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Flying high

Posted Sat, 05/06/2017 - 11:33 by Laszlo Konyeczki
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From my early collection of own trial recordings

Ingredients:

- C# funky backtrack

- F# harmonica

- time for practicing (never enough)

- active bluetooth speakers

- mobile phone to play backtrack via bt speakers

- and finally the same mobile phone recording the result at the same time

ShotBendTry

Posted Thu, 04/27/2017 - 07:12 by osvaldo.brito
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The guitar base I did it by myself (urgh!) is a 12 bar blues from Jethro Tull's SOMEDAY THE SUN WONT SHINE FOR YOU.  So, I know it's not a perfect release but I'd realized a great wish so I have to share. Hard training is the magic. It depends on where you want to go.

Jal Kamal

Posted Sun, 04/16/2017 - 09:14 by pvcafin48
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It is a Gujarati (one of many Indian languages, also my mother tongue) devotional song from peot Narsinh Mehta that I have set on a C chromatic harmonica. It is called "jal kamal chhandi jane bala" which letrally means "Oh young boy (Krishna), (please) leave these lotus waters (river)". I'm new to blues, so most of my recordings are simple melodies. I would provide tabs too, if anyone wants. Thanks for allowing me to share. 

DeFord Bailey's "Davidson County Blues"

Posted Sat, 04/08/2017 - 09:33 by blues38
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Here's DeFord Bailey's "Davidson County Blues." It's one of those songs I've worked on learning, given up on, & gone back over the years. I've finally got the gist of it tho.

This recording is somewhat hurried in spots & I'd like to think that the harshness is the fault of the laptop computer I recorded it on. Anyhow it's a fun tune to play & forever a classic.

bumble rhumba

Posted Thu, 04/06/2017 - 21:48 by Bluevan
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Been practicing dynamics lately. Majority of the recording i was trying to play as soft as possible with some loud passages here and there. I was using a small shure  shell 707a with black label cr, 1958 danelectro 273 centurion amp, boss r-5 reverb pedal sparingly, usb samson recording mic 10' away from amp, and rumba backing track in E  from dennis gruenling .

Juke

Posted Thu, 04/06/2017 - 11:23 by master-john
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Hi, I tried to play "Juke".

https://youtu.be/I8b5ecA0LEY

Seydel 1847 , Астатик с SHURE 99e556, Carbon copy delay, голова VHT Special 6, кабинет с Weber 10a125, снимал shure 57, писал в Zoom h6. 

Improv in F

Posted Wed, 03/29/2017 - 12:23 by Zenedon
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Hey guys, I recorded this little improvised tune after getting back home from work today.I missed some notes here and there (the beginning's messed up as I had to switch to the sound recorder app), I didn't put enough/any vibrato on the higher notes, the timing is a bit off in some places and I overused one riff, but other than that I'm quite happy with it.Please give it a listen if you have a minute or four to spare. I'd appreciate some feedback from more experienced players (I've only been playing for 9 months and only 4 using solely tongue blocking).

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Bye Bye Bird /Sonny Boy Wiliamson II

Posted Mon, 03/27/2017 - 10:49 by M.Blues
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I record my version of Bye Bye Bird. I use low C  Hohner Crossover Harmonica and amplifier.

 

What do you think about this recording?  Thanks for comments.... I accept any criticism.

 

https://youtu.be/XfnMsgveVuc

Variations for One Theme

Posted Wed, 03/15/2017 - 14:16 by Laszlo Konyeczki
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This early amateur recording recorded by me using a tubed guitar preamp VOX pedal.

Also I used a non-tubed Orange guitar amplifier.

The headphone output of Orange amp plugged into PC line in for direct recording.

Mic was a Shure DX520.

And lot of practicing on a Hohner MS A Harp before recording :-)

Track was completely created by me regarding all the notes.

Swing Blues Trial

Posted Wed, 03/15/2017 - 14:15 by Laszlo Konyeczki
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This early amateur recording recorded by me using a tubed guitar preamp VOX pedal.

Also I used a non-tubed Orange guitar amplifier.

The headphone output of Orange amp plugged into PC line in for direct recording.

Mic was a Shure DX520.

And lot of practicing on a C Harp before recording :-)

Track was completely created by me regarding all the notes.