Airdale
22 posts
Mar 09, 2011
2:26 PM
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I m in the market for a new harp and was wondering which key I should purchase next. I already have an A, Ab,Bb,C, D, F, Low F, D and G. Playing mostly blues.
Thanks
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garry
38 posts
Mar 09, 2011
2:31 PM
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you need an E or an Eb. E if you play more rock, Eb if you play more blues (as you stated).
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jim
772 posts
Mar 09, 2011
2:35 PM
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E? you kiddin? :DDD
Get an A, don't listen to garry :)
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MrVerylongusername
1603 posts
Mar 09, 2011
2:38 PM
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He's got an A
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toxic_tone
19 posts
Mar 09, 2011
2:42 PM
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can never have to many A's tho
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bluemoose
481 posts
Mar 09, 2011
2:49 PM
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E-flat. Adam has 10 videos using an E-flat.
Webbrain E-flat harp
moose.
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HarpNinja
1189 posts
Mar 09, 2011
2:58 PM
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Eb...then you can learn to shred on some slow blues!
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jim
773 posts
Mar 09, 2011
4:13 PM
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get an LC...
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eharp
1180 posts
Mar 09, 2011
4:44 PM
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order up a b-rad, that way you will have a year or so to contemplate which key.
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MP
1479 posts
Mar 09, 2011
8:14 PM
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i suppose get an eharp. you could get a low eharp. some people like the low eharp for first pos.
a flat eharp(by 100 cents which equals one semi-tone) is more versatile. otherwise known as an ebharp.:)
sorry eharp, couldn't resist pun.
MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
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groyster1
905 posts
Mar 09, 2011
10:58 PM
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I enjoy playing the 2 high G harps I have over the regular G it has more kick
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harpaddict
20 posts
Mar 10, 2011
2:04 AM
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A Low C if you're interested in playing Bye Bye Bird or Getting Out of Town
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HarpNinja
1192 posts
Mar 10, 2011
6:12 AM
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Low Eb does sound good too. I just think you can cover a lot of ground with Eb either way.
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toddlgreene
2690 posts
Mar 10, 2011
6:22 AM
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Work on completing your keyset, whether they be lows or not, that way you're prepared for anything a band might want to play, in any key, any position.
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eharp
1181 posts
Mar 10, 2011
10:48 AM
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mp- i just hope, if he chooses an eharp, it doesnt sound nearly as bad as the one i am accustomed to.
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Barry C.
191 posts
Mar 10, 2011
10:59 AM
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@eharp - HA maybe make that 2 years...!
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AirMojo
124 posts
Mar 10, 2011
4:07 PM
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With the harps that are available today, get them all... within reason...
I started playing harp in 1978 and it didn't take long to figure out that you needed "all the keys", so at that time that meant "G thru F# (high), then High G... then Low F, the Low D, then Low Eb, etc, now down to a LOW Fn LOW F !
And along the way minor harps, re-tuning to Country Tuned, and Paddy Richter, and God-Only-Knows-What-Else tunings...
Welcome to harmonica world... and to the ever expaning size of harmonica cases... mine holds over 110 diatonic harps... plus some chromatics, echoes, and AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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AirMojo
125 posts
Mar 10, 2011
4:30 PM
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And then there's echo harps, tremolo harps, solo tuned harps, chromatic harps (YIKES!), bass harps (had one and sold it--no way I was ever going to learn to play it)... then there's mics, amps, effect pedals, and women (glad I only need one!)...
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Joch230
445 posts
Mar 10, 2011
8:08 PM
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After SPAH there were several players who put out vids of them messing with the PowerBender tuning. I liked them. Then I didn't hear about it again. Then lately, the valved type harps were sparking interest. Seems like everyone just always seems to go back to a standard harp when all is said and done.
-John
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Kyzer Sosa
955 posts
Mar 10, 2011
9:09 PM
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I for one, am hooked on valved harps. with advancements as they are, no one can tell im playing a valved harp till i blow bend a 1-6, even then, most other harp players dont even know what ive done. its like having an ace in the hole that no one knows you got, pulling it out and BAM right in the face...
honestly... its a regular harp, but with a much more versatile capability.
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MP
1482 posts
Mar 10, 2011
9:55 PM
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@chro,
i got bottle openers on my flipflops-ambidextrious- and one built into the bill of my work hat.
piedmonts make good bottle openers but any harp works good. a little comb chip in your beer never hurt anybody.
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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chromaticblues
685 posts
Mar 11, 2011
5:43 AM
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@Kyzer Sosa First I want to say you are right. Most people just don't know what your talking about! They understand the concept, But untill you try it and are open minded enough to figure it out. Well as you say BAM! in your face with the crazy blow bends. OK, but I found it took away from the attack style that I play. So I wasn't going to give up on it and have had it in the back of my mind. I knew one day I find a good use for it. Well I have! I 've playing chromatics for about twenty years and always knew they were leaky mass produced crap! But I'm hooked! To make a long story a little less long. Open up your harp a look at how its valved. Now do the same to chromatic. Doesn't work! I tried it 15 years ago. I quickly learned how to glue new windsavers on. Well I know how to make it work and wholly shit! I can play a Hohner CX-12 like a diatonic and/or a chromatic! Charlie Sheen might have tiger blood, But I got one F...ing sweet CX-12!
I haven't figured out where to put the bottle opener yet! Stay tuned
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garry
40 posts
Mar 11, 2011
6:21 PM
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@jim: i get that nobody but me needs an E harp apparently. but i couldn't play with my band without an E, and i couldn't play with several other bands i often sit in with without an E, either. the dif.ference is that they play rock as well as blues, and i tend to need the E for those tunes. i have an Eb, and don't think that i've ever used it in action.
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MP
1488 posts
Mar 11, 2011
6:37 PM
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eharp it is! i use 'em all the time. i'm thinking of getting a low F# for third position G#m. maybe one of those secret hohner t-bird harps.
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MP
doctor of semiotics and reed replacement.
"making the world a better place, one harmonica at a time"
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Mojokane
313 posts
Mar 12, 2011
12:34 AM
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who says size doesn't matter....you can never have too many A's....and like @garry says...you need an E or an Eb.(forget all the other minors, lololo Loooow tunings, or the fancy 24 hole jobs with a bottle opener.
We're heading in to economic supression. Just get what you need. And worry about what you want, later.
What have you decided?
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Last Edited by on Mar 12, 2011 12:35 AM
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Airdale
23 posts
Mar 13, 2011
2:58 PM
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I think that I'll get an Eb for now and then probably an E next time.
Thanks
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