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Electro-Harmonix 1440 Stereo Looper: The Premier Guitar Review
January 25, 2021
The middle kid in EHX’s expansive family of loopers inhabits a sweet spot between deep functionality and accessible, intuitive operation.
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Plexi Punch Meets Rangemaster Burn: The Premier Guitar Carl Martin PlexiRanger Review
January 19, 2021
An already great Marshall-in-a-box is made more potent with the addition of a killer treble booster.
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Vintage Octave Fuzz ... Without the Fear
January 14, 2021
Thanks to a flexible EQ, this old-school-minded beauty is fantastic at nastying-up leads—but also works great with chords. The PG Dusky Augustus review.
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Walrus Audio Julianna: The Premier Guitar Review
January 13, 2021
Digital-control-enabled features makes Walrus’s already immersive modulation machine a scalpel for carving precise waveforms.
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Carr Super Bee: The Premier Guitar Review
January 11, 2021
Crave big black-panel Fender feel in an amp that doesn’t bust eardrums? This little brute delivers the substance and the sting.
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MXR Tremolo: The Premier Guitar Review
December 24, 2020
Immersive sounds and a nice price make this fine modulator a multi-trem for the masses.
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Gibson Lukas Nelson ’56 Les Paul Junior: The Premier Guitar Review
December 21, 2020
Design economy doesn’t stand in the way of delicious, wide-ranging tones on this straight-ahead rock machine.
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The Year in Gear 2020
December 17, 2020
It may be the understatement of the century, but this year was weird. Even so, the killer gear kept coming. Here are the goods that stood out as extra-great amongst our annual haul of Premier Guitar reviews.
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Warm Audio Jet Phaser: The Premier Guitar Review
December 10, 2020
The masters of affordable analog mimicry resurrect one of Roland’s most far-out ’70s effects.
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13 Watts of Ringing, Raging Splendor
December 2, 2020
This unique, low-wattage combo produces a potent mélange of Vox and Fender sounds—and sings with a loud and outsized voice. The PG Balthazar Cabaret 13 review.
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PRS SE Hollowbody II Piezo: The PG Review
November 26, 2020
With a blendable piezo pickup, Annapolis’ affordable electric hollowbody becomes extra versatile.
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Guild X-175 Manhattan Special: The Premier Guitar Review
October 22, 2020
An extroverted hollowbody that deftly spans styles—and the ages.
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Danelectro 3699: The Premier Guitar Review
October 19, 2020
One of the furriest, foxiest fuzz machines ever is reborn in a compact and more capable incarnation.
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Origin Effects RevivalTREM: The Premier Guitar Review
October 16, 2020
A positively luxurious stomp nails the liquid textures of brown-panel Deluxe bias tremolo.
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Electro-Harmonix Oceans 12: The Premier Guitar Review
October 15, 2020
A compact and powerful multi-verb offers abundant options and probes abyssal reverb realms.
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An ’80s Cult-Classic Reborn
October 12, 2020
Warm, articulate, natural overdrive and distortion tones offer an alternative to the same old OD blues. The PG Cascade Hosstortion review.
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An Auto-Wah That Aims for More
October 8, 2020
This soulful filtering machine dishes warm fundamental tones, smooth envelope effects, and rich, throbbing modulation textures. The PG Flower Pedals Hosta review.
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Fender MTG Tube Tremolo: The Premier Guitar Review
October 6, 2020
A toneful trembler packed with vintage tics and new tricks.
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Keeley Eccos Delay/Looper: The Premier Guitar Review
October 4, 2020
This Jimi-in-a-Box mixes analog delay colors, flange effects, and 60 seconds of stereo looping.
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A Nouveau Nod to the Other ’Caster
October 2, 2020
Breaking with style dogma delivers new sonic, ergonomic, and aesthetic joys. The PG Fano Omnis GF6 review.
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