Suzuki BLUESMASTER HARMONICA  

I give this harp 4 out of 10 rating. Its much harder to blow than my favorite (Hering Harps). I was quite disappionted! From what I here...they quit making hering harps...so now to find a quality harp that has good reeds that don't blow out all the time like Lee Oscars. It's not this one!

None

Smooth edges make it comfortable to play. I've got several Honner, and Lee Oskar harps and this one "feels" the best out of all of them.

The box offers no protection... I hate the box

The box.......  The box for this harp is TERRIBLE there is nothing to protect your harmonica. The box has no padding or anything. I've got some $20 honners that have exellent padding.

Come on... Step it up Suzuki

The harp however performs very well. Easiest harp ever to bend, and the reeds are gapped really well on mine (I've not heard the same from everyone else). Even my high end (8,9,10) plays really well.

This is a great harp, but I'm looking at the whole package. They need to meet all of my high expectations to get a perfect 10.

Make a better box for this harmonica!!!

Overall I rank this harp as an '8'. The playablity is great. I feel that I get slightly "less" volume with this harmonica, but that's not a big deal. You can always mic up, tell people to stand a little closer, or just wail like you're never going to get a second chance. Overall.... 8 - 10

Have I mentioned that I really don't like the box?

Good respose; volume lower than Hohner Golden melody and Special 20; 

Bent reeds go flat faster than Hohner Golden Melody

The feel of this harp is great. I especially like the covers they cover the whole comb. No rough edges to deal with.

Good build quality, I'll see how it holds up under my playing style.

I like the feel and build of this harp I wish it had more volume when playing. I like to hear the harp in my hands when playing through a microphone. The Hohner Blues Harp is my current favorite.

I like the small compact size/feel and sharp notes. Like the other reviews I found it easy to bend however that has never been a problem as my favorite harp is Hohner's Blues Harp with a wooden comb, harder to bend but takes a beating and I can wail the notes. With the Suzuki Bluesmaster I can wail the notes too, however it's "tinny" almost too sharp even in the lower scale, doesn't have that rich, deep, vibrato sound I'm use to with the Bluesharp.  Haven't beat up on it enough to comment on it's durability.

I hear from a lot of harp players that like the Hohner Special 20, I don't. Falls somewhat flat, does not project when I wail on it, the Suzuki Bluesmaster in my humble opinion is much better than the Special 20, but is missing the "richness" of the Golden Melody or the "projection" of the Bluesharp.