First demo song Amazing Grace...❤ Never heard someone pull off a blow note and a draw at the same time...until right now today. Very interesting skill.
I’ve just got my first one of these. Ive wanted to try them for a while, and now my kids got me one as a Fathers Day gift. Standard tuning in A. I mainly play Lee Oskars, 1847s and the occasional Marine Band Deluxe. But I couldn’t resist trying the Baby Fat out after seeing this, and a few other reviews. I have some mixed views. If it’s helpful to anyone deciding whether to get one or not, I thought I’d share my honest opinion. I don’t know if these are typical of Baby Fats or if it’s only me that holds these views, and I’m not trying to tell people what to think. My pros and cons are as follows: PROS 1. My friends and family never know what to get me for birthdays etc. they know I play harmonica but they haven’t a clue as to what’s what, what the different keys are or what I like so they don’t get me harmonica stuff at all. I’ve now showed them where to get Baby Fats (Sonny Boys). All they have to do is remember what colour they got me last time and it’s a reasonably priced gift that doesn’t break the bank and guaranteed to put a smile on my face. 2. They cup beautifully. It’s very easy to get a fully effective, well-sealed mute, and a crisp, clear ‘wah’ effect, the like of which I’ve never achieved before. 3. They are very small, which means they are very portable - even more so than other harmonicas. And the lanyard s a great idea if you like to wear your love of the harmonica on your sleeve (or round your neck!) 4. Fun colours and look nice. 5. Very comfortable on the lips. 6. It plays clearly and reasonably well for a lower-priced harmonica, so it’s nice to have something I can have a quick play on when I’m out-and-about without worrying about losing or damaging a really expensive harmonica. CONS 1. The first few times I played it I got a nasty bitter taste in my mouth. Similar to the taste I get off of my EastTop Forerunner, so maybe it’s the paint they use. However, the taste has more-or less gone after a few days. Either it’s worn off, or I’ve got used to it and don’t notice. 2. The protruding reed plate tastes tangy and horrible in my mouth. But this is only a problem when I’m tongue-blocking. It tastes fine when I’m lip-pursing, which is how I mostly play anyway. But I won’t tongue-block on it. It tastes vile! 3. It’s not as loud as my other harmonicas, and the tone isn’t as nice.I’ve seen a few reviews that talk about how loud and fat the sound is on this. I don’t think it is, compared to other harmonicas. However, I will say that it’s got a surprisingly decent tone and volume for its diminutive size and price-bracket. It’s impressive, and certainly punches well above its weight, but I don’t think it’s going to perform as well as many other well-known harmonicas. 4. Holes 1 through to 4 have a habit of occasionally choking if I play too fast, on blow and draw notes. I can remedy this by playing softer but it’s then a real fine line between the note not choking and not having enough air to make any sort of sound. I could probably fix it with a bit of gapping but I don’t know if it’s worth the hassle for what I use it for. 5. Because it’s smaller my hands are closer to my face and sometimes get in the way of my nose when playing! I have to shape my hands differently as well, but I’m sure I’ll get used to that in time. 6. The lack of holes 8-10 limits you to what you can play. To be fair, it’s the instruments USP so I wouldn’t call it a fault. A lot of blues players don’t wander much past hole 6 anyway, and neither do I. But there are a few things I like to play that go up to 8. If you don’t intent to play holes 8-10 on it this isn’t a problem, but if you use those holes a lot you may want to give it a skip. I also think that, for beginners, it’s better to have all ten holes for learning on. 7. It’s fairly responsive, but not as responsive as my favourite harps. 8. Bending isn’t great. It’s very easy to do a full bend, but I find that mine doesn’t really seem to bend well on mid-step bends. They don’t seem to hold well. The bends don’t sound as satisfying as they normally would and they don’t seem to sustain for very long. When all’s said and done, it’s not my favourite harmonica. But I play it every day at the moment. It’s an extremely fun harmonica, and certainly not a toy. It will never be my go-to instrument of choice but it’ll be great to take with me when travelling, camping or at a festival. It’ll be nice to have on a cold, empty train platform when I’m on a long journey. It’s probably great if you’re hanging out with friends in a park, or maybe at the beach. I certainly like it. I certainly want to collect a full set of the standard richter tuned ones. I’m glad I have one. As long as people are aware of what they’re getting beforehand, I’m sure they’ll have a great time playing it. It’s entertaining, looks good, fun to play, easy to travel with and fairly easy on the wallet.
I got one in G, the golden one and it goes well. I have seen reviews about the blue one (A) and they all say the same about it, it stucks sometimes on holes when blowing. It is true, hands get on the way of nose sometimes too and I feel curious about the skulls on letter A, there are two actually. Also, Did you notice there is no key of E in these particular models? I think if ever exist one it would be orange colored .
