tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86824546705357562912011-04-21T13:42:35.185-07:00Giorgiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744260417170032377noreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682454670535756291.post-66754989548267648702007-07-10T13:46:00.000-07:002007-07-10T13:47:48.619-07:00I just moved my blog to my own server using wordpress. Here's the link:<br /><a href="http://music.ihunda.com/">http://music.ihunda.com/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/faves?sub=addfavbtn&amp;add=http://music.ihunda.com"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/pix/fave/btn-fave2.png" alt="Add to Technorati Favorites" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">See http://ihunda.blogger.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8682454670535756291-6675498954826764870?l=ihunda.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Giorgiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744260417170032377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682454670535756291.post-37820065863627560702007-06-25T12:32:00.000-07:002007-06-25T12:48:14.163-07:00Let me start by describing my gear. The chapman is a unique instrument developed around the concept of Emmett Chapman's two-handed tapping technique. It incorporates elements of guitar, bass, piano and percussion, and rather than plucking or strumming the Stick, both hands tap the strings onto the frets, making multi-part arrangements easier to realize.<br /><br />I am using a 10 string chapman stick with 5 bass and 5 guitar (melody) strings. The instrument output is stereo, left for guitar, right for bass, so it's possible to process them independently! That's why as a stick player you need effects and amplification for both guitar and bass instruments....<br /><br />Like many stick players, I use direct input boxes and preamps to process my sound and use a regular amp or AUX input of a guitar/bass amp because passing the signal into a guitar amp only actually limit the sound capability.<br /><br />So enough chatting, here's my setup:<br /><ul><li>Instrument</li><ul><li>10 string chapman stick with integrated roland GK2A pickup (midi output)</li><li>Lag roxanne floyd electric guitar</li><li>Takamine electro acoustic guitar</li><li>Yamaha Clavinova piano</li></ul><li>Amp</li><ul><li>Roland microcube: regular input for guitar and AUX for bass trough my BDI21 bass driver</li><li>Marshall VS65R: I own it since 9 years, for heavy guitar work...</li></ul><li>FX</li><ul><li>Behringer BDI21 bass preamp &amp; DI box: process my stick bass output and feeds my Roland microcube in the AUX input</li><li>Digitech RP7: I own it since 7 years now, rich american guitar sound with an integrated 12AX7 lamp!</li><li>Roland GR30: incredible guitar synthetizer, crazy sound powered from my stick builtin GK2A midi pickup</li><li>Brand new Guitar Rig 2: this native instrument software is an incredible guitar effect unit that can process 2 guitar sounds which is exactly what a chapman stick player needs! I just bought it and I am experiencing replacing all my effects with this plus a laptop, way less cables and way more capabilities but that comes with a higher complexity and learning curve... so far I am impressed though. I bought it with the hardware USB2 sound card and pedal board which allows live playing and a real good old guitar wahwah and stomp box command style :)</li></ul></ul>That's a lot of gear! But I like collecting musical instruments and devices.... In my next post I will share some sounds from those devices.<div class="blogger-post-footer">See http://ihunda.blogger.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8682454670535756291-3782006586362756070?l=ihunda.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Giorgiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744260417170032377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682454670535756291.post-46675580742664145092007-06-24T11:01:00.000-07:002007-06-25T13:03:16.392-07:00Hi all, I just received my first Chapman Stick 3 months aga and I am opening this blog to share my progress and my discoveries on that crazy 10 string tapping thing!<br /><br />I am living in downtown Paris (11th) and welcome any opportunity to play and train with other musicians.<br />You can reach me by posting a comment on that blog, I will then send you my email address privately.<br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/claim/7ife5ir9t6" rel="me">Technorati Profile</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">See http://ihunda.blogger.com<img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8682454670535756291-4667558074266414509?l=ihunda.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Giorgiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06744260417170032377noreply@blogger.com0