Revisiting an old friend and the RP355
I haven’t seen Derrik Huffsmith, lead guitarist, lead singer, and leader of Derrik and the Dynamos in Driggs, ID, for a couple of years. I heard he was playing a local Democratic Party rally in Victor, so I went to the rally with my daughter,…
Check out Richard Hunter’s Solo Performance at SPAH 1997!
You can find the live recordings of my solo performance at SPAH 1997 here in case you missed it on our main menu. Enjoy. If you liked that, you’ll like these: the rock harmonica masterpiece Get it on Amazon Get it on iTunes
Overdubs, overdubs
Worked tonight on overdubs for “Blue Future” songs including “Mercy Me,” a 12-bar minor blues, and “Disconnected Blues,” a big strutting blues with a harp running through an envelope filter driving the tune. I’m liking a horn section of 2 harps, at least one pitch…
Two days left to help fund Richard Hunter’s “Blue Future” on Indiegogo!
Two days left to contribute to Richard Hunter’s “Blue Future” on Indiegogo! For $10 you can order a digital copy of “Blue Future”; for $20 you get that plus a signed copy of “The Lucky One” CD; and for bigger contributions, well, check it out…
Songsimian.com posts their review of the 4 best (in their opinion) amp modelers
Songsimian.com just posted a review of 4 top amp modelers, one of which is our own favorite, the Digitech RP500. That’s the one we used for every harp track on our record “The Lucky One;” check out the player above to hear what it sounds…
The Fender Mustang in the Studio: Like, Perfect
I had the opportunity last weekend to use my Fender Mustang III amp in the studio for the “Blue Future” sessions. In a word, it was perfect for recording a wide range of amped and clean tones. (I wouldn’t mind if it weighed ten pounds…
Counting Down to the “Blue Future” Sessions This Weekend
I’m leaving for Philadelphia on Friday night, April 13 2018. Saturday morning we–me plus Mike Brenner, Mark Schreiber, John Cunningham, and engineer Pete Rydberg–begin recording the tracks for “Blue Future.” I’ve been working, working, working on these sessions. Practicing harmonica, thinking about the instruments for…
A brief comment about the joy of a Lee Oskar harp
Yesterday I went out with a Lee Oskar Natural Minor harp in Ab in my pocket–first time in a while that I’ve had a day with a Lee Oskar. I was reminded immediately of how the Oskar harps respond to delicate playing with clear, serenely…
Wow Does the Bassman Amp Model in the Line 6 Spider V Sound Good
Spent a couple of hours yesterday working with the Line 6 Spider V. I am flat out amazed at the sound of the Fender Bassman amp model in that thing. I suppose I shouldn’t be; as I now recall, the Bassman amp model in their…
As We Await the Delivery of the Line 6 Spider V, A Few Thoughts on Gear
I’m getting set for a lot of activities in the next couple of months: creating a patch set for the Line 6 Spider V series modeling amps, writing and arranging the music for my next record, “Blue Future”, recording keyboard parts for another record, and…
