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”
Category Archives: Gear Reviews
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”
This Is The Cheapest Relic’d Tele I Could Find, And It’s Not Bad
I really am pleased with this cheap find on Amazon and I think more people should try it. Cheap guitars are awesome. You probably feel the same way if you regularly visit this website. So keeping with that theme, we’ll spend this week talking about a Telecaster I rolled the dice on. While researching cheapContinue reading “This Is The Cheapest Relic’d Tele I Could Find, And It’s Not Bad”
Summer School Electronics Debuts The New Half-Day! Compressor, Just In Time For Black Friday
Summer School’s compressor is more of a preamp/boost/compressor/EQ all in one than just a utility pedal. With their third release of 2023 Summer School has brought a truly new pedal into their lineup. While their previous two could be seen as remakes of their classic fuzz and drive circuits, the new Half Day! marks theContinue reading “Summer School Electronics Debuts The New Half-Day! Compressor, Just In Time For Black Friday”
Eastwood Sidejack Baritone “20th Anniversary” Review
We check out a stylish yet affordable extended range guitar from the brand behind the “pawnshop” revival. There’s not a ton of guitars that pass the “office” test for me. This test, which consists of me judging how much I want to pick up a guitar when I see it hanging on the rack inContinue reading “Eastwood Sidejack Baritone “20th Anniversary” Review”
2023 Guitar Pedal Rankings: Everything We Reviewed This Year
Delays, Double Pedals, Fuzzes, Phasers, Klones, and even a KTR all face off for the coveted #1 spot. 2023 was a return to force for Guitars For Idiots, with weekly articles returning, and no shortage of guitar, pedal, and other gear reviews. We celebrated the end of my PhD, a ton of new gear releases,Continue reading “2023 Guitar Pedal Rankings: Everything We Reviewed This Year”
Looking Back On 2023’s Reviews & Gear Stories
You’ll soon have your fill of guitar and pedal rankings, but what about the other gear we covered? With our best-of lists for guitars and pedals just around the corner, it’s starting to feel like the end of the year. And that makes sense, because it’s pumpkin spice latte season around where I live. IContinue reading “Looking Back On 2023’s Reviews & Gear Stories”
Fender Vintera II Bass VI Review
It might be my first time with a Bass VI, but like the other Fender Vintera models, I’m impressed. This year has been the first time I’ve really ventured into extended range instruments. Earlier this year, I had a killer experience with a Pure Salem Urge guitar on UG, and now I’ve been lucky enoughContinue reading “Fender Vintera II Bass VI Review”
Is The Klon KTR Even A Good Drive Pedal?
I throw it into the signal chain against two brilliant Centaur alternatives and let you all decide. Never in my life did I think I’d ever get a Klon KTR pedal. I sure as hell wasn’t going to spend nearly $1000 on Reverb for a scalpers pedal, and that means the multiple thousands it costsContinue reading “Is The Klon KTR Even A Good Drive Pedal?”
Fuzz Imp Echo Moon Delay Pedal Review
What direction will this Fuzz and Overdrive-focused brand go with their boosted delay pedal? Fuzz Imp, a pedal company led by a fine fellow named Justus, has made most of their reputation behind the sale and development of all things gain and fuzz. Is that really a surprise given the name of the brand though?Continue reading “Fuzz Imp Echo Moon Delay Pedal Review”
