Solo update

I'm really enjoying playing solo. I wasn't sure how I'd like it but it really opens the door to some flexibility with songs. I can change tempo and even arrangements on the fly. Sometimes when I'm playing I'll get inspired to do things a little different and its not easy to communicate this with other musicians in the middle of a song.

I also bought a vocal harmonizer. This is a very cool pedal from DigiTech called the vocalist live 2. I just plug my mic and my guitar into it and when I want harmonies, I just step on the pedal. I can choose a 5th above, third above, 5th below, third below or any combination of two harmonies.

A few years ago I wouldn't have considered using something like this but the sound is really incredible. The first song clip that plays on my web site home page http://www.openwindowmusic.com uses this pedal. Check it out for yourself and let me know what you think.

That's all for now. I have some other news brewing that I'm excited to tell you about. Stay tuned.

John