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- What a remarkably bad electric guitar player Bob Dylan is - The Spectator
- "They said, 'Come over and play a couple of tracks.' That's what I did. And when I went to go, they said, 'Where are you going?!'" Jeff Beck tells Alice Cooper how he almost joined Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones - Guitar Player
- "I took the top E string off. I originally wrote it on a guitar with four strings. I didn’t really know what I was doing’ ” John Rzeznik reveals how his odd alternate tuning resulted in a song that's reached 2 billion streams - Guitar Player
- 'I Almost Quit': Ex-RHCP Guitar Tech Recalls Why He Didn't Enjoy Working With John Frusciante at First - Ultimate Guitar
- “People had so many crazy ideas about what the song meant. But it was complete B.S." His song about a killer and a haunted lake launched an urban legend. Thirty years later, some fans still think "Possum Kingdom" is true - Guitar Player
- “Dumble told me to bring it to him because he had a mod he could do. It’s the only Dumble Fuzz Face that I’m aware of”: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on unicorn stompboxes, the quest for feel and why budget guitars can make you a better player - Guitar World
- "TOENZE’S GUITARIST PARK JONGSEONG EVERYONE"- Fans go gaga as ENHYPEN's Jay sets 2024 MAMA stage in alaze with his electric guitar performance - Sportskeeda
- “When he saw the guitars, he goes, ‘John’s going back to the Chili Peppers.’ I said, ‘No way is he ever going back’”: John Frusciante’s former guitar tech on the moment he realized the guitarist could be rejoining the Red Hot Chili Peppers - Guitar World
- David Gilmour says he doesn't play fast guitar solos because he can't: “When I was younger, I thought I could get that if I practiced enough but it just wasn't ever going to happen” - Guitar.com
- Unwound: A tribute to George Strait plays The Texan Saturday night - Athens Daily Review
- Our highest-rated online guitar lessons service just launched its best subscription bundle of the year – and it includes a massive $800 in savings - Guitar World
- Opeth guitarist talks new LP, genre fusion, enduring setback - WOUB
- "There was a guy walking down the street, singing it at the top of his lungs. I thought, 'Wow — that song can be interpreted a whole different way.' " Warren Haynes explains the lucky break that led to his transformational take on U2's "One" - Guitar Player
- PRS honors hard rock Japanese guitar hero Kanami Tōno with her first-ever signature guitar - Yahoo! Voices
- “It took me months of searching through tens of thousands of photos. And there we had it: George Harrison at home with his collection of guitars.” An unusual guitar is at the center of a mystery about the Beatles' White Album, released 56 years ago today - Guitar Player
- “Day two, Dave Grohl says, ‘You’re going to need more guitars.’ We walk into the shop and he’s going, ‘Get whatever you want.’ I was so freaked out”: Chris Shiflett on his guitar shopping spree when he first joined the Foo Fighters - Guitar World
- “I had to learn all the B-52s’ songs on a red-eye to New York. The tuning was hard to figure out – especially on a plane without a guitar in my hands!” Session pro Greg Suran explains what it takes to play on American Idol – and trade licks with Joe Walsh - Guitar World
- "It came down to saying, ‘Man, you’re playing better than I am. You gotta take the part.’ You gotta be honest with each other, or it’s just going to be crap.” Scott Gorham recalls finding his footing with Thin Lizzy’s 1976 classic “Emerald” - Guitar Player
- Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith Shares Opinion on Shredding: 'You Can Impress Your Girlfriend and Then Go and Impress Everyone Else!' - Ultimate Guitar
- ''You Can't Play Like That,' and I'm Like, 'Thank the Lord!'': Noel Gallagher Shares Opinion on Online Shredders - Ultimate Guitar
- “My lad will say, ‘You can’t play guitar like that,’ and I’m like, ‘Thank the Lord!’ ” Noel Gallagher’s son called him out because he can’t shred. His response was priceless - Guitar Player
