bazzzzou
52 posts
Jan 18, 2011
3:53 PM
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does the fire breath is a good harp ??
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Joch230
379 posts
Jan 18, 2011
4:01 PM
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I have one. It overblows easier than any of my harps including my customs. I like the black covers. The tone is just OK to me. I like the tone of the Manji much better.
-John
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saregapadanisa
322 posts
Jan 18, 2011
5:16 PM
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It's an excellent OOTB instrument, with a top level playability. One of my favorite actually.
But (Warning) it may not be to the taste of hardcore old school blues players : beside of being ET, it has a great rich smooth tone, and not that brassy MB tone.
Depending of what you want to play, it may be a great choice.
And, con : it's IMO a little bit too expensive, pro : it's very pretty.
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jonlaing
179 posts
Jan 18, 2011
6:53 PM
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What separates it from a Hammond? they look exactly the same to me... and my promasters overblow beautifully with just a little bit of gapping. Maybe some embossing where necessary.
I'm just wondering what the advantage would be for someone that's not afraid to open it up and make it overblow without squeals.
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groyster1
759 posts
Jan 18, 2011
6:57 PM
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never tried firebreath I do own 5 suzukis 3 manjis 1 promaster and 1 hammond-the hammond is the best of the lot but the manji is maybe a better value
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Joch230
384 posts
Jan 18, 2011
7:07 PM
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I don't know if you tried searching the archives but there was a great discussion a while back about the Firebreath. It said basically that it had different reeds that were made to be easy to OB. Mine didn't need any gapping or embossing. The comb is rosewood. The discussion was much more comprehensive and it included Brendon Power from Suzuki.
-John
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bazzzzou
53 posts
Jan 20, 2011
12:38 PM
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Thanks =)!!!
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hvyj
1150 posts
Jan 20, 2011
12:44 PM
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Hammonds have different reed plates with different reed profiles, so they have a different tone and are louder than Firebreaths. i prefer Hammonds over Firebreaths.
Firebreaths are supposed to be better for OBs.
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