Apr 24
Imagine what it would cost to fly from Denver to Orlando if the airplane could only be used once and a new one had to be built for each flight. This is the cost model that we have historically used when it comes to space flight. Even the Space Shuttle (which was intended to address …
Feb 16
Simple Vypyr Foot Switch Possibly I’m a little old-fashioned, but I have this concept of what a guitar amplifier foot switch should look and work like, and the current offerings of amplifier controls just don’t fit that expectation. My mind just sees something more like an old Fender or Vox foot switch. I’m not talking …
Feb 03
Forklift Safety A long time ago, when I was a soldier in Germany, one of the warehousemen in the unit had an accident involving a forklift that shattered his leg, leaving one leg shorter than the other. The incident changed my mind about how silly ‘Forklift Training’ was. I ran across this animated .gif file …
Jan 27
Reflashing a Vypyr using an Arduino Uno This article describes how to deal with a corrupted firmware issue in a Peavy Vypyr Series 1 amplifier. This is all too common of an event that happens when someone decides to upgrade the firmware on the Vypyr and something goes wrong. It could be the result of …
Jan 24
There have been a couple of posters this month who seem to have a solution for ‘bricked’ Peavey Vypyr amplifiers that are dead as a result of memory error flashes (firmware upgrades) gone wrong. This happens way too often when Vypyr users try to upgrade or change the firmware in their amplifiers. The flash memory …
Jan 23
Little River Band Maryland Live – 22 Jan, 2014 The first time Cindy and I saw the Little River Band in concert was in Colorado in 1984. They put on a jaw dropping performance that became one of my reference points for what a concert should be. This in mind there was more than a little reservation …
Jan 01
So things in the world have changed while I was sleeping. It seems that I have always assumed that the old copper pair telephone was just one of those things in life that would never go away. With a significant number of American households moving from copper to smart phones it is probably time for …
Jan 01
Vypyr Firmware and Loaders This page is a collection of software for Peavey Vypyr VIP amplifiers gathered from various sources. Your first choice when looking for software to update your Vypyr should always be the Peavey support site. However, it is sometimes difficult to find the various test and older releases of their firmware. This …
Jan 01
Vypyr Firmware and Loaders This page is a collection of software for Peavey Vypyr series 1 amplifiers gathered from various sources. Your first choice when looking for software to update your Vypyr should always be the Peavey support site. However, it is sometimes difficult to find the various test and older releases of their firmware. …
Sep 19
Generally, country music sets as well with me as white lightning (moonshine). It is harsh, tastes bad, and makes my head hurt. However, there are songs that are recorded by ‘country’ musicians that transcend the genre. Blue Sky Riders is a group that truly fits this transcendent country style. If it needed to be categorized …
