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zZounds Live: It’s the Bassist’s Turn to Harness the Boss Katana
The ideal amp for gigging, rehearsing, or bedroom jamming is a Katana! The Boss Katana series turned heads when it arrived for guitarists, and now the bassists are getting their turn. The Katana Bass series includes both a 2×10″, 160-watt option, and a 1×10″, 60-watt version. These are both practical, affordable options for the budding […]
Go Gaga for EQD’s Afterneath Reverb Effect Module!
Guitarists aren’t the only ones going gaga over EarthQuaker Devices’ Afterneath reverb effect! The EQD Afterneath Retrospective Eurorack module gives FX-curious keyboardists an eye-level version they can tweak, too. In our exclusive video, we put it inside a Cre8Audio NiftyBUNDLE Eurorack kit and pair it with Arturia’s MiniBrute 2, attempting to unlock its otherworldly sound.
zZounds Live: Your Own Personal Gnarly Rodent: The JHS PackRat Distortion
How many gnarly rodents can you stuff into a stompbox? The JHS PackRat features nine rodent-style distortion versions all available on a single knob. Think replication, not emulation. When JHS founder Josh Scott crafted the original prototypes of the PackRat, he examined 45 different versions of the famous rodent-style stompbox. Now with the JHS PackRat, […]
zZounds Live: J. Rockett Audio’s El Hombre Overdrive Takes Your Tone to Texas
J. Rockett Audio crafts incredibly useful effects that tend to stick around on pedalboards for the long haul. The J. Rockett El Hombre overdrive will be sticking to your board in no time with its classic “Texas-style” overdrive that captures all the nuances of your tone with incredible touch sensitivity. Alter your drive style with […]
zZounds Live: Do It Live with Yamaha’s YC Series Keyboard (and Brother Paul Brown)
Don’t simulate – recreate all the essential instruments necessary for the gigging keyboardist. Yamaha YC series stage keyboards feature a proprietary VCM engine that captures all the subtleties of acoustic and electronic pianos, organs, and more, right down to their circuitry. Find out what it all means as Yamaha’s Brother Paul Brown (current member of […]
zZounds Live: Your Delay Workstation Awaits in the Line 6 DL4 MkII
Line 6 made waves all the way back in 1999 when the DL4 delay and echo unit made its debut. Now, it’s time to party like it’s 1999 again with the DL4 MkII. An updated take on the original unit, the DL4 MkII is complete with 30 delay options (15 MKII patches + 15 legacy […]
zZounds Live: Go Wild With Dreadbox Nymphes
Dreadbox’s Nymphes is an ambitious 6-voice polyphonic desktop synthesizer. With 6 different playing modes and a lush digital reverb, the Nymphes grants myriad sonic possibilities that promise to strike joy in anyone’s heart. In our exclusive video demo, we discover just what’s possible on a Dreadbox Nymphes.
zZounds Live: Return of the King: Maestro Pedals are Back!
The recent return of Maestro rocked the pedal world with a modern line of potent effects. Effects like the Invader distortion, Fuzz-Tone, Comet chorus, Discoverer delay, and the Ranger overdrive fill out a family of vintage-inspired effects that not only look fantastic on a pedal board, but sound incredible as well. Not sure which effect […]
zZounds Live: Live the Dream: ASM Hydrasynth Desktop Demo
Based on an advanced wavetable synthesis engine, ASM’s Hydrasynth offers all the tone-generating capabilities possible through digital technology. Watch our demo as we explore the myriad sonic possibilities available to you on the desktop version of this multifaceted digital dream machine from Ashun Sound Machines.
