Big Little Victories
Victory amplifiers are some of my favorites as of late. Most amps can’t beat their versatility, raw tone, and ease of use. When the UK brand began releasing compact pedal versions of their amps I knew I had to try them, and they did not disappoint. If you’re curious about the differences (and similarities) of […]
Live Demo: iZotope Spire Studio 2nd Generation
Matt Hines from iZotope joins us for a live stream to showcase the Spire Studio 2nd Generation. Learn all about how this mobile recorder gets you into your creative zone and recording faster and easier than anything else! May 20, 2021Mason
Walrus Audio Mako Series Demo
Walrus Audio creates some of the most intuitive, studio-quality effects in the pedal world. With their Mako Series of effects you can have a seriously potent delay, reverb, and amplifier/cabinet simulator all on one pedalboard! The Mako D1 offers five studio-grade delay programs and a ton of tweaking abilities for dialing in your ideal delay. […]
Lakland Bass History with President John Pirruccello
You can’t always get a feel for a place through a Zoom call, but when that place is Lakland headquarters, you pick up quite a bit. The low rumble of the Brown Line trains running overhead every few minutes and the metallic tapping of frets clued me in that the Lakland folks were hard at […]
Sequential Pro 3 SE: Not Just Another Mono Synth
Why would anyone build another mono synth? Thirty years ago, Dave Smith posed that question and answered it with the iconic Pro One synthesizer. And now, in our exclusive video above, we unload the answer to this question once again in its most modern reincarnation: the Pro 3 SE. Packing as much power and flexibility […]
How to Connect SoundSwitch With Virtual DJ
It’s very exciting to see that SoundSwitch lighting control software supports a variety of DJ software. In this post, I’ll show you how to connect SoundSwitch with the world’s most popular DJ software, Virtual DJ. If you haven’t looked at my previous post about what SoundSwitch is and what it does, check that out first. […]
Chris Shiflett on Podcasting, Foo Fighters, and Playing Live Again
Did you miss our Facebook Live chat with Chris Shiflett? Catch up with what the Foo Fighters guitarist and Walking the Floor host had to say about the podcast grind, his current studio gear, and what Pat Smear got him for his 50th birthday. May 6, 2021Mason
Martin DJr-10E Review
One of Martin’s newest offerings is the compact and comfortable DJr-10E. Don’t be fooled by its size — this guitar sounds a lot like its bigger counterparts in the Martin dreadnought range. The DJr-10E is given the Streetmaster treatment with a broken-in feel, which inspires you to play a little differently from how you’d play […]
Behind The Scenes: The Grateful Dead’s “Shakedown Street”
zZounds’ resident shredologist Justin hopped on video chat to run us through the gear he used for our latest Legends Series video on the Grateful Dead’s “Shakedown Street!” Take a listen to the video above for a deeper dive into how we recreated the unique tones of Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia, and Phil Lesh for […]
