Guitars Reviews
Best Electric Guitars
Electric guitarists are a highly-opinionated bunch. The question of "Best Electric Guitar" is one that surely elicits a different answer from each person you ask. That said, if you are in the market for a new e...
Best Guitar Multi-Effects Processor
Winner: Line 6 POD HD500 Amp Modeling Multi-Effects Pedalboard
This list, “Best Guitar Multi-Effects Processor” is comprised of five serious machines. Forget what you thought you knew about digital guitar...
Best Guitar Overdrive Pedal
Winner: Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive Overdrive Pedal
When I was a teen-age guitarist, each night before I went to bed, I prayed for two things: A girlfriend, and the perfect Overdrive Pedal. After nearly 25...
Best Acoustic Electric Guitar
Winner: Godin Multiac Spectrum SA Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Acoustic guitarists tend to know what they are looking for. For those whose budget has no limitations, there is rarely a need for a recommended list. For...
Best Wah Pedal
Winner: Voodoo Lab Wahzoo Guitar Effects Pedal
Over the years, I have often been asked by non-musicians what a “Wah” pedal is. Well, trying to describe a Wah pedal and why you would use one is not easy....
Best Guitar Chorus Pedal
Winner: MXR M134 Stereo Chorus Pedal
Most guitarists will agree that chorus is a lovely effect. While it can be (and has often been) over-used, in most cases, it adds a welcome thickness to...
Best Guitar Clean Boost Pedal
Winner: Keeley Katana Pre Amp Clean Boost
Clean boost pedals are one-trick ponies that can serve many purposes. I know that last sentence was a complete contradiction, but it is true. Although they...
Best Guitar Cable
Winner: DiMarzio Instrument Cable
Historically, the guitar cable is considered by most to be “That thing that connects the guitar to the amp”. Well, yes, but there is certainly more to it...
Best Guitar Digital Delay Pedal
Winner: Eventide TimeFactor Twin Delay Pedal
If you have ever listened to the brilliant work of Andy Summers (The Police) or The Edge (U2), then you know what a powerful tool Digital Delay can be. The...
Best Guitar Pedal Board
Winner: Furman SPB-8C Pedal Board
Many people say that when they met their first room mate, they quickly determined how “Cool” they were by looking through their records. What...
Best Acoustic Bass Guitar
Winner: Takamine TB250SC-SB Acoustic/Electric Bass Guitar
Pickings are slim in the acoustic bass guitar market. Just a few years ago, there were plenty that actually functioned as acoustic instruments. Nowadays,...
Best Guitar Volume Pedal
Winner: Ernie Ball Stereo 25K Ohm Volume Pedal
The volume pedal is one of the un-sung heroes of a great guitar rig. Most dismiss this tool as simply something you reach for when the club owner tells you...
Best Guitar EQ Pedal
Winner: MXR M108 10 Band Graphic Equalizer Pedal
Imagine if you could take someone that you already like, and tweak their personality to make them perfect. A Mother who never nags, a husband who never...
Best 6 String Bass Guitar Overall
What’s now known as the 6-string bass was actually created by combining the two most common variations on the 5-string: a C string above the G string, and a B string below the E string. By including both strings, t...
Best 5 String Bass Guitar
The idea of adding a low B to a string bass goes back more than two centuries. Though it never totally caught on, it never totally went away either. Five-string uprights have shown up from time to time over the years, bu...