Gear Review: A Tale of Two Loopers
I’ve been using the Digitech JamMan Solo looper pedal for some time now. Last week Zzounds.com offered a B-stock JamMan Stereo looper for 2/3 of the normal retail price, and I picked one up while I had the chance. This review describes some of the…
RP Tip #10: Make the PA louder before you up the output on the RP
Ideally, you want at least two things from any gear: you want it to sound great, and you want it as loud as you need it, when you need it. The same applies to the Digitech RP or any other effects device, and it’s pretty…
RP Tip #9: It’s a really good audio interface, especially for harp
UPDATE: At this point we don’t just think an RP is a “pretty good audio interface”; it’s the one we use for harmonica whenever we have the chance. See this post for a discussion of how we recorded a session for the big-budget BBC series…
Gear Review: Three mics to do it all
Different mics produce very different sounds, as the samples here show, and no mic by itself can do the best possible job on everything that a harmonica player might want to play. But a harmonica player can cover an amazing range of material and performance…
Comin Home Baby with Richard Hunter and Annie Raines
Richard Hunter’s new RP350 sounds for harmonica
Dance Currents with Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter’s Advanced Harmonica Technique Workshop: Program Notes
Introduction The purpose of this workshop is to cover a wide range of approaches to playing music on the harmonica. The workshop isn’t aimed at jazz, or blues, or folk, or any other style in particular; the techniques and approaches we cover here will help…
How to get the most from a jam session
Originally published in GuitarSam eZine Vol. 23 Finding Jam Sessions Most local papers now list jams and open mics by style (folk, blues, rock, jazz, etc.). Signup times are usually pretty early, like 7:30-8:00 PM. Some places provide a backup band; usually you find out…
Richard Hunter plays "For Once In My Life" on chromatic and diatonic harps
