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The Year in Gear 2025
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The Year in Gear 2025

From old-school designs to cutting-edge innovations, our friends in the gear-building world delivered a bounty of acoustics, electrics, amps, and effects to power every musical dream.

NUX Steel Singer Review
Pedals

NUX Steel Singer Review

Dumble-ize your life for less!

Vox AC15 Hand-Wired Review
Amps

Vox AC15 Hand-Wired Review

With 12AX7 preamp tubes, an effects loop, and more, the newest hand-wired version of Dick Denny’s 1958 masterpiece takes a modern turn without sacrificing vintage sounds.

Fender Mark Speer Stratocaster Review
Guitars

Fender Mark Speer Stratocaster Review

The sweet sounds of Khruangbin live in a Stratocaster that leans a little in the PAF direction and offers a few extra surprises, to boot.

Way Huge Doom Hammer Review
Gear

Way Huge Doom Hammer Review

Jeorge Tripps concocts a Big Muff alternative that balances big bottom end and mean midrange buzz.

Blackstar guitar amplifier with a woven front and bold logo, featuring control knobs.
Gear

Blackstar Debut Bass 25 Review

A practice bass amp capable of professional tone colors.

OC Pedal Co. LA HABRA Hard Clipper Review
Pedals

OC Pedal Co. LA HABRA Hard Clipper Review

In spite of its simplicity, selectable clipping makes this distortion/drive more flexible than expected.

Guitar effects pedal with knobs, presets, and footswitches in a sleek silver design.
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Darkglass Anagram Review

A bass-focused multi-effects unit that stands out for its intuitive navigation, flexible programmability, and a wide range of killer tones.

Fortin Kali Review
Pedals

Fortin Kali Review

Two channels, three gain modes, and a wide range of modded Marshall tones.

PRS SE NF 53 Review
Electric Guitars

PRS SE NF 53 Review

An affordable, high-quality homage to T-style design traditions that offers many of its own unique voices.