Video of the Day Feb. 27 2011 part 2: Richard Hunter, Chris Michalek, and Brendan Power in a Psychedelic Jam at SPAH 2009
This recording took place at a seminar on effects that I did for SPAH at Sacramento in 2009; Chris Michalek was a late addition to the official program, and Brendan just showed up. I was glad to see Brendan. I got upset with Chris after…
Video of the Day Feb 23 2011: Howard Levy interviews Bart Leczycki
A harmonica master who came of age in the 1970s interviews an up-and-coming master. The interview begins with Bart playing a little bit of Mozart on the diatonic harmonica with a killer vibrato. The duet on “Now’s the Time” that starts around 4 minutes in…
Heavy Metal Harmonica With the RP350/355
I had an idea for a song last week, something slow and heavy, inspired in part by Hendrix’s “Are You Experienced”. I put a drum track, synth drone, and bass together quickly, then recorded a few harp parts over it. I still need to do…
A few user testimonials for our patch sets
The testimonials on this page are all unsolicited, unedited, and published with the permission of the people involved, all of whom are patch set licensees. Where available, we’ve included a URL for the bands these musicians play in so you can hear what they sound…
Why I Don’t Recommend RP200s Anymore
I got a message from a guy who bought my patch set for the RP200 a while ago. He’s got a real problem: for some reason, the device isn’t putting out a signal. I offered him some advice, ending with the comment that if all…
The Latest ‘Lectro Setup
I’ve been working on my electro setup for the upcoming gig at the Virginia HarmonicaFest in March, where I plan to uncork a bunch of new sounds. The setup is getting more complex, but the sounds are already big big big, so I’m going to…
More Looper!
I’m preparing for the Virginia Harmonicafest, which I’m supposed to play in March, but may not unless a few more paying customers show up. (A post to the harp-l list tonight from the organizers said they’ve only sold eleven tickets so far, and they need…
Video of the week 15 January 2011: Marcos Coll plays hiphop with my patch set
Here’s Spanish harmonica player Marcos Coll with his latest hiphop project. Plenty of harp in this performance, all played through a Digitech RP250 running my patch set. The sound of the harp is cool and ambient, fits great with the music.
RP Tip #6: Don’t step on the RP (unless you really mean it)
About a week ago, I played a gig that involved six bands, of which I played with two. I used my Fireball mic and an RP355, and I ran the output from the 355 straight to the PA. It worked great–after a song or two…
A New Contender for Low-Watt Tube Amp King: VHT Special 6
Every harp player who plays lots of blues will sooner or later own a small tube amp–a 5 or 6 watter with an 8″ or 10″ speaker, typically with a 12AX7 preamp tube and an EL84 or 6V6 amp tube. I own a Crate VC508…
