A refreshing double cut with modern upgrades from a vintage company. Cost: $1299.00, find one on Reverb.com Check out my official UG Shot of the Harmony Rebel! Huge thanks to Ben from Bandlab Technologies for getting me this and a few other Harmony products to review! Overview & Final Score: 8.6 Unlike Harmony’s other twoContinue reading “Harmony Rebel Electric Guitar Review”
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Quarantine Project: Turning The Stadium NY Strat Into My Ideal “HSS” Guitar
P90s, a Wide range humbucker, and locking tuners highlight our DIY MOD project Strat My love affair with HSS Strats began with my very first guitar, a MIM Strat with the HSS configuration. While that guitar will always be my number 1, or at least tied for number 1 with my future Gibson Explorer, IContinue reading “Quarantine Project: Turning The Stadium NY Strat Into My Ideal “HSS” Guitar”
Howl Guitars Sirena 3 Review
Top notch build quality highlights this stripped down take on the classic Les Paul Cost: $879.00 from Howlguitars.com! Overview & Final Score: 8.4 Howl Guitars’ recently unveiled Sirena 3 is a gorgeous and user friendly take on the Les Paul guitar design. There are plenty of distinct features that make the Sirena 3 interesting, withoutContinue reading “Howl Guitars Sirena 3 Review”
One Thing I’ve Learned After 1 Year Of Guitar Reviews
You know what, some guitars just aren’t that different…and that’s okay! I’ve been fortunate to have a career in guitar journalism for about a year and a half now, with almost exactly one year of guitar review experience now in the books! I never would have imagined the likes of Fender, PRS, or Ernie BallContinue reading “One Thing I’ve Learned After 1 Year Of Guitar Reviews”
Harmony Juno Electric Guitar Review
A short scale, compact offering with gold foil P90s that’s new for 2020 from Harmony Cost: $1199.00 from Reverb.com! Check out my UG Shot of the Harmony Juno for some quick sounds and my thoughts! Overview & Final Score: 8.4 Harmony’s Juno electric guitar packs a ton of volume and tone into a really smallContinue reading “Harmony Juno Electric Guitar Review”
Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty Purple Nebula Electric Guitar Review
Limited to only 200 instruments, these new Majesty’s are a work of art with feel and tone to match. Cost: $5299.00, find out more here! Check out my official Ultimate-Guitar.com Shot Here Overview & Final Score: 9.8 Where to begin with this new Majesty….It’s probably the most feature loaded guitar out there. This brand newContinue reading “Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty Purple Nebula Electric Guitar Review”
An Interview With Nate DeMont of DeMont Guitars
My obsession with Illinois-based DeMont guitars began late last year when I reviewed their Goldfinch electric guitar. This custom-designed and USA-built six string was small and light, but packed a monstrous punch. Now, Nate DeMont, the man behind DeMont guitars is planning even bigger things for DeMont’s line of offerings, as well as a fewContinue reading “An Interview With Nate DeMont of DeMont Guitars”
Ernie Ball Music Man Sabre Electric Guitar Review
Ernie Ball Music Man does it again, with one of the prettiest guitars I’ve ever held. Cost: $3,199.00 USD, find out all you need to know here! Watch my Ultimate-Guitar.com demo of the Sabre HERE Overview & Final Score: 9.4/10 When it comes to 2020 guitar perfection, the all new Sabre from Ernie Ball MusicContinue reading “Ernie Ball Music Man Sabre Electric Guitar Review”
Meet RWM Guitars: A Company Putting It’s Own Touch On Classic Designs
One of my favorite aspects about guitar reviews and journalism is discovering new guitar companies, luthiers, and designs. Randomly scrolling through Instagram brought me to RWM Guitars and they’ve been stuck in my mind ever since. RWM Guitars is the work of Ron Mason, a talented luthier who mainly focuses on putting his personal touchContinue reading “Meet RWM Guitars: A Company Putting It’s Own Touch On Classic Designs”
New Guitar Roundup: What New Model Just Got Announced?
Despite most of the world shutting down it seems many guitar makers are hell bent on continuing to release exciting new models, and I’m here for it. Let’s dig into a few new releases from the past few weeks that have caught my eye and should definitely be on your radar if you’re looking toContinue reading “New Guitar Roundup: What New Model Just Got Announced?”