I haven't gotten a baby fat...…..I enjoy my bluebird,solist and mars m-1...….I wish kongsheng would flare out the back of the mars the way they do on the b fat...….thanks for the extreme closeups btw.....what do you think? thank you for your reviews.....opinions and overall wisdom...you present in your videoes
Hi Ben, Looking at all this video (especially the 1-6 blow 7 draw bit) kinda hoping you haven't had a munch on the tin sandwich I just bought from you ;-)
Are holes 1-7 of this babyFat same as holes 1-7 of a standard diatonic or do they correspond to holes 4 to 10 on a standard 10 holes diatonic ? Many necklace 4-5 holes mini harmonicas begin at hole 4 standard .. so I was wondering about this one. hope I am clear enough...
hello sir, this is my first time here, i am a harmonica player, and i play the usual 10 hole diatonic, i just want to know the difference, this one has has 3 holes less,,,,in terms of playing rock n roll and blues in 2nd and 1st postion, sometimes i play in the 3rd, what are the pros and cons of this one compared to the 10 hole,,,,i am not talking about the sound or the quality of the fabrication, but about the possibilities of playing and the differences,,,,, i am extremely curious, thank you, i'm in canada and ordering from aliexpress will take about 30 to 45 days but it'sok, i've purchased a mars round hole already and i really like it,,,,so there you go
@@harmonicamastery that's all it is ?, so the 7 first holes are basically he same as the 7 first holes on 10 hole one,,,,,,for some reason in my mind i thought maybe since there were 3 holes less that there might have been a different configuration or some differences like that,,,,ok then, thanx,,,,,since i thought that i didn't figure to look at a chart when you showed the charts here,,,,thank you friend,,,,i'm looking at your video again, what would be shipping costs to Montreal, Quebec in Canada,,,,and now you're blowing my mind with something you're doing, the 1 to 6 blow + 7 draw,,,,,,i don't wanna look stupid here especially if the answer is obvious again,,,,,please explain or can we chat elsewhere ?,,,,,ok, am looking at one of your tutorials elsewhere where you're talking about sealing the air, fuck man, it's a damn cool trick, been playing for more than 20 years and that never ever occured to me or anyone else i know,,,,brilliant sir, happy to have discovered yoo
@@harmonicamastery i got it when you said to tape up holes 8 9 10, i just figured something else,,,,anyways, i added more questions in my text can you please go back
First demo song Amazing Grace...❤ Never heard someone pull off a blow note and a draw at the same time...until right now today. Very interesting skill.
Thanks
I’ve just got my first one of these. Ive wanted to try them for a while, and now my kids got me one as a Fathers Day gift. Standard tuning in A.
I mainly play Lee Oskars, 1847s and the occasional Marine Band Deluxe. But I couldn’t resist trying the Baby Fat out after seeing this, and a few other reviews.
I have some mixed views. If it’s helpful to anyone deciding whether to get one or not, I thought I’d share my honest opinion. I don’t know if these are typical of Baby Fats or if it’s only me that holds these views, and I’m not trying to tell people what to think. My pros and cons are as follows:
PROS
1. My friends and family never know what to get me for birthdays etc. they know I play harmonica but they haven’t a clue as to what’s what, what the different keys are or what I like so they don’t get me harmonica stuff at all. I’ve now showed them where to get Baby Fats (Sonny Boys). All they have to do is remember what colour they got me last time and it’s a reasonably priced gift that doesn’t break the bank and guaranteed to put a smile on my face.
2. They cup beautifully. It’s very easy to get a fully effective, well-sealed mute, and a crisp, clear ‘wah’ effect, the like of which I’ve never achieved before.
3. They are very small, which means they are very portable - even more so than other harmonicas. And the lanyard s a great idea if you like to wear your love of the harmonica on your sleeve (or round your neck!)
4. Fun colours and look nice.
5. Very comfortable on the lips.
6. It plays clearly and reasonably well for a lower-priced harmonica, so it’s nice to have something I can have a quick play on when I’m out-and-about without worrying about losing or damaging a really expensive harmonica.
CONS
1. The first few times I played it I got a nasty bitter taste in my mouth. Similar to the taste I get off of my EastTop Forerunner, so maybe it’s the paint they use. However, the taste has more-or less gone after a few days. Either it’s worn off, or I’ve got used to it and don’t notice.
2. The protruding reed plate tastes tangy and horrible in my mouth. But this is only a problem when I’m tongue-blocking. It tastes fine when I’m lip-pursing, which is how I mostly play anyway. But I won’t tongue-block on it. It tastes vile!
3. It’s not as loud as my other harmonicas, and the tone isn’t as nice.I’ve seen a few reviews that talk about how loud and fat the sound is on this. I don’t think it is, compared to other harmonicas. However, I will say that it’s got a surprisingly decent tone and volume for its diminutive size and price-bracket. It’s impressive, and certainly punches well above its weight, but I don’t think it’s going to perform as well as many other well-known harmonicas.
4. Holes 1 through to 4 have a habit of occasionally choking if I play too fast, on blow and draw notes. I can remedy this by playing softer but it’s then a real fine line between the note not choking and not having enough air to make any sort of sound. I could probably fix it with a bit of gapping but I don’t know if it’s worth the hassle for what I use it for.
5. Because it’s smaller my hands are closer to my face and sometimes get in the way of my nose when playing! I have to shape my hands differently as well, but I’m sure I’ll get used to that in time.
