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Posted by David on February 22, 2004, 4:29 pm, in reply to "Re: woohoo! met Robert Lockwood Jr. tonite"
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Thanks, Will. I find that a lot of times the really forcefull muted Delta sound actually involves just two right-hand fingers, the thumb and index. In an alternate bass picking setting, often the fourth string hit will be a rigid, muted strum across several strings, giving a propelling, syncopated and danceable effect. Someone like Blind Willie Johnson did this a lot, and it's one of the magical elements in a strong rythmic alternate bass picking sound IMO.
David.
--Previous Message--
: One thing I noticed Lockwood doing some was
: muting by rotating his forearm to put the
: heel of his hand on the strings, so that the
: pluck and the mute were sort of one
: continuous movenment. In other words, he
: would pluck with his thumb, and rotating his
: forearm would be a part of that movement but
: he would continue the movement until the heel
: of his hand muted the strings.
: The muting aspect of this style is key to
: what makes people want to get up and dance I
: think. I'm trying to learn some of this but
: my style is three finger and unmuted, Blake
: style. I learned that style just because
: that's what the first books I got said to do.
: Maybe Ari will give us delta-style right hand
: tips?
:
: --Previous Message--
: Ah, what the heck - just tell us!
:
: --Previous Message--
: It was a great show. He serves as an
: inspiration to all 89 yr olds. He did mostly
: RJ tunes, which he and he alone learned
: directly from RJ. See him if you get a
: chance. I think I finally figured out some of
: what RJ's picking hand is doing too. I'd
: tell ya but I'd have to kill ya.
: : :
:

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--Previous Message-- : Thanks, Will. I find that a lot of times the : really forcefull muted Delta sound actually : involves just two right-hand fingers, the : thumb and index. In an alternate bass : picking setting, often the fourth string hit : will be a rigid, muted strum across several : strings, giving a propelling, syncopated and : danceable effect. Someone like Blind Willie : Johnson did this a lot, and it's one of the : magical elements in a strong rythmic : alternate bass picking sound IMO. : : David. : : --Previous Message-- : One thing I noticed Lockwood doing some was : muting by rotating his forearm to put the : heel of his hand on the strings, so that the : pluck and the mute were sort of one : continuous movenment. In other words, he : would pluck with his thumb, and rotating his : forearm would be a part of that movement but : he would continue the movement until the : heel : of his hand muted the strings. : The muting aspect of this style is key to : what makes people want to get up and dance I : think. I'm trying to learn some of this but : my style is three finger and unmuted, Blake : style. I learned that style just because : that's what the first books I got said to : do. : Maybe Ari will give us delta-style right : hand : tips? : : --Previous Message-- : Ah, what the heck - just tell us! : : --Previous Message-- : It was a great show. He serves as an : inspiration to all 89 yr olds. He did : mostly : RJ tunes, which he and he alone learned : directly from RJ. See him if you get a : chance. I think I finally figured out some : of : what RJ's picking hand is doing too. I'd : tell ya but I'd have to kill ya. : : : : :

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