How to play BIG, NASTY, DISTORTED blues harmonica. Its not all in the mic and amp!

[@gerscheeve297]

Yes, totally agree. You can even hear it without a microphone or amp. An ancientt italien violin player discovered, Tartini, discovered that the interference of two high pitch notes give you the suggestion of an extra low pitch note. But to enhance that effect and to create lower and higher harmonics, a tube amp that is on the edge of distortion, a bit of soft clipping, gives you that fat amplified sound.

[@TheMidnightModder]

It goes from sounding like an irritating whistle to a full on train horn! I love it!

[@curtisb.8354]

Thanks Jim, about 2 weeks ago my teacher told me that I need to learn how to play dirty. I've been out gigging, this is going to be an great added addition to my sound.

[@Jonathan-L]

Nicely presented Jim! Many thanks for explaining in 5 minutes what many people would struggle to achieve in months or years on their own. Thanks for sharing!

[@coengiovanni4769]

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[@yehudarex529]

@Coen Giovanni instablaster =)

[@bottleoblues7078]

Did I say "that's a huge sound" enough times? ;-)

[@markkeneson6806]

Yes, it is caused by intermodulation distortion in the amplifier.

[@gortagnan]

No that's just fine I need that repetition ! AND I found that TIP to be really useful as an explanation for better tone / distortion sound. Can't wait to try it..These are basics I need , but that explanation opens doors for me so many thanks again.

[@DustyCowdog]

Just received my Bottle 'OBlues mic and Smokey Amp... it's awesome and super portable. I keep it in my car with a few harps to I can jam at a park or before I go to work. I would dig learning more about your cigar box guitar and how to tune it... Thanks!

[@williamhoughton1484]

Brilliant thank you so much 😊

[@tnysteph]

Very good video sir. I needed to hear this being I am working hard to learn Tongue Blocking. I am getting there and this video was very helpful. Thank you

[@TheFolksinger]

Thanks for posting.

[@tnysteph]

Just the sound I am looking for. Working hard to get it all to come together. Tongue blocking is a blast to use.

[@jimwood9849]

Hi Jim, could you possibly point me to the tablature to that simple 2 note shuffle. As a complete noob to the guitar, I'd be stoked if I could play it, has it got a name?

[@JoeLeeBush]

Good information Jim. Regards, Me

[@Aaron_Revis]

What mic are you using? Everything sounds so great!!

[@bottleoblues7078]

Its Bottle 'O Blues microphone. I make them myself. www.bottleoblues.com

[@GhostScout42]

thanks a bunch man!

[@MatthewSheltonauthor]

All of that is true, but the Bottle 'O Blues mic gets a huge boost in your sound, too!

[@mattychrist]

I mean wouldn't that be overdrive as you're playing more than the cap?

[@DustyCowdog]

Great info! Thanks much.... !

[@janpeters-jansongsproducti1010]

I think you could’ve said huge sound a few more times…! I am wondering do you have any basic rules of gain structure from mic to amp, or mic to pedals to amp? Are there particular rules around staging pedals in the chain?

[@janpeters-jansongsproducti1010]

I mean when I tongue block and play more than one note at a time, or pucker intervals, and I’m playing microphone into my acoustic Fishman amp, it doesn’t get distorted and “huge“ in that way. It gets bigger and fuller yes. But not bluesy distorted. So there is something to be said for how and what microphone and amp we are using and gain structures, no?

[@earfulaudio5199]

@@janpeters-jansongsproducti1010 Perhaps a better way to approach this Artist, is with a kind word, not sarcasm. Blessings ...

[@janpeters-jansongsproducti1010]

@@earfulaudio5199 You misunderstand me Earful. I'm being sincere and asking sincere question. Thank you, Jan

[@Blue_3rd]

Hi. Just curious, why is Bottle ‘O Blues written with the apostrophe before the O, rather than O’, which would be an abbreviation of ‘of’? Thanks for the video, it’s a really nice sound :)

[@bottleoblues7078]

Well, that' a mistake I made years ago, and by the time I noticed, I had already sold a bunch of mics and had a known brand name. Too late to change now!

[@Blue_3rd]

Bottle 'O Blues Cool! It’s funny how these things happen :)

[@christianhenry4173]

@@bottleoblues7078 what harmonica are you playing?

[@kenzaas1]

If it’s not the mic then why use the mic? Let’s hear it without the mic, not all of us have one.

[@zen_arcade]

Because he needs a signal to feed into the amp...

[@norfolknwhey4787]

It’s not the mic, it’s the player. If you don’t have a solid and fat acoustic tone, you won’t have it amplified no matter what gear you use.

[@earth11116]

System of a Down Syndrome. here we come

[@Spaggot]

😳