I’m the Bass, Drums and Effects Merchandiser at zZounds. I enjoy fuzz pedals, house cats and Michigan history facts. I can be seen playing any variation of Telecaster.
The LinnDrum: Shaping a Generation and Beyond
The iconic LinnDrum sound revolutionized the way music was made in the 1980s. The ability to have drums-on-demand over 40 years ago was no small feat, not to mention the fact that it shaped the percussive elements and bottom of nearly every song it was used on. How did the LinnDrum come to be, and […]
Welcome Aboard DSM’s Bass Station Simplifier
DSM Noisemaker is known for simplifying your rig with useful, tactile effects that fit comfortably on your pedalboard. The DSM Noisemaker Simplifier Bass Station Preamp is the next great Simplifier in line to streamline your rig down to a feature-packed, front-of-house direct machine! With a preamp based on the iconic Ampeg (TM) SVT, the Simplifier […]
Foxgear Built a Modern Echorec with their Echosex Baby
Foxgear is paying homage to the amazingly creamy textures and analog nuances of a vintage Binson Echorec unit with their Foxgear Echosex Baby. The Echosex Baby relies on its vintage tone and textures, but adds a ton of modern amenities. Its Age knob sweeps from a small amount of modulation to random pitch shifting at […]
A Walrus Audio Overdrive for the Ages
Walrus Audio is marching into victorious battle to usher in this new age of overdrive! The Walrus Audio Ages five-state overdrive charges out to the front lines of your mix delivering a clear message of overdriven tone. With a five-position rotary knob offering different gain states of flavor, the Ages OD offers a near infinite […]
How to Make Your MIDI Drums Sound Human
Programming drums in a DAW MIDI channel is a convenient and easy way to plot out the skeleton of a composition you intend to record without busting out the big, loud drums. With the amount of drum plug-ins and modules available today, you can have pretty realistic-sounding drums on your track in a matter of […]
Seamoon is Bringing Back The Funk Machine
The good people at Seamoon want to know, “Where has the funk gone?” They came up with a solution by building the Seamoon Funk Machine pedal — a booty-shaking, rump bumping good time in a stompbox built like a tank! Resurrected by all-star session bassist Neil Jason, the original Funk Machine was used on countless […]
The Triangle: Earth’s First Big Muff
Arguably the most famous distortion pedal of all time is the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi. With its nearly endless sustain, amazing textures, and its ability to take your solos to the next level, the Big Muff has gained fame by appearing on some of the biggest records of all time. But where did this world-changing […]
EarthQuaker Devices Casts Afterneath into the Third Age
Cast forth directly from the palms of powerful tone sorcerer Jamie Stillman comes the third age of Afterneath! The EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath was a darling of NAMM 2020 with a third pedal version being announced, along with a potent Eurorack module. Stillman recounts crafting the rack module and stumbling upon a rather interesting feature, “Drag.” […]
EarthQuaker Devices Release the Life V2 Pedal
The massively popular and hard to-get-your-hands-on EarthQuaker Devices Life pedal is getting a version 2! The EarthQuaker Devices Life V2 Pedal boasts a more traditional EQD enclosure, but packs all the magnitude and amplitude of the original design. The Life pedal was originally designed in collaboration with the band Sunn O))). Known for their huge […]
