RE: musicality vs. gear quality (was Re: loop mud)

["Steve Lawson" <steve@steve-lawson.co.uk>]

On 23 Apr 2002 at 8:56, Gary Lehmann wrote:

> OOh boy, flame wars!
> I will always remember Steve Lawson's advice about learning all the
> capabilities of one piece of gear before adding another--let's see him do
> that now that he's using an Echoplex--and then let's give him the Loop IV
> upgrade!

I'm having a heck of a lot of fun with the Echoplex - investigating 
functions, working 
through the ramifications for my music of using any of them, incorporating 
some and 
ignoring others... I had all the material for my new solo CD together 
until I got this thing, 
and now have some more recording to do... :o) I'm learning it, and am not 
adding 
anything new for a while...! Loop III is quite enough for the S'man's 
down-homey 
loopaliciousness right now... :o) 

BTW - thanks to all those of you who advance-ordered my new CD - it's out 
now, and all 
the advance orders have been sent, so do let me know when you get it and 
feel free to 
post reviews here... :o) For those of you that haven't got it yet, you can 
listen to sound 
clips and order it from my website. It's called 'Conversations' and is a 
duo CD with the 
fabulous british jazz pianist Jez Carr... there's a review on the 
'conversations' page from 
Andre as well... :o) 

cheers

Steve 
www.steve-lawson.co.uk