Suzuki Bluesmaster
i am interested in the suzuki bluesmaster, which is a little cheaper in the local stores than the hohner models ($AUD55) and the lee oskars ($AUD60). If you have much experience with these i'd really appreciate your advice?
i generally play Hohner Blues Harps or Marine Band, or Lee Oskars. i appreciate there is quite a bit of variety in how these play out of the box, and many will need a little work to play acceptably. i'm just interested about peoples experience with these in terms of major issues..beyond gapping i suppose. are they generally acceptable in terms of being in tune, well built for responsiveness, longevity. any issues with reed alignment?
thanks,
Dave
I finally learned that the Suzuki harps come ...equal or just tuned.....and see why so many use the MB or SP20s.
I prefer the Suzuki feel though .... do you think a Just tuning is preferable to the Equal for chords?
Steve
Yeah I prefer that, it sounds much better to me when amplified especially.
Joe,
Are the Suzuki Manji's Equal or Just tuned? I believe Seydel 1847's are Just, correct?
Manjis have some sort of compromise that's nothing like just. I think the Seydels are tuned mostly just with a sharpened 5/9 draw as the compromise.
Thanks again Joe,
Incidently, I've read a couple of your posts elsewhere regarding you using a couple of Lone Wolf Harp pedals, namely the Octave and the Tone +. Do you think either of those would benefit my amps in a positive way? I have a Harpgear 2, a Kalamazoo 2 (both about 5 watts), and a Premier Model 110 (12 watts). For mics I use a JT-30 CM that I bought from you and tweo dynamic mics, an ElectroVoice 638 and a Shure PE53 stick mic.
I'm not playing live just yet, just practicing and developing my tone, and occasionally jamming with friends for now. I currently rotate between a Lone Wolf Harp Delay and a Hermida Reverb for effects only, but would like to maybe add one more beneficial tone choice to the arsenal.
Thanks
Thanks Joe, I hadn't realised about these tuning differences. i have been searching for more info but with little success. can you steer me to a source where i can learn more?
Cheers, Dave
The Lone Wolf Harp Octave exploits the difference tones in Just Intonation, I like that pedal a lot.
Pat Missin's website is the best resource I know of for explanations and examples of tunings!
Not a bad harp for the money, with a little gapping work. One thing to remember is that it will come in equal temperament, which sounds ugly for playing chords compared to the MB or SP20.