6. The lack of holes 8-10 limits you to what you can play. To be fair, it’s the instruments USP so I wouldn’t call it a fault. A lot of blues players don’t wander much past hole 6 anyway, and neither do I. But there are a few things I like to play that go up to 8. If you don’t intent to play holes 8-10 on it this isn’t a problem, but if you use those holes a lot you may want to give it a skip. I also think that, for beginners, it’s better to have all ten holes for learning on.
7. It’s fairly responsive, but not as responsive as my favourite harps.
8. Bending isn’t great. It’s very easy to do a full bend, but I find that mine doesn’t really seem to bend well on mid-step bends. They don’t seem to hold well. The bends don’t sound as satisfying as they normally would and they don’t seem to sustain for very long.
When all’s said and done, it’s not my favourite harmonica. But I play it every day at the moment. It’s an extremely fun harmonica, and certainly not a toy.
It will never be my go-to instrument of choice but it’ll be great to take with me when travelling, camping or at a festival. It’ll be nice to have on a cold, empty train platform when I’m on a long journey. It’s probably great if you’re hanging out with friends in a park, or maybe at the beach.
I certainly like it. I certainly want to collect a full set of the standard richter tuned ones. I’m glad I have one. As long as people are aware of what they’re getting beforehand, I’m sure they’ll have a great time playing it.
It’s entertaining, looks good, fun to play, easy to travel with and fairly easy on the wallet.
I got one in G, the golden one and it goes well. I have seen reviews about the blue one (A) and they all say the same about it, it stucks sometimes on holes when blowing.
It is true, hands get on the way of nose sometimes too and I feel curious about the skulls on letter A, there are two actually.
Also, Did you notice there is no key of E in these particular models? I think if ever exist one it would be orange colored .
@@Delpasadoparati23 to be honest, I always assumed that it was meant to be a stylised baby face - but it does also look like a skull!
I wouldn't recommend naming it Chubby given how some people might interpret it.
I think Baby Fat is so unusual it works without context.
Woooooo Hurt somebody's feelings.
whats wrong with fat baby? Certainly a lot of waste packaging,
How is on bendi8
Bending.
I haven't gotten a baby fat...…..I enjoy my bluebird,solist and mars m-1...….I wish kongsheng would flare out the back of the mars the way they do on the b fat...….thanks for the extreme closeups btw.....what do you think? thank you for your reviews.....opinions and overall wisdom...you present in your videoes
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Hi Ben,
Looking at all this video (especially the 1-6 blow 7 draw bit) kinda hoping you haven't had a munch on the tin sandwich I just bought from you ;-)
I just feel curious about something. Why are there two skulls on letter A?
>lluminati
Anyone know the answer here?
@@harmonicamastery We will have to wait .
Are holes 1-7 of this babyFat same as holes 1-7 of a standard diatonic or do they correspond to holes 4 to 10 on a standard 10 holes diatonic ? Many necklace 4-5 holes mini harmonicas begin at hole 4 standard .. so I was wondering about this one. hope I am clear enough...
If you listened to the demo you would instantly know the answer!!!
Do you get it now?
hello sir, this is my first time here,
i am a harmonica player, and i play the usual 10 hole diatonic, i just want to know the difference, this one has has 3 holes less,,,,in terms of playing rock n roll and blues in 2nd and 1st postion, sometimes i play in the 3rd, what are the pros and cons of this one compared to the 10 hole,,,,i am not talking about the sound or the quality of the fabrication, but about the possibilities of playing and the differences,,,,, i am extremely curious, thank you, i'm in canada and ordering from aliexpress will take about 30 to 45 days but it'sok, i've purchased a mars round hole already and i really like it,,,,so there you go
I suggest you tape up holes 8910 on your normal 10 hole and you will find the answer to your questions
@@harmonicamastery that's all it is ?, so the 7 first holes are basically he same as the 7 first holes on 10 hole one,,,,,,for some reason in my mind i thought maybe since there were 3 holes less that there might have been a different configuration or some differences like that,,,,ok then, thanx,,,,,since i thought that i didn't figure to look at a chart when you showed the charts here,,,,thank you friend,,,,i'm looking at your video again, what would be shipping costs to Montreal, Quebec in Canada,,,,and now you're blowing my mind with something you're doing, the 1 to 6 blow + 7 draw,,,,,,i don't wanna look stupid here especially if the answer is obvious again,,,,,please explain or can we chat elsewhere ?,,,,,ok, am looking at one of your tutorials elsewhere where you're talking about sealing the air, fuck man, it's a damn cool trick, been playing for more than 20 years and that never ever occured to me or anyone else i know,,,,brilliant sir, happy to have discovered yoo
@@theramblers69 It's identical but with 3 fewer holes Eric
@@harmonicamastery i got it when you said to tape up holes 8 9 10, i just figured something else,,,,anyways, i added more questions in my text can you please go back
Hi Ben,
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I think! Seydel big Six is beater for me.
Because i love seydel big Six.
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How long until the BigBabyFat 10 hole version is available.
Are they planning one? I haven't heard that.
I get it within 10 days by aliexpress
Excellent!
Looks cool but Junk don’t buy😩