I’ve been going back and forth between the options of a Line6 M9 and a Line6 M13 effect unit. Based on my testing, both seem pretty good, and I’m honestly tempted to add both to my setup. The M13 would form the backbone of my effects processing, and I’d use the M9 for fly dates. I’ve been using Line6 [...]
I’m preparing a list of music equipment to sell, and in preparation I’m looking for some gizmos that will become my new rig. If anybody has a PedalTrain PT2 with hard case or a Line6 M9 they like to sell, give me a holler. I’m going to be selling my PedalTrain PT-Pro with hard case (that’s [...]
A few weeks ago one of my guitar pedals suffered a sad injury at a gig. My “Way Huge Pork Loin” (which is as much fun to say as it is to stomp on) had one of its adjustment knobs broken. I snapped the shaft off the circuit board-mounted potentiometer, and the knob went with it, skittering across the floor [...]
Last weekend marked the debut of my new guitar amp, a 65 reissue Fender Twin. I’ve been using a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe for most shows, but this amp is designed to distort at medium volume. That’s great for the 1 Uppers (my country band), but not ideal for The Dudley Manlove Quartet where I need [...]
As we continue to remodel our house in a sort of room-by-room fashion, we’ve been going through an interesting process of reduction. In order to make space for the demolition and reconstruction, we clear the room of everything. Then we strip away the floor, walls, ceiling, and sometimes the walls! Then we begin to rebuild. Once [...]
On Friday 3/19 Dudley Manlove Quartet celebrated our 15th anniversary at the Nectar Lounge in Fremont. This was also the night we debuted the shiny new Plan 9 horns. Also joining us for the anniversary celebration were Matt and Joe, original members of the band who both happen to play a pretty mean sax. At a [...]
I have been hearing some buzz about Jet City Amplifiers lately and have started to look around for more information on them. I know they’re located in Woodinville, WA, which makes them local to me. I have been using a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe for years, and it is a pretty good workhorse guitar amp. I’m [...]
The Dudley Manlove Quartet is playing a few great shows this month. In preparation I’ve been working on my parts and gear. One of the interesting discoveries of recent weeks is that my wireless system seems to be very particular about its power supply. According to the manufacturer it runs on 9VDC at less than 800 [...]
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