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EarthQuaker Devices Casts Afterneath into the Third Age
Cast forth directly from the palms of powerful tone sorcerer Jamie Stillman comes the third age of Afterneath! The EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath was a darling of NAMM 2020 with a third pedal version being announced, along with a potent Eurorack module. Stillman recounts crafting the rack module and stumbling upon a rather interesting feature, “Drag.” […]
Chameleon Labs 7721 Stereo VCA Compressor Demo
In our demo video, we review the features of the Chameleon Labs 7721 VCA compressor, then put it through its paces on drum submixes and stereo mixes. Grab your headphones (or turn up your studio monitor speakers) and hear how the 7721 adds punch, loudness, and acoustic “glue” — resulting in tracks that sound tighter, […]
Gibson Exclusive Firebird I Demo
In the early 1960s, a well-known car designer by the name of Ray Dietrich retired to Kalamazoo, Michigan. He had done some styling work in the auto industry for manufacturers like Packard and Lincoln as well as designing some custom luxury vehicles. Soon after he had moved to Kalamazoo, Ted McCarty, then president of Gibson, […]
Top 5 Eddie Van Halen Solos
If you had to name just a few guitar players who reinvented the electric guitar, nay, created a whole new school of guitar itself, then Eddie Van Halen would be an obvious choice. Instantly recognizable, his style and sound became forever synonymous with shred guitar as we know it today. Some even say that without […]
Orange Bass Butler Demo
Serve up classic “bi-amped” bass tone, without a van full of gear! The Orange Bass Butler splits your signal in two — with one end handling clean, fat low end, and the other emulating a guitar amp, tackling mids and top-end, while adding just the right amount of gain. The result is a finely tuned, […]
Victory Amps Kraken, Duchess & Countess MKII Amps Demo
Victory designs amps with modern versatility that sound like vintage classics. We put three of their top varieties to the test here at zZounds. Listen to the video above to hear The Duchess, The Countess, and The Kraken in action for yourself! Plus, shop our guide on zZounds to see even more Victory Amps! All […]
NAMM 2020 Coverage
We’re live at NAMM 2020, scoping out the latest, greatest gear! Check out our show coverage, organized by category below, and be sure to follow us on Instagram for even more content!
NAMM 2020: Sightings
NAMM 2020 is here, and the zZounds team is covering all the latest gear news! Follow us here and on Instagram for the latest gear news, and check out our musician sightings below! Shop 2020 NAMM Gear on zZounds Gibson at The Grove – Slash, Rick Nielsen & More DJ Kristaval DJ TrizzyTrack Chesley Allen
NAMM 2020: Guitar & Bass
NAMM 2020 is here, and the zZounds team is covering all the latest gear news! Follow us here and on Instagram for the latest news on guitar and bass gear. Click any brand name title to find all their NAMM gear on zZounds! Shop 2020 NAMM Gear on zZounds Fender Epiphone Gibson Breedlove Jackson Godin […]
