Longtime friends Matt Foy, The Pedal Couple, Summer School Electronics and more wrap up our 2024 gear coverage with their favorite picks! As you folks know we’re putting a bow on 2024 and getting ready to start the 2025 gear season in full swing. But here’s one list end of year article before we doContinue reading “Here Are Some Of My Demo Friends’ Favorite Pedals From 2024”
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Radio Wave Effects Dalliter Fuzz Review & Demo
Sustaining warm fuzz tones in a big bright blue box, what’s not to like? Visit Radio Waves Effects website – Cost $125 USD – or grab one on Reverb using my affiliate link! Our first pedal review of the 2025 season is here and it’s a big box fuzz from Radio Wave Effects, a LexingtonContinue reading “Radio Wave Effects Dalliter Fuzz Review & Demo”
2024 Guitars For Idiots Year In Electric Guitar Reviews
We didn’t do many guitar reviews this year as we focused on pedals, punk rock, and just got busy with life. While Guitars For Idiot got to celebrate the 5 year mark in 2024, one major bummer was the lack of guitar reviews. The truth is, I tried to really make sure that I didn’tContinue reading “2024 Guitars For Idiots Year In Electric Guitar Reviews”
2024 Guitars For Idiots’ Guitar Pedal Review Rankings
It was a year full of showcasing new brands, creative builders, and smaller batches than you’ll find on main stream sites. Welcome to the 4th annual guitar pedal review rankings here on Guitars For Idiots. This year was, yet again, a bit different on the website from years’ past. That seems to be a reoccurringContinue reading “2024 Guitars For Idiots’ Guitar Pedal Review Rankings”
Summer School Electronics Launches The Extra Credit Boost
It’s like the Bootster Boost, but a little bit better, more on brand, and still yellow! Summer School Electronics is back with another new release to kick off the fall! After releasing the very brilliantly designed Class Reunion earlier this summer, Summer School is bringing back an old favorite from their early lineup, but withContinue reading “Summer School Electronics Launches The Extra Credit Boost”
Fender Player Series II Telecaster Review and Demo
We’ve got one of the newest Fender Teles here to check out if it’s worth the investment. It’s been a bit since we had a proper new guitar review on this website! Generally we’re covering only independent builders and smaller brands this year, but I didn’t want to miss out on the new Player SeriesContinue reading “Fender Player Series II Telecaster Review and Demo”
Audio! Audio! Releases Their Superdrive, And It Lives Up To The Name
This is a highly versatile and flexible gain pedal for the discerning gear knucklehead. You may remember Audio! Audio! and their Superdrive gain pedal from our recent Tube Screamer project! It’s a vaguely Tube Screamer based pedal, but has a ton of tweaks to make it far more flexible courtesy of builder Lucky (the monster).Continue reading “Audio! Audio! Releases Their Superdrive, And It Lives Up To The Name”
Jade Works Instruments Introduces The MD96 Guitar Design
You have seen this guitar before, but it got a recent facelift and is ready for the limelight. You may remember Jade Works Instruments from a review we did earlier this year of their Butterfly model, which you can find by clicking here. But Jade Works is back again with another original guitar design, andContinue reading “Jade Works Instruments Introduces The MD96 Guitar Design”
Is The Tube Screamer Circuit The Perfect Punk Pedal? I Tried 8 To Find Out
My first overdrive pedal ever was the TS9, so I compared it next to a ton of cool alternatives in a punk context. What’s the gist: Instead of trying to find the best TS-inpired pedal out there, I played a bunch of punk music through 8 different takes on the circuit to show what typeContinue reading “Is The Tube Screamer Circuit The Perfect Punk Pedal? I Tried 8 To Find Out”
Bulinski Effects Pedals’ ASD-1 Is A Smart, And Thunderous Spring Reverb
The Analog Spring Driver uses an external spring tank and some clever controls to craft a range of tones. What Makes The ASD-1 Different? The Bulinski ASD-1 is not like other spring reverb pedals you may have seen me cover on this site or on Ultimate Guitar. It uses intuitive but creative controls to allowContinue reading “Bulinski Effects Pedals’ ASD-1 Is A Smart, And Thunderous Spring Reverb”
