Hunter’s Effects
RP Tip #1: rearranging the patches in your patch set
There are lots of reasons why you might want to rearrange the order of the patches in a set. For me, it’s usually because I’m using two or more patches in a song, and I want them side by side so I can move between…
Kudos for my RP patch set
In the last few days, people have been writing to the Harp-L list to talk about how much they like the patch set I put together for the Digitech RP 250/255/350/355. Glenn Woodhouse of the ColdRail Blues Band said some very nice things, which we…
Gear Review: About the Bulletizer
The Bulletizer is made by Greg Heumann of Blowsmeaway Productions. In a nutshell, it’s an easy-to-install add-on to a Shure SM57 or 545 mic that creates a Bullet-mic-style face for the mic, which in turn makes the mic behave more like a Bullet mic in…
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,…
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…
Practicing with the looper
I started working with my Boss RC-2 looper today, prepping for the gig at Alpine Wines. I find that it’s very effective to set up a simple 1 to 2 bar chord vamp for accompaniments. I’ve had as many as 4 layers going at once. I thought maybe it so…
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…
Should your main rig be an amp modeler instead of an amp?
The traditional harp player’s rig is a mic, a tube amp, and a reverb or delay pedal. But there’s something new out there, and it has the potential to change the way harmonica players work and sound. “New” is overstated, I guess. Amp modeling technology–which…
