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- Joe Negri, Guitar Player and Handyman on ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ Dies at 99 - IMDb
- “I had no idea what the phrase meant.” John Fogerty shares the origins of “Proud Mary” at the Songwriters Hall of Fame awards - GuitarPlayer.com
- Joe Negri, Guitar Player and Handyman on ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ Dies at 99 - Variety
- Hillel Slovak Built the Blueprint That John Frusciante Turned Into His Own Voice - Ultimate Guitar
- “I love my legacy, but I don’t want to live in it.” As he drops the latest Dirty Knobs album, Mike Campbell opens up about his studio secrets, channeling Jimmy Page, and what “terrifies” him about the Heartbreakers’ catalog - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I realized, ‘You're a one-hit wonder. You've only got five minutes to do the next step or it'll be over for you.’” John Fogerty on the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit he wrote in 20 minutes to save his career - GuitarPlayer.com
- Billy Morrison releases new single and video "Hollow" - Chaoszine
- “When I first heard Van Halen’s version of ‘You Really Got Me,’ I laughed. It really misses the point of the whole meaning of the song.” Dave Davies on Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and the Kinks’ power revolution - GuitarPlayer.com
- Letter from the Editor | Acoustic Guitar, Summer 2026 Issue 358 - acousticguitar.com
- “I can’t imagine where guitar players would be without Eddie. We’d be listening to electronic music”: Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen “saved” guitar players - Guitar.com
- “I think he’s the most underrated guitarist in rock history. People don’t realise how inventive he was”: Geddy Lee, Paul Gilbert and John Petrucci on the guitar genius of Rush legend Alex Lifeson - MusicRadar
- One of the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Belongs to a 1972 Hit — And It Still Rocks - Men's Journal
- Tommy Stinson Still Loves Bashing About - Cincinnati Magazine
- What are your thoughts on the new Polyphia single? - Guitar World
- “I fell in with some Texas boys and started jamming. They had these G&Ls. The first time I picked one up, I fell in love”: Jerry Cantrell on the magic and mods of his iconic “Blue Dress” G&L Rampage – and his gift from Eddie Van Halen - Guitar World
- “It’s like a fossil in a tar pit.” Brad Paisley reveals the unbelievable discovery hiding inside his 1968 Fender Telecaster - GuitarPlayer.com
- Anthony Enriquez of Texas Country Duo Shotgun Rider Has Died - - Saving Country Music
- J. Planck hosting three-day Summer Ramble Festival at Merville’s Big Yellow Hall - Comox Valley Record
- “I just don't like chords – I don't like playing them. Music is much more interesting when everybody plays a harmonic line that creates a wider picture”: How Death Cab for Cutie found their second act – by embracing the weird, and guitars from their past - Guitar World
- “I remember opening the case for the first time. I almost started crying.” The reason Alex Lifeson chose Gibson over PRS - GuitarPlayer.com
- “He finally stumbles out to the microphone, and he just starts crying.” Tommy Lee recalls Mötley Crüe and Ozzy's notorious 1984 tour, which ended with the singer's onstage breakdown - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The guitar is based on a Strat I have, as well as my Jazzmaster. I’m biased, of course, but it sounds really good!” Guitar tone gourmand Ariel Posen spills the secrets to his sound - Guitar World
- “I think it sounds lousy. I had to finish the whole record myself, because otherwise there were just these drunks and junkies.” Mick Jagger says he isn’t a fan of the Rolling Stones’ most celebrated album - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I wanted to leave, but I didn't have the guts to quit. Just as I reached for the phone, it rang. ‘Hi, Flea, you’re fired’”: The call that ended Flea’s days as a pick-playing punk and set him on the path to worldwide fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers - Guitar World
- Folk Guitarist Marisa Anderson Examines What It Means to Be UnAmerican - Washington City Paper
- Seattle Academy's jazz band brings their fresh fusion to KNKX - KNKX
- “He just made me feel like I couldn’t play.” Brian May thought he'd seen it all — until two guitar heroes proved him wrong - GuitarPlayer.com
- Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil chronicles the band's ascent in his new memoir - NPR
- “I go for the solo, and 65,000 people sang that solo back to me.” Simon McBride explains why some Deep Purple guitar parts are untouchable - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I was like, ‘Oh, this playing sounds weirdly familiar.’ And then I found the video. It was lifted note for note”: The moment Jack Gardiner realized Giacomo Turra had lifted his licks - Guitar World
