Recording for the “The Lucky One” is Set for September in Philly
I’ve been hard at work writing songs and recording demos for the upcoming record sessions. The tentative title for this project is “The Lucky One.” We’ve set the date for the sessions in late September, and we’ve got guitarist Mike “Slo-Mo” Brenner, who I’ve played…
Digitech’s Software and Firmware Troubles with the RP360 Continue; We Recommend the RP500 Instead
It’s been about 2 years since Digitech released the RP360 and RP360XP, two great-sounding devices. Unfortunately, in that time Digitech hasn’t seen fit to address the terrifically daunting software issues they’ve laid on unsuspecting RP360 owners. Those issues begin with a firmware update that consistently…
Grant Dermody’s got a Chicago Blues house party going on in Seattle tonight
We just got notice from our friend and harmonica player extraordinaire Grant Dermody, whose standard-setting record “Sun Might Shine on Me” was reviewed on this blog not long ago, that he’s playing a Chicago Blues party tonight in Seattle. Here are the specifics, straight from…
A shoutout for Jon Gindick
I got an email today from Jon Gindick, harmonica player, singer, songwriter, author of numerous books on playing the harmonica, and the man behind Harmonica Jam Camp. The message was all about the latest harmonica Jam Camp in Missisippi, which apparently was a damn good…
The new record is taking form
A couple months ago I announced on this blog that I’m getting ready to make a record. The shape and sound of that record is coming into focus. For a start, it’s going to be stripped-down. I’ve realized that the stuff I’ve most enjoyed playing…
Slammin’ and Jammin’ in London (with audio)
I was in London earlier this week, and I had two opportunities to perform: once with Lowlands at the Windmill in Brixton, and once at the Tuesday night jam session run by Dov Jones at the Spice of Life in Soho. Both performances had their…
An Open Letter to Digitech: Let’s Get With the (Software) Program
Yo Digi-folks, I’ve been an avid user of Digitech’s products since roughly the year 2000. I own four loopers made by Digitech, and nine Digitech RPs of various sizes, shapes, and capabilities. I don’t need to be convinced that the hardware works very, very well….
Looping with the Pigtronix Infinity
I’ve been using the Digitech JamMan Solo XT, Jamsynced to an Express XT, for a few months now. It’s a decent setup for multi-track looping, and certainly the most powerful setup at anything near its price point, but it’s got some issues where live performance…
Recording for the next Richard Hunter record begins in July!
It’s been over a decade since my most recent CD was released. In the meantime, I’ve been busy with lots of stuff; I wrote three books, I saved my wife’s life a couple of times, and I created a revolutionary new way for harmonica players…
We’ve shipped the first update to our Zoom G3 patchset!
Our first update to our patch set for Zoom G3 was released to our licensees today. For this update we’ve reconfigured a number of our basic bread-and-butter patches to be louder, clearer, and better able to reject feedback. We’ve also included an alternative layout for…
