Abstract
I was playing with the looper the other day, and I created the abstract piece you hear below. This is a strange, abrasive, and sometimes thrilling piece. I’m not sure what sounds exactly I used on this. The first layer, alternating G and F chords,…
A couple of new sounds with dual amp modelers
I was jamming yesterday, using a 2-amp modeler setup: RP355 for the main tones, and RP255 for global effects on top of that. I liked what I heard, so I recorded a couple of riffs. Here they are. RP355 with Matchless amp model and autowah,…
From the Alpine Wines gig: You Won’t Get Over Me
To complete the sampling of pieces from the Alpine Wines solo gig on August 4, here are three excerpts from my song “You Won’t Get Over Me.” These snips are all instrumental–unfortunately, the Zoom H4 recorder overloaded every time I began to sing. So you’ll…
Two more pieces from the Alpine Wines gig
Tequila, electric solo with looper. Dorian tuned (draw 3 and draw 7 flatted 1/2 step) Golden Melody, key of B, in 1st position. Looper used to back the jam section. The RP355 patch for this piece is a Matchless amp model with a low octave…
Gear Report: Peavey KB2 keyboard amp/PA
I just bought a Peavey KB2 amp as a one-stop solution for amping my harps and vocals in small rooms. I’m very impressed with this piece, which is a nearly ideal amp in many ways, especially for harmonica players using amp modelers, or those who…
Live recordings from the Lowlands gig 19 June 2010
Ed Abbiatti of the Milan-based band Lowlands has given me permission to post a few of the pieces I recorded live on my Zoom H4, with a mono feed from the mixer, at the gig at The Windmill in Brixton on June 19 2010. Unfortunately,…
Pull of the Moon July 20 2010
Take a listen to this piece from WhyNow’s latest rehearsal, July 20 2010: “Pull of the Moon” . Richard Hunter/harmonica, Lexi Bodick/bass, Tracey Kroll/drums. It’s a rough mix, of course, and it sounds cool to me… I’m using my regular stage rig: Digitech RP250, RP355,…
A review of Richard Hunter’s RP350 patch set
This review of our Huntersounds patch set for the Digitech RP250/255/350/355 was posted to the harp-l list by Australian harp guru Tony Eyers on 4 March 2010. Digitech RP355 In recent years amp modeling pedals have developed significantly. For example, the Digitech RP series offers…
My favorite harp video(s) week of July 11 2010
…is Ian Anderson with Jethro Tull, doing the same song–“New Day Yesterday,” from the first Tull album–in performances spaced 40 years apart. Love it–love the simple harp part, so direct and blue, and the cool lyric and changes. Here’s the 1970 version from the Fillmore…
My favorite harp video this week
… is Cyndi Lauper and Charlie Musselwhite performing “Rollin’ and Tumblin’” on Good Morning America. Warning: there’s a 30-second commercial up front. The performance is worth the wait.