- “I was cutting stems on flowers, and the knife flipped.” Phoebe Bridgers reveals how a gruesome gardening accident made her a more inventive guitar player - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I said, ‘You’ve got to be joking! You can’t put out a record about a trad band playing in a pub and expect it to sell!’": the story of the classic Dire Straits song that's often imitated, but rarely mastered - MusicRadar
- “We had two kinds of blues: one that was forbidden, and one that wasn’t.” James “Blood” Ulmer, guitarist who redefined blues through free jazz and harmolodic theory, dies at 86 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “It’s the most misunderstood song I ever wrote. But some people said, ‘God! The audacity!’” Tom Petty on the song that defined him as a new kind of guitar-slinging American rocker - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Lack of use, plus three bouts of COVID, probably phased out the plectrum for me.” Mark Knopfler tells why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I find that the electric guitar is almost a separate species”: Why being an acoustic guitarist doesn't necessarily make you an electric player – according to Eric Bibb - Guitar World
- Paul McCartney on playing guitar with Paul Mescal: 'He knew it better than I did!' - BBC
- “He was shaking the last time I saw him. He had the same thing that killed Lowell George.” Roger McGuinn and Keith Richards remember Gram Parsons, who laid a path for the ’70s California sound and died at 26 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “He said, ‘I’m probably not gonna make it. Will you buy my Les Paul?’” Vince Gill tells how he came to own his prized 1959 Gibson Les Paul ’Burst - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The only reason I picked them is so I can look at their behinds.” P.J. Harvey on why she stopped playing guitar onstage — and the real reason she chose her first pair of tour guitarists - GuitarPlayer.com
- “They advertise it as a safe tonic to give you energy — and it’s not.” Brian Setzer on the “health drink” that sent him to rehab - GuitarPlayer.com
- “If we have disagreements, I'm able to send him to his room”: Tom Morello on working with his son, Roman - Guitar.com
- “Mick was a star. It felt like replacing Keith Richards. I shat my pants”: Earl Slick on the fear he felt replacing David Bowie’s most iconic guitar player – and how Bowie calmed him down - Guitar World
- Who's the most exciting up-and-coming guitar player? - Guitar World
- Zach Top’s Beloved Guitar Player, Cheyenne Dalton, Stuns Fans With News She’s No Longer In The Band - Whiskey Riff
- “I wanted a bicycle for Christmas, and they gave me a guitar. It pissed me off”: Jeff “Skunk” Baxter has played with everyone from Steely Dan to Dolly Parton – but he didn’t even want to be a guitar player - Guitar World
- Ritchie Blackmore claims “most guitarists aren’t nice people” - Guitar.com
- “I couldn’t believe he was a guitar player”: Ritchie Blackmore says most guitarists aren’t nice people – but names one player who bucks the trend - Guitar World
- The Art of Teaching and Learning the Guitar - Stetson University
- “I look at my hands and say, ‘Well, let’s see what we can do today’“: Keith Richards opens up on how age and arthritis has changed his approach to playing - Guitar World
- Jared James Nichols on the melodic soloing ideas every guitar player can take from Eric Clapton - Yahoo
- Music loses another legendary performer: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - lehighvalleylive
- Music loses another legendary performer: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - Yahoo
- “I try to avoid rehearsals at all costs now. It’s the only way I can survive”: I’m a drummer. You guitarists have made me hate being in bands - Guitar World
- “We were watching this Beatles concert on TV when Keith comes walking down the stairs.” Keith Richards had a priceless response when he caught his band watching the Fab Four - GuitarPlayer.com
- Legendary The Cure guitarist will perform in Boston Ballet's new "The Leisurely Installation of a New Window" - CBS News
- “The best rock guitar player I have ever played with”: Rock world pays tribute to late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell - Guitar.com
- “The best rock guitar player I have ever played with” – Mikkey Dee honors Phil Campbell - Chaoszine
- “My comfort zone is big volume and lots of blues”: Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64 - Guitar World
- Legendary singer and guitar player dead at 82: ‘There was no one like him’ - lehighvalleylive
