The Huntersounds RP150/155 patch sets are coming March 1
I’ve completed setup and testing on the first RP150/155 patch sets. I expect to complete the documentation within a week, and to offer the sets for sale within two weeks. I was a little surprised at how much fun I had working on this set….
Mike Stevens is Still Burning
I dropped by Mike Stevens’s website today, and heard a cut from his new duet album with Matt Andersen, “Piggyback.” The cut is called “Devil’s Bride,” and to say that Stevens burns a hole through the CD on this cut is putting it mildly. He’s…
Huntersounds Digitech RP150/155 patch sets coming soon!
Good news for harp players looking for bargain delay, reverb, and amp modeling FX: I’m working now on patch sets for the Digitech RP150/155. I’m converting some of my best patches for the Digitech RP250/255/350/355 for this purpose, so the first Huntersounds RP150/155 release will…
My first session with the Digitech RP255 as recording interface
Ed Abbiatti, the leader of the great Italian rock band Lowlands, asked me to play on several cuts on his upcoming CD, scheduled for release in early 2012. I did the first sessions in my home studio, using a Line 6 UX2 audio interface and…
Hohner releases professional quality harmonica service videos aimed at the player
The post below is copied verbatim (with permission) from a message by renowned harmonica player Steve Baker to the Harp-L list. We agree with Steve that it’s important news for harmonica players. His message follows. In an unprecedented step for a major harmonica manufacturer, Hohner…
Gear Review: Tech 21 Blonde v2 Fender Amp Modeling Pedal
The Tech 21 Blonde (v2 in this case) is a stompbox amp modeling pedal designed to emulate a range of Fender amps, a role that it fills very well. It’s one of a series of “Character” pedals from Tech 21, whose experience building analog amp…
Video of the Day 25 Novermber 2011: PT Gazell and Shine
This is a recent performance by PT Gazell with Shine in Barcelona. PT starts by playing the melody in his easygoing style, then ramps up the heat as he goes along. PT’s smoothly swinging approach to jazz on the diatonic harp is unlike anyone else’s,…
Arggh! 3 Pedals is 2 Much!
I love the sound of my three-RP setup, but it’s time to admit the ugly truth: all that hardware is damned hard to manage in performance. It looks like a lot of work to set it up and make it go, and it is. And…
Huntersounds RP250/255/350/355 patch set update released
I’ve just shipped the latest updates to the Huntersounds patch sets for Digitech RP 250/255/350/355 to current subscribers. This set contains patches designed for vocalists as well as a couple of new amped blues harp patches. The RP is a surprisingly capable vocal processor, and…
Waka Waka Waka Waka: Sunset Sam
“Cruisin’ (Sunset Sam)” was written by Michael Nesmith of the Monkees, who also wrote “Mary Mary,” which Paul Butterfield covered on his amazing record “East/West” in the late 1960s. The piece has a head-bobbing groove that I’ve loved since I first saw the video in…
