
In this video, I’m joined by my good friend – and professional guitar gear expert and touring musician – 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.
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Check out all the gear at Thomann (EU):
And at Sweetwater (USA):
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Here’s the various parts of the chat with some links to the relevant products:
00:00 Hello and intro
Guitars
02:22 B&G Guitars Little Sister:
08:21 Ibanez IC420 Iceman:
12:35 Harley Benton SC-Custom III Active VBK:
16:17 Harley Benton ST-Modern:
21:47 Sceptre Levinson Ventana Standard:
27:45 Honorable mentions: PJD Carey Apprentice Standard Silverburst:
29:57 Vintage REVO Surfmaster Thinline Twin:
31:36 Yamaha Pacifica Standard Plus:
34:44 Will we see a more affordable Pacifica Element in 2025?
37:25 Fender Player II Series:
FX Pedals
41:00 Jim Dunlop Eric Clapton Cry Baby Wah:
44:18 Rich finally got his Analogman King Of Tone this year:
47:35 Nobels ODR-1X and ODR-mini 2:
49:35 Leigh is still really enjoying the Wampler Belle:
51:14 Origin Effects Halcyon Blue:
54:30 Shnobel Tone Daily Driver Boost:
55:57 NUX ’63 Diamond:
57:50 Free The Tone Overdriveland:
59:43 The thing about Dumble amps and pedals…
01:01:42 Nobels DEL-mini:
01:03:03 Why the Boss DM-2 is still the boss of delays for Leigh
01:07:03 Leigh’s honorable FX mentions: Line 6 POD Express:
01:08:53 Poly Effects Ample:
01:13:54 Rich’s honorable mentions: JHS Hard Drive:
01:14:20 Beetronics Tuna Fuzz:
01:14:55 Line 6 HX One:
01:16:55 JHS Flight Delay:
01:17:13 Revv G3 5th Anniversary Edition:
01:17:25 Keeley OCTA PSI:
01:17:43 Fender Hello Kitty Fuzz:
01:18:07 Leigh’s secret 2025 tip!
Amplifiers
01:19:20 IK Multimedia ToneX One:
01:25:04 Blackstar TV-10 A/B:
01:27:15 Friedman PLEX:
01:28:31 Tube amps are no longer the first choice for many players
01:33:24 Leigh got himself a Peavey 6505 this year!
01:34:50 Laney Lionheart Loudpedal:
01:37:07 Boss Katana Gen 3:
01:40:04 It’s the affordable gear that’s impressed most this year
01:41:24 Jack White and why artists are still so relevant in the gear world
01:43:33 Our hopes for new guitar gear in 2025
01:45:47 Harley Benton and Behringer have big plans in 2025 it seems!
01:47:42 Thanks for watching and check out Leigh’s new band, Bad Deeds:
Sub to Leigh here:
Enjoy!
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