expression pedal shootout: headrush vs. mission
As multi-effect modeling pedals become more realistic, the interfaces through which we control them become more important…
reviews
Schecter Stiletto Bass
In 1987 I had the privilege of recording with bassist Mike Cassidy on ‘Untitled no.3’ the opening track off my second release, Resonance…
roland gr-55 guitar synth
I literally had to hide my Roland GR-55 Guitar Synthesizer under the couch, safe from view. This unassuming piece of gear (it only…
roland gk-kit gt3 pickup
Meanwhile, the GKKIT acts, again, like a magnetic pickup — because it is one — reducing extraneous signals and eschewing the piezo…
Seoul Report: Musicians as Global Curators
Although the independent music scene in Seoul is relatively new, it seems to be proliferating into new creative forms that we have yet to imagine. Like what my architect alter-ego discusses in his book Convergent Flux, similarly in music there is no organic progression that parallels the North American development of blues to jazz to […]