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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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Seymour Duncan Fooz Review
December 14, 2018
Filtering, fuzz, and modulation meet to make a powerful and petite synth for guitar.
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Quick Hit: Ananashead Meteorite
December 10, 2018
An inexpensive, sturdy silicon Fuzzrite hits the biker-fuzz bull’s-eye.
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Mattoverse Electronics Inflection Point Review
December 7, 2018
A wide-ranging wobble box—and compelling analog/digital hybrid.
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Quick Hit: Hotone Audio Binary Eko
November 29, 2018
A feature-packed delay workstation that aims to cop classic analog tones.
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MXR EVH 5150 Chorus Review
November 26, 2018
Eddie’s chorus pedal is full of idiosyncrasies and interesting tonal surprises.
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Fractal Audio Systems Axe-Fx III Review
November 20, 2018
Vast libraries of IRs and amp and effect models, as well as improvements in interface, memory, and connectivity, make the III tough to beat.
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Quick Hit: Rectifier Effects Maniac Fuzz
November 19, 2018
An affordable fuzz that offers silicon-powered growl.
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Quick Hit: String Theory EFX KE/64 Overdrive Review
November 14, 2018
Raw and super rich—the KE/64 packs a punch that never overpowers.
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Cusack Resound Review
November 6, 2018
Smart switching options and soaring sounds make this veteran pedal outfit's latest reverb stand apart.
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Quick Hit: Gervana Ji Wei Distortion
November 2, 2018
Five EQ bands and footswitchable mid-scoop boost converge in a stomp inspired by high-gain Mesas.
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Chase Bliss Audio Thermae Review
October 31, 2018
It’s pricey and slightly daunting, but Joel Korte’s brilliant bastardization boldly goes where no analog delay has gone before.
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Paradox Effects Terran Review
October 29, 2018
A beastly ’70s amp favored by the stoner-metal set is reincarnated as a brutally effective stompbox.
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Quick Hit: SviSound RetroZoid Germanium Fuzz
October 19, 2018
From Bulgaria with love, this tiny wonder puts convincing Bender, Muff, and Fuzzrite tones in a single, pedalboard-liberating package.
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Alexander Pedals Colour Theory Review
October 12, 2018
Otherworldly synth-sequenced sounds congregate in a brilliantly designed, board-friendly box for the brave.
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Quick Hit: Electro-Harmonix Op-Amp Big Muff
October 2, 2018
The black sheep of the Big Muff family returns—as brash and beastly as ever.
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Greer Amps Tomahawk Deluxe Review
September 28, 2018
Crunchy tweed tones and touch-sensitive boost in a box.
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Death By Audio Deep Animation Review
September 24, 2018
Filter turns filthy and gets spun on its head in this awesomely powerful and unconventional envelope follower.
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