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.
Spaceman Mercury IV
The Mercury IV is one of those stompboxes that’s powerful and quiet enough to feel like high-quality studio outboard gear. The 35 dB of available boost makes it a muscular machine for generating extra oomph in front of an amp. But it’s the responsive control set and the many nuanced shades of boost, which come via potent EQ options, that make the Mercury IV powerful beyond extra decibels.
$299 street
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