Wednesday 27 November 2019
by Wulf
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My main take away from tonight’s music practise is that I need to spend a bit more time working on getting output levels consistent from patch to patch on my Helix LT and from model to model on my Variax … Continue reading
Thursday 24 October 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on New Strings Day for the Variax
The fact that I had to check an online video as revision probably suggest a lot about how often I get round to changing strings on my instruments – a tendency exacerbated by the fact that my main bass uses … Continue reading
Sunday 8 September 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Same Dog, More Tricks
I have just finished setting up my Variax and Helix LT with the settings I want to use this morning and I’ve discovered another neat trick – I can control one of the effects using the tone knob on the … Continue reading
Sunday 1 September 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Parallel Channels Redux
Not long after getting my Helix LT unit, I discovered some uses for running two channels in parallel, which I wrote about in early June. I had a Long Player rock gig in mind but, since then, I’ve also had … Continue reading
Saturday 8 June 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Parallel Channels
One of the options the Helix LT opens up to me is running two separate instruments side by side, with their own inputs, outputs and chain of effects. What’s the need for that? Tonight’s gig is a perfect example. I’m … Continue reading
Monday 11 March 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on Just the One Thing
Playing electric guitar at church yesterday morning, it was a delight to have an opportunity to do just that one thing. The worship leader (on keys) and bassist were both singing and there was an additional vocalist too, so we … Continue reading
Tuesday 8 January 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on All the Toys
Looking around at my collection of musical instruments and paraphernalia while I type this, I realise that all the toys is, strictly speaking, an exaggeration. However, after another Long Player rehearsal last night (60s / 70s blues rock covers), I … Continue reading