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The Year in Gear 2020
Bass

The Year in Gear 2020

It may be the understatement of the century, but this year was weird. Even so, the killer gear kept coming. Here are the goods that stood out as extra-great amongst our annual haul of Premier Guitar reviews.

Tripping the Heavy Fantastic with a Hot Rod Deluxe
Love and Sockets

Tripping the Heavy Fantastic with a Hot Rod Deluxe

With Public Enemy, guitarist Khari Wynn uses a Marshall, but a humble Fender workhorse helps carry his own transcendent compositions.

13 Watts of Ringing, Raging Splendor
Gear

13 Watts of Ringing, Raging Splendor

This unique, low-wattage combo produces a potent mélange of Vox and Fender sounds—and sings with a loud and outsized voice. The PG Balthazar Cabaret 13 review.

Mojotone BlackOut British Review
Gear

Mojotone BlackOut British Review

This intriguingly flexible take on the 18-watt formula serves up vintage authenticity while upping the EQ power considerably.

DIY Vibrato Shorting Plug for Black-Panel/Silver-Panel Amps
DIY

DIY Vibrato Shorting Plug for Black-Panel/Silver-Panel Amps

If you own a vintage Fender amp with reverb and vibrato, you've probably had those moments where you think the vibrato has stopped working, only to realize that you forgot to plug in the footswitch. Luckily, there is an easy way to eliminate the need for a footswitch.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Preamp Tubes
Amp DIY

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Preamp Tubes

Dave Hunter kicks off a two-part primer on tubes with some general history on our glowing glass friends and an in-depth look at preamp tubes.