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The Year in Gear 2019

The 60+ guitars, amps, pedals, basses, and accessories that stood out from the crowd and earned our coveted Premier Gear Award this year.

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By Premier GuitarNov 21, 2019
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Carvin X1 Tube Preamp


Featuring clean and dirty channels driven by two 12AX7s, Carvin’s X1 Tube Preamp has a full EQ (bass, mid, treble, and presence) and the ability to use footswitches to switch channels, engage a lead-channel boost, or activate a 5-band graphic EQ. The X1 offers a truly impressive array of tones ranging from spongy, beautifully compressed cleans to crunchy grit or high-gain sounds perfect for singing leads or evil metal.

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$449 street, carvinaudio.com

Plus! December Premier Gear Award Winners!
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1. Peavey Invective.MH — $699 street, peavey.com
2. Chase Bliss Dark World — $349 street, chaseblissaudio.com
3. Comins CGS-16 — $2,399 street, cominsguitars.com
4. Ernie Ball Music Man Short-Scale StingRay — $1,999 street, music-man.com
5. EBS MicroBass 3 — $349 street, ebssweden.com

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