Next Up for Huntersounds RP Patchsets: the RP1000
Now that our Digitech RP500 patch set is up and running, we’ve set our sights on the RP1000. This is Digitech’s top of the line RP, with a lot of interesting performance features and a lotta lotta lotta amp models, cab models, and FX to…
The Huntersounds RP500 Patch Set is Here!
We’re really proud of our RP500 patch set. It’s loaded with 50 great original patches, and it runs on the Digitech RP500, a VERY nice box for stage performance. Come and get it at the store. And stay tuned for our RP1000 patch set, coming…
Holmes Engineering Introduces the Harp Commander 4
Ron Holmes, the outstanding amp tech who built my customized Crate VC508 (my little 5 watt Blues tone monster), has just introduced the Harp Commander IV, a nice piece of gear by a guy who knows harp gear. Details can be found here. The Harp…
Saving Money on Gear
Musicians buy gear. The value of gear is expressed in terms of price for performance–what you pay versus what the stuff does, how well, and for how long. Either lowering the price, or increasing performance (if the increase is actually usable) increases value. I offer…
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…
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…
Figuring out the Loop Layers for “Mellow Down Easy”
I’m back in my home studio, working on my looping, getting the songs and the related sounds together. I love big low-frequency layers, because it’s a new sound for the harp with a lot of power, so I’m making lots of stuff that sounds like…
Two Days, Three Jams in London
I was in London Sunday through Tuesday of this week, which was perfect for checking out some blues jams. On Sunday, I hit the afternoon jam at Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues and the evening jam at TCR (Tottenham Court Restaurant). The two clubs are…
Going Wireless
I’ve been spending time thinking about how to make my rig look smaller and more compact. One of the important approaches to that end is cable management. The most prominent cable on the stage is the one that runs from my harp mic–i.e., from the…
A Few Things about Programming Patches for Your MultiFX Device
A number of the licensees for my Digitech RP patch sets have told me that they’ve tried and given up on programming the device, because it’s just so hard to make their own patches. (Some of them say that programming the RP makes them appreciate…
