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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.

3 years ago Gear Demos

Get Weird With the Way Huge Atreides

Way Huge has crafted some of the most widely used and potent effects pedals of all time. But now it’s time to get weird — in a good way! The Way Huge Atreides Weirding Module lets you add a ton of spice to your tone with a kaleidoscope of organic synth-like tones from a circuit […]

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3 years ago Behind The Kit

The ’70s Are Back: Here’s How to Get a Fat Snare Drum Tone

Since the dawn of popular music, fat snare drum tones have been highly sought-after. From thunderous John Bonham drums on Zeppelin records to R&B, neo-soul, and hip-hop tracks from today, that thick, fat, ’70s-esque snare tone can elevate an entire song. Read on, and we’ll show you how to get that thick snare goodness from […]

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4 years ago Gear Demos

Walrus Audio Mako Series Demo

Walrus Audio creates some of the most intuitive, studio-quality effects in the pedal world. With their Mako Series of effects you can have a seriously potent delay, reverb, and amplifier/cabinet simulator all on one pedalboard! The Mako D1 offers five studio-grade delay programs and a ton of tweaking abilities for dialing in your ideal delay. […]

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4 years ago Behind The Kit

Two Drum Miking Techniques for Four-Input Interfaces

When most musicians think of miking a drum set, they often picture four microphones right off the bat. One for the snare, kick and a pair of overheads — beautiful simplicity. But where do your overheads go? Where do you mic the snare, or the kick? Today in the studio we’re down to 4 inputs […]

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4 years ago Gear Demos

Want More Control Over Your Tone? Get a Modular Fuzz Pedal!

Jackson Audio is giving you more control over your analog fuzz than ever before! The Jackson Audio Modular Fuzz pedal offers the ability to swap out its 100% analog circuit to another fuzz flavor whenever you want. Simply pop in a new module and your fuzz comes alive with a 100% analog fuzz circuit designed […]

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4 years ago Guitar Workbench

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

In today’s world of recording, there are a million-and-one options for tracking your bass guitar. From “direct-in,” (DI) to amp simulation software, or even traditional miking of a bass cabinet, you’ve got options. Each option has its own pros and cons, so why not limit the cons list and combine two of these techniques into […]

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4 years 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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4 years 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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4 years 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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