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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Gibson Custom Creates Noel Gallagher Les Paul Standard

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Charles Saufley

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.

Berserker Electronics Aquanaut Review

"Analog voicing” in a digital delay often amounts to little more than EQ blunting, but the USA-assembled Aquanaut achieves a useful and truly authentic atmospheric essence at a great price.

Asheville Music Tools Analoger APH-12 Review

Using the Moogerfooger MF-103 as a departure point, this North Carolina-built device moves readily between rich traditional phase tones and radical but practical modulation and filter sounds.

Meris Enzo X Review

A powerful synthesizer that can help you and your guitar track that sci-fi epic you’ve been meaning to make.

Fender Player II Modified Stratocaster Review

Fast, familiar, luxurious feel meets flexible noiseless pickup switching in a Stratocaster well equipped to hold off challengers in the mid-price/$1K class.

Tsakalis Audio Works Phonkify X Review

Supro Airwave Review

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Charles Saufley

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.

"Analog voicing” in a digital delay often amounts to little more than EQ blunting, but the USA-assembled Aquanaut achieves a useful and truly authentic atmospheric essence at a great price.

Using the Moogerfooger MF-103 as a departure point, this North Carolina-built device moves readily between rich traditional phase tones and radical but practical modulation and filter sounds.

A powerful synthesizer that can help you and your guitar track that sci-fi epic you’ve been meaning to make.

Fast, familiar, luxurious feel meets flexible noiseless pickup switching in a Stratocaster well equipped to hold off challengers in the mid-price/$1K class.