Best Blues instrument?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-01-2008, 01:03 PM

Jon Spencer

SATCHMO · 04-01-2008, 01:11 PM

Oh yeah, that would make sense.

NSW · 04-01-2008, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halfa

Lucille sings out a mean blues when she's in B.B. King's hands

Amen! And he has a great voice suited to blues music, IMHO.

Davey Moore · 04-02-2008, 04:36 PM

The guitar, daddy-o.

freedivehi · 07-02-2009, 04:51 AM

Listen to this:
Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack The Legendary Sessions V. 1

and then try to tell me that the guitar or the harmonica or the sax are the best. Can you play [B]any[B] of those instruments solo for a whole album and sound this good?

jmfmr · 07-06-2009, 02:58 PM

Guitar is the greatest, i whould love to play blues much better, but is not so easy. Sure, it's not hard but requires dedication. Harmonica is much characteristic, sure. Blues is great with anything, just need a good musician

Gavin B. · 07-07-2009, 12:05 PM

I think the human voice is the primary blues insturment. Most people choose guitar but the guitar nearly always plays off the singer. Blues originated from the field hollers, chain gang songs, African tribal chants and the gospel music of African Americans. All of which only required a human voice to sing.

When Charley Patton and Robert Johnson finally came along, their guitar playing was simply a counterpoint which imitated and enhanced the vocalization of the song. Here's an example:

It's pretty clear that the guitar is subordiante to the vocal on Stones in My Passway, as is the case with all of Johnson's music.

Indeed Robert Johnson's innovation as a guitarist was crafting his playing to compliment his powerful singing voice. There would have been no blues without the human voice.

Ricochet~kun · 07-07-2009, 06:43 PM

Kawai Grand. beautiful for blues if you know what your doing.
after that, guitar

morgos · 07-11-2009, 05:28 AM

My personal favorite is slide guitar. (More of a style really, but still seems relevant)

SATCHMO · 07-11-2009, 05:56 AM

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jmfmr Groupie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 6	Guitar is the greatest, i whould love to play blues much better, but is not so easy. Sure, it's not hard but requires dedication. Harmonica is much characteristic, sure. Blues is great with anything, just need a good musician __________________ "what's so civil about war, anyway?" - William Axl Rose

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Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	I think the human voice is the primary blues insturment. Most people choose guitar but the guitar nearly always plays off the singer. Blues originated from the field hollers, chain gang songs, African tribal chants and the gospel music of African Americans. All of which only required a human voice to sing. When Charley Patton and Robert Johnson finally came along, their guitar playing was simply a counterpoint which imitated and enhanced the vocalization of the song. Here's an example: It's pretty clear that the guitar is subordiante to the vocal on Stones in My Passway, as is the case with all of Johnson's music. Indeed Robert Johnson's innovation as a guitarist was crafting his playing to compliment his powerful singing voice. There would have been no blues without the human voice. __________________ There are two types of music: the first type is the blues and the second type is all the other stuff. Townes Van Zandt

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Ricochet~kun SO IS YOUR FACE Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: in the groove Posts: 113	Kawai Grand. beautiful for blues if you know what your doing. after that, guitar __________________ *ROCK AND ROLL*

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SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	Oh yeah, that would make sense.

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freedivehi Groupie Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1	Listen to this: Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack The Legendary Sessions V. 1 and then try to tell me that the guitar or the harmonica or the sax are the best. Can you play [B]any[B] of those instruments solo for a whole album and sound this good?

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morgos Groupie Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 39	My personal favorite is slide guitar. (More of a style really, but still seems relevant)

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