Matt Blackett

Hybrid

Guitar Review: Cole Clark Angel Delivers Brilliant Acoustic and Electric Tones

Cole Clark did not set out to build a guitar to compete with a traditional acoustic. Instead they designed the Angel to be the best-sounding amplified acoustic you’ve ever heard.

March 22, 2021

Amps and PA Systems

Gear Review: Orange Crush Acoustic 30

The Crush Acoustic 30 is a tiny little amp that weighs almost nothing. The specs claim it’s 13.5 pounds, but I don’t believe that. It comes right out of the box with a tilt-back design, so all the sound is projecting upward, where you want it.

May 29, 2020
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Amps and PA Systems

Gear Review: Schertler Roy Amplifier

Thanks to their full-range sound capabilities and multiple input options, many acoustic guitar amplifiers have been called miniature PA systems. That has never been so true as with Roy, a top-of-the-line package from Schertler, the Swiss maker.

March 20, 2020

Amps and PA Systems

AER Compact 60 acoustic guitar amplifier

Gear Review: AER MM200 and Compact 60

AER's MM200 acoustic guitar amplifier is the model through which sonic adventurer Monte Montgomery channels his powerful music.

January 7, 2020

Strings and Accessories

Gear Review: Nexi Acoustic Pedalboard

The Nexi Acoustic ($299 retail, including a reverb pedal) is an inspired and happening take on the time-honored pedalboard concept from Nexi Industries.

December 4, 2019

Compact

Gear Review: B&G Guitars Caletta

B&G throws in some of its own ideas to create an instrument that is a more of an individual interpretation than any kind of replica.

December 4, 2019