- EXODUS's GARY HOLT: 'I'm Not Rich, But I Make A Living Playing Guitar, And That's A Gift In Itself' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I thought, ‘Well, it couldn’t hurt…’ It did hurt”: Noodling alone at home is fine. But you’ll never be a great guitar player unless you join a band - Guitar World
- “I’d wake up in the morning and I wouldn’t be able to move my pinky. I’d think, ‘Is this the end?’” Joe Satriani opens up on the hand injury that forced him to relearn how to play his songs - Guitar World
- “They started chanting ‘Huey!’” Stevie Ray Vaughan bombed on opening night of a major tour - GuitarPlayer.com
- “All of the guys in Metallica, except for the guitar player, told me what a great guitar player I was”: Candlebox guitarist on touring with Metallica and Aerosmith in the early ’90s – and receiving the ultimate praise from his heroes - Guitar World
- “I told Alex, ‘We’re either doing this or we’re not.’” Geddy Lee on forcing Alex Lifeson to restart Rush - GuitarPlayer.com
- Music world rocked by icon’s death at 81: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - PennLive.com
- “You can’t evacuate everything.” Joe Bonamassa rethinks his massive guitar collection a year after L.A. wildfires forced a last-minute rescue - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Bobby was completely allergic to compliments… I loved that about him. Mostly, he just loved playing”: The life and legacy of Grateful Dead icon Bob Weir - Guitar World
- “One of your sound guys told me to turn down earlier.” Jack White on the priceless advice Prince gave him - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I have so much more connection with my guitar now than I think I ever had”: John Mayer on playing with Dead & Company - Guitar.com
- “I’d trade 150 Def Leppards for one R.E.M. It's as simple as that.” Pete Townshend on the music he despises, even though he influenced it with one vital Who album - GuitarPlayer.com
- Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
- Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 - The New York Times
- Johnny Marr reveals “mind-blowing” experience of playing with Paul McCartney – and the unique thing that sets him apart from other bass players - Guitar.com
- Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Singer, Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 78 - Variety
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - NPR
- Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78 - The Guardian
- “Our initial sense was that it was very big-headed. We all looked at Fred and said, ‘Really?’” Brian May on Freddie Mercury and the mega-hit that changed Queen’s relationship with their audience - GuitarPlayer.com
- North Texas musicians bring a Spanish guitar concerto back to life with new recording - KERA News
- “Anything but the guitar”: Marcus King claims he never plays guitar at home – and thinks it makes him a better musician - Guitar.com
- SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: How I Ended Up Playing Guitar For METALLICA For A Couple Of Shows In 2000 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I said, ‘You have no idea how many things I’ve stolen from you.’ And he said, ‘Yes, I have.’” Randy Bachman on his jaw-dropping introduction to Stephen Stills at Neil Young’s 70th birthday party - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I cried for two years. I blamed myself.” Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunted the writing of his iconic acoustic hit “American Pie” - GuitarPlayer.com
- "I thought to myself, ‘This guy’s not gonna be here very long’”: When Dave Mustaine first saw James Hetfield play guitar, it was bad news for Metallica's fifth member Brad Parker - Guitar.com
- “I was packing up to leave when Dylan asked, ‘Where’s he going?’ and I wound up playing on the whole album.” The guitarist Bob Dylan insisted he had to have for his country music breakthrough - GuitarPlayer.com
- Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84 - The Guardian
- Steve Cropper, Guitarist for Stax Records, Booker T. & the M.G.’s and The Blues Brothers, Dies at 84 - The Hollywood Reporter
- Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies - NPR
- “I’ll show you what got me in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney reveals the song he performed when he met John Lennon. But it wasn’t his guitar playing that earned him his respect - GuitarPlayer.com
- Good Charlotte's Benji Madden: “If you're a guitar player, your skills go completely to waste if you're not working with a f**king great songwriter” - Guitar.com