- “Kurt ended up giving me this rad guitar!”: Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear recalls how his ‘good’ guitar wasn’t good enough for Nirvana - MusicRadar
- “There's coughs, squeaks and rattles. If somebody got it wrong, you'd have to start all over again.” K.K. Downing on making Judas Priest’s 'Rocka Rolla' debut and the chance to finally fix its blemishes - Guitar Player
- JHS Pedals are already 25% off at Sweetwater and yes, it includes the brand new Flight Delay pedal - Guitar Player
- “We’re doing my first-ever gig with Nirvana on SNL. What I didn’t know was there was a discussion about my guitar like, ‘No, we can’t let him on stage’”: Pat Smear’s first Nirvana appearance almost didn’t happen – because of his guitar - Guitar World
- 6 AI-powered guitar tools to supercharge your guitar-playing - Guitar World
- “You’ve got three guitars, and nothing to prove”: Stephen Malkmus, Emmett Kelly, and Matt Sweeney discuss the country tracking tricks, experimentation, and East German fuzz pedal clones that power The Hard Quartet's self-titled debut album - Guitar World
- "The country a guitar is made in doesn't matter.” Guitar maker Paul Reed Smith tells guitarists the last thing they want to hear - Guitar Player
- “I wasn’t gifted with enormous speed on the guitar. There were years when I thought I could get that if I practiced enough. It wasn’t ever really going to happen”: David Gilmour explains the origins of his lauded ‘feel’ playing technique - Guitar World
- Vic Flick, guitarist on the James Bond theme, has died aged 87 - Guitar.com
- “I wouldn't be going anywhere with that”: Noel Gallagher thinks it's a good thing he's not a technically accomplished guitar player - Guitar.com
- Vic Flick death: Guitarist who played on iconic James Bond theme song dies aged 87 - The Independent
- Vic Flick, James Bond theme song guitarist, dies at 87 - Texarkana Gazette
- Vic Flick, guitarist who played 007’s original theme, dies at 87 - The Washington Post
- "I told the guys, ‘I’ll go out there and blow for about 60 seconds.’ I hit the first chord and my Marshall blew up.” Richie Sambora recalls the disastrous show that turned him into a pro - Guitar Player
- “We’ll say, ‘You’re a master shredder. We want to hit this moment on screen with some type of arpeggio or shred lick’”: Polyphia's Tim Henson revealed as the virtuosic guitarist behind the fast-paced, flamenco-inspired piece in Cobra Kai's final season - Guitar World
- Vic Flick, Guitarist Who Played the James Bond Riff, Has Passed Away - Ultimate Guitar
- Vic Flick, Guitarist Who Plucked the James Bond Theme, Dies at 87 - The New York Times
- “What I do with the trem arm is not an exact science. It’s more like an absurdist alchemy”: Imperial Triumphant guitarist Zachary Ezrin showcases his wild whammy technique on Eye of Mars – and a Gibson with the Midas touch - Guitar World
- Guitarist known for playing iconic movie theme dies at 87 - NJ.com
- “I don’t practice, because I don’t think that practicing in itself is necessary”: Yes icon Steve Howe on why he rarely runs scales, thrashing acoustics – and why you won’t catch him playing unfamiliar guitars - Guitar World
- DREAM THEATER Guitarist Announces "John Petrucci’s Guitar Universe 5.0" Feat. MIKE PORTNOY, CHRIS BRODERICK, TOSIN ABASI And Others; Video - bravewords.com
- If tone is really in guitarists’ hands – then we need to pay more attention to our picks - Guitar World
- “He came out to the studio, sick, did the solo and killed it after a couple of passes. I tried to pay him some money, but he wouldn’t accept it”: Jim Suhler on the time Joe Bonamassa played on one of his tracks – and delivered a searing solo while sick - Guitar World
- A Day in the Life of… Grace Bowers - Yahoo Entertainment
- “I got backstage and gave the watch back to him. He had a light — an aura or energy — about him." Guitarist Jim Suhler recalls meeting Stevie Ray Vaughan and the career-shaping advice he gave him - Guitar Player
- “You can get a little bit formulaic sometimes when you know where to go next, and alternate tunings definitely take that away”: Soccer Mommy on the power of alternate tunings in pushing her songwriting capabilities - Guitar World
