Hi all! This is still my one and only harmonica (Key of C, Seydel Session Standard) so I have nothing to compare it to, does anyone have it here? If so, can you produce extra notes on it? For example, on producing Bb on the 6th hole?
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I have a Seydel Session Steel in B, not the brass reeded Session Standard, and it’s able to bend and overblow (a Bb on the 6th hole is more of an overblow than a bend). However, if you don’t have your bending technique down, it’s gonna be tougher to learn overblows. The easiest non-custom harmonica that I’ve found that has the best overblow capabilites is the Hohner Special 20. The Hohner Golden Melody is also a good choice for overblows as some of the finest overblow players use the GM like TJ Klay, Howard Levy, and Todd Parrott. All three of these players are worth checking out if you want to get into overblow playing. Especially with Todd as he taught me how to bend overblows (pushing the overblow up to get more expression on the instrument), which is a technique he uses a lot, and I use it whenever I practice with my Blue Moon custom Golden Melody in Eb.
On the topic of custom harmonicas, a lot of them make overblows easier but are worth a lot of money to buy one straight from the customizer. My custom Eb GM is a contest prize that I won from Jason Ricci, who endorses Blue Moon Harmonicas. I have yet to try a Joe Spiers one, who customizes Todd’s harps, but I’ve heard Joe is one of the best in the biz. If you look up “custom harmonica” on Google, Joe Spiers is the first result that pops up so if that isn’t a testament to how good his harmonicas are, then I don’t know what is.
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