REVIEW: TC-HELICON Voicetone Harmony-G

May 30, 2009 · Posted in Gear, Reviews · 4 Comments 

Review by: Joe Gillespie – Joe runs a web site, www.joesjamblog.com, dedicated to the Line6 Spider Jam.

TC-HELICON Voicetone Harmony-G

TC-HELICON Voicetone Harmony-G

About ten years ago, I bought a vocal harmony device, I can’t remember the brand. It was rack-mounted and required a MIDI keyboard to be connected to it. Singing into a microphone and playing a chord on the keyboard produced pitch-shifted harmonies. The trouble was, it sounded like a choir of robots, most unnatural and frankly, too embarrassing to use. It gathered dust until finally ending up in my growing heap of unwanted electronic scrap.

Recently, I saw a demo of the TC-Helicon Voicetone Harmony-G pedal. The harmonies it produced sounded much more like the real thing. Instead of a MIDI keyboard, it takes its instructions from an electric or electro-acoustic guitar. You strum a chord, sing into a microphone and the box makes the harmonies based upon what you are playing. I had to have one. Unlike the earlier disaster, this one is very impressive. Read more

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Not specifically guitar related – but this is amazing MUSIC.

April 30, 2009 · Posted in Info · Comment 

The site playingforchange.com has some amazing stuff. As the site states,

Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.

The “Stand By Me” rendition is awe inspiring!

Playing For Change | Peace Through Music

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Gibson Eye Guitar

April 28, 2009 · Posted in Gear · Comment 
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Gibson – Gibson Guitar: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitars, Baldwin Pianos and

Gibon’s new Eye Guitar…I have my opinion and judging from some of the comments on the web site it lines up with quite a few others

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