- “There are these strange coincidences. It’s kind of amazing.” David Gilmour weighs in on the longtime conspiracy theory that links Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' to 'The Wizard of Oz' - Guitar Player
- “Was smoking Hendrix’s Strat my wildest studio experience? Oh, certainly not! We always went full tilt. There was never a dull day!” Steve Cradock on his star-studded session with Paul McCartney, SGs vs Teles – and the joint he laced with Hendrix’s guitar - Guitar World
- Steve Cradock on his star-studded session with Paul McCartney, SGs vs Teles – and the joint he laced with Hendrix’s guitar - Yahoo Entertainment
- James Bond theme tune guitarist Vic Flick dies aged 87 - BBC
- “I put a crushed cigarette packet underneath it to get it nearer the strings... It helped give the guitar a mysterious sound”: Vic Flick, the guitarist who played the iconic James Bond riff, dies aged 87 - Guitar World
- Vic Flick, the guitarist who played the iconic James Bond riff, dies aged 87 - Yahoo Entertainment
- Vic Flick, guitarist on James Bond theme song, dies aged 87 - Euronews
- “I don’t trespass on people’s style. It’s like, ‘Oh, God, you sound like that guy... Why?’ We’ve already seen that painting, don’t do that. It’s boring”: The Pixies’ guitarist Joey Santiago on living life as an outsider guitar hero - Guitar World
- “It came out exciting, almost attacking, which fit the James Bond image”: Vic Flick, who played the Bond theme guitar riff, dies aged 87 - MusicRadar
- James Bond theme song guitarist Vic Flick dies aged 87 - Radio Times
- He's been nominated 32 times for CMA Musician of the Year — but never won - NPR
- “They were chasing success. I had my own vision, and after 'Strangers in the Night,' I split.” Michael Schenker brought UFO global fame. He had other plans for himself - Guitar Player
- Vic Flick, guitarist on the James Bond theme, dies aged 87 - The Guardian
- “Everyone knows Take My Breath Away, the chart-topping ballad from Top Gun. But there’s a good chance you haven’t heard this seven-minute anthem”: David Gilmour's 10 greatest guitar guest appearances, from folk legend Roy Harper to Paul McCartney - Guitar World
- “The crowd got ugly – they were just being assholes, throwing mud at us the whole set, hitting us hard on our bodies and on our guitars”: Donita Sparks tells the story of L7’s infamous set at 1992’s Reading Festival - Guitar World
- “He let everyone know he was the new dangerous kid on the block. It started me on a relentless mission to find out just who this man was”: Eric Clapton reveals the guitarist that inspired him to quit the Bluesbreakers and form Cream - Guitar Player
- Vic Flick, Guitarist on the James Bond Theme Song, Dies at 87 - Hollywood Reporter
- "When you look at his 18-page discography, the enormous impact he and his guitar have had on the world of music becomes clear." Learn these 10 techniques that made Steve Lukather a legendary studio ace - Guitar Player
- “We are honoured that our company’s relationship with the legendary guitar player continues to this day”: Dunlop salutes wah pedal pioneer Eric Clapton with a gold-plated signature Cry Baby - MusicRadar
- "I placed the DeArmond pickup near the bridge. I put a crushed cigarette packet underneath it. That helped to get that round sound.” Vic Flick, guitarist behind the iconic James Bond theme, has died. Read our historic interview with him - Guitar Player
- “A lot of my peers have turned to modelers. I’m not there yet. It still feels like an electronic toy to me”: Jerry Cantrell on his love of guitar duos, vibing off Jeff Beck on his solo album – and why he remains a digital tone skeptic - Guitar World
- Dave Grohl Names First Major Guitar Influence: 'I Loved the Way He Stood, and I Loved His Les Paul' - Ultimate Guitar
- Can Playing Guitar Be Your Oasis? - Premier Guitar
- “Brent’s accident changed not only him but Mastodon. I feel like that was the last record we did as a band that was complete.” Guitarist Bill Kelliher says "things were never the same" after Crack the Skye. The reasons are complicated - Guitar Player
