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Free Sample Lessons
After watching the BluesHarmonica.com overview video, try one of the lessons below to experience a lesson at BluesHarmonica.com.
- Tongue Blocking Study 2 – This study is for the newer player or the player new to tongue blocking
- Bending Study 5 – This is for the advanced player looking to improve their bending skills
Good afternoon Gary. There is no change in your technique when playing on a rack, except for the obvious fact that you'll not be using hand techniques.
Most rack players play through a vocal mic on a mic stand.
If you would like to get a more "amplified" sound, then you could run your vocal mic through an effects processor or be creative like Paul Oscher. Paul uses what looks like an ABS pipe, with a slit running along its length for the harmonica. Inside the pipe he installed a mic element. Check out YouTube, you may be able to find footage of him using this. I have also owned in the past a mic made for harmonica like this that had the mic element, which is round, on one end of the pipe, which is also round. If you're looking for that amplified sound, it's about artificially cupping the harmonica to deliver all of the sound/pressure into a mic element. I bet Greg Heumann (http://www.blowsmeaway.com) could come up with a very cool solution.