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  • #19804
    Alan
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    I just acquired a bass harmonica for $200 from an estate sale. This should be fun, ha (and hopefully profitable)

    #19808
    odie76
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    That’s great. I can never play a harmonica at home because my dog starts howling as soon as I start playing! Maybe the lower pitch of a bass harmonica would be more agreeable to her. I checked it out on youtube, it does look like fun. I’d imagine you could also get some really interesting sounds out of it with some effects plugins.

    #19813
    ChuckMott
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    Check out the Chris Klein HArmonica VST , expensive but sounds like you get what you pay for. The Sonivox is cheaper, and what I went with and is not a bad choice. The one in Xpand (which I discovered after I bought the Sonivox) sounds better then what you would think, if you’re a Pro Tools user. Wish I could play the real thing. Someone should start a “garage sales finds” thread.

    #19814
    MichaelL
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    Congrats on the purchase Alan. It’s lighter than a trombone.

    @ Chuck, I have the Chris Hein Harmonica, but haven’t gotten into it yet. It does sound great.

    For bass harmonica check out: http://www.cinematique-instruments.com/inst_bass_harmonica.php

    #19826
    Alan
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    @MichaelL, Ha, actually it’s heavier than my tenor “pea-shooter” trombone, a good 4-5 lbs! Now the bass-bone is heavy, and gets heavier every year ;~)

    After my bass harmonica honeymoon is over, I will likely spend a day recording each note and loading it into sampler. It will save a lot of time in the long run. I did that with an early 1900’s banjolin and that sample patch has done pretty well for me.

    #19862
    Vizzahh
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    Estate sales and thrift shops are the best for finding old and odd instruments on the cheap. I’ve got a thrift shop near me that I walk to when I need a break. In the last few months I’ve picked up a 60’s Oscar Schmidt Autoharp (20 bucks), an ancient Marxophone (10 bucks) and most recently a pair of 60’s Calrad dynamic mics (30bucks). Unbelievable what some folks throw/give away!!

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