Gear Demos 169
Top Tones – Walrus Audio Emissary Parallel Boost
For just having two knobs, the Walrus Audio Emissary Parallel Boost is a damn versatile pedal. From girthy midrange to sizzling top end, hear all the tones we were able to make with this pedal and a Fender Vibro Champ in this Top Tones video!
Inside the Earthquaker Devices Pyramids Stereo Flanger
EarthQuaker Devices recently unveiled a new stereo flanger pedal dubbed “Pyramids” – and what a pedal it is! Admittedly, my experience with true stereo flanging pedals was minimal, so I delved into this pedal with a healthy dose of extra curiosity. It paid off, as this particular pedal was versatile as a normal run-of-the-mill flanger, […]
Walrus Audio Fathom Demo
Ever feel like there’s something unseen beneath the surface? It might be dark, menacing or cruel, but you know it’s down there, and it’s definitely deep. In this video, we check out the Walrus Audio Fathom multi-function reverb. As you’ll see, one of these pedals appeared on the shores of Lake Michigan, calling our name […]
Fender Mustang GT Amplifiers
With one foot firmly planted in their vintage past, and the other looking forward to a tech-fueled future, Fender continues to blur that distinction with their Mustang GT combo amps. Loaded with 21 classic amp models, as well as 47 different effects, the Mustang GT-200, GT-100 and GT-40 pack quite a wallop. View your signal chain […]
’57 Custom Series Amps Overview
Fender’s ’57 Custom Series amps harken back to the heyday of their first tweed combo amplifiers. These new reissues deliver the same fat cleans and throaty overdrive when pushed via their simple, yet expertly hand-wired circuits. Recently, we received the full stable of amps here at zZounds HQ, along with a visit from Fender Product Manager […]
Korg Monologue and volca kick Demo at NAMM 2017
We stopped in at Korg’s booth during NAMM 2017 and got a one-on-one tutorial on the Korg Monologue and volca kick from Nick Kwas of Korg USA. In the video above, Nick walks us through making a beat on both synths, and highlights some awesome features like the Monologue’s key trigger and hold functions, and the […]
Demo: Extended-Range Guitars
Are six strings not enough anymore? For guitarists playing various styles of metal, jazz, ambient and experimental music, the range of a six-string guitar (even when down-tuned) may not provide enough low end. Ever since models like the Ibanez Universe charted the course for 7-string guitars in the early ’90s, manufacturers have continued to refine these extended-range […]
Fuchs Full House 50 Demo
We recently got a Fuchs Full House 50 shipped to our offices and couldn’t wait to try our hands at it! Not too long ago ,zZounds started carrying the boutique builder’s line of amps and effects pedals, and though we’ve all heard great things about Fuchs amps, no one in our department had ever tried […]
Orange Micro Dark Demo
We stacked an Orange Micro Dark on top of a Rockerverb MKIII head on top of a PPC412 cab. It looked cute. Then, Justin plugged in a 2015 PRS McCarty into it and started riffing. It blew us away. 20 watts shouldn’t sound this loud. People outside the room couldn’t believe the sound was coming from […]
