Reviews: Effects
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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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Quick Hit: EarthQuaker Devices Westwood
August 16, 2018
With the ability to dial in transparent boost or use the active EQ to summon radically voiced overdrive, what’s not to love?
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Jam Pedals Ripply Fall Review
August 9, 2018
Phaser, chorus, vibrato, and ring modulation meet in a subtle-to-strange modulation mélange.
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Wren and Cuff Two-Five Review
August 6, 2018
Explosive meets expressive in an overdrive powerful enough to be measured in megatons.
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Origin Effects RevivalDRIVE Review
July 26, 2018
This sophisticated “amp in a box” boasts countless cool tones and phenomenal build quality.
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Spaceman Mercury IV Review
July 19, 2018
Spaceman’s magical tone masseuse has a way of making everything sound just plain better.
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Quick Hit: Lounsberry Amp Rescue
July 6, 2018
An amalgamation of overdrive, treble booster, and cleverly designed gain staging.
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Dwarfcraft Grazer Sample Slice Repeater Review
June 26, 2018
Granular delay—now without a computer.
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Quick Hit: Pigtronix Octava Micro
June 24, 2018
Amazing oomph and wonderfully weird ring-modulator tones somehow cram in next to classic octave sounds in this tiny treasure.
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Quick Hit: MXR Classic 108 Fuzz (Mini)
June 21, 2018
Searing silicon Fuzz Face sounds in a mini enclosure with a buffer to boot!
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Dogmatek Arctic Wolf Review
June 18, 2018
Explore a sophisticated phase shifter with unconventional options.
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EarthQuaker Devices Pyramids Review
June 15, 2018
There’s no end to the adventures in flanging made possible by this deep, DSP-driven modulator.
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Quick Hit: L.R. Baggs Align Series Reverb
June 12, 2018
A compact ’verb for acoustic players that bridges the gap between hall and plate.
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Quick Hit: Fishman Loudbox Mini Charge
June 8, 2018
To misquote Timothy Leary: “Cut the cord, turn on, play wherever you want.”
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Quick Hit: Dusky Mandorla
May 22, 2018
A great amp builder builds a boost that—surprise—feels like a seamless extension of your amplifier.
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Quick Hit: Ampeg Opto Comp
May 21, 2018
Three knobs and an optical circuit brew up mellow analog compression that fills out tone rather than choking it.
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Quick Hit: Lovell Shakey
May 11, 2018
Myriad subtleties lurk within this lovely-sounding pedal named after Neil Young’s filmmaking alter ego.
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Land Devices HP-2 Review
May 8, 2018
This fine Harmonic Percolator derivative leaves you wondering why the circuit remains a relative secret.
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Quick Hit: Fender The Bends Compressor
May 3, 2018
Need some squish? The revered company’s new compressor combines flexibility with features.
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Source Audio Ventris Review
May 1, 2018
A powerful dual reverb that packs big blendable voices that feel like vintage treasures—or keys to infinity.
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