- Guitar Player's Week in Music Quiz for November 14, 2025 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I wanted it to be quite extreme — something that showed all the peaks of what we could do.” Jimmy Page on his plan to take Led Zeppelin to the next level — critics be damned - GuitarPlayer.com
- EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “The last thing he told me during that last interview was, ‘I’m probably gonna go until the wheels come off!’” I spoke to Ace Frehley a dozen times in the last two years of his life – oft-misunderstood, he was the true embodiment of rock ’n’ roll spirit - Guitar World
- Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
- Samantha Fish: Five players who will keep the blues alive - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I hadn’t seen him in a while, and I wish I had.” Jimmy Page remembers original Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja, who has died at age 79 - GuitarPlayer.com
- Maggie Baugh: What to know about Keith Urban's guitar player - Fox News
Guitar Amp News
- Ed Sheeran and Orange Amps Launch Global Music Initiative Supporting Grassroots Musicians - kiss951.com
- "The uncomfortable truth is that valves are not going to be around forever. But if this is the future of guitar amplification, I’m okay with it": EVH 5150 III Hypersonic 6L6 2x12 review - Guitar World
- Revv Amplification: Signal Boost - Premier Guitar
- Ed Sheeran Teams With Orange Amps For Grassroots "Play It Home" Initiative And A New Amp Line - That Eric Alper
- “Playing music should always be fun. It should feel like an escape”: Ed Sheeran teams up with Orange to create the “ultimate busking amp” and launches grassroots music campaign to encourage young players to get out and play - MusicRadar
- “Music doesn’t start in arenas or on streaming platforms. It starts in bedrooms and on street corners”: Ed Sheeran launches signature Orange amp range - could it topple the Roland Cube as the busking combos to beat? - Guitar World
- “The guitar is based on a Strat I have, as well as my Jazzmaster. I’m biased, of course, but it sounds really good!” Guitar tone gourmand Ariel Posen spills the secrets to his sound - Guitar World
- Guitar Center Serves as Exclusive Launch Partner for the Orange Amps Outlowd ES Series, Designed in Collaboration with Ed Sheeran - News-Press NOW
- Guitar Center Serves as Exclusive Launch Partner for the Orange Amps Outlowd ES Series, Designed in Collaboration with Ed Sheeran - Business Wire
- Orange Amps and Ed Sheeran Launch New ES Series Amplifiers - Premier Guitar
- Jared James Nichols [2026] - Premier Guitar
- "The addition of NAM profile compatibility pushes it well beyond your average multi-effects pedal": Nux MG-50Li review - MusicRadar
- Ed Sheeran launches global Play It Home initiative with Orange Amps - The Music Universe
- Outlowd by Ed Sheeran: Orange officially partners with Ed Sheeran on the megastar's first-ever line of signature amps - Guitar.com
- Orange Outlowd ES Amps: Ed Sheeran’s new Busking range - Gearnews.com
- PRS Guitars Introduces SE Rock Lady Model - Premier Guitar
- The Boss Katana 50 and 100 Modelling Amps finally have a serious challenger courtesy of the brand new Positive Grid Reactor 50 and 100 Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Peavey Steels from Their Own Playbook with New Nashville Session Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Marshall's guitar amp-inspired Stockwell III is a small, portable speaker with a big battery life - What Hi-Fi?
- Magnatone Kingston Review - Premier Guitar
- Best tube amps 2026: my top valve amplifiers for home, studio, and stage - GuitarPlayer.com
- Fryette Amplification Releases Valvulator Mini - Premier Guitar
- Ed Sheeran is about to launch another piece of signature gear – and he’s already gifted it to a young fan - Guitar World
- Ed Sheeran debuts his signature Orange guitar amp: and it's designed for busking - Guitar.com
- “It’s honestly really amazing”: Tube amp aficionado Joe Bonamassa has been “beta testing” a Fender Tone Master on tour – and he’s impressed - Guitar.com
- Mesa/Boogie launches new video series exploring the history of the legendary amp brand - Guitar.com
- Orange beer? Legendary guitar amp brand launches its own IPA with Special Brew - Guitar.com
- Marshall has unveiled its new mascot – and we’re a little scared - Guitar.com
- “Over the past 24 hours, I’ve received hundreds of messages about my current situation. So yes, it’s official: I’ve made the move”: Jared James Nichols switches to Marshall amps - MusicRadar
- “When I played, it was almost like I made every note count even more. It was rejuvenating”: Why Jared James Nichols has switched to Marshall amps after playing Blackstar for 15 years - Guitar World
- Blackstar Launches the Beam Mini Compact Desk Amp - Premier Guitar
