Stefan Vorkoetter I like vintage gear and I also like building stuff, so when a 1978 PAiA Stringz ’n’ Thingz came my way, I set out to completely overhaul it—then improve on it. The overhaul involved a new case and
The worship band I’m in had to play Jaci Velasquez’s “We Can Make a Difference.” As resident synth guy, I recreated three separate parts for the song. The other keyboardist would do the Rhodes part on a Kurzweil PC1X. I
by Robbie Gennet, senior contributor Greetings from sunny Southern California, where the waves are up, the nights are long, and the music never stops As always, there are too many great shows in Los Angeles and not enough time to
First things first This is mainly a guitar product, and Keith, Andrew, and Diane from McMillen instruments dropped by our offices mainly to show it off to our axe slinging suite mates at Guitar Player magazine. However, I dropped in,
Recently I went right from the Hollywood cabaret gig (see my Session Sensei in the May 2010 issue) to rehearsals for Conan’s “Legally Prohibited” tour. I have been the road most of the spring we hit 32 cities in
Written by Jeff Babko, keyboardist on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live. Can't see the videos from the Baked Potato's 40th Anniversary Concert at the Ford Amphitheatre, below? CLICK HERE to open them in a new window. Growing up just outside
ROBBIE'S ROAD REPORT THE LATEST FROM L.A.Welcome back to the Keyboard blog Just posted some new videos on how to replace your Rhodes hammer tips along with a comparison video of old vs. new tines that must be seen to