Take a look back on music history with us through our Legends Series videos and guides. | | |
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From storied careers full of milestones to game-changing tones and musical innovators, our Legends Series covers the music that matters. In this video series, we recreate the sounds of the past, celebrating their legacy and exploring how they continue to influence the music we love today. | | |
Grateful Dead | We recreate the title track from the 1978 record Shakedown Street -- when synthesizers and envelope filters topped Grateful Dead's gear list. From Bob Weir's tight chord voicings to Jerry Garcia's signature lead lines, hear how it all fits together in our Legends video! | | | | |
Iron Maiden | Throughout the band's nearly 50-year history, Iron Maiden has bewitched countless fans everywhere. Join us as we spotlight our five favorite Iron Maiden guitar harmonies, and check out the gear we used to nail the band's tone in this chapter of zZounds' Legends series! | | | | |
Parliament-Funkadelic | We give up the secrets behind Parliament's "Flash Light." Written by the holy trinity of funk -- George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, and Bootsy Collins -- this track delivers cavernous bass, sick synths, and positively contagious scratch guitar played by one Catfish Collins. | | | | |
Synth Sounds of the '80s - FM Synthesis | Glossy, wooden, crystalline, and metallic -- these descriptive terms are all badges of honor for FM synthesizers. In this episode, we go to the silicon-based source powering many of the hits from the '80s, and attempt to recreate their famous sounds with modern gear! | | | | |
Eddie Van Halen | While his riffs were great, Eddie Van Halen's complex and speedy soloing firmly placed his band head and shoulders above their peers. Join us as we try to recreate the late, great master's top five most epic guitar solos in this chapter of zZounds' Legends of Tone! | | | | |
Rush | Combining progressive rock opulence and raw hard rock power, Rush is a band that sounds like no other. In this Legends of Tone video, we cover our five favorite Alex Lifeson solos and fill you in on how to nail the tone yourself -- without dropping a huge chunk of change! | | | | |
Nirvana | Fusing the heaviness of hard rock and metal with a punk rock ethos, Nirvana changed the sound of rock 'n' roll in the early '90s, and their impact is felt today. We explore the unpolished, yet powerful guitar tones Kurt Cobain crafted in this edition of Legends of Tone. | | | | |
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