- “He let me into the basement with all his secret stuff and he had 10 Dumbles down there. It was the biggest collection I’ve ever seen in person!” Jake Kiszka on the time he went shopping for the world’s most expensive guitar amp in Japan - MusicRadar
- Warm Audio Introduces the Reamper - Premier Guitar
- Winzz Guitars Introduces the SilverTide Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Marshall and Synergy Introduce JCM 800 Dual Channel Three-Tube Module - Premier Guitar
- Best acoustic guitar amps 2026: let your acoustic tone shine - Guitar World
- Mooer takes on JBL with its own AI stem separation tech – and it could change the way you practice your favorite songs - Guitar World
- Revv Doubles Down on Portable Tube Amps With the G25 - Premier Guitar
- Revv G25: Next Gen Tube Amp Tones - Gearnews.com
- Two Notes Unleashes Captor X + : A New Benchmark for Going Direct with Tube Amps - Premier Guitar
- “That thing is unbelievable. It’s one of the most impressive new amps I’ve tried”: Misha Mansoor has a ton of amps. But one new design has blown him away - Guitar World
- Josh Homme’s first guitar amp wasn’t even a guitar amp - Yahoo
- “It sounds way bigger than it is”: Joe Bonamassa names his go-to studio amp – which he bought from Steven Seagal - Guitar World
- Winzz Guitars Introduces the Lead Burner 30W IR-Enabled Guitar Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- “I literally cried tears of joy”: After years of searching, YouTuber finally uncovers the identity of Kurt Cobain’s mystery In Utero amp - Guitar World
- Laney just launched its pocket-sized smart amp, the Prism-Mini – and you can already save $30 at Sweetwater - Guitar.com
- Who Needs Tube Amps in 2026? I Say: No One. - Gearnews.com
- Laney Introduces Prism-Mini Guitar Amp & Bluetooth Speaker - Premier Guitar
- “A long-term model to support the future of live music”: Marshall pledges to donate a percentage of gear sales to support grassroots venues - Guitar World
- This Tiny LEGO Fender Guitar Amp Conversion Really Works - Hackster.io
- Best amp modelers 2026: rack-mounted and floorboard options for every budget - Guitar World
- “Green Day showing the world how to keep it loud!” Billie Joe Armstrong shows off mysterious new Marshall as Green Day rock the Super Bowl – could a signature amp finally be on the cards? - Guitar World
- Best amp modelers 2026: get all your dream guitar tones in one - GuitarPlayer.com
- Synergy Unveils Machine-Learning Power Amp Technology - Premier Guitar
- Blackstar Unveils High Powered Digital Floorboard with Insane Versatility - Premier Guitar
- Thomas Blug îs unerringly close now to a full release of his new state of the art BluGuitar Amp X Analog Amp & Pedal Modeller - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- Blackstar Introduces BEAM MINI - Premier Guitar
- The Blackstar BEAM MINI harnesses a tube-driven feel in a digital desktop amp format – with plenty of amp models and even ISF control - Guitar.com
- Fryette Launches Pittbull Ultra-Lead II Amp And Valvulator Mini Buffer - Premier Guitar
- BluGuitar Amp X: 100% Analog Amp with Digital Controls - Gearnews.com
- Magnatone Introduces Four New Amps At NAMM - Premier Guitar
- “Uncompromising tone whenever inspiration strikes”: Blackstar unveils the Beam Mini – it’s portable, desktop-friendly, and as the first guitar amp to allow players to load Neural Amp Modeller captures, it's a game-changer too - MusicRadar
- ID:X Floor – Blackstar’s first “high-performance” digital floor modellers deliver the tone and feel of real amps with hands-on controls - Guitar.com
- “A bold evolution of Valvetronix”: VOX pairs new amp modelling technology with the “authentic feel of classic tubes” in the new VT20X and VT40X - Guitar.com
- Orange Amps OR60 UK-Built All-Valve Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- “Designed to go hard”: Orange unveils new vintage-inspired single-channel OR60 amp head - Guitar.com
- “Reimagines the hybrid amp experience for a new generation”: Vox marries old-school amps and modelers by introducing its most advanced iterations of the Valvetronix series yet - Guitar World
- Boss makes a splash ahead of NAMM with new GX-1 and GX-1B multi-effects units, plus a new busker-friendly Roland Cube Street amp - Guitar.com
- Roland Announces CUBE Street Mini Multi-Instrument Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Roland delivers the ultimate live performance compact battery-powered Multi-Instrument Amplifier - the Cube Street Mini - Guitar Pedal X
- Victory Amplification reveals world-first braille guitar amp - Mixdown Magazine
- Victory sends blind guitarist custom braille amp in the most wholesome moment of 2026 so far - Guitar.com
- Overloud Adds AIR to THU - Premier Guitar
- Tube Amps: Finally Obsolete in 2026? - Gearnews.com
