4th houseparty in Oxford, Mississippi.
Gussow is blowing harp through a Kay 703 amp from the mid 1960s: 5 watts or so, with one 8" speaker. Here's a cool clip from a gearhead guitarist talking about the amp:
Satan and Adam are based in Florida (Magee & Laycock) and Mississippi (Gussow) and available for private parties.
If you're interested in learning how to play harmonica like this, Gussow offers tips, tricks, and a series of skill-graded lessons focusing on classic players and songs in the blues harp repertoire at:
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The most difficult thing for a harp player is to know their place in the scheme. I can't hear the words of the lead player and guitar player at times. The harp is a complimentary instrument, except when you play lead parts. I think I jammed with you downtown on the east side NY. Twice. The first time you told me I was too messed up, (I was) the second time you backed off. Not sure why. I wonder if that was you. Either way, congratulations finding Satan. Maybe we will meet again.
Absolutely brilliant.I've never tried the harp,how on earth can you play so magnificently,and for so long, and keep breathing normally?The mind boggles.
Personally, I like the inverted noir effect, dark interiors and a blazing sunny day outside. As usual you and Mr.Satan and simpatico; you highlight his vocals and guitar rhythms with slippery, serpentine riffs. I like the way you manipulate the root notes in their positions and use them as to additional percussive effect with Mr.Satan's inspired drive. You're a modern master, Adam.
My dear friend, this channel is a blues harmonica instructional channel. This means that I play things on the harmonica and then do my best to explain them in the clearest possible language, spicing up what I do with little inspirational asides designed to give developing players heart. If I didn't talk, I couldn't teach. (The word is "too," BTW, not "to.")
I'm sorry if my comment annoyed you, I can see how it might have sounded like a criticism, not at all, far be it from me! I definitely didn't mean it in a bad way! I just meant to express my wish to see y'alls' faces and movements as you jammed to further enjoy it, but the music is definitely entertainment enough! You guys are an inspiration to me, people like you are what music is really about.
No problem. And thanks for the kind words. We try to keep it real--which is a silly way of saying that we just plug in and play songs we like, and listen to each other.
Exactly!! That's what's so great about your music!! That's how music *should* be, at least to my thinking. listening to yourself, to others, being yourself through the music. My wish is to become fluent enough in the language of music(namely blues harp) to be able to express myself with ease, enjoyment and coherence...when I see people like you it impulses me to not give up!!!
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I think I jammed with you downtown on the east side NY. Twice. The first time you told me I was too messed up, (I was) the second time you backed off. Not sure why. I wonder if that was you. Either way, congratulations finding Satan.
Maybe we will meet again.
My wish is to become fluent enough in the language of music(namely blues harp) to be able to express myself with ease, enjoyment and coherence...when I see people like you it impulses me to not give up!!!