Reviews: Guitars
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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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Cort CJ Retro Jumbo Review
September 21, 2018
Style and plugged-in performance come cheap in Cort’s handsome and inexpensive big-body flattop.
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Guild Jetstar Review
July 31, 2018
Another Guild oddity rises Phoenix-like from the ashes—fit and in fighting form.
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Yamaha CSF3M Review
July 16, 2018
Silky playability, sublime sounds, and top quality add up to a small-body super value.
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Blackbird Savoy Review
June 19, 2018
A flax-composite design marvel delivers wooden looks and tones in a near-indestructible instrument full of personality.
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Taylor Builder’s Edition K14ce Review
June 11, 2018
This Grand Auditorium-sized flattop boasts a new bracing system with instantly perceptible sonic consequences.
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Framus Pro Series Teambuilt Television Review
June 7, 2018
The shape of a ’60s German oddity returns in a high quality, ultra-playable, and versatile modern electric.
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PRS SE Angelus A40E Review
May 30, 2018
Upmarket looks and slinky playability come together in an affordable PRS flattop.
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Quick Hit: Klōs Travel Guitar
May 28, 2018
An impressive-playing carbon-fiber mini promises stability, extreme portability, and respectable tones for a host of road-tripping adventures.
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Fender Eric Johnson Signature Stratocaster Thinline Review
May 25, 2018
A classic design filtered through the preferences of an iconic Strat player.
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Hü Tonelabs Psychlone Jr. Review
May 7, 2018
Custom-shop style and quality collide in a unique axe that references Fender and Gibson via George Jetson and Lindy Fralin.
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PRS Silver Sky John Mayer Review
April 27, 2018
The look is unconventional, but the vintage Stratocaster tones are dead accurate.
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Quick Hit: Fender CN-60S
April 11, 2018
Nylon-string tones meet steel-string playability in this affordable entry-level model.
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Koll Super Cub Review
April 9, 2018
Humble 1960s designs are reborn in a high-performance boutique gem.
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PureSalem Mendiola Review
March 16, 2018
A graceful and thoughtfully executed mashup of Fender, Gibson, and Eko elements adds up to a lean, clean, and mean performance 6-string.
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Sublime Chieftain Deluxe Review
March 12, 2018
A budget-friendly semi-hollowbody with something rare in its price range: a unique personality.
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Hagstrom Fantomen Review
February 7, 2018
A legendary Swedish axe maker teams with Swedish metal merchants Ghost to deliver a thunderous and surprisingly adaptable solidbody.
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Fender Ed O’Brien Stratocaster Review
January 23, 2018
Musical possibilities abound in a sustainer-equipped Stratocaster.
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G&L Doheny Review
January 4, 2018
Leo's other company finally enters the offset realm with a forward-looking and unique-sounding evolution of the form.
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Epiphone Les Paul SL Review
December 22, 2017
Epi’s bargain-basement solidbody is full of surprises and inspiration.
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Martin D-28 (2017) Review
December 15, 2017
An American classic undergoes a modest makeover.
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