10. Warm Audio Centavo & Warmdrive
John BohlingerThe vintage-style gear specialists dive into the legacy of two classic drive pedals.
9. Supro Amulet
John BohlingerPower attenuation plus all-tube tremolo and reverb make this a killer club amp at a nice price.
8. MXR Poly Blue Octave
John BohlingerPitch shifting, deep modulation, and monster fuzz make this single box a multi-headed tone mutator.
7. Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Hollowbody
John BohlingerTrestle-block bracing and new, refined FT-5E Filter'Tron pickups make a classic shape punchy, powerful, and more feedback resistant.
6. Magnatone Starlite
John BohlingerMaggie’s 5-watt mighty mite bursts with black-panel and tweed-Champ style sounds.
5. MXR Duke of Tone
John BohlingerAn impressive taste of what lurks in the King’s chambers for players on a budget.
4. Fender Kingfish Telecaster Deluxe
Premier GuitarThe Mississippi blues maestro’s signature instrument is a potent and dazzling evolution of an underrated Tele’.
2. PRS SE Silver Sky John Mayer
John BohlingerAn affordable version of John Mayer’s signature solidbody sacrifices little in the way of tone and quality, and sells for well under a grand.
1. Yamaha Revstar Standard RSS02T
John BohlingerA chambered body makes Yamaha's latest café racer-inspired electric a truly lightweight machine.