Gear Award 2019
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The products listed here received 90-percent or higher cumulative ratings for relevant categories (tones, playability or ease of use, build/design, and value) in reviews published during the 2019 editorial cycle, thus earning them Premier Guitar’s coveted Premier Gear Award.
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The Year in Gear 2019
November 21, 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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EBS MicroBass 3 Review
November 18, 2019
This versatile outboard preamp/DI combines the flavors of two classic amps for tone-sculpting nirvana.
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Chase Bliss Dark World Review
November 13, 2019
A smorgasbord of reverb tones, from familiar to freakazoid.
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Ernie Ball Music Man Short-Scale StingRay Review
November 11, 2019
A classic bass gets a short-scale makeover, but doesn’t come up short anywhere else.
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Comins GCS-16-2 Review
November 8, 2019
A relatively affordable archtop from a high-end artisan.
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Peavey Invective.MH Review
November 6, 2019
Misha Mansoor’s own mini head is as savage as you want it to be, with a less rowdy side that surprises.
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Bergantino Forté HP and HG410 Review
October 31, 2019
This killer amp and cab are a dynamic duo, but each holds its own, too.
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Mojotone BlackOut Review
October 17, 2019
A killer handwired tweed-style amp for under a grand.
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Crazy Tube Limelight Review
September 30, 2019
Flexible bias and gain controls extend the Maestro FZ-1 voice to awesomely utilitarian ends.
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Spaceman Gemini IV Review
September 28, 2019
Blendable germanium and silicon circuits open portals to almost infinite fuzz shadings.
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Anasounds Element Review
September 25, 2019
Spring-reverb junkies rejoice: This brilliant offering from France puts three amp-rivaling ambience options right on your pedalboard.
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Red Panda Particle 2 Review
September 17, 2019
Though capable of chaotic violence, this granular delay is also ingenious, inspiring, and endlessly fun.
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Aclam Dr. Robert Review
September 11, 2019
Turn off your mind, relax, and float the treble stream!
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MXR Carbon Copy Mini Review
September 10, 2019
MXR cuts the Carbon Copy down to size—and it’s every bit as excellent as the original.
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Tsakalis AudioWorks Six Review
September 4, 2019
A sextet of superior overdrive and distortion voices adds up to dirt-crafting versatility.
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Fender Jimmy Page Mirror Telecaster Review
September 3, 2019
Pagey’s Yardbirds- and Led Zeppelin-era axe is a fountain of endless inspiration.
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Boss EQ-200 Review
September 2, 2019
Behold the transformative power of 10 frequency bands and four presets!
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Mad Professor Double Moon Review
August 31, 2019
Eleven modulation modes in a small, simple, great-sounding package.
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EarthQuaker Devices Plumes Review
August 29, 2019
The company takes the TS beyond simple screaming.
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