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BOSS Announces New 200 Series Pedals
Boss has just announced an entirely new series of pedals: the 200 Series! Fitting in perfectly between their standard series of stompboxes and the top-shelf 500 Series, these pedals suit players looking for expanded options of their favorite effects and tones, all in one pedal. The 200 Series is available in four flavors: the OD-200 […]
Perfect Pairings: Moog Grandmother and Eventide Rose
Sometimes pairing up a few pieces of gear can help squeeze the most versatility out of each. In this edition of zZounds’ Perfect Pairings, we’re partnering up the Moog Grandmother analog synthesizer with the Eventide Rose modulated delay pedal to create fat, lush soundscapes that are guaranteed to surround you with pulsating rhythms. Moog Grandmother […]
Moog Matriarch Announced at Moogfest 2019
As has become an annual tradition at Moogfest, the top name in analog synths is welcoming a new member to the family. Meet the Matriarch. This semi-modular synth is loaded with creation potential, featuring 4 notes of paraphony that a user can mix, mangle and arrange across a 256-step sequencer. More of a monophile? The […]
Walrus Audio SLÖ Demo
Awaken from your dream of rolling lush hills of ambient reverb and softly churning waves of modulation to find the Walrus Audio SLÖ multi-texture reverb pedal nestled softly on your pedalboard. At first, there looks like a lot to unpack about the SLÖ, but once you stomp on this box of ambient textures, you’ll soon […]
Taylor 517e Builder’s Edition Demo
The new era in Taylor tone is upon us with the release of the Grand Pacific body shape! Featuring a wider waist, rounded shoulders, and game-changing V-class bracing, the Grand Pacific’s voice projects powerful low-end clarity with a rounded top-end. These highly musical characteristics make the guitars a perfect choice for any player, from singer-songwriters […]
Fender Custom Shop Crafts Game of Thrones Axes
There are countless guitar-based covers of the Game of Thrones theme on YouTube, but only one that’s played by show runner D.B. Weiss and theme composer Ramin Djawadi…and guitarists Tom Morello, Nuno Bettencourt and Scott Ian, plus Fender Principal Master Builder Ron Thorn. While that’s enough star power to melt The Wall, the show is […]
Orange TremLord 30 Demo
At first glance, Orange’s latest amp appears to be just like a typical 30-watt Orange combo – but that couldn’t be more wrong. What sets the TremLord 30 apart from the usual Orange flavor is the addition of an actual 12AT7 tube-driven, two-spring reverb tank. Couple that with the independently foot switchable, 12AX7 driven dual […]
Legends of Tone: AC/DC
Where to start? If I somehow ended up in another universe and needed to explain what rock music was, I’d just put on an AC/DC record and be done with it. They are an absolute powerhouse of a group and are undeniably one of the most successful rock bands in history. For any doubters out […]
Walrus Audio Monument V2 Demo
Walrus Audio has re-formatted their Monument Harmonic Tap Tremolo into a smaller chassis, but fear not: it retains all the same huge tone as the original. We called up some definitive tremolo tones to demonstrate what the new-and-improved Monument can do. Check out how versatile this pedal can get! Between standard and harmonic modes, five […]
