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”
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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”
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”
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”
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”
