• Guitars
  • Bass
  • Keyboard
  • Recording
  • Computer Audio
  • Live Sound
  • Drums
  • DJ
  • Accessories

zZounds

  • Gear
    • Features
    • News
    • Gear History
  • Guide
    • Guitar Workbench
    • Studio Solutions
    • Beat Connection
    • Behind The Kit
    • On The Decks
    • The Oscillator
    • Buying Guides
  • Video
    • Legends
    • Gear Demos
    • Live Streams
    • Perfect Pairings
    • Iconic Rigs
  • Interview
    • Artist Interviews
    • Meet the Makers
  • Music
    • The Musical Almanac
    • Music Features
  • Walking The Floor

Legends 26

zZounds' Legends offer an in-depth look into the iconic gear, artists and sounds that have transformed generations past, present, and future.
1 month ago Legends

Legends: Wendy Carlos

LEGENDS: WENDY CARLOS https://youtu.be/Wn7lDY3N3MI What happens when science and music collide? That is the question legend Wendy Carlos has been answering for decades. The explosive spark from this intersection lit an unquenchable fire in Carlos’ heart that continues to make a lasting impact today. The history of synthesis as we know it cannot be recounted […]

Read
1 year ago Legends

The Coming of the Prophet

Editor’s Note: This post covers the origins of Sequential’s Prophet through a historic and technical lens. For more on the video above, please see the section labeled “Notes From Our Sequential Prophet Video.” And learn more about modern Sequential Prophets in our Legends guide on zZounds! How exactly does one travel into space without exiting one’s stratosphere? […]

Watch video
1 year ago Legends

Legends: Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead bloomed from the counterculture scene in the late ’60s in San Francisco, California. There is no other time nor place that could conceive of such a band. A few images come to mind when thinking about the band: long concerts, tie dye, and Deadheads. While each of those are integral, the biggest thing […]

Watch video
2 years ago Legends

Iron Maiden: Top 5 Harmonies

Iron Maiden isn’t your average metal band – it’s a state of mind. It’s that perfect blend of attitude, bravado, and expressiveness that coalesce into one behemoth sound. And what a sound it is! It’s immediately recognizable, infinitely singable, and so good that it’s nearly impossible not to whip out your air guitar and shred […]

Watch video
2 years ago Legends

Legends: Parliament-Funkadelic

Exactly what kind of band is Parliament-Funkadelic? Although the focus of our video above is their totemic single, “Flash Light,” the brains behind it — George Clinton, Bootsy and Catfish Collins, Bernie Worrell, Eddie Hazel, Junie Morrison, and Garry Shider, among many others — were always one group. To distill every nook and cranny of […]

Watch video
2 years ago Legends

The Beginnings of FM Synthesis

Editor’s Note: This post covers the origins of FM synthesis through a historic and technical lens. For more on the video above, please see the section labeled “Notes From Our FM Synthesis Video.” Black. Queer. Transgressive. In 1986, in some deep backwoods of Huntsville, Ontario, appearing right on the cabin doorstep of a young Beverly […]

Watch video
2 years ago Legends

Legends of Tone: Fuzz

From soaring David Gilmour guitar solos to saturated and raw Jack White rhythms, fuzz pedals have moved into the lexicon of nearly every modern player. An effect that by nature is hostile, unwieldy and a whole lot of fun, the modern fuzz pedal plays into our fascination with the unknown. Endless sustain, wonderful feedback and […]

Watch video
3 years ago Legends

Top 5 Eddie Van Halen Solos

If you had to name just a few guitar players who reinvented the electric guitar, nay, created a whole new school of guitar itself, then Eddie Van Halen would be an obvious choice. Instantly recognizable, his style and sound became forever synonymous with shred guitar as we know it today. Some even say that without […]

Watch video
3 years ago Legends

Legends of Tone: Radiohead Part 2

Radiohead, the behemoth rock band of legend, carried so much content for us to represent in our first Legends of Tone feature that we literally couldn’t boil it down into just one video successfully. Instead, we decided to go with an extra-special, unprecedented sequel: Legends of Tone Radiohead: PART TWO! Our first video focused on […]

Watch video
Page 1 of 3123»
 Latest Tweets 
  • Perfect for the studio and stage, the @Fender Tone Master Princeton Reverb will deliver authentic vintage Fender to… https://t.co/6CL9fVDkLg
  • Save on @ikmultimedia gear through April 30, including iRig interfaces and UNO synthesizers! Shop now at zZounds!… https://t.co/XShepcrbe9
 Social Networks 
 About zZounds 
Since 1996, zZounds has been making it easy for musicians to get the gear they need. With our easy monthly payment plans, you can get the music gear you need today -- and split the cost into monthly installments on your existing credit card. zZounds ships from multiple warehouses across the continental United States, so we can cover most of our customers within a day or two. Our customer service team is staffed with real musicians. They don't get paid on commission -- they get paid to help you! Looking for the best prices? Don't miss our Big Deals weekly specials, Used Gear on Clearance, and The Drop for monthly promos, sales, and special offers.
 Contact Us 
Have questions or comments on our blog? Email blog@zzounds.com

zZounds Gear Experts are available seven days a week to answer any of your questions on gear, shipping, returns, and more. Give us a call and get help from a fellow musician today!
800-ZZOUNDS (800-996-8637)
2023 © zZounds Music | Cookie Settings | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share | Notice at Collection | Copyright | Terms of Use
For great deals on gear, shop at zZounds