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Roland Releases TR-8S
The TR-8S Rhythm Performer remixes Roland’s iconic beat heritage to create their most performance-oriented drum machine yet. Roland has gone beyond recreating iconic drum machine models from their past — on the TR-8S, you can create your ideal drum machine of the future by inserting a SD memory card and importing stereo drum samples which […]
Eric Johnson on his Thinline Stratocaster
For over 40 years, Eric Johnson has dazzled audiences with his unique style of shredding. Throughout almost his entire career, he’s has used a Fender Stratocaster as his axe of choice. While he’s had his own signature Strat and pickups for some time now, Johnson and Fender have collaborated once again with stunning results. Introduced […]
NAMM 2018 Coverage
The zZounds crew is at the 2018 NAMM show in Anaheim, checking out all of the latest, greatest gear, and we’re documenting it all on our blog! Comb through our photo galleries, organized neatly by type of gear, to see it all — you’ll even find links in some captions to take you to zZounds […]
Taylor Guitars V-Class: Stillness Meets
Motion
Taylor Guitars is shaking things up for 2018 (and beyond) with a completely redesigned bracing pattern called V-Class. Developed by Master Designer Andy Powers, this unique V-shaped bracing achieves two characteristics in acoustic guitar design: rigidity for sustain and flexibility for volume. The V-Class bracing creates strength and stability through the middle of the top, […]
Top 5 zZounds Videos of 2017
With 2017 drawing to a close, we here at zZounds found ourselves feeling a bit nostalgic. After comparing our 2017 Spotify favorites playlists, we quickly fell into another classic trap — the YouTube video hole, going back through all our favorite zZounds videos of the year. Maybe it’s the eggnog talking, but we feel that […]
Legends of Tone: Radiohead
Radiohead: a genre-bending, convention-defying archetypal rock band. Just when you think they are done reinventing their sound, they release another album that proves everyone wrong. The band has traveled through many musical avenues over the years, from their earlier grunge and alt-rock beginnings, all the way through art rock, experimental music, electronica, and many others. […]
Justin Meldal-Johnsen: A zZounds Exclusive Interview
As a master tonesmith both on stage and in the studio, Justin Meldal-Johnsen has worked with a number of acclaimed artists, showcasing his refined sense of sound in a variety of ways. From the hard electronic sound of Nine Inch Nails and the mellow grooves of Beck, to producing pop-punkers Paramore, JMJ’s versatility and vision […]
Perfect Pairings: Moog Mother-32 and EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter
Certain situations call for certain combinations of gear. We here at zZounds know that, and we want to share some of our favorite pairings with you. In this edition, we’re pairing up the Moog Mother-32 and the EarthQuaker Devices Data Corrupter for some seriously spooky synth destruction. Moog Mother-32 The Moog Mother-32 has been a […]
Legends of Tone: Kurt Cobain
Nirvana: the release from the karmic rebirth cycle that binds humanity to suffering…er…excuse me…this is an article about the famous grunge rock band of the ’90s. Nirvana is a household name even today due to their meteoric rise to stardom and the accompanying flurry of MTV coverage and mass radio appeal they garnered. They have […]
