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Phred DockStar Koa Review

A few years back we had an opportunity to review the Phred Ernesto VH3, which was a hollow-body thinline guitar reminiscent of the instrument Trey Anastasio plays in Phish. While there’s a...

TOUR DIARY: Scarlet Canary’s 30-Day Elixir Strings Challenge

“In terms of brightness and clarity the Elixir OPTIWEB Coated strings are...

Yamaha TRBX604 Review

When the term “tonewood” gets thrown around, the price of an instrument...

Washburn Revival Series Acoustic Guitar Review

Performer reviews the new throwback acoustic from Washburn as part of their...

Mod Duo Pedal Review

Virtual pedalboard and amp rigs are nothing new. Creating unusual and sometimes...

Learn more about the best musical instruments on the market today. Performer Magazine’s team of product experts and reviewers explore the latest electric guitars, basses, keyboards, synthesizers, fx pedals, drums and more.

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Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 Review
By Chris Devine on September 11, 2018
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Performer Magazine (@performermagazine) on Jun 27, 2018 at 12:55pm PDT Those “big box” reverb...
EarthQuaker Devices Westwood Pedal Review
By Chris Devine on September 10, 2018
The new Westwood pedal is best classified as a lower- to mid-gain pedal. Like the sound of a nice overdriven amp in a pedal format?...
REVIEW: Prestige Guitars DC Coupe Deuce MB
By Chris Devine on August 1, 2018
If a player has a hankering for some of that classic Filtertron tone, there aren’t a lot of options out there. Add in a need/want...
Reivew: GuitarGrip Guitar Hangers
By Chris Devine on July 26, 2018
Displaying an instrument has a few options; a floor mounted guitar stand, which is usually inexpensive and easy, until someone stumbles and knocks it over,...
Travelcaster Deluxe Review
By Chris Devine on July 24, 2018
Performer takes a hands-on look at the Travelcaster Deluxe from Traveler Guitar. Do good things really come in small packages? Read on for more… Traveling with...