Special Easy Tuning Harmonica with Free 10 Courses, 500 Tabs, Beginner to Advanced, for Easier Playing Blues, Pop, Rock, Country Music, Jazz, Reggae, EDharmonica, Key C

I don't like typical harmonica tuning, makes no sense outside of select types of music due to how the notes play. I wanted a harmonica that I would get a steadily rising progression of notes with every inhale and exhale on up to the last hole. This harmonica was almost there....almost.So, let's start with the good. This harmonica is tough stuff. It's heavy, but in a way that makes you think it's made of strong materials. It's not overly weighty. You would definitely feel confident about the materials.I also like how it uses a female screw instead of those little square pointy nuts that harmonicas usually use. If you ever need to perform maintenance this harmonica will be easier to close up afterwards. More manufacturers should be using them.Sound quality is very nice, imo. Very full bodied. And just a touch bright, which is perfect.So, as far as utility it actually does exactly what i talked about in the beginning of this review. Steadily plays higher and higher notes with each inhalation and exhalation. Except a pretty important part, the F note. You need to bend for that one. I don't really know music well enough to get their theory of operation, I just know that it was a hindrance for the single note playing I would be mostly doing.I've chosen to go with solo-tuned harmonicas instead. They do almost exactly what I want. The blow/draw x3 draw/blow x1 (4567 hole on a richter) pattern is far simpler to deal with, than bending for F. I am much quicker at getting the song down as a tab as well.Some other observations I have. When I did try to make use of tabs, the songs just did not sound right. No matter how much effort, they just would not 'click' for some reason.The tabs had some modern pop songs from performers I care nothing about, and songs from performers I do like (older stuff) was often some second-string song...rarely the big hits. I think the marketers for this system figured they should make a huge appeal to teens and twenty-somethings. Kinda makes sense if you want to captivate the newest generation with harmonica, but I'm not sure that's the best way to go about it.And finally, I did not like the idea of sending in a recording of my playing for the next lesson....at all. This was basically the "last straw" for me and what finalized my decision to not continue with the Edharmonica system.I would not let this deter you though. This harmonica was wrong for me, not everyone. Maybe you click with it in a way I couldn't and you have fun playing whatever you like. I have a dislike for "performing" so sending in a sample to be graded...not my thing.....people that grew up with the internet seem to have far less aversion to that sort of thing.However, I would stress that If you want a harmonica optimized for playing single-note songs, I would have to recommend a solo-tuned model instead of this Edharmonica. I like the Hohner 364S....12 hole, wide spacing for easy single note playing. Only downside is that the wooden comb will need to be replaced sometime in the future when it swells too much, but you can get aftermarket ones that are permanent.Just make absolutely sure whatever harmonica you get is new and clean before you put your mouth on it. Open the package and remove the harmonica with rubber gloves on. Look everywhere and at everything. Think new shiny coin or new car, that's what it should be like. If anything reminds you of something used, it probably was.

I’m not affiliated with anyone - bought this harmonica with my own money and sharing my opinion. Just received my EdHarmonica to try out the tuning before I invest in higher quality builds from Seydel (which is quite a bit better but also quite a bit more $$). These ones are a good value/starter, but I’ve been spoiled by the smooth, rich tones that come out of a Seydel so I’ll have to upgrade.Just wanted to share my thoughts on the tuning mainly.- Extended Range over Richter: 3 1/3 Octaves (versus 3 for Richter) on a 10 hole where 1/2 tone is lost on the high end (which I rarely use in jam sessions) and 1.5 tones are gained on the bottom (I always desire to go a little bit lower while playing). A C harp, for example, starts on an A and ends on a B.- Consistency from Octave to Octave which is huge for me when it comes to improvising.- 10 out of 12 Notes available per Octave with only draw bends needed. The other 2 notes can be obtained via Overblows.- Most frequently used notes are generally available without bending (depending on the position).- Infrequent notes (the two missing) require Overblowing - Same Breath Pattern throughout and draw bends on every hole.- Contains rich double bends but avoids the tricky 3 hole triple bend on hole 3, Richter. I guess this is a plus or minus depending on the person. Plus for me since 3 is half a tone too much to control precisely without years of training.- No duplicate notes in an Octave (I prefer having only one path rather than too many options).- 4 Major and 4 Minor Scales with only draw bends.- 6 Major Pentatonic, 6 Minor Pentatonic and 3 Blues Scale with only draw bends. Super!- 14 4-hole Octaves Splits no matter where you are in the harp! Awesome! I love octaves and this is loaded with them.- Numerous Double Stops, 3 hole and 5 hole splits.- VI Minor Chord everywhere on blows. V Major Chord everywhere on Draw. At the moment, I like having a minor chord on the top and major on the bottom. A nice balance between happy and sad.. or so it seems.It’s cake for me, but I wouldn’t it’s say for everyone. Definitely not for a Blues Purist. I like the Blues but not as much as I like folk/acoustic music, and general jamming with different kinds of music as I travel across the world. The ED is a Pentatonic machine that can also play the blues and, in my opinion, it really excels at that.I’ve explored a few tunings (Richter, PowerBender) and researched several (diminished, augmented, circular, solo, Richter Extended, etc), but nothing feels like it hits all the marks for what I’m looking for like the ED does. I’m going to try it out a little bit longer but I’m really liking this tuning. So much so that I’m planning on retiring my current one and focusing exclusively on ED.

I was about to give them a 1-Star scathing review. That's because when I received the harmonica, it seemed to be completely out of tune to the point I could not play any of the 10-15 songs I memorized a few years back on my Honer Blues Harmonica in Key of C.Oddly though, I was able to improvise better on this than other harmonicas I've used in the past. I was almost amazed at how well I could create some decent tunes.Finally, I discovered that the reason I couldn't play songs I had memorized and why improvising sounded better than ever is because this harmonica is tuned like no other harmonica I've tried.Their website looks FANTASTIC and I have never seen a better site for learning. I would highly recommend this unique harmonica with the warning that this tuning is very different. Keep your old harmonica or buy two new harmonicas - this and a typical harmonica, so that you can experiment.I look forward to using the free and paid lessons on their website because it looks very well conceived and designed.Glad I didn't leave a bad review. They really need to be clearer in their advertisements about their unique tuning. Nobody who plays a standard harmonica is going to catch that unless they make it painfully obvious.Best wishes to all!

The free lessons are great for learning to improvise. I am learning so much.Harp plays great straight out of the box. Comes with a cleaning cloth (microfiber, good for eyeglasses also) and caring case with a belt loop. Key of harp is on the side and the end of the harp so easy to see in a harp case.Alternative tuning gives it 3-1/2 octaves and all the keys with just a few patterns. That part I am still learning.I love this sweet little thing.