- “I was about 11 – not old enough to understand how impactful it was. I understood what happened, but music took away the eerie mood”: Ethan Kahn learned to play after a high school shooting – now his band is championed by William DuVall and Rob Halfor - Guitar World
- 'Very, Very Frustrating': Ex-Whitesnake Guitarist Opens Up on Steve Vai Playing His Parts on 'Slip of the Tongue', Explains How His Relationship With Vai Changed - Ultimate Guitar
- Meet David Zychek, the Greatest Guitar Player You’ve Never Heard Of - Texas Monthly
- Billy Corgan slams ‘greatest guitar player’ lists for not placing him higher: “They’ll put me behind somebody who I could play circles around” - Guitar.com
- Billy Corgan Voices Frustration at Being Underrated as Guitar Player: 'Once You Go Beyond the Randy Rhoadses, There's a Lot of People Who Pretend to Play Guitar' - Ultimate Guitar
- "They sort of appear as if they are out there in the air. The best ones do. But I don’t know how they get there." David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time - Guitar Player
- “He was very exceptionally good. Right till this day I could play you that solo any time.” George Harrison on the “greatest guitar solo of all time” and the player who left a lasting impression on him - Guitar Player
- 'Rest of the World Doesn't Care' About Musicians Like McLaughlin, Flea and Pastorius, Gene Simmons Says: 'That Music Is Intended to Show Off How Well You Play' - Ultimate Guitar
- 'He Died, and I Never Met Him': Jake E. Lee Names Favorite Guitarist of the '70s, Explains Why He Refused to Meet Him - Ultimate Guitar
- “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 - Guitar Player
- Guitar Player Magazine Ends Print Edition After 58 Years - Digital Music News
- Guitar Player Magazine Halts Publication, Puts Out One Last Print Edition After 58-Year Run - Variety
- After 6 decades, Guitar Player magazine to release final print edition - UPI News
- “You have witnessed a revolution”: Guitar Player ceases print publication after 57 years - Guitar.com
- "You have witnessed a revolution.” The closure of Guitar Player magazine marks the end of an era — and the start of a new one - Guitar Player
- Jim Root Explains Why He Became a 'Sloppy Player', Names One 'Crazy' Thing About Guitar - Ultimate Guitar
- "I'm a bit rusty, and I don't know how much I can play, but I'll give it a go." Watch Brian May play guitar for the first time since suffering a minor stroke last month - Guitar Player
- “I played Eddie Cochran’s guitar at his house. Turns out he was way ahead of his time.” Brian Setzer says he found the late rocker’s bedroom — including his Fender Bassman amp — just as he left it in 1960 - Guitar Player
- Jake Kiszka pulls his car off the road to listen every time this song comes on the radio - Guitar Player
- Johnny Marr Explains Why He Thought of Himself as a 'Pop Player', Reveals Key Thing That Influenced His Style - Ultimate Guitar
- 'You Will Be Miserable': Yngwie Malmsteen Names One Thing Guitar Players Shouldn't Do - Ultimate Guitar
- YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Music And Playing The Guitar Is Not A Competition' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I love playing with Slash. But I think I’m a little more left-of-center than they were”: Dave Navarro reveals why he declined an offer to join Guns 'n' Roses - Guitar Player
- “I started doing some odd jobs, running a bulldozer, cutting hay for people...”: Steve Morse almost quit music, twice – Kansas, and then Lynyrd Skynyrd, brought him back - Guitar Player
- No more encores for Tacoma musician Jerry Miller, one of the best to ever play guitar - Tacoma News Tribune
- “He gave us ninety years of tireless efforts to educate, inspire, and entertain”: British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 - Guitar Player
- Rock legend once called ‘best guitar player in world’ has died - cleveland.com
- Why 'The Best' Guitar Player Doesn't Exist and How to Tell a Story With Music: Inside the Mind of Guthrie Govan - Ultimate Guitar
- Ace Frehley on the creation of his new solo album, and the '59 Les Paul he'll always regret selling - Guitar Player
Guitar Amp News
