Suzuki Bluesmaster Harmonica in C

I started playing the harmonica when I was 11 years old and I am now 75 so I have a bit of experience.I have always steered clear of Chinese and Japanese harps as they were poorly made and rarely in tune.After reading some reviews of the Suzuki BLUESMASTER I decide to give it a go and boy am I glad I did.Its up there with the best straight from the box with good volume and very responsive.I would happily take this on stage with me without any problems and I will be buying a full set soon. Hope this helps anyone thinking of buying this lovely harp..

This is my second harmonica. The first one that I bought was a very inexpensive 'Amosic'. I'd never heard of the make but at £9 I figured that it was worth a punt. I'd read a lot about "you get what you pay for," and I did spend time looking at the more well known makes like Seydel and Hohner, but as an absolute beginner I wasn't ready to invest too much at that time. The Amosic turned out to be great. Easy to play and a pretty good tone. At least, it had a good tone to my inexperienced ear.But, now that I've mastered the basics, and I'm still enjoying playing, I thought that I would get something a little better. I read loads of reviews and the Seydels and Hohners still seem to be the instruments of choice for 'serious' players, but I came across this Suzuki and it had some good reviews. Although it was more than double the price of the Amosic, it was still relatively inexpensive (£20.50) so I thought it worth a try.Cosmetically, it looks a little better and is a slighly different size. The Amosic is 104mm long, 27.5mm wide, and each hole is ~4.5-5mm wide. The Suzuki is 103mm long, 29mm wide and each hole is 5mm wide. But, there really isn't a lot of difference. I actually kinda like the dark grey (almost black) colour of the Amosic which stands out as different from other harmonicas.It terms of sound, the Suzuki is definitely nicer than the Amosic. Even my uneducated ear can tell that It has a richer and louder tone - a definite step up. But, that's not to say that the Amosic sounds bad ... it doesn't. But the Suzuki IS better. In terms of playability, they are similar. The notes that are typically challenging for beginners to play (such as the low number 'draw' notes) are still a little challenging on the Suzuki. But, I think that they may be a teeny-tiny bit easier.Overall, I like the Suzuki. It IS a step up from my super-cheapo first instrument, and I'm enjoying the experience of getting to know it. Once I actually feel as if I CAN play a little, I'll treat myself to something a little more professional. Until then, I think that the Suzuki will keep me interested.

My first ever Suzuki harp, having been a Hohner user for years. However, two duff Hohner D harps pushed me to trying the Suzuki. There are some differences but this is an excellent harp for playing blues. What are the differences? Well both have excellent tone, with the Hohners being slightly more husky and dirty, while the Suzuki a little more precise. You can feel the Hohner vibrating more as you play. However, these are very small differences. The Suziki bends very well and those notorious 2 blow and 2 draw holes play exactly the same as all the other notes - something I've never experienced with any of my various Hohner harps. Overall, this is a fantastic harp, definitely equal (though slightly different) to my Hohner harps. I mainly play blues harp and I'm happy to recommend it to anyone as an excellent blues harmonica.

I bought this to replace a lovely Hohner Marine band in G that I dropped somewhere. Right or not I associate Suzuki with quality, and was pleased to see them making stuff in this price range, but out of the box I was underwhelmed - it sounded to me like a slow to respond and quiet Lee Oskar ( I tested them back to back ). My crap renditions of Heart of Gold, and Dirty Old Town is the best test I gave it though. Later tonight I tried blues bends and it seems to be great for that genre. I think I can warm to it, but its not as tight to play as Lee Oskars and Marine Bands. It feels a bit cheap and like it needs attention to the reeds. Delivery was bang on.

a nice quality Harmonica,I have 2 of these 1 in a key of c the other in key of A I would reccomend to anyone wanting to learn Harmonica dont buy cheaper ones like I have in the past they arent worth it they are hard to blow..and dont last very long if your looking for a professional quality Harmonica go for one of these they are so responsive and easy especially for a beginner..a nice quality finish to this instrument its top quality .