Published On Dec 29, 2023
What was the best guitar gear of 2023? Which guitars, amps and pedals have got us the most excited over the past 12 months?
In this video, I’m joined by my good friend – and professional guitar gear expert – Leigh Fuge to talk about exactly that! Leigh and I discuss the best instruments and accessories that we’ve had the fortune to play this year, as well as a few that we haven’t yet tried, but would love to if we had the chance.
Check out all the gear at Thomann: https://thmn.to/thocf/yp0rc4v3ts
And at Sweetwater: https://sweetwater.sjv.io/QyX9Za
Here’s the various parts of the chat with some links to the relevant products:
00:00 Hello and intro
Guitars
02:04 Valiant Guitars Jupiter: https://valiantguitars.com/guitars/ju...
08:40 PJD Guitars St. John Standard: https://www.pjdguitars.com/product-pa...
12:29 PJD Guitars Woodford Standard: https://www.pjdguitars.com/product-pa...
14:06 Chapman Guitars ML3 Pro X: • Chapman ML3 PRO X: The Best of Supers...
19:57 Squier Sonic Tele: • 2023 Squier Sonic Telecaster | The ne...
22:55 Harley Benton forced Squier to up their game?
24:18 Mike CGS’s (now Leigh’s) 1988 Charvel 3DR: • I Got one of my DREAM GUITARS - 1988 ...
28:40 Maybach Stradovari Superfly HSS: • Maybach Stradovari Superfly HSS Aged ...
30:55 Vintage Guitars 2023 models: • 2023 Vintage V65 ReIssued Satin Purpl...
32:16 Vintage REVO Series and discussion
35:06 Yamaha Revstar Standard P90
FX Pedals
36:50 Wampler Germanium Tumnus: • The Most Klon Sounding Klon Since the...
41:37 JHS Notaklön: • The New JHS Pedals NOTAKLÖN (Solderle...
43:37 Nobels ODR-1 30th Anniversary Edition: • Nobels ODR-1 30th Anniversary Edition...
45:24 Great Eastern FX Design-a-Drive: • One Overdrive Pedal To Rule Them All ...
48:01 Kernom Ridge Overdrive: • The Most Versatile Overdrive Pedal Ev...
51:34 Beetronics Nectar Tone Sweetener: • Beetronics Nectar Tone Sweetener | Ov...
54:27 Fuzz discussion
57:29 JPTR FX Bleach: • The Secrets of 90s Grunge Guitar Tone
59:03 NUX ‘6ixty5ive Overdrive: • NUX ‘6ixty5ive Overdrive | Amazing tr...
1:03:12 EHX Spruce Goose and Bluesbreaker discussion: • EHX Spruce Goose Overdrive | 2023’s b...
1:05:00 Analogman King Of Tone/MXR Duke Of Tone chat
1:11:17 Greer Black Mountain Crunch Drive: • Greer Amps Black Mountain Crunch Driv...
1:12:30 Hawkins Brothers Audio Permission To Land pedal: https://www.hawkinsbrothersaudio.com/...
1:14:10 Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick JR: • Crazy Tube Circuits Sidekick JR | All...
Amplifiers
1:16:54 Birdsong Amps Kestrel: • 57 Tweed Princeton for UNDER £500 - B...
1:20:14 Blackstar HT Venue Series Stage 100 MKIII
1:21:35 Blackstar St. James Plugin: • Blackstar St. James Plugin vs the rea...
1:22:34 Revv D25 Combo
1:24:39 Are tube amps on the way out?
1:28:45 Leigh’s Walrus Audio ACS-1 digital solution and pedalboard
1:34:57 Boss IR-2, DM-101 and 50th Anniversary success
1:36:36 Breaking Boss pedals – can it be done?
1:37:55 Storytime: how Henning Pauly snapped a whammy bar
Gear to watch in 2024
1:41:20 What’s coming in 2024?
1:42:17 Harley Benton’s 2024 range: • Harley Benton's 2024 prototype guitar...
1:43:27 Chapman Danish Pete and Chris Robertson (Black Stone Cherry) signature models
1:44:40 What are Epiphone up to? Greeny, Kirk Hammett, open book headstock, prices…
1:48:10 Thanks for watching and goodbye
Sub to Leigh here: / @leighfugeguitar
Enjoy!
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