- “It’s clear to see that modelers have won the battle”: Modelers outsold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet - Guitar World
- Reverb shares its best selling gear of the year – and 2025 was the year of the Strat - Guitar.com
- The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point - Premier Guitar
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
- Joe Bonamassa spent nearly $25,000 buying Gary Moore’s Soldano SLO-100 amp head - Guitar.com
- “A Line 6 Spider III got me where I am today!”: Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Kiki Wong thinks it’s more important to have an expensive guitar than a pricey amp - Guitar.com
- VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- Marshall partners with Spinal Tap on the “loudest amp ever made” – with knobs that go to 11 and a master volume that goes to infinity - Guitar.com
- News - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
- “People love our amps because they’re loud. That one line has cemented itself as a tagline for the company”: Marshall has launched Spinal Tap amps that go to Infinity – here’s how ‘the loudest amp ever made’ came together - Guitar World
- AFI guitarist ditched tube amps because they made him feel “constrained” sonically – does he have a point? - Guitar.com
- “Not many people want to watch a band stand in front of their amp line”: Metallica guitar tech thinks ditching real amps helped the band improve spectacle of their live shows - Guitar.com
- DIY distortion: Get Dave Davies' Kinks guitar tone in seconds – you'll just need a razor blade and an amp you don't give a s**t about - Guitar.com
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- PRS Guitars Announces New SE Models Plus a New Combo Amp Ahead of 2026 Updates - Premier Guitar
- “Making history as the first-ever amp authenticated on the blockchain”: Synyster Gates has launched what’s called a Universal Pedal Platform – and it’s nothing like your usual amp head - Guitar World
- Positive Grid and PosterLad Collaborate on Limited Edition Grille for Spark EDGE - Premier Guitar
- Bad Cat Introduces the Ocelot — Small Amp. Big Attitude. Total Control. - Premier Guitar
- “It seems the age of touchscreen guitar amps is advancing faster than I ever imagined”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the return of my favorite Fender offset - Guitar World
- We gave the Spark 2 9/10 in our review – and it's on sale now in Positive Grid's Back to School promo - Guitar.com
- Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
- Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
- Blackstar Amplification Launches ID:X Series – A Cut Above - Premier Guitar
Bass Player News
- Jazz Bassist Hannah Marks Honors Geri Allen, Charts Own Course with Sophomore Album - JazzTimes
- Keanu Reeves reveals the most important bass lesson he learned from Flea - Guitar World
- Duff McKagan pays tribute to Motörhead's Lemmy and Phil Campbell at Download Festival - Rayo
- Badass bassist Claypool presents 3 bands in 1 night on June 17 - Charleston City Paper
- GEEZER BUTLER: 'The One Player That Totally Showed Me What You Could Do With A Bass Was CREAM's JACK BRUCE' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Frankly Green Bay: Bass player David Jerabek - WFRV Local 5
- “I looked at him like he had two heads and said, ‘Let me get this straight – you’re going to fire Jake E. Lee from his own band?’” Greg Chaisson waited years to reunite with Jake E. Lee. But then he had to quit, and couldn’t say why - Guitar World
- RUDY SARZO Talks New Solo Music: 'Within The Next Couple Of Weeks I'm Gonna Be Releasing It' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I wanted to leave, but I didn't have the guts to quit. Just as I reached for the phone, it rang. ‘Hi, Flea, you’re fired’”: The call that ended Flea’s days as a pick-playing punk and set him on the path to worldwide fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers - Guitar World
- 'Feels Like A Rebirth': Katie Bates On The Journey From Bass-Playing Sidewoman To Emerging Grunge Artist - themusic.com.au
- Milford bass player announces new album, Lid Licker - The Cabinet Press
- Ronald LaPread, former Commodores bass player, dies in Auckland aged 75 - RNZ
- “I’d be there with bass pedals, a triple-neck guitar and keyboards, and Robert Plant would ask, ‘Can you sing, as well?’” How John Paul Jones became Led Zeppelin’s ultimate wingman - Guitar World
- “Jon offered me the gig and I turned him down. It still amazes me how close I came to not following this path”: Roger Glover’s path to bass greatness with Deep Purple - Guitar World
- “Paul played a lot of terrific bass with Wings that’s still under-appreciated. I don't think he even recognizes it himself”: Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles bassline - Guitar World