- Meet the Boss Katana-Mini X – an uber-compact new addition to the Katana amp line - Guitar.com
- Boss Announces New Compact Amplifier as Part of Their Katana Series, Here's What It's Like and Its Price - Ultimate Guitar
- Deals on Guitar Pedals and Amps at Thomann Cyberweek 2024 - gearnews.com
- "This is an upgrade in every sense": Boss Katana-Mini X guitar amplifier review - Guitar World
- 'Finally, an Amp I Can Take With Me to a Jam Session': BOSS Unveils the Surprisingly Powerful and Portable Katana-Mini X - American Songwriter
- “A sophisticated, detailed design that produces highly expressive tones with immersive depth and dimension”: Boss unveils the Katana-Mini X, a portable $149 10W amp with FX, tuner and Bluetooth - MusicRadar
- “The tube amp brought into the 21st century”: Blackstar’s St. James 100 looks to set a new benchmark with its most powerful and lightest 100-watt amp yet - Guitar World
- Blackstar’s St. James 100 looks to set a new benchmark for tube amps – with its most powerful and lightest 100-watt amp yet - Yahoo! Voices
- Blackstar Introduces St. James 100 Head and Combo - Premier Guitar
- "Acclaimed Katana tones in a fun and inspiring amp for daily practice and jamming." Boss announces the new portable battery-powered Katana-Mini X guitar amplifier - Guitar Player
- “This amp easily turned in a convincing Van Halen ‘brown’ sound, a feat many would assume out of range for an affordable solid-state combo”: Laney LFSUPER60-112 Combo review - Guitar World
- “Punch and power in a flyweight build”: Boss goes head-to-head with Positive Grid with the $149 Katana-Mini X – one of the firm’s most portable practice amps yet - Guitar World
- Boss Katana-Mini X: Mini Practice Amp - gearnews.com
- BOSS Announces Katana-Mini X Guitar Amplifier - Sonic State
- Blackstar unveils St James 100, “world’s lightest” 100W tube amp with both EL34 and 6L6 power tubes - Yahoo Entertainment
- “These amplifiers set a new standard in high-performance amplification”: Blackstar unveils the St James 100, its state-of-the-art flagship tube amp and “world’s lightest” in its class – featuring switchable power tubes, CabRig tech and more - MusicRadar
- Blackstar’s St James 100: Best of Both Worlds - gearnews.com
- Best desktop guitar amps 2024: our top desktop amps for portable practice - Guitar World
- Over 130 Of JEFF BECK's Guitars, Amps And Gear Are Heading To Auction - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- The world’s smartest guitar amp just got 27% cheaper thanks to Positive Grid’s huge early-Black Friday sale - Louder
- “New and exciting product lines and services are in the works”: Dumble is under new ownership – and it will begin making amps again using the elusive amp builder’s “trade secrets” - Guitar World
- “It did all those Led Zeppelin tours and all the recordings. It did flippin’ everything, y’know?” Jimmy Page reveals “the best amp that I’d ever had in my collection” - Guitar Player
- Is This The Best Alternative to a Dumble Amplifier? - Ultimate Guitar
- “I worked on that crazy Fender Twin and never understood how it made such fabulous noise”: Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Twin Reverb amp, used in the recording of Texas Flood, Bowie sessions and live shows is up for sale... for over $600,000 - Guitar World
- Can Guitar Gear Businesses Survive Today? Small Amp Builder Explains Why His Failed - Ultimate Guitar
- “The world’s most authentic amp models, no UA hardware required”: Universal Audio releases its industry standard UAFX amp modelling pedals as plugins - MusicRadar
- Marshall may be up for sale again for the second time in 18 months – but this time for €800m - Guitar.com
- “Sets a new benchmark for guitar amp plugin performance”: Blackstar and Jared James Nichols blur boundary between physical and digital amp releases with ground-breaking signature amp and plugin launch - Guitar World
- Jack White teams up with Fender to launch new signature guitars and amp - NME
- “We’re not even going to try to dabble in digital modeling. Everyone else can do it better”: Orange explains why it's not joining the amp modeling race - Guitar World
