SESSION STEEL PowerBender - a new universal 10 hole diatonic for traditional and modern music styles.
The SESSION STEEL PowerBender, is the upgrade to our successful SESSION model is presented with a bold new look and superior technical reliability, excellent playability and a fantastic sound.
The PowerBender tuning builds on the best parts of the traditional Richter Tuning, while altering the scale to make the real juicy and important notes much easier to obtain throughout the whole three octave range.
- Same familiar breathing pattern in the upper-middle registers. All draw notes bend everywhere, holes 1-10!
- On the un-valved version you can overblow every hole 1-10, for full chromatic playing.
- Overdraws and blow bends are no longer possible or needed on a PowerBender - they are replaced with simple draw bends.
- On the half-valved version, a mix of normal draw bends and valved blow bends gives full chromaticism. Brendan plays PowerBender half-valved, and recommends it!
- Top octave easy to play (intuitive) as many familiar phrasings can be adopted from the bottom octaves
- Easy to play in the common positions: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, and 12th
If you’re interested in a fresh sound on the 10 hole diatonic, LOTS more bending expression and easy jazzy playing, the PowerBender is a good choice for you!
For SESSION type combs only (recessed reedplates),keys: LC-F with stainless steel reeds
F#-HA with brass reeds
Set of spare reedplates with Stainless Steel (LC to F - all tuning variants)) or with brass reeds (F# to HA - Richter tuning only)
Please note: We currently only stock the SESSION STEEL in Standard Richter. All other tuning variants will take at least a few working days more than usual to arrive (for USA/CAN customers 2-3 weeks more).
- German Silver reedplates
- Fine cut reedslots
- Stainless Steel rivets
- Many tuning variants: Richter, Paddy, Country, Melodic Maker, Cirkular/Melody King, Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, PT-Gazell half-valved)
Please note: For SESSION type combs only (reedplates do not fit for Solist Pro or 1847 models)!
Complete PowerBender harmonicas are available by clicking HERE
Product Code: 10301PB1000
