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Posts tagged "Box of Rock"

Zvex Box of Rock

Designed to nail the sound of a dimed Marshall JTM45, the Zvex Box of Rock was one of the early Plexi-style pedals (it was released in the mid aughts), and is still one of the best-selling ones.... Click on the title for more

Zvex Box of Rock

Jessie Clavin of Bleached: favorite stompboxes

Our first thought when we heard "Wednesday Night Melody" - the new single by Los Angeles power pop trio Bleached - was: "This song should be on Rock Band!" - which, if you think about it for a minute or two - is a heck of a compliment. The ladies' new record "Welcome the Worms" showcases an evolution from their early vintage sounding garage-psych-pop, to a more muscular and modern "Alt" sound that, while more produced and punchy, retains the fun of those classic radio friendly punk songs a la' Joan Jett. The distorted guitar is pretty dominant in the band's sound, so were curious to find out what's on the board of the band's guitarist Jessie Clavin - and here's the answer!... Click on the title for more

Jessie Clavin of Bleached: favorite stompboxes

J Mascis’ tone? ZVEX Vexter Double Rock

These days, the name of Boston's guitarist and multi-instrumentalist J Mascis resonates with many musicians based in the NYC borough we also call home (Brooklyn). Since the turn of the decade, our sister site The Deli, a blog exclusively focused on emerging NYC bands, has covered the blossoming of a '90s rock revival scene that in many cases references the legendary guitar sound (and broken melodies) of Mascis' seminal band Dinosaur Jr. His distorted guitar tone and style in records like 'You're Living All Over Me' and 'Green Mind' (which preceded and influenced grunge), sounded absolutely mind-blowing.... Click on the title for more

J Mascis’ tone? ZVEX Vexter Double Rock