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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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If This Stomp Doesn’t Get Your Booty Shaking, You're Probably Dead
September 17, 2020
The PG Seamoon FX Funk Machine review.
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EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath V3: The Premier Guitar Review
September 16, 2020
Spelunkers and space voyagers, unite! Your vehicle for deep ambient exploration has arrived.
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Smashes Hum Dead!
September 13, 2020
This crafty noise gate removes unwanted racket with minimal effect on dynamics. The PG Stone Deaf Noise Reaper review.
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Op Amps + Variable Voltage + Active EQ = Ferociously Articulate Fuzz
September 10, 2020
The PG Pettyjohn Rail review.
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Walrus Audio Ages: The Premier Guitar Review
September 9, 2020
Copious clipping options and a wet/dry control make for a most multifaceted overdrive.
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JHS Crimson: The Premier Guitar Review
September 7, 2020
Revisit the original Russian Muff!
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Digital Means for Making the Deluxe Memory Man Scene
August 31, 2020
Economical controls make this DSP-driven homage to the DMM an affordable, clever, and compact compromise. The Premier Guitar Mojo Hand FX Dream Mender review.
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Seymour Duncan Polaron: The Premier Guitar Review
August 13, 2020
This multi-stage analog phaser/envelope filter generates a trove of mad, moody modulation flavors you can manage and store via digital control.
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Keeley Neutrino: The Premier Guitar Review
August 6, 2020
The Oklahoma outfit's latest is an addicting auto-wah filled with useful features and wicked tones.
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Maggie Vibe and Amp Tones in a Single Stomp
July 23, 2020
Intoxicating pitch-shifting vibrato and mid-gain drive tones unite in an impressive homage to vintage Magnatone powers. The PG Crazy Tube Circuits Killer V review.
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The Hype's Hype Ain't Just Hype
July 13, 2020
No knobs? No Problem! This boost delivers scads of gain, color, and dynamic control. The PG Daredevil Pedals Hype review.
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Danelectro Back Talk: The Premier Guitar Review
July 2, 2020
A welcome reverse delay reissue is a mind melt in a box.
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JHS PG-14: The Premier Guitar Review
June 22, 2020
Paul Gilbert’s signature stomp offers impressive midrange control and surprisingly blown-out tones at its extremes.
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One of Portland’s Most Esteemed Luthiers Paves a Path to Boost/Overdrive Bliss
May 29, 2020
The PG Koll High-Rise review.
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Ear-Twisting Textures Are the Cherry on Top of a Superb Analog Delay
May 22, 2020
The PG Jam Pedals Delay Llama Xtreme review.
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Klon vs. Klone: 5 Affordable Stomps Go Head to Head with a Gold Original
April 17, 2020
Hear how close the EHX Soul Food, J. Rockett Archer, NUX Horseman, Wampler Tumnus, and Way Huge Conspiracy Theory come to nailing the tone of a legend.
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A Powerful and Sensibly Sized Wah Adds Fire to Your Filter Sweeps
April 16, 2020
The PG Morley 20/20 Wah Boost Review.
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Melt Faces with a Muff-y Machine Made for Mascis
April 9, 2020
Ram’s Head-style circuit meets germanium treble booster in a stomp built to deliver Dinosaur Jr.’s wall of sound: The PG Wren and Cuff Garbage Face review.
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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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One Boost Pedal to Rule Them All?
April 1, 2020
Yeah, it does “pristine,” but it also offers ferocious, incredibly touch-sensitive fuzz—minus the noise. The PG ThorpyFX Heavy Water review.
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