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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Martin D Jr E StreetLegend Review

Bigger than a Little Martin and much smaller than a real-deal D, the full-scale D Jr E, with its solid wood body construction, offers an enticing middle path.

Moth Electric C. Regalis Review

Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee.

Godin Connaisseur MJ Review

Keeley Manis Review

Tweaking the classic Klon formula with germanium transistor and bass boost options yields an overdrive with exceptional range.

Taylor Gold Label 814e Koa Review

Taylor aims for vintage essence in the luxurious 814e Koa and creates something more unique and distinctive in the process.

EarthQuaker Chelsea Low End Fuzz Driver Review

Losing your fuzz edge? This Big Muff derivative designed to replace LCD Soundsystem’s most cherished vintage Version-6 EHX unit rages with Ram’s Head brashness and presence.

Chase Bliss Brothers AM Review

A chip off the King of Tone block yields tones no less royal.

Fender Player II Modified Telecaster SH Review

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Bigger than a Little Martin and much smaller than a real-deal D, the full-scale D Jr E, with its solid wood body construction, offers an enticing middle path.

Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee.

Tweaking the classic Klon formula with germanium transistor and bass boost options yields an overdrive with exceptional range.

Taylor aims for vintage essence in the luxurious 814e Koa and creates something more unique and distinctive in the process.

Losing your fuzz edge? This Big Muff derivative designed to replace LCD Soundsystem’s most cherished vintage Version-6 EHX unit rages with Ram’s Head brashness and presence.

A chip off the King of Tone block yields tones no less royal.