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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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Massive FX G.O.A.F. Review
April 20, 2018
Massive FX pairs an octave-up effect with the rare and splendid Buzzaround circuit to create distinctive and potent fuzz.
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Quick Hit: Gamechanger Audio PLUS
April 18, 2018
Old-world piano design drives a forward-looking sustain pedal that opens up unexpected sonic possibilities.
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Subdecay Vector Review
April 6, 2018
Analog dirt tones and digital control equal a crunchy to fuzzy to metallic distortion jack-of-all-trades.
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Tech 21 SansAmp GED-2112 Review
April 4, 2018
A partnership with Rush’s legendary bassist results in a dual preamp unit that earns his mark of approval and brings big, analog bass tone.
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Magnetic Effects Midphoria Review
March 30, 2018
Fixed filter tones are just the beginning in this very versatile cocked-wah-style effect.
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Universal Audio OX Review
March 26, 2018
A direct-recording tool that’s 50 percent load box, 50 percent modeler, and 100 percent awesome.
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Quick Hit: Red Hawk Effects Raven
March 22, 2018
A Brazilian take on ’60s Fuzz Faces serves up some gorgeous germanium and silicon sounds at an incredible price.
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Quick Hit: Neunaber Iconoclast
March 19, 2018
Space constrained? This compact simulator delivers many realistic speaker sounds for practice, performance, and recording.
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Matthews Effects The Chemist Review
March 15, 2018
Clever switching options and multiple modulation and octave textures make this compact pedal a sound laboratory.
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Cusack Music Tap-A-Delay Deluxe Review
March 6, 2018
A compact digital delay stuffed with unusually creative echo-manipulation tools and a delectably analog voice.
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Quick Hit: Mythos Pedals Chupacabra
March 5, 2018
The fine line between overdrive and fuzz is brilliantly blurred in this inspired take on the sound of vintage Texas boogie.
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Miura Guitars M2 Review
March 2, 2018
This no-frills, simple-to-use bass compressor makes it a breeze to incorporate the effect most low-enders really shouldn't be without.
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Yellowcake Lida Machine Review
February 22, 2018
A double-headed filter pedal full of compelling tones.
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Nanolog Audio The WaveFunction Review
February 19, 2018
Not your dad’s diode-clipping distortion.
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Quick Hit: Seafoam Pedals Lighthouse
February 16, 2018
Tiny-but-mighty tweaking options make this way more than just a boost.
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Dunlop Geezer Butler Cry Baby Review
February 12, 2018
A rock-bass pioneer gets one of his signature tone spices bottled up in a new wah pedal.
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Chellee Compy Review
February 9, 2018
A Ross/Dyna Comp variant with all the mods—and a remarkably low price.
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Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff Review
February 5, 2018
The famed pedal builders revive a legend that delivers authentic Sovtek sounds at a rock-bottom price.
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