The all new Hohner Golden Melody

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[@tonixjesse9087]

Yes, the harp is interesting, but you played it simply spectacular. As they say: it's not the brush that makes the picture, it's the hand that holds it.

[@spacepodi]

A harmonica is one of those instruments that looks like a toy but plays like a virtuoso instrument. Great playing.

[@rickbullock4331]

It certainly sounds great with you playing it. I played a bit when I was possibly 10 or so. My Mom bought me a Hohner Goliath harmonica in about 1955 that I still have today. 👍👍

[@abbasghasemi757]

ده سال قبل از بعد من به دنیا آمدم

[@tyrellmiller778]

This man plays it like he was born with it... Fantastic

[@jakefrye3827]

That was amazing! I'm self taught and I purse. The way you play out the side of your mouth blows me away.

[@AdvancedLawn]

Man that thing looks cool as HELLLL!!!

[@landztranz]

Cool? To mre it looks like somebody was super hungry and took a chunk out of that thing right in the middle. What for?

[@dirtypatwalsh]

😂😂😂

[@iansingsiansings2101]

hearing the sound, practical first pretty second. Sounds Good.

[@lawrenceagar6470]

Great playing! Amazing how good this sounds. Harmonica players are always going on about microphones, effects, and amps etc, but it all seems superfluous when you simply hear someone who can really play it

[@ginam9459]

Wow, Ronnie! That's some awesome sounding blues (as always)! Great demo...🎶

[@daviemcf]

Fantastic blues harp playing....thank you Ronnie. 😊

[@stuffnuns]

Sounds like Hohner did it right . . .again. I love the GM, and I was worried when Hohner discontinued it. It looks like it’s airtight, too. Ronnie, you make that harp talk, sing, cry, wail. Just tasty playing

[@FilipJersMusic]

Your hand tone control sounds fantastic 🎶🙌🎶

[@sagehopkins1]

Next couple of GMs I purchase I'll be sure to let Hohner know that Ronnie sent me! Nice to see the company innovating on their product line!! That intro you play on this advert video is gorgeous!

[@loasidasortiz9716]

Any harp u play sounds amazing that G.Melody looks like a Thunderbird with stolen back lights,but I’m digging it!

[@fox5411]

Love the ease in making single notes easier! Nice feature in cleaning.

[@SilentBobMarley]

Dude can you hear that awesome sound coming from the back? Yeah that’s my dad playing blues on the rear of a Cadillac.. Awesome sound and design! Thanks for the review!

[@lucianoblues]

One of the best harps I had an old Golden Melody many years ago, I miss it a lot. It has a satisfying clean tone and I can hear its jazzy feeling, specially on the high notes. Thanks for your review, Ronnie!

[@lightbulb1952]

Sounds nice! The backend reminds me of the tail lights of a 65 T-bird.

[@BlackSheepTruthMedia]

Hi brother i been using golden melody harmonicas for a couple years now .i really love them, Rachelle plas is definitely the queen of golden melody and i have learned a lot from her and yourself by the way.Im looking forward to try the new design. Also before i go ,i want to say thanks about your advice regarding your video on the Hohner rocket F sharp ,i ended up getting one and its one of my favorite. Thanks brother for helping us out ,i really appreciate it. Much love to you and the family

[@pjo1964]

Great for John Popper style playing!

[@RagtimeAnnie]

Always liked the Special 20's - But damn man - That harp sound CLEAN !

[@classicsciencefictionhorro1665]

Pristine AF; the brother can bend some notes.

[@tolkienomics]

I really enjoy watching your videos because they include the right details and have some amazing tunes coming out of you. Always brings a smile to hear you play. I hope one day to be as skilled as you.

[@DBZIncorporated]

I left Horner for Lee Oscar. 50 years playing, I can hear the reeds are settled in for a great tone. No more soaking in beer! South Side Chicago, baby! Thanks

[@Stern-warning]

I’m surprised they didn’t hit the raised logo with white paint and maybe the ribs too for a pinstripe look, that would look retro.

[@Harmonica123]

I wanted the white logo on back as well

[@denniskane3262]

Sounds great Ronnie!

