From a new guy with lots of dumb questions

[Peter Shindler <shindler@erols.com>]

Hi.  This is my first post, following a few weeks of lurking.  I've found 
most of what's 
been discussed very interesting, even the "homoeroticism in prog-rock" 
thread.  Just a 
few dumb questions:

1.)  It seems that most of us are guitar players (as I am, though I'm 
slowly making the 
transition to the Stick).  Is anyone experimenting with looped vocals, 
percussion, etc.? 
Just curious.

2.)  Currently I'm using a DOD DFX94, possibly the world's cheapest 
looping device.  
It's basically a 4-second delay pedal with an "infinite repeat" setting 
(come on, how 
many of you started off with something this silly?).  Anyway, I'm thinking 
about 
spending my income tax refund responsibly (instead of paying for 
trivialities like food 
and rent) and getting something a few steps up.  What's a decent piece of 
equipment to 
look for, something that will let me expand my horizons a bit without 
having to take out 
a loan?

3.)  Is anyone on this list in the Boston area?  Please let me know if 
there's anything 
going on that I should be aware of.


Ok, here's one small contribution to compensate for all this wasted 
bandwidth:  I'm an 
alternate tuning freak too- my favorite one (try this!) is a tritonal 
tuning that I 
tried out of boredom and ended up staying with for over a year.  From low 
to high, it's 
just B-F-B-F-B-F.  Use a .56 for the lowest and a .46 for the 
second-lowest string.


Peter
http://haven.tgot.one/sorry