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Premier Guitar's rating system includes brief summations of a product’s pros and cons, as well as pick ratings (0–5) in four categories—Tones, Design/Build, Value, and Playability (for instruments) or Ease of Use (amps, effects, and other devices) or Versatility (pickups and speakers). Items with a total of 18 or more picks (out of 20) win our coveted Premier Gear Award.
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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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Carbon + Wood Looks and Sounds Good
November 1, 2020
A spruce-and-carbon-fusion top yields a tough, sweetly ringing dread with a more traditional look. The Premier Guitar RainSong V-DR1100N2 review.
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Mango Smoothie
September 11, 2020
A surprising alternative Indonesian tonewood gives this fingerstyle-friendly baby jumbo a clear, powerful low-mid voice. The PG Faith Blue Moon Neptune review.
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Shaping Tomorrow’s Guitars Today
September 3, 2020
No, this futuristic 6-string is definitely not your dad’s cool old dread. The PG Lava Me Pro review.
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A 12-String That Steps Out of the Crowd
August 23, 2020
A bold, comfortable design meets state-of-the-art bracing to create a jangle box for the ages. The PG Taylor Builder's Edition 652ce review.
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Fender Acoustasonic Stratocaster: The Premier Guitar Review
June 19, 2020
Convincing acoustic images, sweet single-coil tones, and slinky playability make up an impressively utilitarian hybrid instrument.
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Martin SC-13E: The Premier Guitar Review
June 5, 2020
A unique and responsive acoustic with an electric soul.
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Orange Crush Acoustic 30: The Premier Guitar Review
April 5, 2020
The British amp manufacturer’s first acoustic combo is smart and small, with plenty of juice.
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Breedlove Wildwood Concert Cutaway CE: The Premier Guitar Review
March 12, 2020
Sleek, stylish, affordable, and balanced, this compact, all-solid mahogany flattop excels in amplified performance situations.
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Yamaha Red Label FSX3 Review
December 12, 2019
The Yamahas you loved are back, and just might be more playable and sweet sounding than ever.
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Godin Metropolis LTD Review
November 22, 2019
High quality, classy design, and adaptable L.R. Baggs Anthem electronics yield an intriguing mid-priced dreadnought.
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Furch Yellow Master’s Choice Gc-CR Review
October 21, 2019
A Czech builder with a tradition of resourcefulness and individual designs crafts a luxurious and balanced grand auditorium that handles strumming and fingerstyle with equal aplomb.
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Washburn Bella Tono Allure SC56S Review
September 26, 2019
A balanced, super-comfortable flattop that brings the bling.
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Martin Modern Deluxe OM-28 Review
June 14, 2019
It’s new school. It’s old school. Medium school, maybe?
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Taylor Grand Pacific Builder’s Edition 717 Review
May 30, 2019
A Taylor for guitarists who don’t dig Taylors?
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Farida OT-65 Review
April 23, 2019
Vintage style and excellent build quality in an affordable, all-solid, slope-shoulder dread.
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Takamine EF360SC TT Review
February 19, 2019
A torrefied top makes this classy and super-playable Takamine a sweet-sounding alternative to vintage.
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Breedlove Pursuit Concertina E Review
January 3, 2019
Surprising dynamism, punch, and balance in a budget small-body flattop.
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Fishman Matrix Infinity Mic Blend Review
November 9, 2018
A dual-source setup is extra terrific on one of Fishman’s finest amplification pickup/preamp systems yet.
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