Adam, I do a variation of your 4th (hand) vibrato. In fact, it's the only vibrato I can do well. I use my forearms, with elbows as a pivots, and pull the harp away from my face then toward my face... out/in/out/in... rapidly while keeping my lips sealed tight, similar to what you do with your hands on your 4th vibrato. I picked it up from a book, the author called it "Arm vibrato" if I recall correctly. I've been doing this since sometime around 1982. It kinda like a Bigsby Trem on a Les Paul. It works just fine with a bullet mic, and you can vary the vibrato speed (example: from slow to bee-sting and back to slow) within the same riff.
I think hand wah is pretty similar in effect, particularly if you are playing acoustically. I also do a little bit with tongue flutter where I don't fully block the note, just reduce the flow.
Hey Adam have you ever heard of or considered tongue vibrato on say the 2 or 3 whole step bend? It is achieved by pulling the tongue back into the throat rapidly. I do this for a very quick vibrato when appropriate.
I thought Whammer Jammer's vibrato was more a "mouth vibrato" by making quick and light variation of the pitch on the 9 blow bend, I see each harmonicist has it's own way to make it sound great ! Will you make a youtube video on "What is fluttering, tongue tremolo, I don't know how it's called effect"? =D
Guitarist of 20 years here. Beginner to the harmonica. I'm wondering, is using your hands to lightly shake the harmonica not a common or acceptable form of vibrato? Being a guitar player, it's basically hardwired into my brain to use my hands to vibrato a note. I suppose it sounds OK when I do it, but I've noticed that none of the pros like Gussow or anyone else mention it as a viable form of vibrato. Aside from the 10 hole draw that was briefly mentioned in this video. Thoughts?
Love your videos Adam! I'm trying to learn throat vibrato, but finding it's more like producing cah sound then a reverse cough as you described in an earlier video. Any thoughts on that? PS please come to New Jersey!
I think most of this is accomplished by the tongue and the epiglotus...my adams apple has got very little to do with it at all. 1% adams apple...the rest is all tongue and epiglotus. But hey I mean if that is how you want to play it and it works for you, well done but I think it is overcomplicating something that is quite simple.
Throat vibrato is different from epiglottis vibrato. In fact, epiglottis “vibrato” isn’t even really vibrato, it’s tremolo. Vibrato is a fluctuation of pitch, tremolo is a fluctuation of intensity. To be perfectly frank, epiglottis “vibrato” is simply inferior to actual throat vibrato. It’s an easier version of “vibrato” for people who haven’t put in the time and practice to learn true throat vibrato. Put simply, what you’re doing isn’t the same as what he’s doing in the video and it doesn’t achieve the same effect either. I did epiglottis tremolo for a while and it holds you back a lot. Doing it that way will never sound as good as learning the actual throat flexing vibrato that he does. Also, it produces a terrible coughing sound that only gets worse when you play amplified. Honestly, epiglottis tremolo is a bad habit that any harp player who wants to play this instrument well should avoid like the plague.
@@giusepperesponte8077 I don't think this is a problem for me. I can do all of it. I don't involve my stomach is all I'm saying. I have never encountered any coughing sounds when playing amplified. Thanks for the advice though. Much appreciated.
The third vibrato that you cover in this video (jaw vibrato) is what I associate with Will Wilde’s playing. He’s a master at it.
It works with your Adam's apple but not with my Ben's apple.
Adam, I do a variation of your 4th (hand) vibrato. In fact, it's the only vibrato I can do well. I use my forearms, with elbows as a pivots, and pull the harp away from my face then toward my face... out/in/out/in... rapidly while keeping my lips sealed tight, similar to what you do with your hands on your 4th vibrato. I picked it up from a book, the author called it "Arm vibrato" if I recall correctly. I've been doing this since sometime around 1982. It kinda like a Bigsby Trem on a Les Paul. It works just fine with a bullet mic, and you can vary the vibrato speed (example: from slow to bee-sting and back to slow) within the same riff.
when i have started i usually played the vibrato like your 10 draw vibrato, but on all the notes
S4lvio me too
Thanks again, Adam.
Good one Adam! Love your straight to the point RUclipss. 'How d'ya like them apples!'
I think hand wah is pretty similar in effect, particularly if you are playing acoustically.
I also do a little bit with tongue flutter where I don't fully block the note, just reduce the flow.
Hey Adam have you ever heard of or considered tongue vibrato on say the 2 or 3 whole step bend? It is achieved by pulling the tongue back into the throat rapidly. I do this for a very quick vibrato when appropriate.
great stuff!
I thought Whammer Jammer's vibrato was more a "mouth vibrato" by making quick and light variation of the pitch on the 9 blow bend, I see each harmonicist has it's own way to make it sound great ! Will you make a youtube video on "What is fluttering, tongue tremolo, I don't know how it's called effect"? =D
thanks!
Guitarist of 20 years here. Beginner to the harmonica. I'm wondering, is using your hands to lightly shake the harmonica not a common or acceptable form of vibrato? Being a guitar player, it's basically hardwired into my brain to use my hands to vibrato a note. I suppose it sounds OK when I do it, but I've noticed that none of the pros like Gussow or anyone else mention it as a viable form of vibrato. Aside from the 10 hole draw that was briefly mentioned in this video. Thoughts?
I'm doing the same thing. Think it works great.
Love your videos Adam! I'm trying to learn throat vibrato, but finding it's more like producing cah sound then a reverse cough as you described in an earlier video. Any thoughts on that? PS please come to New Jersey!
Adam's apple (pun intended) is quite good at doing vibrato.
Is the 5th diaphragm? That's how I started. Y'all yungins have no idea how helpful this is. I assumed half of it was amplifier growing up (or hands).
Tongue?
JP Allen told of a Vibrato like a Sheeps Bahh
I think most of this is accomplished by the tongue and the epiglotus...my adams apple has got very little to do with it at all. 1% adams apple...the rest is all tongue and epiglotus. But hey I mean if that is how you want to play it and it works for you, well done but I think it is overcomplicating something that is quite simple.
Throat vibrato is different from epiglottis vibrato. In fact, epiglottis “vibrato” isn’t even really vibrato, it’s tremolo. Vibrato is a fluctuation of pitch, tremolo is a fluctuation of intensity. To be perfectly frank, epiglottis “vibrato” is simply inferior to actual throat vibrato. It’s an easier version of “vibrato” for people who haven’t put in the time and practice to learn true throat vibrato. Put simply, what you’re doing isn’t the same as what he’s doing in the video and it doesn’t achieve the same effect either. I did epiglottis tremolo for a while and it holds you back a lot. Doing it that way will never sound as good as learning the actual throat flexing vibrato that he does. Also, it produces a terrible coughing sound that only gets worse when you play amplified. Honestly, epiglottis tremolo is a bad habit that any harp player who wants to play this instrument well should avoid like the plague.
@@giusepperesponte8077 I don't think this is a problem for me. I can do all of it. I don't involve my stomach is all I'm saying. I have never encountered any coughing sounds when playing amplified. Thanks for the advice though. Much appreciated.