So how did YOU learn to love music? Come tell your story over in the EHX Forums. We got to thinking about this question thanks to the following two YouTube videos. The first is of Jimmy Maguire with Noah (perhaps his son?) -- we discovered this video because Jimmy is playing through an LPB-1: The second video is of YouTuber sitonka's daughter Miah Rose laying down loops on her dad's 2880:

...but that didn't stop him from reviewing the Holy Grail, including a side-by-side comparison of the newer, more pedalboard-friendly enclosure alongside the older classic chassis version.

Electro-Harmonix is pleased to announce the new 22 Caliber Power Amp, a versatile 22-watt guitar head that fits in the palm of your hand. Just plug it into any 4-, 8- or 16-ohm speaker, and you'll get a big, sweet musical sound.

Below is a quick video introduction from EHX engineering. The feedback toward the end is just guitar into a Big Muff Pi with Tone Wicker into the 22 Caliber into a 1x12 speaker cabinet:

Welcome to the third installment of the EHX Effectology series. Today Bill Ruppert presents "Cello Concerto for Guitar and Effect Pedals" (pedals used: for the 'cello' it's just a HOG and Holiest Grail, and for the backing pads Bill also uses a Black Finger, POG, Stereo Polychorus, and Stereo Memory Man with Hazarai).

I especially liked how Bill used the HOG to pitch-shift his guitar down into the register of a cello. That plus the slow attack makes this one especially fun to try, and quite easy to reproduce.

Please note: Bill will be in the EHX Forums to discuss his sounds, settings, and process. We hope you join us there.

Previous episodes:

Stay tuned, more Effectology episodes coming soon!

Gearwire recently published part 2 of interview with Jack Conte. In part one Jack talked about his Bass Micro Synthesizer, this time it's the Tube Zipper. You can listen to part 2 here:

The interview references Jack's "Out of Nowhere" -- which we copied below for convenience:

With thanks to Michael-in-Paris we just discovered the Pommery Champagne house in Reims, France (photo via Wikipedia): When there, be sure to get a tour of the cellar. That's where you'll discover their contemporary art collection, which features an installation work composed of a pair of Les Pauls, Big Muffs, Marshalls, and a lot of birds.

The gear is left plugged in, and the birds actually "play" the guitars when they land on the strings. Michael wasn't too keen about the bird guano on the instruments, but c'est l'art:

For more Big Muff Pi art, see Robin Rose’s "Cypher" Exhibit, Washington, DC and also Big Fluff Pi vs. Music-Industrial Complex. For even more, see the Big Muff Pi page.

EHX friend Jack Conte was recently interviewed by Gretchen Hasse of Gearwire.

It seems Jack peaked Gretchen's levels when he talked about his Bass Micro Synthesizer, so be sure to listen to the audio interview here:

The interview references Jack's "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" -- which we also blogged about that a little while ago, copied below for convenience:

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