Learn more about the best electric guitars on the market, electric guitar pickups, amplifiers and guitar pedals. Performer Magazine’s team of product experts, guitar nerds and reviewers explore the latest in electric guitar trends, guitar technology and provide updated insights on the best electric guitars and guitar accessories available today.
Electric guitars are a different animal than their acoustic counterparts, and come with their own set of considerations, accessories and requirements that acoustic instruments just don’t have. So we’ll delve deep and explore what makes for the best electric guitar tone – how to achieve it, how to tweak it for the stage and the studio, and let you know which guitar accessories are essential for your gig bag and tour van, and which ones are just pure snake oil. We also take a look at cool vintage guitars from Fender, Gibson and more each month in our flashback feature.
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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...
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...
Performer Magazine goes hands-on in its review of the Yamaha Revstar RS502T P90 equipped guitars made a big comeback in recent years, but in most...
This past Christmas my wife was kind enough to get me a guitar. She knows I’m passionate about guitars, guitar playing and music in general....
FLASHBACK: 1959 Fender Esquire Once upon a time, in a land called Rock & Roll, a man known as Leo Fender developed his first solid-body electric...