A revolutionary new develpment which combines the emotionally charged sound of the blues harmonica with the melodic complexity of the chromatic!

The revolutionary design of the XB-40 is one of the most remarkable innovations in harmonica manufacture of the past 50 years and allows every single note to be bent down. To make this possible, each normal reed is augmented by its own auxiliary or enabler reed in a patented valve chamber, which is only activated when bending. The auxiliary reeds are tuned so that every natural note can be bent by two semitones (except 3-draw, which can be bent 3 semitones).

This means that standard blues harmonica bending techniques can be used to play all the notes of the chromatic scale over the entire tonal range and many notes can be played in different ways (as a natural note, bending up to the note, bending down to the note), which offers the imaginitive player a whole new range of musical expression. The unique construction also gives the XB-40 a volume level far exceeding that of conventional harmonicas. Its inventor Rick Epping uses this instrument very successfully in Celtic music and soul music legend Stevie Wonder has featured it on recent CD recordings.

• Revolutionary design permits bending on all notes

• Black plastic comb with patented valve chambers

• Stainless steel covers

• 40 Classic chromonica reeds

• Screw together assembly

• 0.9 mm brass reed plates

• Replacement reed plates available

• Available in G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C and Db major and in D-low, Eb-low, E-low, F-low and F#-low