- Black Sabbath bass player, Debbie Gibson praise effort to find new homes for beagles - The Mercury News
- ’70s Bass Legend Named the ‘Most Underrated Bass Player of All Time’ - Men's Journal
- “The songs are different every night because he never sings them the same way. I don’t know anyone who knows as many songs as Bob Dylan”: 38 bassists appeared on Bob Dylan albums before Tony Garnier came onboard. In the 37 years since, no others h - Guitar World
- “Yngwie was replaced for becoming difficult. We auditioned Steve Vai in secret”: Gary Shea’s never-say-never approach to Alcatrazz, New England… and maybe even Vinnie Vincent - Guitar World
- “My boss said, ‘Paul Simon’s in town, and they’re looking for you in the studio. Here’s the money. Take the bus’”: When Bakithi Kumalo got the call to audition for Paul Simon’s 1986 multi-platinum album - Guitar World
Bass Amp News
- Genzler Amplification Introduces Magellan 800+ Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
- Best bass amps 2026: low-end tone machines - GuitarPlayer.com
- “What is this entire piece-of-s**t setup?”: Josh Homme once showed his Peavey/Yamaha bass rig to John Paul Jones – this was his reaction - Guitar.com
- LA Mayor Bass joins calls for 2028 Olympics head Wasserman to leave over Epstein ties - AP News
- Electronic Audio Experiments' Traynor Bass Amp derived Greathammer Overdrive delivers 50 decibels of killer low-end tone - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- Bass players, your headphone amp has arrived: Fender's Mustang Micro Plus gets a free bass firmware update - Mixdown Magazine
- Boss's GX-1B Bass Effects Processor exactly matches the Entry Level GX-1 Guitar one - while it comes with its own suite of dedicated Bass-centric onboard effects - Guitar Pedal X
- Walrus Audio Mantle Analog Bass Preamp // DI - Premier Guitar
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Music Connection Magazine
- GEEZER BUTLER Is Selling The Bass Amp Heads He Used At BLACK SABBATH's Final Show - Metal Injection
- Geezer Butler to sell signed amps used at rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar.com
- IK Multimedia ToneX Bass Pedals: Ampeg, Bassmann, And Much More! - Gearnews.com
- Mesa/Boogie resurrects the iconic Bass 400+ without the backache - Mixdown Magazine
- Laney Amplification unveils Digbeth Foundry range – affordable, powerful bass amps from 30W to 200W - Yahoo
- LANEY Launches Versatile DBF Series Bass Amps With Boutique Tone And Modern Features - Gear Gods
- Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
- Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- “Designed to meet the exacting standards of today’s bassists”: Aguilar has overhauled some of its most iconic bass amps with some choice upgrades - Guitar World
Guitar Effects News
- BOSS OC-5 Octave Guitar & Bass Pedal - Vintage & Poly Modes With Octave-Up, 5-Year Warranty - umlconnector.com
- Drunk Beaver's momentous Pedal Drop #40 Druzhkivka Grunge is a cool evolution of the DOD FX69 Grunge Distortion - Guitar Pedal X
- Epiphone, Charvel, Orange and More: Gear You Gotta Know About This Week 6/12 - Gear Gods
- "A stunningly good reverb pedal that sounds and operates like one twice the price": Hotone NC-200 Verbera review - MusicRadar
- Third of the Klowra Budding Bloom Series is the very left-field and quirky South Zoo Animal Voice Synth - Guitar Pedal X
- Freqscene Effects' Slow Life massively evolves and enhances the Boss SG-1 Slow Gear circuit, for the lushest of sweet shimmery swells - Guitar Pedal X
- Revv Amplification: Signal Boost - Premier Guitar
- “I jammed with Prince once, and he was like, ‘What is that effect you have on your guitar?’ I said, ‘Nothing.’ He couldn’t believe it”: Lenny Kravitz on the time he blew Prince’s mind with his guitar tone - Guitar World
- Second from Klowra's Budding Bloom Mini Series is the versatile swirling Whorl Rotary Speaker Emulator - Guitar Pedal X
- Electro-Harmonix's latest 3-Mode Pico Cosmic Shimmer Reverb borrows parts from its Oceans, Canyon, and POG Pedals - Guitar Pedal X
- Jared James Nichols [2026] - Premier Guitar
- “A natural fit for industrial, techno, noise and experimental electronic music”: Erica Synths Xenodrive review - MusicRadar
- "The addition of NAM profile compatibility pushes it well beyond your average multi-effects pedal": Nux MG-50Li review - MusicRadar
- First out of the gate for Klowra's new Budding Bloom Mini Digital Series is the rather smart and vocally resonant Hane Envelope Filter & Auto-Wah - Guitar Pedal X
- Electro-Harmonix Introduces The Pico Shimmer Cosmic Reverb - Premier Guitar
