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Legends of Tone: The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
“You’ve NEVER heard Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band before?” I used to hear this sentence countless times growing up. But to be honest, I didn’t enjoy the music of the Beatles all that much then. The only problem was that I thought I knew their music – “She Loves You” right? I couldn’t have […]
Perfect Pairings: Hagstrom Viking Deluxe Baritone & Way Huge Russian Pickle
In this edition, we’re pairing up the Hagstrom Viking Deluxe Baritone and Way Huge Electronics Russian Pickle for some window-rattling, low-end fuzz. Whenever a sweet baritone rolls through the doors at zZounds HQ, it’s hard not to plug it into a nice dirt pedal and riff out for hours. So, when the Hagstrom Viking Deluxe […]
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 […]
Legends of Tone: Slayer (Kerry King/Jeff Hanneman)
When you think of metal, the most barbarous of metal, Southern California isn’t exactly the place that comes to mind….that is, until the emergence of Slayer. Legions of fans can’t help but bellow out the sinister-sounding name to show their devotion – SLAYER!!! Though polarizing, their sound was just as much brutal and original as […]
Perfect Pairings: Positive Grid BIAS Head Preamp and Distortion
Most of us guitar enthusiasts here at zZounds HQ are purists when it comes to amps and pedals. We have our go-to tube amps and distortion pedals and would be hard-pressed to want to replace them with anything. Then, we got a shipment of BIAS gear from Positive Grid. For this edition of Perfect Pairings, […]
Legends of Tone: Dick Dale
Dick Dale is the undisputed founder and King of Surf Guitar. While many know his name, they may not know much about his interesting past and contribution to the world of guitar in general. This includes several innovations of amplification and a personal playing style that changed how many thought to manipulate the instrument. Here […]
Perfect Pairings: Line 6 Helix LT & Variax Shuriken
In this edition, we’re pairing up the new Line 6 Helix LT and the Variax Shuriken modeling guitar for a perfectly calibrated modeling combination. Are you sick of lugging around that old, dusty full stack and overloaded pedalboard? Maybe your prolific songwriting catalog has grown so large and diverse that one rig simply can’t provide […]
Legends of Tone: Brian May
If you know much about Brian May, you know that he may just be the most interesting man in the world. Not only is he the legendary guitarist of the world-renowned rock band Queen, he’s also a doctor of astrophysics, and he owns a company that specializes in 3D stereoscopic imaging, a lifelong fascination of […]
’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 […]
