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The Year in Gear 2018

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.

Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff

As the famed black sheep of the Big Muff family, the Op-Amp has fewer classically Muffy attributes—mostly the pillowy bottom end that gives Muffs their “smooth” reputation. The new Op-Amp Muff, with its tone bypass switch can still sound bassy and smooth, but it favors a savage, grinding, more mid-forward distortion spectrum that cuts with a vengeance. It’s a screaming deal too.

$80 street
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Lutefish, the real-time music collaboration device and platform, is excited to announce a suite of new features designed to simplify setup, streamline collaboration, and offer more flexible subscription options for Lutefish Stream users. These latest updates, Audio Presets, Automatic Session Recall, Improved Scheduling with Contact Visibility, and a new Yearly Subscription Plan, are all about making it easier than ever for musicians to jam together, no matter where they’re based.

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Empress Effects is proud to announce the release of the Bass ParaEq, a bass-specific parametric EQ pedal.

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Kiesel Guitars has introduced their newest solid body electric guitar: the Kyber.

With its modern performance specs and competitive pricing, the Kyber is Kiesel's most forward-thinking design yet, engineered for comfort, quick playing, and precision with every note.

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PG contributor Tom Butwin reveals his favorite songwriting secret weapon: the partial capo. Watch how the Shubb C7 and C8 can simulate alternate tunings without retuning your guitar—and spark fresh creative ideas instantly.

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