Big Shimmering Textures: Comin’ Home Baby Looped Live
I recorded this performance of “Comin’ Home Baby” live, using Lee Oskar natural minor harps in G and F, an Audix Fireball mic, a Digitech RP500 running my patch set, a Digitech JamMan Stereo looper, a Peavey KB2 keyboard amp, and a Zoom H4 to…
Gear Review: Low Priced Amp Modeling: the Vox Stomplab IG
The Vox Stomplab IG is a full-blown multiFX device that includes amp modeling, dynamics processing, a range of FX, delay, and reverb, all in a two-button stompbox design that runs on 4 AA batteries and sells new for under $70. I’ve had good experiences with…
Video of the Day 1 April 2015: Lowlands Unplugged
Zoom G3 Tip #1: Set the Input to PASSIVE!
There’s a button on the back of your G3 in the INPUT section (far left when you look at the back of the G3) marked “Active” and “Passive.” MAKE SURE THIS BUTTON IS SET TO “PASSIVE” BEFORE YOU PLUG THE G3 INTO YOUR AMP OR…
Going Out to Jam with the Zoom G3
I’m traveling to London tonight, and tomorrow (Sunday March 15) I plan to sit in at the Sunday afternoon jam at Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues. I’m taking a kit that includes 18 diatonic harmonicas–most of the standard Richter tunings in keys from low F…
4 Years After: Mississippi Queen Redux
I recorded myself performing Mountain’s “Mississippi Queen” about four years ago, and I happened to record it again last week while I was running through my solo repertoire. This performance is backed by the same recorded arrangement I used four years ago, so it’s easy…
Backing Up the Hardware
As my recent posts describe, I’ve been re-configuring my rig lately. At this point it’s pretty stable, but while I was messing with it I discovered a few problem pieces in my kit. My ART MP tube preamp went flaky, and I pulled it from…
Big Sounds Looped and Unlooped: Zoom G3 and Digitech RP500 Combined
I’ve been jamming with my new rig, and as usual I’m recording those jams. The new rig lets me get big tones in two different ways: first, I can combine the amp modelers and the iStomp running SwingShift to get big textures with lots of…
More on the Floor: Build Your Rig Piece by Piece Over Time
I said in a recent post that I had cleaned up my rig, reducing it to a few pieces: a Digitech iStomp running Swing Shift, a Digitech RP500, and a Digitech JamMan Stereo. Well, it wasn’t long before I completed the Zoom G3 patchset, and…
The Zoom G3 Patch Set Is Here! Now!
Find out all about it here.