- “Pays homage to vintage legends while infusing innovative features”: Ashdown’s mid-priced SX range looks to put a modern spin on classic tube amp tones - Guitar World
- “If you talk about rare unicorns, that's the amp. To have something that John Mayer himself couldn't distinguish from the real thing, that’s something we would love to do”: The Neural DSP team reveal the vintage amp they dream of one day modeling - Guitar World
- FENDER® INTRODUCES THE MUSTANG™ MICRO PLUS, EXPANDING INNOVATIVE POCKET-SIZED AMP RANGE - PR Newswire
- “A celebration of Dimebag’s timeless influence”: Dimebag Darrell’s Warhead amp has been revived as a compact lunchbox head – and it was tested during Pantera rehearsals - Guitar World
- You May Not Like It but Tube Amps Are Changing Forever: Here's Why - Ultimate Guitar
- “Finely tuned to replicate the rich and warm tones of a tube amp”: Ashdown is so convinced its new budget amp range offers killer tone, it’s literally called it Killer Tone - Guitar World
- “It’s like having a little piece of Dime with you everywhere”: Nail Dimebag Darrell’s fearsome metal tone with the resurrected and reimagined Warhead amp – a 40W high-gain powerhouse, road-tested during Pantera rehearsals - MusicRadar
- Marshall CEO Reacts to Guitarists' Worries About the Company Neglecting Amps: 'We're Aware of Things We Can Do Better' - Ultimate Guitar
- Quick! Get the original Spark smart amp at a super low price for a limited time in Positive Grid’s big Labor Day sale - MusicRadar
- “The essence of my tone in a portable, versatile amp”: Engl unveils Steve Morse signature tube amp – a compact 20-watt head that’s packed with modern features - MusicRadar
- “To me, this is the highest level of craftsmanship, like Swiss watches or high-end leather goods. These people are just the best at what they do”: Behind the scenes at Marshall Amps with new CEO Jeremy de Maillard – and how he plans to win back guitarists - Guitar World
- “I knew I’d have to address that situation with Earl Slick and his Marshall stacks”: Carlos Alomar on how David Bowie financed one of the first-ever rack-mounted amplifiers - Guitar World
- This Unconventional Guitar Amp Was Used on Several Famous Albums (and It's Possibly the First Modeler Ever Made) - Ultimate Guitar
- Best guitar amp headphones 2024: Our top choices, from wearable tech to pro in-ear monitors - MusicRadar
- “Randy, and his original design ideas, will continue to inspire us”: Gibson confirms exit of Mesa/Boogie founder and legendary ‘boutique’ guitar amp designer Randall Smith - MusicRadar
- “Randy has completed his time with Gibson as Master Designer and Pioneer of Mesa/Boogie”: Gibson confirms the departure of legendary amp designer and Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith - Guitar World
- Slash thinks recording a live guitar amp is a “dying art”: “A lot of producers don't even know how to do it properly” - Guitar.com
- “Marshall crunch, Vox chime, and Fender warmth. Supercharge your rig with a whole studio in your pedalboard”: Quilter’s latest pedal amp crams classic tones into a single stompbox – could it be your ’board’s new best friend? - Guitar World
- “When people plug into it, whatever guitar they are gonna use through this, it is going to amplify their personality’: Orange and Orianthi team up for the Oriverb – an all-tube 2x12 combo she describes as a “dream come true” - MusicRadar
- “Designed to authentically produce the much-loved tones of the original Invective 120… the perfect pedal platform”: Nail Periphery tones in a more portable format as Peavey reworks Misha Mansoor’s tube amp as a 20-watt combo - MusicRadar
- “No-one will ever have an amp on stage at the Sphere. They might have dummies, but they’re not on”: Trey Anastasio reveals why it’s impossible to play with onstage amps at the most advanced music venue in the world - Guitar World
- Get Positive Grid's groundbreaking new Spark 2 practice amp at a reduced price for a limited time only - Guitar.com
- “Fingerpicking came from not having an amplifier. After dad forked out for the guitar, I didn't have the nerve to ask him for one”: Mark Knopfler says the lack of a guitar amp growing up helped him develop his now-iconic fingerpicking style - Guitar World
