A few more from the Festival...

 

 

Long day at the Churchill Irish Festival...

 

The Final Pedal Board...

So this is the final draft of the pedal board. I hit the studio on Sunday and it should be my last session before mixing. Katherine still has vocals to do but we're almost there. Yay!! Here's the rundown:

1 - Ernie Ball 6160 Volume Pedal (with the good Allen Brady pot) - Used for swells and tuning
2 - BOSS DD-20 - *in the efx loop*
3 - BOSS RV-3 - Used for reverb only - *in the efx loop*
4 - BOSS FS-5U - Used as a tap tempo pedal for the DD-20
5 - EHX Small Stone Phaser EH4800 - *in the efx loop*
6 - Empress Tremolo - *in the efx loop*
7 - BOSS CT-6
8 - Digitech Whammy Pedal
9 - Ibanez TS-9
10 - BOSS DS-1 (with the Keeley Mod)
11 - BOSS FV-300H - Used as a gain controller
12 - BOSS NS-2 - not in the signal chain, just supplying power
13 - Digitech RDS 1900
14 - Mesa Boogie DC-5 (only use the clean channel)
15 - Ebow
16 - Glass slide

babble.com

I was checking in on Mates of State, one of my favorite bands from SF. They've gotten quite popular and live in CT now. Anyway, they have a blog on this cool website for parents - babble.com.... Check their blog out: http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/bandonthediaperrun/default.aspx

Pedal Board Reinvented...

I found myself with Katherine going back to an older state of mind. No more hippy music and wah-wah pedals (sorry Dave). So I had to rethink my pedal board.
1. Mesa Boogie Channel Switcher for Lead/Rhythm
2. BOSS FS-5U Ctrl Pedal (Used as a tap tempo for DD-20)
3. BOSS NS-2 (Not in signal chain, just used for power supply)
4. BOSS DD-20 (FX Loop)
5. BOSS RV-3 (FX Loop)
6. EHX Nano Small Stone (FX Loop)
7. Empress Tap Tremolo (FX Loop)
8. Ibanez TS9 (Input)
9. Digitech Whammy (Input)
10. BOSS CT-6 (Input)
11. Ernie Ball 6160 Volume Pedal (Input)
12. Mesa Boogie DC-5

Future Star Wars Imperial Walker...

... Darth Vadar auditions to be held next month in NY... looks like a fly and sounds like one too...

On our way to see 'Horton Hears a Who'

I'll give you 3 guesses about what's wrong with this picture :) ... or maybe he's just ahead of his time and all the kids will be wearing their jeans like that... oops, I gave it away... off to the movies!!!

Liam Skywalker...

McCain, here I come...

Freakin Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island may force me to vote for McCain... Come on PA, get your act together!!

Pedal Board Explained...

1 - Ernie Ball Pedal - http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Ernie+Ball/Volume+Pedal/10/1
2 - BOSS NS-2 - http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Boss/NS-2+Noise+Suppressor/10/1
3 - BOSS CS-3 - http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Boss/CS-3+Compressor+Sustainer/10/1
4 - Digitech PDS 20/20 Delay Pedal - http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/DigiTech/PDS+20%2F20+Delay+Pedal/10/1
5 - BOSS CT-6 - http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Boss/CT-6+Tuner/10/1
6 - Empress Tremolo - http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Empress/Tremolo/10/1
7 - EHX Nano Small Stone (Phase Shifter) - http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Electro-Harmonix/Nano+Small+Stone/10/1
8 - EHX Micro POG (Polyphonic Octave Generator) - http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Electro-Harmonix/POG+Polyphonic+Octave+Generator/10/1
9 - BOSS DD-5 (Tap Tempo Delay Pedal) - http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Boss/DD-5+Digital+Delay/10/1
10 - BOSS FS 5U (Switch Pedal) - http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Boss/FS-5U+Momentary+Switch/10/1
11 - Mesa Boogie Channel Pedal - Switches between lead and clean

New Couch and Dining Room Table...