Charles Saufley

Charles Saufley is a writer and musician from Northern California. He has served as gear editor at Premier Guitar since 2010 and held the same position at Acoustic Guitar Magazine from 2006 to 2009. Charles also records and performs with Meg Baird, Espers, and Heron Oblivion for Drag City and Sub Pop.

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Strymon EC-1 Review

A lively preamp emulation gives this tube Echoplex copycat a kick of adrenaline on top of vintage accuracy.

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Seymour Duncan Pickup Booster Review Mini

A compact booster that works surprisingly well with both single coils and humbuckers.

Fender Mark Speer Stratocaster Review

The sweet sounds of Khruangbin live in a Stratocaster that leans a little in the PAF direction and offers a few extra surprises, to boot.

Way Huge Doom Hammer Review

Jeorge Tripps concocts a Big Muff alternative that balances big bottom end and mean midrange buzz.

Benson Deep Sea Diver Fuzz-Echo Review

Jessica Dobson’s signature fuzz-echo can be beastly, blurry, and just the fix for the same-old dirt-and-delay blues.

Vox V863-CA Review

Boss RT-2 Rotary Ensemble Review

A streamlined, shrunken evolution of the RT-20 is easy to use, and bubbles over with addictively rich Leslie-style modulations.

Strymon EC-1 Review

A lively preamp emulation gives this tube Echoplex copycat a kick of adrenaline on top of vintage accuracy.

Aclam Go Rocky Go Review

The snarling, heavy Vox Conqueror distortion tones that illuminated the Beatles’ “White Album” live again in this well-designed stomp.

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Charles Saufley

A compact booster that works surprisingly well with both single coils and humbuckers.

The sweet sounds of Khruangbin live in a Stratocaster that leans a little in the PAF direction and offers a few extra surprises, to boot.

Jeorge Tripps concocts a Big Muff alternative that balances big bottom end and mean midrange buzz.

Jessica Dobson’s signature fuzz-echo can be beastly, blurry, and just the fix for the same-old dirt-and-delay blues.

A streamlined, shrunken evolution of the RT-20 is easy to use, and bubbles over with addictively rich Leslie-style modulations.

A lively preamp emulation gives this tube Echoplex copycat a kick of adrenaline on top of vintage accuracy.

The snarling, heavy Vox Conqueror distortion tones that illuminated the Beatles’ “White Album” live again in this well-designed stomp.