- Guitar Center staff find thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs stashed inside guitar amp - Yahoo! Voices
- “Faster, smarter and more accurate than any human”: Neural DSP unveils TINA – a robot that promises to revolutionize the digital amp modeling world forever - Guitar World
- Guitar Center employees find stash of drugs inside an amplifier shipped to Georgia store - Guitar.com
- Guitar Center employees discover piles of drugs stuffed inside amp - MusicTech
- Neural DSP’s new TINA robot uses machine-learning to model amps with “unparalleled precision” - Guitar.com
- Georgia Guitar Center employees find thousands of dollars in drugs stuffed inside guitar amp - ActionNewsJax.com
- Guitar Center employees find thousands of dollars in drugs stuffed inside guitar amp - WSB Atlanta
- “Like taking Madison Square Garden wherever you go – epic and versatile”: With 25 per cent more volume, double the processing power, AI and looper, Positive Grid’s Spark 2 ups the ante for practice-friendly digital guitar amps - MusicRadar
- “That amp quite literally changed my life”: Damon Johnson explains why finding the right amp kickstarted his career - Guitar World
- “A solution to quiet practice with pedals that you’ll have a hard time wearing out”: The Porter is a headphone amp designed to work with your favorite guitar and bass pedals – and its creators reckon it’s practically invincible - Guitar World
- Positive Grid teases the Spark 2: “Yes, it has a looper” - Guitar.com
- "I think the speakers in your amplifier have the largest single impact on guitar tone": This guitarist seeks to proves it - MusicRadar
- “You don't get many opportunities to own your guitar hero's amp, let alone the one and only...” Joe Bonamassa puts Lowell George’s Dumble amp through its paces – 45 years after it was last played publicly - Guitar World
- 'I Couldn't Swap It for Anything': Brian May Shares Opinion on Digital Modelers, Explains Why He Won't Give Up Tube Amps - Ultimate Guitar
- “The serial number was the same as John Lennon’s amp. I couldn’t believe it”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used on early Beatles recordings and Cavern gigs – was lost for 60 years. Now it may have been found, covered in black paint, on an auction site - Guitar World
- You Can Easily Convert an Old Cassette Tape Player Into a Fuzzy Guitar Amp (and It Can Sound Pretty Good) - Ultimate Guitar
- “These amps just breathe like a well-rounded tube amp, no matter what you throw at them”: Can solid-state amps compete with tubes? Laney thinks its Lionheart Foundry combos are up to the challenge - Guitar World
- “Now you can experience my amplifier treasury for yourself”: Joe Satriani has modeled his epic amp collection – including some you might not expect - Guitar World
- Best acoustic guitar amp 2024: Amplify your sound without losing your acoustic resonance - MusicRadar
- “There's cool and then there's this”: Joe Bonamassa tracks down Lowell George's Dumble Overdrive Special after a 15-year search - Guitar Player
- “The crown jewel of my amplifier collection”: Joe Bonamassa has bought Lowell George’s Dumble Overdrive Special Reverb after a 15-year quest - Guitar World
- Polyphia's Tim Henson Explains One Advantage of Tube Amps Over Digital Stuff, Reveals His Ideal Setup - Ultimate Guitar
- “File under ‘whatever it takes’. If you happen to be walking through, you’ve got no choice but to hear it!” John Mayer is still using his tube amps at The Sphere – but you’ll never guess where he’s hiding them - Guitar World
- Unlike the Edge, John Mayer is using real amps for Dead and Co’s Sphere shows… but with a unique twist - Guitar.com
- “If you A/B’d the original amp and this, there’s literally no way I could have told the difference”: Laney teams up with Tom Quayle and Martin Miller for Lionheart and Ironheart pedalboard amps - MusicRadar
- Why Marshall Should Embrace Modified Amp Circuits This Year - Ultimate Guitar
- “If we lose the amp-making business, we lose everything. We’ve got to go back and show the guitarist community that Marshall truly cares about them”: From digital amps to modelers and mods – Marshall’s new CEO has big plans to win back guitar players - Guitar World
