John S. JacobBehind-the-Scenes of the Virtual BandIn the first month of shelter-in-place I, Natasha, and other musicians recorded parts for a Virtual Band performance. I received the…Apr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020
John S. JacobBehind-the-scenes of Facebook Live streamOn Sunday, April 5 Natasha, Eliott, and I performed a song on Facebook Live. Shelter-in-place was in effect, so we were limited to the…Apr 11, 2020Apr 11, 2020
John S. JacobExpression PedalsI’ve been testing expression pedals for my Kemper Profiling Amp. I already have a Mission Engineering EP1-KP (the green/black pedal on the…Jun 25, 2017Jun 25, 2017
John S. JacobRaspberry Pi computers in Natasha’s kindergarten classroomNatasha moving from fifth grade down to kindergarten provided me the opportunity to re-architect her classroom’s computers. For a while I…Sep 3, 2013Sep 3, 2013
John S. JacobMy first Bombfell clothing shipment (Bombfell review)Like many people, I am a reluctant shopper. Well, not exactly. I enjoy shopping in general. I dislike clothing shopping. I think it’s…Mar 7, 2013Mar 7, 2013
John S. JacobRazor Blade Shave-Off Round 3 Results and Overall WinnerThird round of the Razor Blade Shave-Off completed. Since the three Round 2 finalists performed similarly from an objective closeness/nick…Feb 19, 2013Feb 19, 2013
John S. JacobElectric guitar equipment rackWhile prototyping a pedalboard, two events prompted me to reconsider the pedal board idea. (1) My Boss GT-8’s input exhibited some noise…Feb 11, 2013Feb 11, 2013
John S. JacobRazor Blade Shave-Off Round 2 ResultsSecond round of the Razor Blade Shave-Off completed. One blind-tested razor blade a week for seventeen weeks. 119 post-shaving forms…Jan 28, 2013Jan 28, 2013
John S. JacobPrototype PedalboardI’m prototyping a pedalboard for my electric guitar effects gear. The first phase was stabilizing the gear I need. The second phase…Aug 20, 2012Aug 20, 2012
John S. JacobRazor Blade Shave-Off Round 2First round of the Razor Blade Shave-Off completed. Last year I bought a razor blade sampler. After many months of using a new blade a week…Jul 10, 2012Jul 10, 2012
