Peter Gunn theme–rough rockin’ mix
I’m a big fan of minimalist music. Like Lou Reed says: “One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.” Along those lines I was reminded recently of how much I like the Peter Gunn Theme by Henry Mancini….
The Line 6 Spider V Patchset Is Almost Ready For Release
In the last few weeks we’ve put some of the finishing touches on our patchset for the Line 6 Spider V series amps. I designed this patchset using a Bulletini mic for input, so it’s a very blues-friendly set. I’ve used a variety of amp…
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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…
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
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….
Mastering Is Done For Blue Future!
Mastering is complete for the first five of ten planned songs for my 21st century blues record “Blue Future”. The pieces sound great, and as soon as we have the art work ready we will send copies to all of our Indiegogo supporters, followed by…
Digitech Discontinues the RP500 and RP1000. We’re Still Making Sounds For Them.
Digitech has discontinued the RP500 and RP1000 guitar multiFX devices, meaning there will be no further development for these products. The facts are that: 1) There is a large supply of RP500s and RP1000s out there on the used market in good-to-great condition at…
