Charles Saufley

Charles Saufley is a writer and musician from Northern California. He has served as gear editor at Premier Guitar since 2010 and held the same position at Acoustic Guitar Magazine from 2006 to 2009. Charles also records and performs with Meg Baird, Espers, and Heron Oblivion for Drag City and Sub Pop.

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Charles Saufley

Fender Player II Modified Stratocaster Review

Fast, familiar, luxurious feel meets flexible noiseless pickup switching in a Stratocaster well equipped to hold off challengers in the mid-price/$1K class.

Tsakalis Audio Works Phonkify X Review

Supro Airwave Review

Martin D Jr E StreetLegend Review

Bigger than a Little Martin and much smaller than a real-deal D, the full-scale D Jr E, with its solid wood body construction, offers an enticing middle path.

Moth Electric C. Regalis Review

Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee.

Godin Connaisseur MJ Review

Keeley Manis Review

Tweaking the classic Klon formula with germanium transistor and bass boost options yields an overdrive with exceptional range.

Taylor Gold Label 814e Koa Review

Taylor aims for vintage essence in the luxurious 814e Koa and creates something more unique and distinctive in the process.

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Charles Saufley

Fast, familiar, luxurious feel meets flexible noiseless pickup switching in a Stratocaster well equipped to hold off challengers in the mid-price/$1K class.

Bigger than a Little Martin and much smaller than a real-deal D, the full-scale D Jr E, with its solid wood body construction, offers an enticing middle path.

Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee.

Tweaking the classic Klon formula with germanium transistor and bass boost options yields an overdrive with exceptional range.

Taylor aims for vintage essence in the luxurious 814e Koa and creates something more unique and distinctive in the process.