CA Seydel 1847 Lightning Charlie Musselwhite Signature G

The SEYDEL 1847 LIGHTNING is the favorite instrument of our endorser Charlie Musselwhite

The 1847 LIGHTNING is an exceptionally dynamic Blues harmonica. The elegant, highly polished comb, in combination with polished stainless steel reeds, is extremely easy to play with a great tone response. It produces a great, expressive and assertive sound, which makes the 1847 LIGHTNING the first choice of our endorser Charlie Musselwhite!

His trademark is his expressive and at the same time technically outstanding harmonica playing, which makes him one of the best harmonica players in the world.

Charlie moved to Chicago, the city of the blues, in 1962 at the age of 18 and very quickly became part of the very lively black blues scene. None other than harmonica legend Big Walter Horton soon took him under his wing and in the course of time Charlie played with Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf and John Lee Hooker, to name but a few.

In the course of his long career, Charlie Musselwhite has recorded over 20 albums of his own and has been involved in numerous recordings by well-known colleagues. Many awards, such as 14(!) W.C. Handy Blues Awards, the induction into the “Blues Hall of Fame” in 2010 and a Grammy for his album “Get Up!” together with Ben Harper, show the great appreciation and recognition in the American and international Blues scene.

We at SEYDEL are proud to present the Charlie Musselwhite Signature model: This high-quality instrument bears the master’s unmistakable signature on the embossed cover plate and the key of G was chosen by himself.  In this key, the LIGHTNING produces an extra-full sonorous tone, ideal for primal blues improvisation.

What will you find in the Charlie Musselwhite Signature Box?

In addition to the 1847 LIGHTNING in G with Charlie Musselwhite signature cover plate, the high-quality blue box contains a Charlie Musselwhite tag on a necklace, a Charlie Musselwhite Signature cleaning cloth, a matching sticker and a biography and greetings card.

What makes the 1847 LIGHTNING so special?

According to many professional harmonica players, the 1847 LIGHNTING is the best blues harmonica in the world. The polished stainless steel reeds ensure the best tone response, a very well-balanced and ‘fat’ sound and a very long durability.

The solid polished stainless steel comb adds a very resonant tonal component to the sound and ensures that the harmonica with its weight of 160 g fits very well in the hand.

The shiny stainless steel coverplates with special Charlie Musselwhite embossing and side openings are completely rounded on the mouth side and wide open on the back. They enable optimum sound projection towards the listener.

The 1847 LIGHTNING – professionally refined sound