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Harmonicaster
All of the Tone. None of the Feedback!
The first practical true electric harmonica.
Proudly Made in the Motor City, USA
The Problem & The Solution
For decades, playing amplified harmonica has meant using microphones. It’s one of the great sounds and can produce great tone but let’s be honest… using a cupped mic can be plagued by feedback, limited effects, finicky amps, and constant volume struggles.
The Harmonicaster changes everything.
It’s not a microphone. It’s a true electric instrument — built with Seydel’s stainless steel reeds and ultra-thin, high-output custom Lace Alumitone inductive magnetic pickups.
You get a vibrant, responsive native electric tone straight from the instrument – and it’s ready for overdrive, delay, wah, chorus, and just about whatever your pedalboard throws at it.
Why Players Love the Harmonicaster
- Zero Feedback — Play as loudly as you want, even in front of a cranked Marshall stack or with high-gain pedals.
- Pedal Friendly — Finally use the full range of effects without squealing or gating.
- Instant Key Changes — Swap out magnetically latche harps in seconds. Color-coded for quick identification on dark stages.
- Onboard Controls — Volume, treble, and bass with tremelo, vibrato, and volume swells at your fingertips. Plus a boost switch for cutting through the mix.
- Ergonomic & Lightweight — Only ~200 grams, about half the weight and and about half the height of a traditional bullet mic rig. Works with right or left hand grips.
- Plays Like a Regular Harmonica – Bends like a harmonica because it is a harmonica. Can be set up for overblows. Comfortable for both pucker and tongue-blocking players.
- Breath Noise Eliminated — Clean signal, perfect for quiet practice with headphones or studio work.
- Made to Order in Detroit — Combines old-school craftmenship with state-of-the-art tech, including robotic PCB assembly, laser cutting, 3D printing, and old-school hand polishing. Major components sourced in the U.S.A. and Germany.
Real Reactions From Real People
“I genuinely love this product, I think it’s awesome… It’s actually genius.” — Josh Scott, JHS Pedals
Don’t take my word for it. Jonah Fox at the Harmonica Revolution channel on YouTube published an unpaid, completely uncompensated review of the Harmonicaster that couldn’t be more positive.
Here’s Jackson Kincheloe demonstrating the Harmonicaster’s native tone with a little bit of Voodoo Child]
The Harmonicaster was recently featured on Neil Warren’s Harmonica Happy Hour podcast. You can listen to it here.
TESTIMONIALS:
| “Love the sound, I think the concept is great. I do think that you’ve got the fundamentals down with this. I spent a while jamming on it today, and it’s pretty impressive. Playing this thing with a cranked volume and a metal guitar amp with some effects laid on almost felt like playing a different instrument. You just can’t get that same level of grit out of a standard harmonica mic. Much more like a driven guitar sound, but with the thickness and body of a harmonica, and all of the great natural acoustic sounds that usually get lost on other electric systems. The harmonicas function just fine, I find the swapping system to be very functional and well thought out. I like having the different controls on the device. I think the most exciting part about it for me is the fact that you can get all of these different and more aggressive sounds out of it that are ultimately more controlled than a standard harmonica. I can tell it would be a game changer with pedals that would normally feedback on a standard mic. As a guitarist with a collection of pedals, this is something that’s very interesting to me. It’s also a big stress reliever not having to worry about feedback. “ —Harmonica Revolution, Jonah Fox |
“Wow! What an improvement… Great sound! I’ve tried it on 3 tube amps, a solid state amp, and a PA and it works well in all circumstances. More experiments with pedals to come.
You do great work and provide great service
Many Thanks
– – Maka M.
“I got a chance to play with the Harmonicaster yesterday and I am very pleased with it! The volume on the bypass is a perfect boost. I also played through a Strymon Blue Sky reverb and El Capistan tape delay and the sound is fantastic! Exactly what I was hoping for!
—Thomas F.”
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“Been playing the Harmonicaster through an amp. Sounds great!”
–Grammy & Emmy nominated singer-songwriter Peter Himmelman
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I received the Harmonicaster today. This thing is awesome. I like the difference between the 2 positions. Thank you for making that change. I’ve played it through a few different amps and different settings. No feedback at all.
At some point, I will probably order a few more keys. Thanks again “
— Arlie E.
