Which harmonica on the market is the easiest to draw and blow? Tried the Bushman and find them hard to blow.?

Bought my 1st harp - M. Band 3 years ago - did not like the wood comb chaffing my lips. Discovered the Bushman. Ordered a Soul's Voice. While the sound was beautiful, one of the reeds needed adjustment - John, the owner, said that the Soul's was intended to be played by blues musicians who knew how to alter the reeds. He took the harp back because i said I wouldn't know how to make the adjustments. I ordered a Delta Frost - thought the sound was much more mellow/sweeter than the M.B.. In the past 2 years I have ordered and played the C,D,E, F, G, and A. They are very well made harps. I play mostly folk songs on it. I'm still not very good, mosltly because i get winded out trying to draw the notes. Recently a friend agreed that the Bushman required more air than his other harps; he allowed me to play his Johnson, which was much easier for me to blow and draw. But many cite that one should expect a % to be flawed. Is the Golden Melody easier to draw on than the Bushman?

Hohner Special 20

I used to use these for the same reason: it didn't chaffe my lips. Once broken in, I like its action. I also would soak after every show (lipstick!).

Dunno - I reckon most bluefolks over here would swear by the Hohner blues harp ...

But the harp folks on this forum will certainly give you better answers than I!

You said that a friend allowed you to play his Johnson. I had to look that one up - Yup, there is a Johnson! Sorry

Seriously, you should try a Lee Oscar. I changed fom Hohner
several years ago, and the difference is like night & day.

Not trying to tell you what to do but use Lee Oscars with a Shure green Bullet mic.....Fender Blues Junior amps seem to work pretty well with this setup for gigging too

The old ways were Marine band. That's what most people played. I don't like them cause they cut me. Bluesharps are easy to bend, IMO. So are Special 20's, my favorite. Lee Oskars are good too, my other favorite. Pro Harps are very tight but very clear, IMO. But once you learn to bend you can bend. It's like driving a stick shift. They're all bascially the same muscles. You're just looking for the note in a different spot.

I would say Hohner Special 20 if you don't like wood combs

Lee Oskar is very good too, precise and reliable, but for this same reasons, not very well fitted for the true warm and dirty sounds of the blues harp. Basically it depends on what kind of sound you are looking for and what kind of music you want to play with your harp.

take a look at this reference page, it has helped me a lot whenever i had doubts..

http://www.angelfire.com/tx/myquill/Whic...

Good luck and enjoy yourself

Played by well known and the unwell known-Hohner Echo Vamper.Check your chords A,G so many different chords for different tracks.Learn by experience.....sgd

Have you tried a Lee Oskar Harmonica? Lee's harps are expensive but I love them. Lee is a master at a harp that is easily repaired too.
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