[Harp-L] re: XB -40 ? does it worth it ?

[Jonathan Ross <jross38@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

NiKo Ba writes:

"I would like to study some jazz songs and improv in blues  
harmonica ?  does XB-40 is a good choice for that ?  or should i  
stick with the standard type of blues harp ?"

Personally, I'd recommend the chromatic for jazz, but that's just me.

But, the XB-40 is definitely worth checking out.  It's a brilliant  
design and does things the standard diatonic can't, as well as having  
it's own feel and sound.  It doesn't really make playing jazz songs  
any easier than on a standard diatonic, since you still rely on bends  
for a lot of notes.  I find it works well for simpler soul-jazz  
numbers like "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" and such (not better than  
standard diatonic, just different).

Hope this helps.



JR Ross