- The Boss Katana 50 and 100 Modelling Amps finally have a serious challenger courtesy of the brand new Positive Grid Reactor 50 and 100 Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Eventide unveils the H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 - MusicRadar
- The Best Reverb Pedals for Electric Guitar: From Budget to High-End - Gearnews.com
- Fryette Amplification Releases Valvulator Mini - Premier Guitar
- “In ’84 that was it. We were done. I was completely bankrupt. It was devastating”: How Mike Matthews saved pedal pioneers Electro-Harmonix from the brink – and managed to secure its longterm future - Guitar World
Guitar and Bass News
- Watch Fender’s Lowdown on the Low End with Geezer Butler and Nate Mendel - Bass Magazine
- Keanu Reeves reveals the most important bass lesson he learned from Flea - Guitar World
- How Geezer Butler's P-Bass survived a Black Sabbath hater's attack - Yahoo
- Höfner has reportedly been saved from bankruptcy by Thomann and GEWA music - Guitar.com
- Godin Unveils the 25th Anniversary Steve Stevens ACS Multiac Guitar - Premier Guitar
- “I looked at him like he had two heads and said, ‘Let me get this straight – you’re going to fire Jake E. Lee from his own band?’” Greg Chaisson waited years to reunite with Jake E. Lee. But then he had to quit, and couldn’t say why - Guitar World
- Jared James Nichols [2026] - Premier Guitar
- Epiphone launches the Alex Lifeson 1976 ES-355 Reissue - Gibson
- "When he died, I cried. And I actually jumped into the ocean at San Francisco. And let me tell you, the ocean at San Francisco is cold": Bass legend Jaco Pastorius - MusicRadar
- “It is good news. Better than I expected”: Höfner has been bought out after filing for bankruptcy – and will be backed by Thomann for a new era - Guitar World
- Milford bass player announces new album, Lid Licker - The Cabinet Press
- 1991 Hit Ranked Among the Top Bass Lines of All Time — And It Still Rocks - Men's Journal
- “It’s a one-string instrument with a handle on it, and I hit it with a stick”: Les Claypool’s bonkers one-string leads the biggest (and strangest) bass releases of the month - Guitar World
- 1986 Hit Named One of the Top Bass Lines of All Time — And It’s a Metal Classic - Men's Journal
- Fender celebrates 75 years of the P-Bass with the 75th Anniversary Precision Bass Collection - Guitar.com
- Electro-Harmonix Unveils The Deluxe Bass Big Muff Pi 2 - Premier Guitar
- NEWSROOM - Fender
- Iconic 2001 Hit Named the Top Metal Bass Line of All Time — And It Deserves It - Men's Journal
- “If you had a big carrier bag, you could put the body in the bag and have the neck go up your arm”: How a prolific guitar thief stole 50 headless bass guitars in the ’90s - Guitar.com
- Eastwood Guitars unveils an Angine de Poitrine-inspired double neck guitar/bass – polka-dots not included - Guitar.com
New Music releases
- Iconic ’70s Rock Band Releases New Music 59 Years After Debut - Parade
- Feid’s ‘El Moco Verde’ & More: Vote for the Best New Latin Music Release This Week - Billboard
- BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Jack White & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Songs from African Artists You Must Hear This Week - OkayAfrica
- Olivia Rodrigo, BTS, Jack White & More: New Music Friday Guide - Billboard
- Listen: Olivia Rodrigo releases new album, 'Stupid Song' music video - Yahoo News Canada
- New Music Friday: 12 new releases for the last weekend of spring (12 June 2026) - Global News
- From BTS to Olivia Rodrigo, JAY B to Pritam: Which new music releases hit the mark and which miss it? | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times
- What are your thoughts on the new Polyphia single? - Guitar World
- Best New Music This Week: Rapsody Releases “God Gotta Afro,” Blxst Introduces His ‘Labor Of Love,’ Ambré, And More - essence.com
- The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
- Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’ Has Arrived - Rolling Stone
- New Music Friday: Olivia Rodrigo, Sonny Fodera, KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM & ILLIT and more - Official Charts
- New Music Friday release radar for June 12, 2026: top albums, song releases - DraftKings Network
- Spider-Man Kids Costume with Built-In Music Releases at Disney Store - WDW News Today
- “We’re trying to bring more energy by making it heavier”: Polyphia have invented a new genre with their rave riffing new single, CAN YOU FEEL IT - Guitar World
- Did Bridgit Mendler End Her 9-Year Music Hiatus? The Truth Behind Surprise EP Drop - E! News
- Former Disney Star Bridgit Mendler Claims Surprise EP Release “Wasn’t Me” - The Hollywood Reporter
- R&B Legend Jon B. on new tour, music release - NBC Boston
- 3 new music releases: Malcolm Todd, Vince Staples and Skrillex - Moab Sun News
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