| I'm going to make a guess based on a hunch:
I'm betting that when you start off the day, you're not getting the sound that is ideal after just a few seconds. I'm betting that it takes a while for you to get to that sound you really like when you're warming up. Therefore, next time you start playing, think of the FAT Doc sound, vibrato and all on a low C and let the sound roll out like you're doing the best imitation of Doc anybody's ever heard, even if it's 7:30 in the morning. Let it roll and do an expanding scale in that style, free as you can. Think Doc, Doc, Doc.
You don't have to hit high Cs right off the bat. The idea is free blowing fat sound right off the bat. In a while you'll think nothing of playing cold because it won't be you playing: it'll be Doc no matter what the thing you're going to demo is.
Bottom line: if you're used to producing a quality sound off of a quantity breath in the morning, you'll do the same every time you play the horn, no matter how "cold". Promise.
ML |