Player’s Resources
For Some Reason, RP1000s and 360s are Growing on Trees
I did a search on “Digitech RP” in the Used section of guitarcenter.com. What I saw was a lot of Digitech RP1000s going for about $189 to $240, and a lot of RP360XPs going for $114 and up. Those are great prices for very capable…
Richard Hunter with George Lesiw: I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water
Richard Hunter with George Lesiw: All Your Love
First Jam with the Synth9 pedal
I saw a Facebook post from Jackson Kincheloe where he demo’d the Electro Harmonix Synth9 pedal. I liked that demo, and I bought the pedal. I tried it with my RP500 and Joyo American Sound FX chains, with the Fireball V and Bulletini mics, and…
Sav’n a Song: A Country Session with 2 Harps
What’s “Blue Future” All About?
Lots of harmonica players use effects nowadays. My intent on this record was not just to make new sounds with harmonicas, but to put the harmonica into a range of new roles in the band (as well as a couple of more traditional ones, like…
A bunch of great-sounding setups for harp that cost well under $1000
The fact is that gear for harp players has never offered better price for performance, and it’s entirely possible to put together a rig that sounds great–or will when you play harp well enough to get a good sound from the instrument–for well under $1000….
Richard Hunter jamming harp at the Acoustic, Black Rock, CT 30 Sep 2019
Digging the iStomp again
I recently decided that taking my Joyo American Sound to jams by itself is not enough. I wanted a battery-powered delay too. My first inclination was to order a used delay pedal. Then I decided instead to try loading one of Digitech’s delay pedal models…
What’s the best choice for your first (or next) amp?
A frequent question from novice harp players is: what should I buy for my first amped setup? Some of the people reading this are going to buy an amp for themselves or someone else for Christmas, or buy one after Christmas with their Christmas money….