[@Harmonica123]

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[@vedruchi9106]

Wou.. clean tone...my first harmonica was Golden melody..best regards Ronnie.great playing...greetings 👍👂

[@swedenharmonica2076]

Reminds me of Volvo c40 rear 👌🏻😉 awsome new design. Altought I think old Golden Melody looks more retro.🎉

[@jimmock1155]

Just bought two. Had to immediately open them both up and tighten up the gaps on the bottom like 6 of the draw and a few of the blows. It made it play a lot better.

[@TheAndonen]

I have two of the 'old' model, they are great in sound, bending and overblows out of the box. I'm glad to hear that they have even improved that.

[@JCSAXON]

Fantastic sound. Looks like a some kind of Cushman taillamp or Bo 3-Diddley Glasses

[@lv4235]

You are absolutely stunning on that harp!

[@outwest100az]

I used to use special 20 almost all the time with marine band mixed in Miss those great days when I was blue and the sky was too.

[@patrikduller8449]

Thanks, Ronnie. Always here. Just not always commenting.😎

[@Philip_Taylor]

It's got an endearing honk to it at least to my ear. Very nice playing man, brought it to life.

[@claydobbins9342]

I haven't gotten the new Golden Melody yet, I'm stuck on the previous model, and love it immensely. I'm going to try a find as many of the old models before they leave the market, because I love the way they fit. The same with the PentaHarp... haven't gotten any yet.

[@boerplaas388]

The pitch is awesome. Great sound

[@willhernandez2940]

Big thanks Ronnie for intro to G Melody. I have the originals G Melody & I use for acoustic Blues gigs. Thanks

[@robbiefrantz8170]

Superb. Love the tone.....and overtone(s).

[@InweTaralom]

DANG! You've got TALENT!

[@dr123hall]

Damn!! Blowing like a Master! Sounding like the Martin / Taylor/ Hofner of horns/harps/organs!!

[@goodtohaveinajam8148]

I always like the Golden Melody, they project like a trumpet; and that housing looks sturdy and acoustic, to further project the sound. Excellent playing and demo BTW!

[@stevenfairless4931]

Certainly does have a unique look .. makes you want one. Thanks for the review Ronnie, always nice to hear you play. I'm sure when I buy one I'll sound just like that 😁

[@user-zh3bv6xx2o]

Like the videos im a begginer with sp 20 rocket amp and golden melody all in c to start with videos have been helpful getting started working on some online classes soon 👍 😮😮😮😅

[@danlaxer514]

Okay, so first off, apart from the review, that was some spectacular playing! Also, I was surprised to hear that you never take apart a harmonica. I'd love to know more about that.

[@danlaxer514]

Also, I've only ever played a GM once, and I found it a little too fat in my mouth, as compared to the MB or the Sp20. Is the new one the same?

[@elgatofelix8917]

@@danlaxer514 I'm guessing since he's a Hohner endorser that he has extra harps sent to him from Hohner up the wazoo and so he never has any urgent need to do maintenance when problems arise since he can simply grab a brand new one fresh out of the box ready to go that he hasn't played yet.

[@danlaxer514]

@@elgatofelix8917 I doubt that. Not everyone likes to take apart their harps.

[@elgatofelix8917]

@@danlaxer514 "not everyone likes to take apart their harps" Yes that's exactly my point. Why would he bother to take apart his harps when he as a Hohner endorser has loads of brand spanking new ones ready to go?

[@LaNwamNi]

Just what I needed to hear this morning.

[@elgatofelix8917]

I used to like Golden Melodys until I bought one in G that was defective right out of the box. The one draw reed was severely damaged and made a horrible rattling noise when played. Since then I have stuck to Marine Bands (any variant thereof) which have never let me down. I also play Seydels of course because they're simply amazing (not to mention you can order them in equal temperament and have them custom tuned through their harp configurator)

[@sepultura7771]

Same thing happened to me with Golden Melody in key of A The one draw was rattling, out of box I tried hard to fix it and never could

[@elgatofelix8917]

@@sepultura7771 glad it's not just me. Hopefully that problem won't happen with these new Golden Melody's but I would rather not risk the money to find out!

[@bobaldo2339]

When I started playing Marine Band harps (the 1950's) they cost exactly one dollar. As the years & decades went by, what seemed to hold true is that quality control never improved on harps even though the cost of them kept going up higher & higher. Basically you still have to by 6 harps of the same type in the same key to be sure you have one really good one.

