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The zZounds Blog is all things gear, with in-depth features, reviews, how-tos, video demos, new gear picks, gear-centric interviews and much more!
21 days ago Features

Part 4: Predictions for What’s Next

Well, here we are. After interpreting the history of the electric guitar, questioning what happened to rock music, and examining the state of the guitar industry, there's just one thing left to do.

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28 days ago Features

Part 3: State of the Guitar Industry

As we attempt to predict the electric guitar's future, let's place a stethoscope on the heart of the industry behind it. By parsing statistical sales data and trends, as well as the observations and opinions of experts and stakeholders, we will get a sales-driven view of how successful the electric guitar is today.

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1 month ago Features

Part 2: Guitar is Off the Charts

When the electric guitar was pronounced dead a few years back, would-be coroners were quick to identify one of the main causes: the languid state of American rock music. This was a bitter blow: the electric guitar and American rock music grew up together, each helping to influence and refine the other over time, as we saw in Part 1.

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1 month ago Features

Part 1: The Electric Guitar is History

The Future of The Electric Guitar Part 1: The Electric Guitar is History Read the rest of the series:Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Before we can predict the electric guitar’s future, we must understand its past. Created to serve guitarists who needed more output than an acoustic guitar could provide, the electric […]

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1 month ago Features

The Future of the Electric Guitar

You’ve probably heard that the electric guitar is dead, or at best, on life support. It’s true that the industry and culture behind it have seen plenty of challenges and changes in the last few years, but what does the future of this instrument look like?

This four-part series interprets the past, examines the present, and predicts The Future of the Electric Guitar.

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4 months ago News

Gibson Teases the Return of Maestro

The legend of Maestro pedals gets a new chapter January 18! Gibson just released this teaser video that’s got us all tingly for the return of the classic pedal brand. Best known for effects like the FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone, (the sound behind the Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction” riff) the PS-1 Phase Shifter, and the endlessly versatile EP-3 […]

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4 months ago News

PRS Unveils SE Silver Sky

Fans of smooth John Mayer tones have something to look forward to in 2022 as Paul Reed Smith announced an SE Silver Sky model yesterday. The Instagram post revealed the four new finishes: Ever Green, Stone Blue, Moon White, and Dragon Fruit. A list of specs was also posted, and highlights include a familiar 635JM […]

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4 months ago Features

Our Top 7 Videos of 2021

As 2021 draws to a close, we’re looking back at our seven most-viewed videos from the year. Check them out below! Legends Series: Grateful Dead There are few rock legends with as long reaching a legacy as the still-active Grateful Dead. In this video, we pay tribute to the jam gods with a rendition of […]

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8 months ago Features

MXR Slash Octave Fuzz Pedal: The Underdog of Fuzz?

The MXR Slash Octave Fuzz is a pedal that sounds like it knows it is the underdog.  It’s angry, gritty, and intimidating, and if you think you can handle it, it is well worth spicing up your chain with. Now, why do I consider this pedal an “underdog?”  Well, Slash is not particularly known for using fuzz. So the […]

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