Line 6 POD HD Bean Announced
Yesterday, Line 6 announced that they were bringing back the desktop version (i.e. “the bean”) of the Pod and upgrading it to HD. The page is here. No specs on the page yet – just some really general information. For those of you using the earlier Pod series – Line 6 did something interesting with … Read more
Rough Hewn Trio Pasadena Library – 1pm – Tues. 3/29/11
Pasadena, CA: The Rough Hewn Trio (Craig Bunch – Drums, Chris Lavender – Chapman Stick and Scott Collins – Guitar) will be playing a set of improvised and composed music at the Pasadena Library as a soft launch before our Tribal Cafe gig on April 15th. If you’re in the Pasadena area, and like improvised … Read more
Rough Hewn Trio – Some Live Excerpts
The Rough Hewn Trio – an instrumental trio consisting of Chris Lavender on Warr guitar, Craig Bunch on drums and myself on guitar are getting back into the rehearsal cycle and gearing up for some shows this spring. To get a feel for what the shows will be like here are some live excerpts from some … Read more
Guitarchitecture Post Featured In Guitar Player Holiday 2010 Issue – Quick Licks Section
It’s been a couple of productive days - The pentatonic/blues lick that was featured in the quick lick/rig du jour post has been featured in the Guitar Player Holiday 2010 issue. It’s the issue with Santana on the cover. Thanks again to Matt Blackett and the GP staff! The long overdue Tubtime cd, “We Bleed The Sun And … Read more
Rough Hewn Trio
I just wanted to take a second to announce a new project I’ve been working on with Chris Lavender and Craig Bunch. Rough Hewn Trio is a project that mixes through composed ideas with heavy doses of improvisation. We have our first gig this Thursday @ CalArts where we’ll be accompanying Germaine Dulac’s La Souriante … Read more
Onibaba Live Video Now Posted Online
Daren Burns (bassist, composer and procrastinator extraordinaire ; ) ) has posted the 1st set of the Onibaba gig @ Royal T’s from August of this year. I remember liking this gig but having a hard time w. volume and hearing Daren. I think the guitar sounds got sorted out more in the second set. … Read more
A quick lick – and a rig du jour update from Ho Chi Minh City
Greetings from the former/current Saigon. (Technically Ho Chi Minh City but many of the locals call it Saigon). I had hoped to post a couple of blog updates up before I left, but instead was running around checking things for the trip. Now a jet lagged – iced coffee and soon to be bahn mi … Read more
