![]() ![]() If you are a beginner or a non-musician, I don’t recommend a harmonica with a button on the side (chromatic) because it’s a much more challenging instrument. Why don’t you recommend a harmonica with the side button? Most importantly, a C harmonica will enable you to be in tune with the majority of beginning level harmonica lessons. I recommend you start with a harmonica in the key of C for several reasons. Why should beginners start with a harmonica in the key of C? If you’re on a budget, or you just want to test the waters, go with the East Top T008k or Fender Blues Deluxe or the Hohner BluesBand. If you’re in the game of saving money while still getting a professional-level harmonica, go with the Lee Oskar or the Hohner Special 20, which both will sound great out-of-the-box without any customization. If you want the very best, and money and time is not an object, you could order the Seydel 1847 Silver from us or directly from one of the technicians mentioned above. If you want the very best and money is not an object, consider a Hohner Crossover. I intend to get these guys to set up a couple for me at some point, and will get back to you here once I do it! The Very Best Harmonicas ![]() So if you’re the sort of person who wants nothing but the best, and you have the money and time to invest, perhaps consider purchasing a Seydel 1847 Silver and get it customized by one of JP’s recommended technicians, or any other experienced professional. I have not personally used these guys, but as I mentioned, because I respect JP Allen so much, I wanted to include this info here for those of you who might be interested in seeking out the best of the best quality instrument. You can reach him at or check out his website at. You’ll find his customized harps at .īurke Trieschmann: He customized a Seydel 1847 Silver for JP with spectacular results. Greg Jones: JP recommends his Overblow/Overdraw set up. JP recommends two possible one-man-shop professional harmonica technicians who can set them up for you, both of whom he has had good experience with: The reason I don’t play mine is that I find it to lack the responsiveness that I seek, especially in -2 and -3 holes.īut, according to JP, the 1847’s have to be customized by a harmonica technician for optimal performance (i.e., they’re not the best performing harmonicas out-of-the-box, but in his opinion, they are the best once they’re customized). Honestly, I don’t play my Seydel 1847 Silver much, but I put it here because they are JP Allen’s #1 favorite harmonica, and I respect him so much. Seydel is a very well respected harmonica brand, endorsed by the likes of harmonica Blues legends James Cotton and Charlie Musslewhite, just to name a couple. However, if you’re the sort of person who enjoys purchasing the most finely crafted instruments, then you’ll enjoy checking out the Hohner Crossover and the Seydel Silver 1847 below. For Advanced Intermediates to Proįirst of all, plenty of professionals play Lee Oskars (Junior Wells, Taj Mahal, Keb’Mo’, Lee Oskar himself, just to name a few), and plenty of professionals play Special 20’s (Neil Young, John Popper of Blues Traveler, Magic Dick, Charlie McCoy, just to name a few.) So, once again, the aforementioned both are great, professional harmonicas to invest in, and they’re reasonably priced. Wooden combs have a nice “woody” tone, but are very painful on the lips when playing for long periods of time. They also have plastic combs which are much easier on the lips than the wooden combs that are in harmonicas such as the Hohner Marine Band 1896. What makes both the Lee Oskar and the Special 20 harmonicas great is that they are relatively affordable, they have great (loud) projection, they are responsive (easy to play,) they are in tune out of the box, and they are easy to bend out of the box. ![]()
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