Date: 1 June 2025
Location: Green Movement
Main Instrument: Collings 290 DC S
Signal Chain:
Freeze (Electro-Harmonix)
Broadcast-AP (Hudson Electronics)
Orca (GFI)
Amp: Fender Pro Junior IV
Part I: Exploration Phase
Spent the first part of the session experimenting with both loops on the pedalboard. Focused on discovering new textures and tweaking pedal parameters. Didn’t commit to documenting sweet spots — that’s for another session. The goal was to explore, not refine.
Part II: E Major Drone & Scripture Improv
Started by freezing an E major chord, then alternated to freezing the open E bass note. Let the drone sit underneath the entire session.
With the Broadcast-AP shaping the gain and the Orca delivering slapback delay, I played freely across the fretboard — circling around E major, A major, and B major. Movement was fluid, reflective.
Opened the Bible to Psalm 1 and began to recite the verses aloud. The tone inspired a new melody, improvised and built from the chord movement under the drone.
Began to sing Psalm 1 over the progression — repeating, refining. The rhythm of the Scripture started to resemble John Lee Hooker’s phrasing — bluesy, percussive, deliberate. It wasn’t planned, but it felt natural.
Part III: Return to the Blues
After the Psalm, I switched off the Freeze. The tone shifted to a more traditional blues palette. Played familiar riffs and licks with the Broadcast-AP providing grit and the Orca keeping things lively.
Ended the session with quiet gratitude.