Watch: The Monkey Is Back, and It’s Badder!
Ever wish your overdrive could do more than one thing? The DOD Badder Monkey takes the cult-classic Bad Monkey overdrive circuit and expands it with two new voices, Behaved and Badder, plus a patent-pending Barrel control that lets you blend any two circuits for a huge range of tones. From light breakup to full-on rock […]
Your Future is Epiphone!
Demand more from your guitar — step up to Epiphone’s Futura Series! Loaded with tons of modern features that’ll have you playing your best night after night, the Futura Series combines classic body shapes with player-friendly upgrades. Color-shifting Chromashift finishes will dazzle audiences at any performance, while the guitars’ compound-radius fingerboards and stainless steel frets […]
Schecter Celebrates 50 Years of Shred Excellence In Style
To celebrate a half century of building some of the most revered, shred-ready guitars in the business, Schecter has introduced a bold 50th anniversary collection! Watch as Justin rips and tears his way through the Schecter C-1 (below) and Schecter Avenger FR-S 50th Anniversary (above) in our video demos: Apr 10, 2026Myles
New Quantum LT Interfaces from Fender
Create music fluidly with new Quantum LT interfaces from Fender. These affordable-yet-powerful audio interfaces give you plenty of inputs and outputs for the price, with Fender-designed instrument inputs and PreSonus’ MAX-HD mic preamps. They also include six months of the Fender Studio Pro DAW, which is packed with time-saving and creativity-inspiring features. Watch as Johnny […]
Perfect Pairings: Darkglass Electronics Alpha-Omega + DigiTech MonoNeon Whammy
The crushing lows of bass and the ripping sustain of distortion go together like peanut butter and jelly. But what happens when you throw a whammy pedal into the proverbial gears of that tone stack? A perfect pairing, that’s what! In this episode of Perfect Pairings, the Darkglass Electronics Alpha-Omega and the DigiTech MonoNeon Whammy […]
What Does the “Music Ducking” Button on My PA Speaker Do?
If you’ve got a portable PA speaker or all-in-one PA system with a mic input and a music playback channel, you may have a button or switch on the back labeled something like Ducking, Music Ducking, Mic Priority, Voice Priority, Talkover, or Voiceover. So, what does that button do? The automatic music ducking/mic priority feature […]
Create Any Effect You Want With the Empress ZOIA
Have you ever wanted to build your own effect from the ground-up? Or maybe you feel like there can never be enough knobs to tweak, buttons to press, settings to adjust. Enter the Empress ZOIA modular synthesizer pedal — nay a workstation — allowing full customization, creation, and synthesis all in one compact stompbox form-factor. […]
Extending Your Extended-Range Guitar
Do you want an 8-string guitar but currently only have a 7-string? While zZounds’ Play as You Pay installment plans are helpful, buying a new axe isn’t always a feasible option. In this guide, I’ll go over a method to extend your 7-string even lower into the 8-string range and the tools you’ll need to […]
A Neve in Your Bedroom? Re-Amping Drum Tracks with JHS Channel Strips
When we think of a vintage console, the word “color” comes to mind. The way each channel strip on a console processes the audio being pushed through it is affected by what’s available on that specific console, including the EQ, the transformers, etc. These days, you don’t need a physical unit to get that warm, […]
