Sometimes you gotta pair up two pieces of gear to get the most out of each. In this edition of zZounds’ Perfect Pairings, we’re partnering up a Kemper Profiler Guitar Amplifier Modeler with the ValveTrain PowerTrain Stage 50 to create a beastly amp stack overflowing with both versatility and muscular tube tone. Kemper Profiler Guitar […]
A lot of matches were made in the gear world this year through our Perfect Pairings series. Check out all our videos from 2018 below, along with a few of the coolest pairings we did last year! Got any dynamic duos of gear you use regularly? Let us know in the comments! Seymour Duncan […]
This year, we were thrilled to feature four more incredible acts in our Legends of Tone series. Each of these posts includes a look back at the artist’s musical legacy, as well as a video that showcases our attempt to recreate their most famous licks, riffs and solos. Check out all of 2018’s posts below, […]
Here at zZounds, we’ve done more than a few Legends of Tone features the past couple of years. This time, we’re putting the spotlight on perhaps one of the most prolific, bizarre, and brilliant minds of the 20th century: Frank Zappa. He released an astounding 62 albums during his lifetime, almost all self-produced. After his death, […]
Standing with one foot solidly in the past, and the other in the future, Gibson sprints out of the gate in 2019 with a killer selection of your favorite models. Prefer a more vintage style? Then pick up something like the classic Les Paul Standard. A timeless instrument, the Standard is everything you ever wanted […]
In this Perfect Pairings video, we’re partnering up a Seymour Duncan FOOZ Analog Fuzz Synthesizer pedal with the TC-Helicon Talkbox Synth to create a colorful assortment of funky sounds. Seymour Duncan FOOZ Push your creativity past your limits with the Seymour Duncan FOOZ Analog Fuzz Synthesizer. This versatile pedal mimics the signal flow of modular […]
In this Perfect Pairings video, we’re matching up a pair of Guild acoustic guitars, the D-55 and the F-512E 12-string, to create a robust (and very autumnal) sonic statement. The Guild D-55 acoustic takes the classic style of large dreadnought guitars, and spices it up in a way only Guild knows how. The guitar’s premium […]
In our next installment of Legends of Tone, we’re showcasing a band that certainly deserves this special title based upon their influence on hard rock. That band is none other than Heart, a genre-defying group that reshaped what the general landscape of rock was or could be. They are considered the very first female-fronted hard […]
In this exclusive video, Roland’s own James Petercsak offers a full rundown of the TD-17KVXS kit and its key features. The included Roland TD-17 sound module boasts a sound engine inherited from the flagship TD-50 module — unlocking pro-quality, expressive sounds that can faithfully reproduce the playability of an acoustic kit. The TD-17 also has […]