Temporally Tardy Thirty Six

Over the last weekend, I got myself a Digitech RP50, which is a guitar effects processor. Essentially, it takes the sound produced by the electric guitar and does fancy things to it, in predictable (although sometimes unpredictable) ways. The model I own is not the best in the business, being a modest entry-level version by [...]

A Distorted Marriage of Two Five Place Melodies

I have rarely cranked up the distortion on my amplifier, but have been discovering some of the distortion effects and the degrees to which they can affect the notes at different pitches, during slides, bends, and so on. It has been fascinating, and I have had to look at the old Jimi Hendrix pieces for [...]