Mason has played guitar since age 14 and has remained a charmingly amateurish musician ever since. Mason joined zZounds in 2014 and serves as editor of the zZounds Blog, as well as Accessories Merchandiser. Prior to zZounds, he earned a degree in journalism and worked as a newspaper editor and freelance writer. When not writing or editing for zZounds, you can find him playing his Strat, hosting bar trivia, and chasing his toddler around the house.
Update: Boss has made their announcement! Boss Collector’s Club was announced last Friday. The program is described as “a new platform for you to register your purchases and find out about new and exciting Boss events.” By registering their purchases with the club, users can earn Pedal Perks, or rewards for their purchases. First up […]
This Week On Walking The Floor Asleep At The Wheel’s Ray Benson gives us a history lesson on country music and all things western swing! About The Guest Ray Benson is the front man of the Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, as well as an actor, and voice actor. Still interested? Visit the […]
Electro-Harmonix’s Canyon pedal is, first and foremost, a powerful delay, sporting a smorgasbord of 10 delay modes that will repeat your notes with just about every type of special sauce you can imagine. Tape warble, shimmering ambiance and multi-tap repeats — it’s all in here. Plus you get tap tempo and three selectable beat subdivisions (quarter, eighth […]
D’Angelico Electrozinc strings are technically a new product, having been released in 2016, but the truth is, their origins go back much farther. A collaboration between famed John D’Angelico and string innovator John D’Addario, Electrozinc strings were first produced in the late 1930s using “Bethanized” steel from the Bethlehem (PA) Steel Corporation. Though production stopped […]
During our time in Nashville for Summer NAMM 2017, the zZounds Crew paid a visit to Gibson USA to check out the 2018 line of Gibson guitars. We were treated to any guitarists’ dream: a room full of Gibson’s finest. From classic favorites like the Les Paul and SG, to Memphis semi-hollowbody guitars to acoustic […]
Tom “TV” Jones is one of a handful of elite luthiers and pickup winders guitarists know by name. His interpretation of the classic Filter’Tron pickups found in vintage Gretsch guitars are regarded as the best out there –Gretsch themselves commissioned Jones to develop pickups for their higher end models, and TV Jones pickups are loved by […]
With the recent news that Gibson had named guitarist Slash as its global brand ambassador, the timing seems perfect that the Gibson Custom Shop is releasing a new version of perhaps the most famous signature model of Les Paul’s signature model. This Gibson Custom Shop Slash Les Paul features a stunning and bold new finish […]
As much as The Dude is synonymous with his favorite cocktail, the White Russian, fans of heavy riffage have flocked to the so-called “Green Russian Big Muff” — a variant of the famed Big Muff Pi pedal produced by Sovtek in Russia in the mid-’90s. Beloved for its low-end growl, this variant has become a […]
Perhaps the most drastic way to change your guitar’s tone is by installing a new set of pickups. And whether you’re making a big change in the type of pickup — like going from a single-coil pickup to a humbucker, or installing active pickups where you had passive pickups — or just installing a different […]