[@raymondgranda201]

Dang, nice job man.

[@bigtone1348]

Rick Estrin and Sugar Blue are my favourite players. This guy has a lovely tone too.

[@Mr_Spock]

A master .. sounds perfect ...awesome

[@crosswindharmonica2944]

Mind blowing, Ronnie!

[@garyfunchion7566]

That is sweet, perhaps I'll purchase B flat as I single note primarily in key of C as the f harp is so shrilly.. This excites me !!!! Thankyou Ron, gave me great insight here as I'm becoming active playing again... Really enjoy listening to your playing Sir...

[@OzBlues21]

Nice tone

[@strawwoodclaw]

Cool harmonica✌️😎👍

[@thomasschwarz1973]

Wow you do that well

[@hunternico4810]

I was disappointed by the discontinuation of the old line, but I have to admit this sounds pretty much exactly like the original model.

[@nickdantonio8082]

Looks good

[@planetluzzo1971]

Awesome. I tried to learn. Now I wanna try again.

[@micksbiggestfan4006]

Crazy looking harp. Great review. Does indeed look like you're blowing into a 50's car. You got skills for sure!

[@steveperry1344]

i'm gonna check them out and add to my collection, thnx.

[@docsharmonicablues]

My new GM in G arrived today !! And what a DISAPPOINTMENT !! I know I am not Howard Levy, but I do know how to do all draw bends well enough to say that this harp came out-of-the-box with so poorly set gaps and reed shapes that it was extremely difficult to play draw-bends 1', 2" and 2', while the hole 3 draw bends were impossible. So I went out and bought a T7 screwdriver , took the GM apart and saw clearly that the reed gaps and shapes were a disaster for holes 1, 2 & 3 -- what a lemon . After working on them, I began re-assembling the harp: next negative point found was that the reed plates no longer have "guides" (as in the old GM) so that it was much more difficult to hold them in the correct position so that the reedplate screws would pass into the holes in both plates. Once re-assembled it was playable (but I will still have to repeat all of this because those draw bends are still not ideal). Positive points: nice and loud, good tonal quality, good feel in my hands and between the lips.

[@Harmonica123]

Sorry to hear that. I'm guessing that's a rarity since folks I know that have one so far, are telling me that they're playing well. It can happen but retailers WILL except a return. It's Hohner's policy now for both in store retailers or online.

[@docsharmonicablues]

@@Harmonica123 Thanks for the quick reply, Ronnie ! I would do that, but now that I have begun to work on it myself, I think it is best to continue working on it -- now it is already better and no one could now see how it looked before I started.

[@evanwilliams4302]

Aside from the new harp review, the player is marvelous. Tone, bends, riffs, all of it.

[@TheBrokenHead]

Grande, eres un fenomeno, Gran Armonica La Golden Melody 👀👀👍👍👏👏

[@sadielampduo3762]

That new resonator (cover) is like a loud speaker for the reeds

[@righteyeartistry156]

Been playing the GM’s since they first came out. These seem and sound a bit more air tight. Thanks much.

[@OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt]

Looking cool Ronnie. And the golden melody ain't bad either. You're smoother than a suitably sanded sideboard. Your use of silence and off and behind the beat wiggle can't be beat. Was that an overblow at 1:43/43?

[@Harmonica123]

👍🏼 yes and straight out of the box.

[@OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt]

@@Harmonica123 awesome. I asked because I thought you said in one of your previous videos you weren't an over-blower, so thanks for confirming my ears haven't popped!

[@Harmonica123]

@@OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt I'm not a big overblow player. I only use the 6 and it is seldom.

[@OnceTheyNamedMeiWasnt]

@@Harmonica123 You're awesome Ronnie, thanks always for making time and responding

[@devendrabakhshi179]

Excellent 👌👌👌👌

[@ventures1]

You make it look so easy to play. I gave up and settled with a Dan Moi jaw harp😜

[@matteogazzolo1]

You play so so so well!!!

[@botaurus9169]

Amazing!🤩

[@DetroitFettyghost]

Superb brother!

[@rosedavila3547]

Sounds Cool n Mello

[@geoffkeen5234]

Nice chops, m8 👍

[@Deemoid76]

Great playing Ronnie 😎

[@davidsantana8623]

Superb sounding

[@jimgilbert9984]

I tried to learn to play the harmonica, but I discovered that I didn't have the breath for it, and I once played the trumpet (not well, but I did play it...😂). Now I'm trying to learn to play the ocarina and kalimba. I've gotten to the point that I can play the notes, but I can't make it REAL music. Humbug!

