I’m going for the Gecko, Thanks Luke.
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OK, as long as your harmonicas are magnetic, it’s a great choice! And it’s compatible with the Rockit2.0 and Dyna-Mic mics if you ever end up wanting to invest in one of them. Rock on! 
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Hi Luke, I had a harp arm with a magnet and all my harps worked it. They are Hohner.
Thanks
Terry
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The Hohner Blues Band along with marine band and hohner blues harp work just fine with the magnet, even a jambone FYI,
Terry
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The Gecko came in yesterday and, within 15 min I was playing harp like I had always wanted to. When you first look at it and, start doing some adjustments it becomes very clear what you have in your hands. A well thought out engineered piece of gear. When I think about and, look at all the different setups and, gear that I’ve had and, tried and, then look at this Gecko I think why didn’t I seriously look at one of these sooner? Was it the cost or was it the first piece of gear, a cheapo harp neck rack that I didn’t like and, almost made me give up?
I went through the same process of trying different slides for guitar and, chin and, shoulder rests on my fiddle. Just goes to show how different each one of are physically. I am not the best harp player out there but, with all the setups and, gear I went through I was starting to become very discouraged and, almost gave it up, I’m sure glad I didn’t. I don’t read music or use any tablature it just flows from improvising. I know what I want to hear and, I let it flow, same for guitar.
Yes, the Gecko is pricy but, you get what you pay for. In my plus 50yrs of playing music I’ve found this to be quite true. Get what you want and, need you’ll be happier and, your performances will definitely improve! Concentrate on the performance not the gear. A musicians talent and, the right gear is what takes you where you want to go!
Again Thanks Luke,
Terry Hoffman
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agree Terry. Glad you’re happy with it. Rock on!
Yes sir, it is by far the best thing I’ve came across in almost 2yrs. Thanks again,
Terry Hoffman
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Well after a long search and,using the Seydel Gecko for awhile I'm going to have to put it to rest. I have decided to go to a wireless headset microphone. What I had been doing for years when I played in a 4 PC band was let our other guitar played maintain the rhythm of the song and, I grabbed my harp (hand held) and, wailed on it and, then to my guitar.But, with a guitar strapped on, a headset wireless mic trying to add my Gecko was not working like I wanted. Getting caught in the wires with all the other stuff just wasn't getting it. My Son and I have a two piece Duo and, he lays down a solid powerful bass line with Great drums which allows me to grab a harp and, wail away while the rest of the music stays very solid! LESS IS MORE and, this proves it! I've looked at the Seydel Sidenote and, that might be an option as it can be slipped off easily without tangling wires but, then I lose all my hand action on my harps. Time will tell. Honestly fighting microphone position to use the harp was getting to be a pain but, with the headset microphone system is soo much easier. Keep Rockin'
Well after a long search and,using the Seydel Gecko for awhile I’m going to have to put it to rest. I have decided to go to a wireless headset microphone. What I had been doing for years when I played in a 4 PC band was let our other guitar played maintain the rhythm of the song and, I grabbed my harp (hand held) and, wailed on it and, then to my guitar.But, with a guitar strapped on, a headset wireless mic trying to add my Gecko was not working like I wanted. Getting caught in the wires with all the other stuff just wasn’t getting it. My Son and I have a two piece Duo and, he lays down a solid powerful bass line with Great drums which allows me to grab a harp and, wail away while the rest of the music stays very solid! LESS IS MORE and, this proves it! I’ve looked at the Seydel Sidenote and, that might be an option as it can be slipped off easily without tangling wires but, then I lose all my hand action on my harps. Time will tell. Honestly fighting microphone position to use the harp was getting to be a pain but, with the headset microphone system is soo much easier. Keep Rockin’
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The upper five are magnetic (Hohner and Lee Oskar) the bottom four are not (Kongsheng, JDR, Polar and 008k)
The gecko looks super cool, but it counts out several of my ladies. Not sure if I wanna put a magnetic 
strip on them, but it’s a good option 
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Well gang , I’m sorry to say that the old ELTON Harmonica Holder is about the best I’ve ever used . More compact , more control than the newer ones on the market . The newer ones I always felt makes a person look like their in the hospital in traction after a bad neck injury , but hey thats me . I have 3 of them . Bought my first one when I was 16 way back in 1974 and still have it today . Wish they were still made today
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@thunder58 well my friend, agree to disagree. For someone like me who only very rarely uses a rack, I over time have grown to LOVE the ease and simplicity of the Seydel Farmer Footdrum Sidenote. I find it even simpler, more elegant, more comfy, and waaaaaay more easy to take off/on head, raise/lower, and change harps on. I gave away all my old ones! 
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Ok @Luke ya got me …lol . Truth be told , ELTON Holders the only holder I’ve used . I just looked at the Seydel farmer and it does look " new and improved " as far as holders go . Something to look into for sure . Have a great day my friend 
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After improvising for years, I finally broke down and bought this Eastrock harmonica holder. Since about half of my harps are non-magnetic, I didn’t look at 
those as an option.
For just over $20 it seemed like a no brainer. The holder seems fine so far though it has come with some user generated errors. 
I find it tough to get bends right and it moves away from me if I get too aggressive on a bend or lean I to it too much.
That being said, I don’t think it’s the holder because it holds pretty well unless I push hard. It seems also to move up and down well without having to tighten or untighten the screws. Changing harps is pretty seamless by just setting the harp on the table and snagging it with the spring-loaded holder and grabbing it.
I don’t get the same tone and resonance I get while holding it in my hand, but maybe I just need to practice more. It’s easy for me to hit thin sounding chords, maybe fine for accompaniment, but not deep soulful solo notes more appropriate for melodies, which I like.
This is me, is that you? Looks kinda funky… Not my biggest concern.
I also seem to have to bend my neck down a bit to get at the right position. This is fine for playing piano looking down, or same with guitar, but not conducive to walking around. I’m thinking about putting to handkerchiefs on the angle to raise it slightly for walking. On the positive side, I just raise my head slightly to sing or talk, and it’s out of the way, rather than in my face.
It seems durable and well made. Looking forward to learning how to play better with it. 
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Yeah, no matter how comfy and customizable a Harp holder is it’s always harder to play that way than to play holding it with your hands, especially when it comes to bending.
You kind of hit the nail on the head with the two extremes. You can either have it be easier to play and not be able to really back your head away from it, or you can be able to back your head away from it, but it’s not gonna be very easy to play.
If you wanna try the former, you can try putting it so it’s way back up in your mouth and then just get some pliers and crank the heck out of those screws lol!
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