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Buckle Up: There’s A Definite Decline Coming For The Guitar Gear Industry

Here’s a long essay on the tough year 2025 has been for guitar gear and why 2026 doesn’t look great either. 2025 has been nothing short of deflating for me as someone who covers guitar gear. More specifically, as someone who covers boutique gear and independent builders. They’re feeling the combined pinch of inflation (lessContinue reading “Buckle Up: There’s A Definite Decline Coming For The Guitar Gear Industry”

7 Years of Guitar and Pedal Reviews in Numbers and Graphs

I’ve been reviewing gear since 2019 and thought it would be fun to take a look at which gear brands, models, and designs I’ve covered. I have come a long way since I first got hired by Ultimate Guitar to write articles, despite having zero journalism experience under my belt. I really don’t know howContinue reading “7 Years of Guitar and Pedal Reviews in Numbers and Graphs”

This PRS SE DGT Is No Joke

Another year another PRS SE release that blows other brands out of the water. I think I’ve become a PRS SE fanboy? And that is super concerning because I kind of hate the whole “blues lawyer” gag that gets associated with the brand. But quite frankly, every PRS SE guitar I try ends up beingContinue reading “This PRS SE DGT Is No Joke”