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Best DJ Headphones: 2025 Guide
Jump To: What to look for | Price-Based Selections | Waveriding DJ Headphones Buying Guide What makes a great pair of DJ headphones? We interviewed DJs Zebo, Mr. Automatic and Daniel Moose to find out. What makes a great pair of DJ headphones? Headphone manufacturers and casual listeners may tout […]
Best Studio Headphones: 2025 Guide
Jump To: Lingo | FAQ | Price-Based Selections | Breaking In Headphones Studio Monitor Headphones Buying Guide How you hear yourself when you’re making music In a perfect world, you wouldn’t need to wear headphones in the studio. You’d be in the control room in front of a pair […]
Five of My Favorite Songs Featuring Chris Shiflett’s Guitar Work
Do you remember the first album you ever got? For me, I think it was Queen’s Greatest Hits (the purple one). Now, for most of us growing up, the first album we ever received came in the form of either a gift or a hand-me-down from our parents, siblings, or friends. So do you remember the […]
Perfect Pairings: Fender American Standard P-Bass and Catalinbread SFT
This month, we’re plugging in the Fender American Standard P-Bass and the Catalinbread SFT Vintage Growl bass pedal for fat, SVT-style bass tone. The Fender American Standard Precision Bass honestly might be the first instrument that comes to mind when any of us are asked to think of a bass. Since its introduction in 1951, […]
Orange Micro Dark Demo
We stacked an Orange Micro Dark on top of a Rockerverb MKIII head on top of a PPC412 cab. It looked cute. Then, Justin plugged in a 2015 PRS McCarty into it and started riffing. It blew us away. 20 watts shouldn’t sound this loud. People outside the room couldn’t believe the sound was coming from […]
Martin Jam + a Pair of D-28 Demos
We’ve been lucky to have several Martin guitars in the zZounds office lately, and needless to say, they’ve been fun to have around. In the video above, zZounds Lead Guitarist Justin picked up a Martin OO-15M and jammed with Social Media Coordinator Robbie on a Custom D-28 Buyer’s Choice. Then Justin went solo with the two D-28s, exploring the sonic […]
New Gear Report: Moog Mother-32
Moog’s latest synth, the fully-analog, semi-modular Mother-32, is here! Ideal for synth neophytes, the Mother-32 requires no patching, but has that functionality if desired. Its 32-step sequencer can be instantly shifted in octaves or steps, and there are a slew of tonal and rhythmic adjustments to make via the low- and high-pass ladder filters, attack, decay, pulse […]
Perfect Pairings: Reverend Descent & Orange Rockerverb 100 MKIII
September’s Perfect Pairing: Reverend Descent H90 Baritone & Orange Rockerverb 100 MkIII Head This month, we’re plugging the Reverend Descent H90 baritone guitar into the Orange Rockerverb MkIII for 100 watts of earth-shaking low end. The Reverend Descent H90 Baritone features a 26 3/4″ scale neck, which means it’s long enough to accommodate baritone tuning, […]
Fender Acoustic Pro and Acoustic SFX Amplifiers
Looking for the right acoustic guitar amp can sometimes be a daunting task. With so many controls and complex configurations, sometimes all you want to do is just plug in and get to playing. Thanks to the new Fender Acoustic Pro and Acoustic SFX amps, the simple controls and powerful tone you’ve been wanting has […]
