Image credit: Howl Guitars on Instagram Some of you who have been long time readers here may remember the Howl Guitars Sirena 3 I reviewed many years back. It was one of my absolute favorite guitars for years and years, and reminded me of the pre-pandemic time where guitar manufacturing was booming. New brands andContinue reading “One Of My Favorite Brands, Howl Guitars, Is Back For 2024”
Author Archives: Matt Dunn
This Experimental Fuzz Pedal Is For You Earthy, Crunchy Types
Meet the Wonderful Audio Technology (WAT) Fuzz Lands, an ultra versatile fuzz pedal You really can’t have too much fuzz, and luckily there’s no shortage of fun fuzzes around these days. The last fuzz I raved about was a relatively simple, vintage circuit. But now we’re turning over to a much more complicated and powerfulContinue reading “This Experimental Fuzz Pedal Is For You Earthy, Crunchy Types”
Meet The ALABS Audio Pedals: Versatile Delay And Reverb Effects
Not quite expensive, but not quite cheap, these pedals bring a lot of the versatility of premium pedals to a more accessible level. Want to grab your own ALABS pedals? Go grab them here. While researching which pedals to cover in 2024, I stumbled across ALABS Audio on Instagram. They seemed familiar, even though IContinue reading “Meet The ALABS Audio Pedals: Versatile Delay And Reverb Effects”
Guitars For Idiots Is Going Grassroots For 2024’s Gear Reviews
There will be more of a focus on smaller, less talked about gear brands and builders, but still plenty of punk rock. 2023 was another great year for all things guitar. We unveiled our top pedal rankings, compared our favorite guitars, and even talked about all the accessories, parts, and amps too. And with allContinue reading “Guitars For Idiots Is Going Grassroots For 2024’s Gear Reviews”
Stromer Mutroniks Brings Vintage Fuzz To The Masses
This is a premier example of lo-fi vintage fuzz based on the old Shin Ei Super Fuzz Want one of these Superfuzzes? Of course you do, so go grab one at Reverb I have admittedly reviewed a lot of fuzz pedals since I started this job, but sometimes you just know when you struck gold.Continue reading “Stromer Mutroniks Brings Vintage Fuzz To The Masses”
5 Of The Weirdest Interactions With Brands I’ve Had As A Demo/Review Guy
While I love my job, being a demo artist is not always rainbows and butterflies. To celebrate my 5th year of my guitar journalism career (Jan 2019-Jan 2024), I thought we’d take a look back at some of the more humorous and unexpected parts of the job. I foolishly got into this business thinking itContinue reading “5 Of The Weirdest Interactions With Brands I’ve Had As A Demo/Review Guy”
How Good Is This Cheap Spring Reverb From Mosky?
I’ve been on a big spring reverb kick, but how will this $35 mini pedal stack up to my previous boutique choices? 2023 had a lot of fantastic pedal reviews on this website, but was lacking when it came to affordable pedal reviews. I’ve done a lot of cheaper pedal articles in the past, andContinue reading “How Good Is This Cheap Spring Reverb From Mosky?”
The Guitars For Idiots 2023 Guitar Review Rankings Are In
Guitar reviews from Fender, PRS, and more face off for the internet’s most coveted guitar title. 2023 saw a return to regular guitar reviews here on Guitars For Idiots, which was fantastic news for me. Guitar reviews are what this site has been built off of. While we’ve also done lots of pedal reviews andContinue reading “The Guitars For Idiots 2023 Guitar Review Rankings Are In”
Maybach’s Little Wing Is The Perfect Guitar To Write A Song On
This guitar mixes the comfort of a parlor guitar with the output of a vintage electric guitar. Rounding out the 2023 guitar review season both here and for Ultimate-Guitar, we have the Maybach Little Wing. This perfectly comfortably, quirky guitar comes to us from Germany, and is my first time with a Maybach guitar. MaybachContinue reading “Maybach’s Little Wing Is The Perfect Guitar To Write A Song On”
Meet Shevlin Guitars And Their McKenzie Offset Model
With a stunning red finish over a resonant slab JM-style body, there’s lots of beauty in simplicity here. My love of simple guitars is well documented at this point. I love single pickup guitars, like the RWM Guitars RWDCT we’re giving away, or the Tom DeLonge Strat. Ironically I do have a relatively complex signatureContinue reading “Meet Shevlin Guitars And Their McKenzie Offset Model”
