Pat started playing guitar at 11 years old, and his favorite genres include Americana, jazz, and blues. He’s played in cover bands as well as in orchestral groups. At zZounds, he oversaw and marketed the guitar category, and his favorite instruments include the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul, and anything designed before 1965. Pat is a baseball fan, motorsports fan, and a food lover.
Gibson Generation Collection: zZounds Demo and Review
Get the Best Seat in the House The Gibson Generation Collection is a lineup of acoustics that focuses on the player. Gibson was kind enough to send us a G-Writer and a G-200 to preview for the launch. At first glance, these look like the traditional models that Gibson has long been known for. With […]
The Gibson P-90: A History
The Gibson P-90 pickup might be one of the most under-appreciated pickups made today. We asked some of Gibson’s biggest nerds about the history of the P-90 and learned some insider information about this legendary pickup. Gibson Master Luthier Jim DeCola, and Gibson’s Senior Director of Product Development, Mat Koehler, set the record straight on […]
Vintage Vibes From Jupiter
The Harmony Jupiter represents part of the company’s reintroduction into the scene. The Jupiter stars the fabled gold foil pickups, which bring vintage vibe to a brand new guitar. Its nitrocellulose finish enables the wood to breathe and for the guitar to age with grace. The Jupiter uses tried-and-true tonewoods like a genuine mahogany body […]
Breedlove ECO Collection: Kind to Our Planet, Music to Our Ears
Breedlove’s ECO Collection of guitars brings sustainable tonewoods to affordable price points. As an environmentally conscious guitar maker, Breedlove is at the forefront of using sustainable materials to create inspiring instruments. Every model from the ECO Collection is crafted from fully sustainable tonewoods with Breedlove’s innovative EcoTonewood technology. The EcoTonewood process eliminates the soft, absorbent […]
Martin DJr-10E Review
One of Martin’s newest offerings is the compact and comfortable DJr-10E. Don’t be fooled by its size — this guitar sounds a lot like its bigger counterparts in the Martin dreadnought range. The DJr-10E is given the Streetmaster treatment with a broken-in feel, which inspires you to play a little differently from how you’d play […]
Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Series: Video Demo
Epiphone has re-shaped their lineup of electric and acoustic guitars to reflect their bigger brothers from Gibson. Featuring the classic Kalamazoo headstock shape, Epiphone’s Inspired by Gibson range shares neck profiles, finishes, and features Epiphone versions of Gibson pickups. Each of these guitars is an incredible value and could be used by any level of […]
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. […]
Six Great Books for Guitarists
As someone who consumes a lot of documentaries, interviews of my favorite musicians on YouTube, and being an all-around nerd about guitars and guitar history, I thought I’d share some of my favorite books for guitarists. These books cover everything from guitar history to autobiographies to lessons. Give your eyes a rest from the screens […]
Shred It! Kramer The 84, Ibanez Prestige AZ2402, Jackson Pro Soloist SL2Q
Here at zZounds, we love all kinds of guitars. And sometimes, you just need a guitar made to rip a face-melting solo through a full stack. But with so many high-performance models, it can be difficult to choose. We brought together some of our favorites from Jackson, Kramer, and Ibanez to see what these instruments […]
