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Premier GuitarGuitarsMystery Stocking 2026: Coming Soon! This year's Mystery Stocking is coming November 23, 2026! Get ready to grab your stocking. This year, we have over 2,000 stockings available. 1 in 3 has a pedal. Will you get one?

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Premier GuitarGuitarsErnie Ball Music Man Introduces DarkRay II Bass Ernie Ball Music Man has introduced the DarkRay II bass, expanding on the aggressive, modern foundation of the original DarkRay with fully integrated, polyphonic octave-up and octave-down effects.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsBad Cat Unleash V3 Amp Utility Interface Bad Cat Amplifiers has unveiled Unleash V3, the latest evolution of its innovative amplifier utility platform.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsRecording King Introduces Standard Series All-Solid Acoustic Guitars Recording King has unveiled a new line of all-solid acoustic guitars designed to evoke iconic instruments of the "Golden Era" through traditional pre-war stylings.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsPositive Grid Spark PEDAL Review Positive Grid’s Spark 40 amp did a lot to make digital amps more accessible and approachable in the minds of value-minded players.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsHoliday Gift Guide 2026! From under-$50 stocking stuffers to big-ticket amps and guitars, here are 44 gift ideas for every player on your list.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsRig Rundown: Mastodon [2026] PG ’s Chris Kies took a field trip from Nashville to Memphis to catch Mastodon, where Bill Kelliher walked us through a rack that programs his amps for him and new guitarist Nick Johnston explained…

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Premier GuitarGuitarsMarla Amplification Introduces the Nargle18 Combo Amp Marla Amplification has launched the Nargle18, an 18-watt British-voiced 1x10 tube combo built in the U.S. The two-channel amp offers a pair of distinctive tonal options.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsFriedman Introduces VX-30 Series Amps Friedman Amplification has introduced the VX Series, part of Dave Friedman’s Vintage Series. It’s inspired by the British EL84 amplifiers of the early 1960s and includes three products: the VX-30…

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Premier GuitarGuitarsFender Introduces Limited-Edition Player Fusion Series Fender has launched the Fusion Series, a limited-edition line aimed at heavier styles. The series debuts with four models that pair high-output humbuckers with noiseless single-coils: the LE Player…

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Premier GuitarGuitarsReader Guitar of the Month: A Playable Heirloom That Honors a Family History Reader: Eddie Heinzelman Hometown: West Harrison, IN Guitar: Barncaster This month, our reader is Americana musician, luthier, and guitar tech Eddie Heinzelman, who toured with Radney Foster and…

11.10

Premier GuitarGuitarsAnthrax Unlocks Boss Level Forty-five years after their formation, Anthrax continues to be one of the most influential and beloved bands in heavy music.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsSundragon Dragonette Review I don’t have many pleasant memories from the early months of the 2020 pandemic, but one bright spot was blowing the doors off my lockdown hideout with Sundragon’s stellar Standard combo.

11.10

Premier GuitarGuitarsSeymour Duncan Unveils EVH Striped Custom Shop Frankenstein Pickups Seymour Duncan has announced their Custom Shop Frankenstein Pickup Collection is now available with new EVH stripe options.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsMartin Guitar Brings John Mayer Signature Models to the Road Series C. F. Martin & Co. is expanding its longstanding partnership with seven-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist John Mayer with the introduction of two new acoustic-electric guitars: the OM-13E John Mayer…

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Premier GuitarGuitarsJourney Instruments Introduces New Comfort Elevate Models Journey Instruments has launched a new line of Comfort Elevate models, bringing the company’s ergonomic wedge-body and arm-bevel design to full-sized acoustic guitars with traditional dreadnought and…

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Premier GuitarGuitarsElectro-Harmonix Pico Shimmer Cosmic Reverb Review I usually take on reviews of anything called “shimmer reverb” with a mild sense of trepidation. I like the effect in certain measures and settings, and many artists I adore use it (or some more…

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Premier GuitarGuitarsChris Shiflett on Punk Rock, Foo Fighters, and the Long Road Between The Foo Fighters' stage-right riffer shares his winding journey that starts bumpy as high-school dropout but ends as a stadium-filling rockstar.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsTonewood Teardown: The Final Verdict on Our Harley Benton Experiment Hello, and welcome back to Mod Garage. After polishing the frets last month, we’re almost done with our Harley Benton project, and it’s time to put the neck back on.

11.06

Premier GuitarGuitarsPRS Tekton and Tekton Floyd Review Though every guitar company loves to have a legacy built on iconic, proven instruments, none want to be seen as unable to evolve.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsMartin Honors Gram Parsons with Limited-Edition 00-21 Inspired by His 1963 Martin C. F. Martin & Co. is honoring the enduring influence of Gram Parsons with the 00-21 Gram Parsons, a limited-edition acoustic guitar inspired by his original 1963 Martin 00-21.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsSterling Introduces Music Man Session Line of Premium Basses Sterling has launched Music Man Session, a new premium line that brings the family of Music Man brands closer together than ever before.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsOzzfest Returns in 2027 with Shows in the UK, U.S., and Mexico Ozzfest, the iconic global touring hard rock music festival launched more than 30 years ago by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, will return in 2027 with three historic stops: the UK (Milton Keynes), U.S.

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Premier GuitarGuitarsRush Announces Five-Date “Elevate from the Norm” Residency at Sphere Today, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees and RUSH co-founders Geddy Lee (on bass, keys, and vocals) and Alex Lifeson (on guitar and vocals) have announced RUSH’s five-date residency at Sphere in Las…

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