Peavey’s Invective.120 has been designed with the help of Misha Mansoor of Periphery, and it’s...
Best Electric Guitars
Performer Mag’s reviews of electric guitars, acoustic guitars and guitar amps.
Fender Player Series Jazzmaster Review
Offset guitars have made a comeback with a vengeance, however there are players that pick one up...
Phred DockStar Koa Review
A few years back we had an opportunity to review the Phred Ernesto VH3, which was a hollow-body...
B.C. Rich Mockingbird Contour Deluxe Guitar Review
B.C. Rich Mockingbird Contour Deluxe PROS: Great sounds, excellent playability, quality construction. CONS: None. PRICE: $449 In the 1980s B.C. Rich was one of the standard hair metal, day glow,...
FLASHBACK: 1969 Fender Mustang
1969 Fender Mustang Ready for the competition… HISTORY The Mustang was introduced just before CBS originally took over Fender as part of the "student level" guitar line, but at a higher level of...
jamstik Smart Guitar Review
jamstik Smart Guitar for iOS - $259 (by Zivix) PROS: good learning tool. CONS: limited sounds from app, tracking is lacking (with the app), no Android support. MIDI and guitars don’t often mix...
MY FAVORITE AXE With Dan Hawkins of The Darkness
Dan Hawkins of The Darkness shares his favorite Axe with Performer Magazine Summer 2015 sees the return of multi-award winning UK supergroup that is The Darkness. The band's fourth album Last of...
The Critical Difference Between Gain and Volume
Let's say you're at a show or rehearsal and you turn to your amp, or perhaps your mixer, and you need to make something louder. You'll more than likely be confronted by a set of knobs or maybe even...
FLASHBACK: The 1964 Fender Jaguar
FLASHBACK 1964 Blonde Fender Jaguar Smells Like Teen Surfers... BACKGROUND First released in 1962, the Jaguar was the ultimate surfer’s guitar. Just picture the Beach Boys cruising down the highway...
Natalie Denise Sperl Opens Up About Her Favorite Axe
MY FAVORITE AXE with Natalie Denise Sperl (Kill My Coquette) Natalie Denise Sperl is the front woman of Kill My Coquette, whose self-titled debut EP is out now. Kill My Coquette is armed with...
FLASHBACK: 1960 Gibson Byrdland
FLASHBACK 1960 Gibson Byrdland The Axe Of Choice For The Nuge BACKGROUND Named by Billy Byrd and Hank Garland, who contributed in the making of the guitar when Gibson’s president was looking for new...
My Favorite Axe with Steve Morse
Like Steve Morse needs an introduction? He started the Dixie Dregs in 1970, the Steve Morse Band in the early ’80s, joined Kansas in 1986, joined Deep Purple 1993 and continues to perform with them...
The Best Value Guitar of 2014: Chapman Guitars ML1
Chapman Guitars ML1 Guitar PROS: Sounds amazing, tons of tonal options, impeccable fit and finish. CONS: None. PRICE: $499 Let’s get this out of the way: the Chapman ML1 is quite simply the best...