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…
A relatively brief rant about blues harmonica gear
I always get a kick out of blues harp players who say out of one side of their mouths that the all-important thing is to express your own sounds and ideas, and on the other that there’s only one amp, one mic, one delay, etc….
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…
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…
First Impressions of the Line 6 Spider V
I’ve had the Line 6 Spider V 30 for a few days now. I’ve had the chance to play through it a few times and check out both the Spider Remote software for patch management supplied by Line 6 and the V 30’s front panel,…
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…
Coming next on Hunterharp.com: Programming FX on the Mustang
I’m going to do a series of videos on this site (and Youtube, of course) in which I dig into programming the Fender Mustang amps. In this series I’ll focus on one effect at time, showing exactly how you set up a rotating speaker effect,…
Our First Video on Bluesharmonica.com is up and running!
Inspired by David Barrett’s review of the Fender Mustang I on Bluesharmonica.com, we did a video to introduce harmonica players to the front panels and software that run the Fender Mustang amps. You can find that video on Bluesharmonica.com now (if you’re a member of…
Thinking Through the Sounds and Gear for “Blue Future”
One thing that my work on the Fender Mustang patchset reinforced in me is that the microphone that’s used with an amp has a very big effect on the overall sound. So if you want a sound that’s in the ballpark of “authentic” for a…
