Hohner XB-40 Extreme Bending Harmonica

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Hohner XB-40 Extreme Bending Harmonica

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Be the bluesiest!

The Hohner XB-40 Extreme Bending Harmonica was designed by Hohner USA's own Rick Epping and with a 40 reed system that gives harp players complete bending freedom with overdraws and overblows in all 10 holes. Precision engineered and manufactured under the highest quality standards, the Hohner XB-40's revolutionary design permits a level of expression and note bending capability never before possible on any harmonica. On a regular 10-hole diatonic, or Marine Band type harmonica, the standard blues note bending technique involves an interaction between 2 reeds, one blow and one draw. On this style harmonica, only the higher pitched of the 2 notes from any given reed cell can be bent and then only to a point somewhat above that of the lower-pitched reed. The Hohner XB-40 overcomes this limitation by incorporating an additional set of reeds, tuned so that all twenty of the harmonica's notes can be bent using the standard blues harp bending technique. Using a system of patented valve chambers, the auxiliary reeds come into play only during note bending. The Hohner XB-40 is tuned so that every note can be bent a whole tone, with an additional semitone bend on the 3-draw to complete the chromatic scale in the first octave.

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Hohner XB-40 Extreme Bending Harmonica Features:

  • Plastic comb40 reedsBrass reedplates (.9mm)Length: 12.3cm (approx. 5")




Hohner XB-40 Extreme Bending Harmonica

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Accessories you'll need:

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  • Hohner Harmonica Belt

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  • Mel Bay Easiest Harmonica Book

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  • Big, Fat Sound. The Blues will never be the same.

    As reviewed by Jake Robinson on 12/22/2010

    Buy this now, thank me later. I have been playing Hohner Special 20s for years and wanted to try the XB-40. This harp is unlike anything I've ever played. Right out of the package I noticed that this harp is huge. Almost twice as thick as a normal harmonica. It has a hefty feel similar to a chromatic. Even though holes on the comb are twice this size as I'm used to, I was very easily able to adjust to this. It's sound is similar to a Hohner Pro Harp but it is very easy to blow and draw. Being able to bend on EVERY hole blow and draw takes a little getting used to, but you can usher all sorts of great sounds out of the XB-40. Hohner outdid themselves with this harp. It has a big sound and is very, very playable.

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  • Awesom Harp!

    As reviewed by Daniel Gray on 12/16/2008

    Rick Epping & the folks at Hohner have really thrown down the gauntlet with this gem. If you are a serious blues harp player, you've got to try this little beauty - it does everything you can ask it to do & begs for more. I'm going to have to completely rethink the boundaries & forget old limitations. Awesome!

    24 of 26 people found this review helpful.

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