The Most Watched Gear on Reverb This Year

What gear have we all been dreaming about the most in 2023?

Museum-grade Bursts, "Jetsons" Rhodes, Neve boards & more—such is the gear of dreams. These instruments and other highlights below have topped Reverbers' Watch Lists this year.

But let's not dream our lives away. There are many ways to get the sounds of this precious gear in our earthly realm.

The Most Watched Gear of 2023

What gear have we all been dreaming about the most in 2023?

Bursts, Rhodes, Neves & more—such is the gear of dreams. These and other highlights below have topped Reverbers' Watch Lists this year.

But let's not dream our lives away. There are many ways to get the sounds of this precious gear in our earthly realm.

Most Watched by category

Highlights from the Most Watched guitars

1959 Gibson Les Paul Burst

1959 Gibson Les Paul Burst

The dreamiest of dream guitars, Bursts don't often pop up for sale. When they do, they go straight to our Watch Lists. This '59 is one of six in the year's Top 20 Most Watched Guitars.

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A Rosey SJ-200 for Emmylou Harris

A Rosey SJ-200 for Emmylou Harris

A classic Super Jumbo body and roses inspired by Emmylou Harris—put them together and you'll have this custom acoustic, our most highly Watched of the year.

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DIVE DEEPER
Want more dream fodder? Here are all the guitars that topped Watch Lists this year.

Burst-style Les Pauls for less

Best-selling Epiphone acoustics

Highlights from Most Watched basses

Greco FVB 900 Flying V Bass 1977

Greco FVB 900 Flying V Bass 1977

A made-in-Japan Flying V copy from the so-called lawsuit era, this Greco is a statement piece for the price of a daily wearer, with a Korina-style finish over a standard ash body.

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A sunny fretless Fender

A sunny fretless Fender

Another MIJ beauty, this official Fender is a fretless, semi-hollowbody electric that we rarely see. Whether because of the listing's novelty or its sunbathing beauty shot, many Watchers took notice of it this year.

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MIJ Fender basses

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Highlights from Most Watched synths & keys

Fender's Retro-Futuristic Jetsons Rhodes

Fender's Retro-Futuristic "Jetsons" Rhodes

What futuristic instruments and "space age" design once looked like. These "Jetsons" model Rhodes electric pianos still catch our attention today, with two landing on the year's Most Watched lists.

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A Closet-Classic Akai MPC3000

A "Closet-Classic" Akai MPC3000

MPC3000s are one of the old-school models today's producers still covet. This one in particular would fit nicely in a modern studio, as it doesn't look anywhere near its age.

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DIVE DEEPER
See the full Top 20: All of 2023's Most Watched synths, keys & electronic gear.

Rhodes sounds for less

Modern MPCs

Highlights from Most Watched recording gear

The RCA Hollywood Neve

The RCA Hollywood Neve

Built for rock's first great studio magnate, Wally Heider, this Neve has recorded everyone from '70s greats like the Stones to 21st century rockers like Modest Mouse. A piece of working history.

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Caesars Palace's Universal Audio console

Caesar Palace's Universal Audio console

The centerpiece of a previous era of pop music, this all-tube desk from Universal Audio was the mixing board at Las Vegas' Caesar Palace, land of Rat Pack revues and diva residencies.

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DIVE DEEPER
Dream consoles & mics: See the full Top 20 Most Watched recording gear list.

Neve sounds for less

Like-new savings on Universal Audio











Highlights from Most Watched effects

The Bossest of Pedal Collection

The Bossest of pedal collections

Every guitarist has at least one Boss pedal. Want to have them all? Over what must have been years, this seller built up a collection of every single Boss compact pedal, and it's a sight to behold.

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A Very Early Dumble

A very early Dumble

Any Dumble amp is going to be desirable, given the lore that surrounds the builder and the prized sound he achieved. This particular amp, one of the legend's earliest, caused a stir when it hit Reverb.

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DIVE DEEPER
Dreaming of a different rig? See all of the year's Most Watched effects and amps.

Boss best-sellers

Dumble sound for less

Highlights from Most Watched drums

Drums as big and yellow as a taxi

Drums as Big and Yellow as a Taxi

With a bulbous "Radial Bridge" surrounding each shell, which are painted yellow on the outside and inside, this kit is incredibly loud even before you start hitting it. No wonder it's had so many Watchers.

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Neil Peart's Evolution snares

Neil Peart's Evolution Snares

Featuring four snares that Rush's Neil Peart handpicked as his touring drums from DW's line, the Evolution Collection was a limited-edition run whose collectibility has only grown.

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DIVE DEEPER
The beat's yet to drop. Come back Thursday to find all the year's Most Watched drums.

Drums with unusual construction

Artist-signature snares

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