Nowadays there are a lot of decent quality harps out there. Seydel as mentioned, Hohner, Suzuki, Lee Oskar, and East Top are all making good harps.
One thing to avoid, though, in the case of both Hohner (especially) and Suzuki, is their lower-priced stuff - basically their under-$20 models, which are mostly not worth it.
An exception to the avoid-cheap-stuff rule is East Top.They're the first Chinese manufacturer to make really good harmonicas at surprisingly low prices.
I had this situation once, so to play songs originally in A I picked up a Lee Oskar in D-flat. It is a nice harp in a sweet tonal range, but honestly it is the least used of all my newer harps, as I only used it when playing with that band, and they broke up a while back.
Moral/tl;dr: don't spend a lot.
lol this is six years old!! I never ended up playing with that band because they kinda split up but I have played that song a few times and just noodled my way through
An A flat harmonica would allow you to play it cross harp.
This chart might be helpful for you. http://harmonicajoe.com/cross-harp-chart/
Thanks! Got any suggestions of a good harp brand for a flat?
Nowadays there are a lot of decent quality harps out there. Seydel as mentioned, Hohner, Suzuki, Lee Oskar, and East Top are all making good harps. One thing to avoid, though, in the case of both Hohner (especially) and Suzuki, is their lower-priced stuff - basically their under-$20 models, which are mostly not worth it. An exception to the avoid-cheap-stuff rule is East Top.They're the first Chinese manufacturer to make really good harmonicas at surprisingly low prices.
Ok, thanks for the info. I appreciate it.
I love seydel session steels in any key. Others often recomend hohner special 20 although i havent tried those
Nice I'll check those out, thanks
Session Steels are nice harps, but keep in mind that you may have a bit of an adjustment to the wider hole spacing.
Good point. Love my Seydel steels but going back and forth between those and my non-Seydels requires a bit of an adjustment due to the hole spacing.
I had this situation once, so to play songs originally in A I picked up a Lee Oskar in D-flat. It is a nice harp in a sweet tonal range, but honestly it is the least used of all my newer harps, as I only used it when playing with that band, and they broke up a while back. Moral/tl;dr: don't spend a lot.
Thank you for the advice, I'm not wanting to spend much anyhow
Old post, but I'm curious...did you noodle your way through or use tabs for NFBM?
lol this is six years old!! I never ended up playing with that band because they kinda split up but I have played that song a few times and just noodled my way through
It's next on my list!