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NEXI Alternative Starter Pedalboard REVIEW
Pedalboards are great; the modular concept makes things flexible. However, running signal and power cables means re-doing things every time the player wants to make...
Fender Player Series Jazzmaster Review
Offset guitars have made a comeback with a vengeance, however there are players that pick one up and get confused with the switches and the...
Fender Player Jaguar Bass Review
There’s been a resurgence of the offset body shape in the last few years, guitar-wise. Basses with P and J style pickups, again nothing new....
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...
TOUR DIARY: Scarlet Canary’s 30-Day Elixir Strings Challenge
“In terms of brightness and clarity the Elixir OPTIWEB Coated strings are superb and unmatched…” Scarlet Canary usually plays DR strings and our bass player...
Yamaha TRBX604 Review
When the term “tonewood” gets thrown around, the price of an instrument usually increases, especially with basses. Thankfully, Yamaha’s got the ability to bring a...
Washburn Revival Series Acoustic Guitar Review
Performer reviews the new throwback acoustic from Washburn as part of their Revival Series (Model RSG200SWVSK, to be exact) Washburn’s been making acoustics since the...
Mod Duo Pedal Review
Virtual pedalboard and amp rigs are nothing new. Creating unusual and sometimes crazy combinations is easy, however getting them to sound good can have its...
Electro-Harmonix Oceans 11 Review
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
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?...
