Hey y’all! I’m beginning to gain interest in getting mic’s up and jamming some blues rock. Is there a way of making my harmonica sound like an electric guitar……more or less looking for the upper register sound of an electric guitar soloing. 
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There’s a music teacher I know who does side gigs including harmonica and he uses a Spark amp. He let me play my harp using his mic and amp and changed it to sound more electric guitar-ry. They have a few different sizes and I’m not sure of the mic he had but the amp was pretty cool!
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For upper register stuff, there’s a harmonica tuning made by Seydel in collaboration with rock harmonica legend Will Wilde I think will help you get the sound you’re after. This tuning is available on the Seydel 1847 classic and Seydel Session Steel models.
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@Madmartigan26 I will +1 @KeroroRinChou here that the Will Wilde tuning is hands down the best tuning for emulating guitar riffs on a harmonica. No question. (I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years, so I feel qualified to answer this question.)
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Awesome! I’ve read about the power bender too both look like fairly good choices!
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Assuming you’ve got a mic and a guitar amp of some sort I’d suggest playing with the amp’s EQ settings and the gain control. If you can’t get the sound you wany from the amp itself you can try adding an overdrive pedal or a preamp pedal (doesn’t have to be expensive or harmonica specific but from what I’ve read/seen on youtube, high gain distortion is probably not going to work well). From my guitar playing I’d advise that getting the EQ dialled in is the most important part of getting a good sound from the equipment.
I’m getting myself a mic to give “electric” playing a go so I’ll let you know how I get on.
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You might want to try a Harmonicaster electric harmonica. It adds an electric vibrancy to the tone, can play as loud as you want without feedback, and is compatible with a wide variety of pedals to help shape your sound.
Well, I did get a mic and i’m still in the figuring out phase, my initial experience is it doesn’t sound like an electric guitar, because it isn’t one that’s more or less expected, but it does sound “electric” going through the mic and amp. As i get more practice I’ll gladly share what I find.