The Fender Mustang Floor is out: first impressions
Fender has just introduced a new amp and effects modeling device, the Fender Mustang Floor. I haven’t heard it yet, but it’s an interesting box, and I’ve got a few harp player-oriented comments to share. From the early reviews on sites like Sweetwater.com, it appears…
Audio of the Day August 28 2012: Hunter/Maw/Preston, “7 Nation Army”
This is a live recording of a performanceof Jack White’s song “7 Nation Army” at a private party on August 10, 2012 in Tetonia, Idaho. The performance features me on harmonica, Brian Maw on acoustic guitar and vocals, and Eli Preston on djembe. I recorded…
I am going to try the Suzuki SUB30 as soon as I can get my hands on one
I’m listening to a Youtube of Brendan Power playing the new Suzuki SUB30, an instrument tuned to standard Richter layout with a new design (30 reeds on a diatonic harp) that allows significant bending on 18 out of 20 diatonic pitches, as opposed to the…
Video of the Day 9 July 2012: Richard Hunter performs Morphine’s “Early to Bed”
July 2 2012: 5 Days Left to Help Brandon Bailey Fund His New Album!
RP Tip #18: When You Need a Tuner, You’ve Got It
Rex Gehlbach sent us this great tip: I just discovered that my RP155 has a great chromatic tuner built in. Just hold both foot switches down until it says TU. The default is A=440 but the first knob will adjust it to A=441 or 442…
16 June 2012: Here’s a sample or two of what I’ll be doing at SPAH
I’m doing a seminar at SPAH this year on the topic of layering your loops with FX. it’s going to be a lot of fun. I wish, of course, that I could tell you what day and time this seminar will be conducted at SPAH,…
Video of the Day 11 April 2012: Marcos Coll with Los Mighty Calacas
Help Scott Albert Johnson make his second record!
Scott Albert Johnson is a fine singer, songwriter, and harmonica player from Jackson, Mississippi. His harmonica work is unique and original, often dazzling, and always evolving to new places. His first CD, “Umbrella Man,” got plenty of rave reviews, including one from me–in fact, I…
RP Tip #17: Yeah, you’ve got real-time control
One of the things that owners of long chains of analog effects pedals often say about multiFX like the Digitech RPs is that the multiFX boxes lack real time control–the kind of control you get by twisting dials on the pedals in a chain. The…
