Our 3 Favorite Overdrive Pedals There’s nothing like an amplifier on the edge of breakup. But most of the time you can’t “dime…
Our Top 3 Pedals For Shoegaze Tone Bands like My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, and Lush built the guitar-based, wall-of-noise genre shoegaze into what is it…
How Does PRS Build Guitars? Take a Factory Tour With Us! This past October, the zZounds crew had the opportunity to tour the PRS factory in Stevensville, Maryland, about…
Idles’ Lee Kiernan Helps Design a Pedal for EarthQuaker Devices, Names It Gary A simple request from Idles’ Lee Kiernan for a compact version of EarthQuaker Devices‘ now discontinued Gray Channel…
TASCAM Model 24 vs. Model 2400 Since its 2018 release, TASCAM’s Model 24 mixer/interface/recorder has proved to be an easy-to-use and pro-sounding solution for…
The Keeley Monterey Workstation: A World of Vintage Vibes in One Box! In 1967, Jimi Hendrix performed at the Monterey Pop Festival, where he created one of the defining moments…
Shure AONIC 50 Gen 2: Better Noise-Cancelling and More With better noise cancelling, longer battery life, and a new “spatializer” audio setting, Shure’s new flagship AONIC 50…
Sterling Unveils Darkglass Partnership: Join the Dark Side With DarkRay! Sterling by Music Man crafts more affordable versions of guitars and basses by their big brother brand, Ernie…
The ToneWoodAmp: Changing The Playing Experience I grew up as the “electric guitar guy” who always kept an acoustic guitar in the corner. Only…
Chaos Audio Stratus: An Entire Pedalboard in Your Pocket The landscape of how we make music is always changing. From the first digital recorders, to guitar rigs…