Looping; Frisell content

[andre cholmondeley <andre@monmouth.com>]

hey all

let's not forget the ever present gear source known as the used market 
- there are quite a few older units that loop from over the last 12 or 15 
years - i own 4 of 'em - a 2 sec digitech footpedal, an 8 sec digitech 
ftpdl (mentioned here as being Frisell's main stage box) , a digitech rack 
mounted "time machine 7.6 sec" which loops with modulation, 
invertable feedback, trigger & external pitch change control (these are 
a stellar find if you can), and finally a korg sdd2000 - these let you 
loop 
for about 3.5 sec

I know these aren't huge times - but i come up with endless stuff with 
these - and there are others  - we have to encourage people to buy 
used stuff anyway - we're generally getting screwed on new stuff. How 
come every other electronic/electric product has come down in price 
relative to other items - EXCEPT FOR musical equipment, huh. 
hmmmm. can you spell - 'captive/complacent audience...?'

BTW I saw Frisell with Vernon Reid do a duet with guitars, and lotsa 
gear in Dec 95 at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) It was great - 
check out their 1985 album on RYKO... but the point was - Frisell did 
use the jam man on stage that night - i've seen him maybe 30 times in 
the last 4-5 years and it was the only time he wasn't using the little 
digitech box.

peace - andre