December 2014

Ask Amp Man: Expanding the Tone-Shaping Power of a 20-Watt Marshall Clone

December 7, 2014

Jeff Bober

Can you add separate bass and treble controls to a Marshall-style amp channel with a single tone pot?

Taylor 150e Review

November 17, 2014

Charles Saufley

This entry-level 12-string is multifaceted and finessed.

Acoustic Soundboard: You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Pt. 2

November 17, 2014

Larry Fishman

Before you can achieve your ideal amplified-acoustic sound, you need to have a very clear definition of what that ideal really is.

Quick Hit: EWS Little Fuzzy Drive

November 16, 2014

Shawn Hammond

A solidly built, dual-mode stomp that packs explosive dB levels and corpulent fuzz into a tiny box.

Trace Davis’ road to rock-star glory began with a Def Leppard bus driver—and quickly progressed to modding and building amps for the likes of Bill Kelliher, Billy Gibbons, Vivian Campbell, and Richard Fortus.

Tools for the Task: Guitar Humidifiers

November 14, 2014

Rich Osweiler

A peek at a few of the many options that will help you keep your cherished axes properly humidified.

Zemaitis Generation 2 MFA-101 NT Review

November 13, 2014

Ted Drozdowski

Rock’s original bling six-string at a more affordable price.

Tone Tips: A Working Guitarist’s Arsenal

November 12, 2014

Being a well-rounded sideman and session player requires more than just a couple of guitars.

Quick Hit: Maxon FV-10 Fuzz Elements Void

November 11, 2014

Charles Saufley

Enhanced Scrambler-type circuit dishes deliciously dangerous and glitchy fuzz.

Donna Grantis: Days (and Nights) of Wild

November 11, 2014

Jason Shadrick

Prince’s 6-string foil takes us inside the heavy new 3rdEyeGirl album, PLECTRUMELECTRUM.

JHS Colour Box Review

November 10, 2014

Joe Gore

A preamp stompbox inspired by a vintage Neve circuit.

Quick Hit: D’Addario NS Micro Universal Tuner

November 9, 2014

Rich Osweiler

Ultra-small headstock tuner can move like a yogi while performing spot-on tuning.

Bass Bench: Tracing the Origins of the Fretless Electric Bass

November 7, 2014

Heiko Hoepfinger

Quick! Who invented the fretless 4-string?

Electro-Harmonix B9 Organ Machine Review

November 6, 2014

Jason Shadrick

EHX stuffs an organ accompanist in a box with cool results.

2014 Gear of the Year

November 4, 2014

Premier Guitar Staff

Hordes of great guitars, basses, amps, stompboxes, and accessories came through our doors this year, but these specimens caught our eyes, ears, and wallets with their exceptional performance, tone, and value.