[@normanfreund]

Will have to try one. I find with the Seydels and Lee Oskar, that the melodies played in the lower register are a totally different beast to the upper register, like almost a different key and mode. Unfortunately my wooden comb Honer did not like the washing machine (left it in my pants before they got washed, bugger). Great review.

[@classicsciencefictionhorro1665]

i learned in the 60's. i used to soak my Marine bands in water because it would loosen the tines a bit and make bending notes sound better. But the wood would expand so I had to use a razor blade to shave off the wood sticking out.

[@Lonesomecowboyblues]

Gooooood playing

[@JC-td4gg]

Looks like it be months before you can get it as it is backordered everywhere.

[@CaptainHaHaa]

WOWZA!

[@MrJohnA125]

Best to use a magnetic screwdriver then there less chance of loosing the little grub screw

[@shawnstoudt7130]

I like low octave Harmonicas I had my share of honors but they use brass reeds that break and when you get in those bass notes they don't last

[@ChromaticHarp]

Thanks for this review I think Hohner should include the Torx screwdriver….most people won’t have one lying around…shouldn’t have to spend more on the already elevated cost of the new Golden Mel.

[@fr-network4673]

Uhhhhhhh meraviglioso wooo

[@3dboobtuber]

Wow! Fantastic!

[@invictus5675]

great skills sound awesome !!!

[@BillyBlaze7]

man you play that harp well

[@xygnusx5067]

Splendid!

[@brainmushart561]

that was a great demo.

[@MisterNiles]

I know this might sound weird, but for some reason your playing reminds me of Roy Smeck, and I don't know if he even played harmonica. That thing sounds great.

[@sayonara1957]

In wich Ton ist this goldmelody Harmonika?are there in different Ton ? A,B,C,D,E,F,B ,,ist good Thiel Harmonika also for Pop music ? the covered Is in wood or plastic ?and how much does it cost ?thanks in Advance ,,

[@pablobalmaceda2408]

Bravo! Genio.

[@nickiemcnichols5397]

That’s a very interesting construction. Man, he’s a real gone cat on the mouth harp!

[@simonjonasmusic8410]

Dude...what a sound, man (you, not the Hohner)! Instant subscribe.

[@Harmonica123]

thanks!

[@mattnobrega6621]

Love that sounds 😎👍

[@davidsantana8623]

Excellent

[@bluesriot2]

thanks for the info , nice jam too you are hella good harp man

[@bluesriot2]

i had a gorgeous 25th anny golden melody with gold tone cover plates that was a favorite of mine for years

[@SnapperEarl]

If I heard you correctly you said you never take your harps apart? No tuning, cleaning or fixing?

[@Harmonica123]

Nope, nada. Tip #1: keep your mouth clean, and your harps in a case and they will remain clean. Tip #2: if you're not skilled at working on your harmonicas, have a professional tune or fix them. Basically, I'm spoiled rotten. I think some skill under the hood would be good!

[@SnapperEarl]

@@Harmonica123 Hey even with the cleanest of mouths the human/harmonica interface is a pretty funky environment. I have favorite harps that I will use so often it becomes necessary to do some housework now and then. Also re-tune. I guess you have the resources to get rid of harps if they start getting gummed up, flat or sharp. I learned from Richard Sleigh and am a happy camper.

[@Harmonica123]

@@SnapperEarl I have them cleaned up and retuned by others when needed. Also, I have plenty of harmonicas..more than the average Joe. :)

[@SnapperEarl]

@@Harmonica123 Nice. I have 100+ and enjoy the maintenance process. If I were in your shoes I'd probably farm them out too. Hope to get out to Denver and catch you live someday!

[@jamespolucha8790]

Will it make me play any better? Because I still can’t play and I’ve tried all my life I guess I’m not a music person

[@Harmonica123]

I'm afraid there's no guarantee for that. :)

[@eddieblakely2941]

Ronnie you rock! 3 Thumbs Up!

[@thebiblegroup7454]

What do think of Mark Farner on harmonica with Grand Funk Railroad? Excellent video.