Premier Guitar features all 2009 Premier Gear Award Winners in its December issue

Nov. 20, 2009 - PRLog -- The December issue of Premier Guitar features a major year-end review in which PG editors recap a total of 41 exemplary products (out of more than 1,000 total pieces of gear received during 2009) which have each earned the prestigious Premier Gear honor in 2009. The showcased products span a wide range of categories and are selected based on innovation, quality, versatility, value and vibe.

Premier Guitar is a freely accessible and fully-integrated multimedia network for guitarists, featuring a print and digital magazine; an integrated Web site (http://www.premierguitar.com); a weekly e-newsletter; and a number of social media channels. In total, the Premier Guitar network serves more than 550,000 unique guitarists every month.

The December issue of Premier Guitar, which features the 2009 Premier Gear Award winners, can be accessed by going to http://digital.premierguitar.com/premierguitar/200912_1.

Joe Coffey, editorial director for Premier Guitar, commenting on the Premier Gear Award stated, “It should be noted that we review a number of stellar products in every issue of Premier Guitar. However, the guitars, amps, effects, etc. that we designate as Premier Gear Award winners are truly the best of the best. In other words, when you see the Premier Gear Award logo in a Premier Guitar magazine review or a PremierGuitar.com Web exclusive review, that basically means that it ‘blew our editors’ socks off’.”

Award recipients are as follows and are broken down by category:


Category: Electric Guitars (listed in alphabetical order)
Manufacturer, Name of Award-Winning Gear, Manufacturer Web site

Anderberg Custom Guitars, Wille, www.anderberguitars.com
Carvin, CS6M, www.carvinguitars.com
Collings, 360, www.collingsguitars.com
Elrick, Expat Series New Jazz Standard, www.elrick.com
Ernie Ball Music Man, John Petrucci BFR 6, www.music-man.com
Fender, Road Worn '50s Telecaster, www.fender.com
Flaxwood, Liekki,   www.flaxwood.com
Jarrett, Zaffiro XJ,   www.jarrettguitars.com
Michael Tobias Design, MTD 535-24, www.mtdbass.com
Paul Reed Smith, Modern Eagle II,   www.prsguitars.com
Schroeder Guitars, Radio Lane, www.schroederguitars.com
Taylor, T3/B,   www.taylorguitars.com



Category: Acoustic Guitars (listed in alphabetical order)
Manufacturer, Name of Award-Winning Gear, Manufacturer Web site

Cole Clark, Fat Lady 1 AC,   www.coleclarkguitars.com
Kragenbrink, OM Fingerstylist, www.kragenbrinkguitars.com
Paul Reed Smith, Tonare Grand, www.prsguitars.com
Voyage-Air, VAOM-1C, www.voyageairguitar.com



Category: Amplifiers (listed in alphabetical order)
Manufacturer, Name of Award-Winning Gear, Manufacturer Web site

Acoustic Image, Ten2 Combo,   www.acousticimg.com
Blankenship Amplification, Mini-LEEDS21 Carry-On, www.blankenshipamps.com
Bogner Custom Amplification, 20th Anniversary Ecstasy, www.bogneramplification.com
Cornford, Roadhouse 30 Combo, www.cornfordamps.com
Goodsell, Black Dog 50, www.superseventeen.com
Komet, 19, www.kometamps.com
Soultone Amplification, 1986ps Super Plexi, www.soultoneamps.com
SWR, Spellbinder Blue, www.swrsound.com
TC Electronic, RH450, www.tcelectronic.com
VOX, Night Train NT15H Head, www.voxamps.com



Category: Guitar Effects (listed in alphabetical order)
Manufacturer, Name of Award-Winning Gear, Manufacturer Web site

Acme, ToneShaper, www.acmeguitarworks.com
Empress, Super Delay, www.empresseffects.com
FloydUpgrades.com, "Big Block" Floyd Rose Tremolo,    www.floydupgrades.com
Fuchs, Plush Good Verbrations, www.fuchsaudiotechnology.com
Furman,    P-1800 PF R Power Conditioner/Surge Suppressor, www.furmansound.com
Jetter, GS3 Dual Overdrive, www.jettergear.com
Lehle, Sunday Driver,   www.lehle.com
Lehle, D.Loop SGoS, www.lehle.com
Maxon, AD999 Pro Analog Delay, www.maxonfx.com
Mountainking Electronics, Megalith, www.myspace.com/mountainkingelectronics
OohLaLa, Soda-Meiser, www.oohlalamanufacturing.com
PedalworX, Cool Machine, www.pedalworx.com
Rockbox, Boiling Point, www.rockbox.com
Voodoo Lab,   Wahzoo, www.voodoolab.com
Way Huge, Swollen Pickle Jumbo Fuzz MKII, www.wayhuge.com

Award recipients are welcome to use the Premier Gear logo on their Web sites and in promotional materials. Award-winning manufacturers can contact Brandon Brinson, multimedia communications specialist for Premier Guitar, at brandon@premierguitar.com or at (319) 447-5550 for logo access or assistance.

For more information, you also may contact Nick Ireland, marketing manager for Premier Guitar, at nick@premierguitar.com or at (319) 447-5550.

About Premier Guitar (http://www.premierguitar.com):
Offering guitarists a multimedia source for news, gear info and education/instruction, Premier Guitar is the media home for players who are serious about their tone. PG's gear‐centric print magazine has a monthly readership of more than 60,000 complemented by its freely accessible digital magazine (http://digital.premierguitar.com) which attracts more than 35,000 monthly visits; a Web site (www.premierguitar.com) that's the fastest‐growing portal in the guitar industry with an average of more than 550,000 unique visitors consuming almost 12 million page views per month; and the market's leading interactive gear search service that attracts more than 200,000 monthly visitors. With nearly 50,000 pieces of gear, players can find, buy and sell gear on Gear Search (http://www.premierguitar.com/gear/gear_search.aspx). Published by Gearhead Communications, LLC, Premier Guitar is employee‐owned and based in Marion, Iowa with offices throughout the U.S.

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Premier Guitar offers guitarists a multimedia source for news, gear info and education/instruction, PG is the media home for players who are serious about their tone.