Digitech’s Vocalist Live FX: Anti-feedback for (relatively) cheap?
Digitech has announced the Vocalist Live FX, a vocal (duh) processor that includes anti-feedback circuitry with (according to Digitech) up to 12 bands of frequency filters, in addition to Lexicon reverb and dbx compression. The device comes with an MSRP of $350, which suggests that…
Rockin’ like a Dirty Bird: Jackson Kincheloe interview, part 1 (intro)
I interviewed Jackson Kincheloe of Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds right after the band’s performance on the afternoon of Sunday, July 21 2013 at Targheefest in Alta, Wyoming. The band sounded great at this show, with a sound that combined a horn section of…
A Cool Sunday Morning with Michael Batdorf at Pendl’s
I played this morning (Sunday, July 7) with singer-songwriter-guitarist Michael Batdorf at Pendl’s bakery in Driggs, ID. Not long after I showed up and plugged in–and I was indeed plugged in, through a Digitech RP355 running my v16 Huntersounds patch set—Ben Winship, a well-known producer…
Video of the Day 7 July 2013: Rob Paparozzi with the Shoos, Live in Dublin
Upcoming Gig at Alpine Wines in Driggs, Aug 2 2013
I’ve just booked a gig for Friday, August 2 at Alpine Wines on Main Street in Driggs, Idaho. The first set starts at 7 PM, and overlaps the Friday night wine tasting, so come early! I’m performing at this gig with Susan Berkenfield, who I’ve…
The Digitech Jamman XT Express: Synced Loop Firepower, Cheap
Digitech has just announced a new looper, the Jamman XT Express. I haven’t seen or touched one yet, so I don’t know how it performs in action. However, the feature set is both stripped down and immensely powerful for the price, provided you already own…
Video of the Day 30 June 2013: Konstantin Reinfeld, “Seven Orange”
Video of the Day 26 June 2013: Boris Plotnikov, “Hair Up”
The RP500 Set is Locked and Loaded NOW WITH PATCH LIST!
I’ve completed the patch design, programming, and setup for the first RP500 Huntersounds patch set. Basically, it’s the v16 set for RP355 with 15 new patches. Some of those new patches, like a set I created with a Tweed Deluxe amp model–my favorite “clean” amp…
Nominate me for a SPAH award!
Okay, this is shameless shilling, and for myself too, which is doubly shameless. But I want to be nominated for a SPAH award. SPAH offers three annual awards (I quote here from SPAH’s website at SPAH.org): Bernie Bray Player of the Year Award: This award…
