Nick started playing guitar in 2004 and stepped in as a drummer for his band shortly thereafter. Nick honed his performance and production skills with his projects released on labels like Deathwish Inc., Flesh & Bone, Save Your Generation, and more. At zZounds, Nick handles all Bass, Drums, and Effects Pedals marketing, and he’s a huge fan of Fender Telecasters, fuzz pedals, his Marshall JTM 45, and DW Drums. Other loves are Formula 1, house cats, and Michigan history facts.
Drum Workshop: The Beginnings of a Great American Brand
Drum Workshop has been an elite, American-made drum and hardware brand for over 50 years. Their artist roster reflects the high-quality approach they take to their kits, and their time in business is a testament to that fact. But before handcrafted DW drum kits began flying off the line, their sole focus was on drum […]
Walrus Audio Fundamental Pedals Make Boutique Quality Accessible
Walrus Audio has always crafted high-fidelity, intriguing pedals fit for studio or stage. To help musicians of all levels discover the Walrus magic, they’ve crafted the Fundamental series of pedals. Each Fundamental pedal includes three sliders for tweaking, plus a three-way switch for changing pedal modes. The result is a line of 8 pedals that […]
They’ve Gone Mini! Fishman AFX Pedals Are Back and Smaller Than Ever.
The Fishman AFX line was originally founded on preserving acoustic tone while offering a host of effects and utility to the players using them. Even today, they still carry a cult-like following among players looking to build out a pedalboard with limited options in the acoustic space. Now, Fishman is bringing back their line of […]
A Full-Stack of Overdriven Marshall Amp Tone in a Pedal?
Marshall’s history of designing guitar pedals dates back to the late 1960s. But in the late ’80s, music was changing, and the need for a dimed-out Marshall distortion tone was higher than ever. Enter the Mark 1 series of Marshall distortion pedals. Within this original lineup, two pedals in particular — the DriveMaster and ShredMaster […]
zZounds Live: With Arcade Audio, Great Tone Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank!
Arcade Audio designs and builds a diverse line of stompbox pedals at affordable prices. Each pedal features a sturdy enclosure ideal for gigging, and offers a variety of classic effects and sounds from nearly every era of music. Arcade Audio is focused on bringing great tone to a generation of players at an affordable price […]
How Motown Made It Work: Drum Recording
All eras of music teach us lessons about recording, playing, and mixing. When it comes to tracking a drum kit, something changed in the 1950s and early ’60s in Detroit, where the Motown sound was born. Modern recording has migrated from the expensive studio spaces of the past into basements, garages, and bedrooms all over […]
zZounds Live: Orange Is Bringing Back the ’70s With Three Vintage-Inspired Pedals
In the 1970s, London, England-based Orange Amplification reached into the depths of their own amplifier circuits and pulled out a family of signature effects players came to adore. Today, the Orange Vintage series of pedals celebrates Orange’s legendary history, with modern recreations of those very effects. The Orange Vintage Distortion, Sustain, and Phaser all draw […]
Five Drummer Gifts You May Not Have Thought Of
Let’s face it, there are little to no silent nights when you’ve got a drummer in the house. By their very nature, percussion instruments are a loud and disruptive family. But even though the journey to drumming mastery is filled with groans from non-drummers, the payoff is a well rounded musician whose instrument of choice […]
Turn Your Guitar into An Analog Synthesizer with Source Audio… No Really!
Don’t let Eurorack fanatics have all the fun! With Source Audio’s C4 Synthesizer pedal, you can turn your guitar or bass into a fully-fledged analog synthesizer. The C4 features a 4-knob interface with selectable guitar and bass effects. And with the Neuro Desktop Editor (a free download for Mac and Windows) or the Neuro Mobile […]
