Step inside Premier Guitar’s magical, miraculous time machine and revisit the gear that stood head and shoulders above the rest as Premier Gear Award winners in 2018.
Dr. Z Z-PLUS
Built like an armored car, this 1x12 class A combo transcends its American-design roots to include driving, classic British sounds. And thanks to its tone-shaping options, switchable 7- or 15-watt power levels, single-ended output stage, and dreamy reverb, Ted Drozdowski found this dual 6V6 amp versatile enough to handle any stage or studio gig, short of screaming, high-gain metal. Interested in owning just one do-it-all amp? This could be it.
$1,995 street ($2,195 with Celestion Alnico Blue G1)
drzamps.com
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