This week's episode of Guitar Nerds is sponsored by STRINGS DIRECT and their brilliant new CUSTOM GAUGE BUILDER, plus get 10% OFF EVERYTHING on their website, use code NERDS10 at the checkout.Check them out HERESINGULAR SOUND and their AEROS LOOP STUDIO get $10 OFF ANYTHING on the their website by using code GUITARNERD at the checkout.Check them out HEREIZOTOPE and their brilliant SPIRE STUDIO - the ultimate portable multitrack recorder. Between now and the end of the year, get a free Standard iZotope plug-in with the purchase of Spire Studio.Check them out HEREThis week on The Guitar Nerds Podcast, Joe, Mark, Matt and Jay take a good look at the incredible Empress ZOIA - the pedal that can be anything from a stand alone synthesiser to your favourite new reverb pedal, to a sequencing looper pedal in one very compact chassis.The gang also take a closer look at the Spire Studio including sound samples from Joe's time with the unit. We review the JHS Cheese Balls and and Clover, and Matt gives a detailed rundown of the new Boss SY-1000 and Katana Headphones! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.