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Greetings:

I have a Hohner Special 20 and Crossover in A, Lee Oskers in C & G, a Hohner Crossover in C and a Hohner Golden Melody in B flat. My choices were not made scientifically and I had very little experience with harmonicas when I purchased them. Now I practice ~ 45-60 minutes each day for the last year and try to use all those harmonicas. I still have not found one that fits my (large) hands and big mouth.  continue reading...

Today my old harp finally kicked the can (1 draw, 5 blow, and 7 draw sound more flat every day that goes by). It was one of a Piedmont Blues set my mom gifted me years ago. Not one to be slowed down, I biked to my local music store and picked up a Special 20 - a huge upgrade from the much cheaper stocking stuffer set I'm used to. continue reading...

Does anyone have any commentary (pro and con) on the Hohner Rocket?   Thank you

some of you may have a lot of experience with many of the megatone amps over the years

is there any agreement on which year or version may be the best for a harp amp?

i imagine someone may say the most recent version is the best, or a earlier version

i plan to buy a megatone, and i do not know enough to buy a new one or an older model

i would appreciate your help

thanks

tommy

some of you may have a lot of experience with many of the megatone amps over the years

is there any agreement on which year or version may be the best for a harp amp?

i imagine someone may say the most recent version is the best, or a earlier version

i plan to buy a megatone, and i do not know enough to buy a new one or an older model

i would appreciate your help

thanks

tommy

Hey all,

Just got myself a Hohner Puck Harmonica for fun. 

Are there any different or key techniques I need in particular to get the most out of the Puck in comparison to a regular size harp? 

Cheers, 

YXNGchug

I was interested to see John Shilys video on Smart phone live performance. This is a field, the electronic amplification, I am totally unfamiliar with and would have liked to see the set up. Hopefully John can do another short video explaining the set up and connections for rabbits like me. 

Hello from Kathmandu, Nepal! New to the site. I’m a complete beginner harmonica enthusiast and keen to hone up my skills from this site. I recently purchased the classic Marine Band 1896 Harmonica in the key of C. I also have an old Pignose 7-100 amp lying around the house. I’ve read about using the Pignose amp as a decent harmonica amp on the internet. What is the general consensus about this amp as a beginner practice amp for home practice? Also can you please recommend me some budget microphones good enough for home practice to use with the Piggy? Thank you! 

Recently, I bought the Roland, the Sony and the Bulletini. I had been eying these for a while, especially the Sony headphones, but really just never jumped, until recently that is. I had posted some questions and brshoemaker requested a review of the Roland so I thought I'd review all three as they do work as a package. continue reading...

Hey, all. Just got a Roland Micro Cube and was wondering if anyone can provide suggested settings for a gritty sound? Thhis is my first amp so all suggetions are welcome.