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Rig Rundown: The Bouncing Souls

May 15, 2019

The seminal East Coast punks prove that beat-up guitars and undeniable hooks can keep a band touring the world for over three decades.

Jazz Guitarist Joe Morris: Enhance the Risk

March 26, 2019

Nick Millevoi

How an innovative player and instructor carved his own trail through the world of improvisation by inventing a unique vocabulary, making 135 albums, and creating a legacy of influence.

First Look: Marshall SV20C Studio Vintage

March 18, 2019

John Bohlinger

PG's lovable picker John Bohlinger uses the Page formula (Les Paul and Tele) to test out the new 1x10 combo based on a heralded stadium-filling 1959 Super Lead.

Rig Rundown: Nick Raskulinecz

March 13, 2019

Ted Drozdowski

Try to keep your skull glued on while geeking out on the gear the Grammy-winning producer uses to make epic albums with Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains, Deftones, Korn, Rush, Mastodon, and others.

Rig Rundown: Tom Morello

February 13, 2019

Chris Kies

Rock’s biggest “DJ” proves that, though his gear hasn't changed since the early ’90s, he still can rip out fresh ideas with ease and flair.

Is Erik Rutan Death Metal’s Renaissance Man?

February 7, 2019

Joe Charupakorn

With ultra-high action, a scalding tone, a jackhammer rhythm hand, classical melody and dynamics, and mad production skills, the guitarist scales his personal “Mount Everest.”

NAMM '19 - Marshall Studio Classic (JCM800 2203) and Studio Vintage (JMP 1959SLP) Demos

January 25, 2019

Shawn Hammond

Two vaunted amp heads—the Super Lead and the JCM800—get distilled into impressive-sounding 20-watt incarnations with a smaller footprint, power scaling, and DI outputs.

GALLERY: NAMM 2019 Day 1

January 24, 2019

Premier Guitar Staff

Check out some of the day's highlights including new gear from Taylor, Dunlop, Fender, Marshall, Orange, Fuzzrocious, and more.

NAMM 2019 Editors' Picks Day 1

January 24, 2019

Perry Bean, Jason Shadrick, Shawn Hammond, and Bob Bruno

Watch Bobb Bruno of Best Coast join the PG crew to discuss highlights from the day, including new stuff from Taylor, Dunlop, Ibanez, Fender, and more.

Top 10 First Looks of 2018

December 31, 2018

John Bohlinger and Brandon Highfill

You voted with your clicks! Here are PG's most-watched gear-demo videos of the year.

Rig Rundown: Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown

December 5, 2018

John Bohlinger

Blues-rock firebrands Tyler Bryant and Graham Whitford rely on loud amps and vintage guitars to get their message to the people.

Slash: Living the Dream

November 27, 2018

Tzvi Gluckin

The top-hatted one discusses his third album with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, all the Les Pauls, and the possibility of a new Guns N’ Roses album.

The Year in Gear 2018

November 20, 2018

Premier Guitar Staff

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.

Rig Rundown: Monster Magnet

November 14, 2018

Chris Kies

The "space lords" take time for a pit stop with us to cover the everyman Gibsons, scorching Marshalls, and nasty fuzzes that ignite their psychedelic orbit.

Rig Rundown: Nine Inch Nails

November 7, 2018

Tessa Jeffers

Robin Finck and Alessandro Cortini create the perfect drug for NIN fans with a bevy of heavy-hitting custom guitars and basses and a high-tech hybrid setup that marries digital with analog.

First Look: Marshall Origin 50C

October 11, 2018

John Bohlinger

Guitarist John Bohlinger uses a '60s Strat, '50s goldtop, and a dual-humbucker Kiesel to hear the various tonal flavors residing in the British rock box.

Marshall Origin 50C Review

October 11, 2018

Joe Gore

A big-toned bargain that’s perfect for pedalboard tone sculptors.

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger: The "Woo" Factor

September 27, 2018

Adam Perlmutter

With cranked amps, big riffs, and a fleet of new and vintage Gibsons, the hard-rocking duo shoots for thrills on their new Nick Raskulinecz-produced album, Vicious.