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Fender American Ultra Jazzmaster: The Premier Guitar Review
March 9, 2020
The Jazzmaster finally gets an upscale modern facelift—with enhanced playability and expressive potential as the payoff.
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Danelectro The Breakdown: The Premier Guitar Review
March 8, 2020
Tone freaks, take note: It’s badass—but not just for the usual “bang-for-buck” reasons.
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G&L Fallout: The Premier Guitar Review
March 6, 2020
Racing stripes match a wicked-fast neck, while short-scale goodness and an MFD humbucker gas the machine.
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Electro-Harmonix 5MM: The Premier Guitar Review
March 4, 2020
It’s only 2.5 watts, but this pedal-sized amp could save the day.
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AC30 Tones for the 21st Century
March 3, 2020
A lighter, more flexible take on a British-voiced ’60s stalwart: The PG Victory VC35 "The Copper" review.
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Ernie Ball VPJR Tuner: The Premier Guitar Review
February 28, 2020
When it comes to obvious pedal combinations, could tuning and volume control be the new peanut butter and jelly?
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Strymon Iridium: The Premier Guitar Review
February 26, 2020
Intrigued but also daunted by sophisticated amp modelers? Strymon's latest brilliantly bridges the gap with a simple stompbox-style interface boasting a handful of stellar amp emulations.
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This Minimalist Multi-Effector Is Made for Metal
February 23, 2020
Revocation's Dave Davidson commissioned a signature stomp that unites boost, reverb, and delay. The PG Dunable Eidolon review.
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Source Audio Collider: The Premier Guitar Review
February 21, 2020
The greatest hits from a powerhouse digital reverb and an equally potent digital delay are distilled into a single, super-convenient space-and-time manipulator.
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This Bass Head Redefines What It Means to "Get in the Pocket"
February 20, 2020
This innovative head-and-cab pairing musters impressive thunder for its size. The PG Quilter Bass Block 802 and BassDock 12 review.
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Dean Thoroughbred Select Quilt Top TCS: The Premier Guitar Review
February 18, 2020
Flashy and fabulously playable, this single-cut boasts a surprising number of tonal personalities.
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EBS OctaBass Blue Label: The Premier Guitar Review
February 16, 2020
The Swedish bass pros slim down their octaver while imbuing it with gut-shaking low end and analog warmth.
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This Stompbox Wants to Be Your Bass Player
February 14, 2020
It offers low-octave action on your three bottom strings, leaving the top three alone—but does it sound like a bass? The PG OPFXS Dig Deep Quick Hit review.
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An 18V Mistress for the Rest of Us
February 13, 2020
Looking for a Gilmour-esque flanger? Here's a compact and buttery-sounding take on the Pink Floyd legend's Animals-era modulation machine. The PG Retro-Sonic Flanger review.
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Five Upscale Ambient Reverb Voices, One Very Entry-Level Price
February 11, 2020
This Spin FV-1-driven stomp from Italy delivers expansive sounds for just over a Benjamin. The PG Foxgear Rainbow review.
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Amp in a Box? This Thing Feels More Like a Baby Recording Console
February 9, 2020
Expansive EQ- and drive-shaping capabilities meet studio-level precision. The PG Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE Compact review.
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Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb: The Premier Guitar Review
February 7, 2020
A DSP-driven blackface Deluxe that dares players to differentiate between tube and digital.
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PRS SE Hollowbody Standard: The Premier Guitar Review
February 6, 2020
The modern classic excels in its more accessibly priced guise.
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Looking for Skindred Guitar Tones in a Box? This Pedal Might Be for You
February 5, 2020
Reggae-metal guitarist Mikey Demus and ThorpyFx's Adrian Thorpe help create a dirt pedal dripping with tonal possibilities. The PG Redbeard Effects Red Mist MkIV review.
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Electro-Harmonix Ram’s Head Big Muff: The Premier Guitar Review
February 3, 2020
Matthews and company chase the sound of the most coveted vintage Big Muff and come dang close to hitting the mark—and for less than 100 bucks.
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