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Victory Countess + Gibson Les Paul: A New Take on Classic British Tone

If you’re a guitarist, you know how important it is to pair the right amp with the right guitar, and the time it takes to find the right combination.  While there are many guitar/amp pairings that are legendary in many ways, for rock guitarists, there’s one iconic pairing that has stood above many, if not […]

A Bass DI Might Save Your Mix: Here’s How

Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Series: Video Demo

Polyend Tracker Video Demo

DJ Controllers vs. Standalone DJ Systems

7 days ago Walking The Floor

Episode 184 – Duane Betts

Son of a legend, guitar slinger, Malibu local by way of the Gulf Coast – Duane Betts reports from deep in a Michigan forest on the current state of the Allman Betts Band! About The Guest Duane Betts is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is currently a member of The Allman Betts Band, and […]

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14 days ago Features

Concerts to Stream From Home

While we’ve been stuck at home, I’ve been getting my live music fix by watching past concerts available on streaming services as well as YouTube. It’s important that we try to support live music venues across the country through organizations like NIVA so musicians have a place to play when it’s safe to do so. […]

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17 days ago Legends

Iron Maiden: Top 5 Harmonies

Iron Maiden isn’t your average metal band – it’s a state of mind. It’s that perfect blend of attitude, bravado, and expressiveness that coalesce into one behemoth sound. And what a sound it is! It’s immediately recognizable, infinitely singable, and so good that it’s nearly impossible not to whip out your air guitar and shred […]

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19 days ago Gear Demos

Yamaha YC61 Video Demo

Yamaha’s YC61 stage keyboard uses VCM (Virtual Circuitry Modeling) technology to recreate the subtleties in tone and control of classic organs and electric pianos by recreating — virtually and physically — connections between transistors and resistors that drive certain sonic qualities other digital keyboards simply can’t match. And in our exclusive video, we take the […]

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24 days ago Studio Solutions

Dynamic, Ribbon, and Condenser Microphones

Similar to how an artist’s choice in brushes can widely affect the textures in a painting, different microphone types have the ability to also affect the textures of your recordings in various ways. While there are countless brands and models of microphones, I’d like to focus on three main types used to record music: dynamic, […]

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1 month ago Features

The Quarantined Musician, Part III: Making it Through to the Other Side

Welcome to the third and final installment of “The Quarantined Musician.” You don’t need me to tell you that this is a difficult time to be a musician. It has ravaged many of us mentally, emotionally and financially. My goal with this series was to: 1. Let you know that you are not alone in […]

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1 month ago Gear Demos

Take a Step Into the Beyond With EarthQuaker Devices’ Astral Destiny

EarthQuaker Devices has done it again, an other-worldly effect straight from the tone pits in Akron, OH! The EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny multi-reverb pedal is a modulated octave reverb with eight distinct reverb modes and eight editable presets. Explore these celestial reverbs including: Abyss, Shimmer, Sub, Sub Shimmer, Astral, Ascend, Descend, and Cosmos all in […]

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1 month ago Behind The Kit

Down to Two Mic Inputs? Use This Technique to Record Your Drums!

Your drum kit is a complicated beast. High and low frequencies collide during every hit, and it’s hard to capture all that complexity when you’re limited by the amount of microphones you can use. Maybe it’s your interface — something like the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 or the Presonus AudioBox iTwo only provides two XLR inputs […]

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1 month ago Gear Demos

Get Lost in the Cosmos With EarthQuaker, Eventide and Source Audio Reverb Pedals

We’ve done the research, compared the tones, and taken a trip into the cosmos with three incredible, other-worldly reverb pedals in this zZounds exclusive video. The Eventide Blackhole reverb pedal, Source Audio Ventris Stereo Delay + Reverb pedal and the just-released EarthQuaker Devices Astral Destiny multi-reverb pedal plot a course into the unknown, while providing […]

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