Technical Highlights
The Heart of the System – Seydel’s stainless steel reeds and purpose-built Lace Alumitone pickups with powerful individual neodymium magnets for each reed deliver dramatically higher output without feedback and a harmonically rich, dynamic response. All standard bends and overblows work exactly as you expect.
Built for the Stage
- Harmonicas latch securely to the control housing
- Premium PureTone constant-contact output jack
- Rack compatible with optional adapters for magnetic racks or mic stands
- Available in multiple colors and Custom Shop metallics for visual impact
Package Includes
- Harmonicaster control housing with pickups
- One harmonica cassette in the key of A (standard Richter)
- Ready to plug into any amp or pedalboard
Pricing & Availability
Harmonicaster Electric Harmonica – $325 (Includes one key of A harmonica)
Premium colors: +$25 Custom Shop Metallics: +$35
Additional Harmonicaster harmonicas: $85 each (Standard keys: LG, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, HF. Special and custom tunings available upon request)
Each unit is made to order. Current build time: 3-5 weeks.
Take the harmonica where it’s never been before.
From raw blues to psychedelic rock, ambient textures to high-gain riffing — the Harmonicaster gives you the tonal freedom guitarists and bassists have enjoyed for decades.
Ready to go electric?
Made in Detroit • Backed by real players • Built for serious harpists
Harmonicaster Accessories
The Harmonicaster control housing comes equipped with hardware to accept optional adapters to mount the Harmonicaster on a magnetic rack like the Seydel Gecko, or on a microphone stand.
Weatherproof, lockable storage case. Enough room for your Harmonicaster, a full set of Harmonicaster harmonicas as well as your conventional harps and maybe even a microphone or two. Case comes with “pick & pluck” foam ready to customize. Note: Harmonicaster and harmonicas shown for illustration purposes only, the case does not come with them.
*Made in the Motor City, U.S.A.
The Harmonicaster is proudly “Made in the Motor City”, assembled from domestic and imported components in suburban Detroit, Michigan. As mentioned, our harmonica components are made in Germany by Seydel. The pickups start out as aluminum blanks laser cut in Reno, Nevada. We form them into shape, laser cut and install the magnets at our own shop here in the Detroit area, and then send them out to Lace in southern California, for them to add their Alumitone magic. Our circuit boards are made in China by JLCPCB, one of the world’s largest PCB makers with surface mount operations done in Asia and through-hole components added here in our location in Michigan. Final assembly of the Harmonicaster is done in our shop where we laser cut, 3D print and finish the other parts. Yes, the front grille is deliberately automotive in look.
Our Respected Vendors
Our harmonica specific components are custom fabricated for The Electric Harmonica Company in Klingenthal, Germany, by Seydel,the oldest harmonica company in the world (established in 1847, ten years before Matthais Hohner set up shop in Trossingen), using the same durable and great sounding stainless steel reeds as they use in their Session Steel harmonicas, highly regarded by harp players around the world, along with Seydel reedplates and combs.
Forty years ago, Don Lace Sr introduced the innovative Lace Sensor pickups, used by Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Buddy Guy, and Jeff Beck. More recently, his son Jeff Lace developed the revolutionary line of Alumitone pickups that produce outstanding tone, while being more sustainable by dramatically reducing the amount of copper used.
Available in a Rainbow of Colors for Visual Pop Onstage
The Harmonicaster control housing comes standard in black with your choice of a black, silver, or gold colored grille. Available for a slight extra charge are dozens of premium colors as well as our Custom Shop Metallics. You can see the color choices here.
Each Harmonicaster is made to order, produced using a combination of 21st century manufacturing techniques, including laser cutting and 3D printing, and traditional hand-craftmanship.
The Harmonicaster was recently featured on Neil Warren’s Harmonica Happy Hour podcast. You can listen to it here.
Competitively Priced
The Harmonicaster is a high quality, professional grade musical instrument, made with the best components we can source. It is priced competitively to what a rig with a professional quality microphone and harmonica will cost, less than the cost of some custom mics by themselves.
Price: $325 including one Harmonicaster harmonica in A plus actual shipping costs invoiced at time of shipment.
Premium Colors: $25
Custom Shop Metallic Colors: $35
Additional Harmonicaster Harmonicas (LF, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C, D, Eb, E, F, HG): $85 each.
Inquire about special tunings.
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