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I've just bought a Hohner Song Band Vamper of eBay and was wondering if anyone can tell me anything about this harp. The guy I've bought it from says he purchased it in the 70's. It looks pretty much like a standard 10 hole Marine Band but unusually it appears to have metal around the ends of the wooden comb (i.e over the tines). I bought it with a view to customising it as I picked it up pretty cheap and it looks to be in excellent condition.

My wife and kids bought me a Piedmont blues harmonica set for fathers day.
Does anyone have any experience with these beginner harps?

Has anyone tried or currently using any of the Lone Wolf Harp effects pedals other than the Delay? I'm using LW Delay now and am happy with it, but have been thinking about maybe trying one more pedal, the LW Octave, Tone +, Break or Attack pedals. Speakers I'm currently using are a Premier 110 (12-watt) and a Harpgear 2 and Kalamazoo 2. I don't gig yet and don't forsee needing to run sound through a PA in the near future. continue reading...

Just got a lap top for travel and am looking at recording methods for Garage Band when I'm on the road. A question for those of you who use a laptop away from your home "woodshed"- do you use the built in mic for recording or do you use a USB mic - and if so any recommendations??

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? continue reading...

I went to the Harmonica Masterclass Amp Showdown Thursday night. There were a ton of amps. Dennis Gruenling, Gary Smith, and Dave ran through each amp playing both a crystal and CR/CM mic. The three top amps in my opinion were the HarpKing 6x10, Sonny Jr. Cruncher, and the Fender Bassman Reissue from 1990 (not the LTD). My Favorite was the Bassman and that was a surprise. There were a lot of other amps there. Of the small to medium amps the Kalamazoo, Sonny Jr. 1, Fender Princeton (both a tweed 59' and a 70's Silverface) and a Masco were clearly the best amps. continue reading...

Anyone know anything about the custom harp mics an eBayer called "bluesace55" offers?

It seems that I've come to the conclusion that I need to pick up a good CM or CR mic. I've been playing through a few nice dynamic mics, but, as David says, every blues harp player needs at least one good CM or CR. I have an old Commando, but it seems to my ears to play too bright. I hear many good things about the JT-30 and Shure bullets, although I've yet to test the waters of a mic that big as far as good cupping (I've been using stick mics and an Electro-Voice 638). So, any advice or experiences, models, type elements, etc.? continue reading...

Fairly new to playing amplified harp. I'm currently experimenting with playing through two smaller tube amps with 10-inch speakers, one a late 50s Premier model 110 that had original Rola speaker replaced with a new Patriot "Copperhead" speaker. That one plays on the brighter side. The other amp is a Kalamazoo II that is all original including the speaker. Both amps sound pretty well as is, but I'm wondering what might be good replacement speaker to offer me, a more buttery, and/or grittier and less bright sound on either or both of these amps. continue reading...

Does any one know where to get a power supply for the old Boss DM2.