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💿 ALBUM REVIEW: D.K. Harrell - Live Your Dream - Talkin' Heavy

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Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter D.K. Harrell , one of the most formidable young stars of the current blues resurgence , sounds like no one else on the scene today. With his stinging, single note string bending, deep soul vocals, and attention grabbing original songs, the 27 year old Harrel - a major draw at blues festivals around the world is already in a league of his own.  🎵 LISTEN & SUPPORT THE ALBUM (Click the Track Number) ▶ Listen to Album Samples - Click the track number (Click to Expand) Add this Record to Your Collection Available in CD/Vinyl and Digital Formats. 🛒 Buy Album on Amazon Store As an Amazon Associate, Bman earns from qualifying purchases. The Deep Dive Bursting into the release with a stinging guitar intro on A Little Taste , D.K. Harrell has a no holds barred approach with trem bends that will set you shaking. His vocals are...

Tech Talk - Signature Sound - Kawai/Teisco

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This is a very broad subject and hopefully someone along with me will enjoy the discussion but why so many guitars. Why so many amps. What makes the difference. What kind of guitar says the blues. This is a very difficult subject. My favorite blues players weren't plugged in. They played what ever they could get their hands on. I'm going to explore the different sounds and tones of guitars and why a player may want to play one guitar over another. This list certainly won't be all inclusive, but it will touch on the different variations of guitars used and how much of the sound is the guitar, the player and possibly the amp or processing equipment. Hound Dog was an original and had a great earthy sound. He played numerous guitars but typically always inexpensive single coil Japanese guitars made of mystery wood and they always had cool tones. I have first a video of Hound playing a great tune and then a video of how these less expensive Japanese import guitars sound played i...