- Boss reveals the Katana Gen 3: the evolution of a guitar amp phenomenon - MusicRadar
- “Katana Gen 3 elevates the lineup, providing a playing experience that goes where no other amps can”: Boss has launched the latest evolution of the Katana range – and it’s more versatile than ever - Guitar World
- "It was totally, totally nuts": The Edge was so impressed with Universal Audio's Lion '68 amp pedal, he didn't just add it to his rig – it changed the tone for his intro to U2's Las Vegas Sphere gigs - MusicRadar
- 'It Always Has to Be the Real Thing': Jim Root Says Using Modelers 'Doesn't Make Sense' to Him, Shares Opinion on Vintage Amps - Ultimate Guitar
- Steve Morse on the “elusive quality” of tube amps digital modellers can’t capture - Guitar.com
- Matteo Mancuso Names One Important Thing to Know Before Using Digital Amps, Explains Why He Started Using Helix - Ultimate Guitar
- 'Once You Get a Good-Sounding Amp, You're Good to Go': Zakk Wylde on Why He Likes to Keep His Rig 'As Simple as Possible' - Ultimate Guitar
- “Dumble would refuse to build them for a lot of people, but for whatever reason, he agreed to make four for me”: Pearl Jam used Dumble amps on new album Dark Matter, reveals producer Andrew Watt - Guitar World
- Line 6 Put My Favorite Combo Amplifier Into a Pedal-Sized Format, and It Rocks - Ultimate Guitar
- The best of the past, the best of the future: the hottest guitar amps and amp pedals coming out in 2024 - MusicRadar
- Best amp modellers 2024: High-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles - MusicRadar
- “Puts authentic sounds from the stage class Boss Katana amp series at the instrument’s output jack”: Has the Katana:GO just changed the headphone amp game forever? - Guitar World
- Best pedal amps 2024: Get the sound, feel and response of an amp, all on your pedalboard - MusicRadar
- Guitar Gear Gems: Marshall Group amp revenue was only 5% - gearnews.com
- “We think Marshall represents the rock and roll attitude”: Amp sales accounted for just 5% of the Marshall Group’s revenues in 2023 – but it looks like new digital amps could be on the way - Guitar World
- “A groundbreaking electric guitar amplifier that sets a new standard”: Ritter’s new Encore might just be the most luxurious guitar amp ever made – but it’s going to cost you $40,000 - Guitar World
- Is 2024 Going to Be the Year of High-End Tube Amps? - Ultimate Guitar
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024 Live: Our top moments from the biggest gear show in the world - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2024: “Harmonically rich American tone in a compact and easily portable package”: Gibson’s relaunched guitar amplifier line takes flight with the Randall Smith-designed Falcon tube combos - MusicRadar
Bass Player News
- Bassist Mohini Dey On Those Link-Up Rumours With AR Rahman: "Respect My Privacy" - NDTV Movies
- From David Bowie, to Paul Simon and King Crimson: Tony Levin brings legendary bass skills to Orpheum performance - Vancouver Sun
- Legendary Bassist George Porter Jr. Announces New Instrumental Album - Bass Magazine
- Who is bassist Mohini Dey? Her career, link to A.R. Rahman - Gulf News
- Rahman’s bass player also to divorce hubby - Ahmedabad Mirror
- Is Mohini Dey behind AR Rahman and Saira Banu's separation? Lawyer breaks silence - Gulf News
- Mohini Dey blamed for AR Rahman’s divorce: What’s the truth? - The Siasat Daily
- After A.R. Rahman, His Bassist Mohini Dey Announces Separation From Husband - iDiva.com
- AR Rahman divorce: Lawyer dismisses any link to bassist Mohini Dey's separation - India Today
- AR Rahman-Saira Banu Divorce: Lawyer Says Bassist Mohini Dey Is "Not Connected" To This Situation- "They Made This Decision Independently" - NDTV Movies
- AR Rahman and Saira Banu's lawyer breaks silence on rumoured link to bassist Mohini Dey: ‘Decision wasn't taken lightly’ - Hindustan Times
- Bassmans, a Klon Centaur clone, and a brand-new effect, dubbed the Glooper: Fender just dropped a game-changing Tone Master Pro update – making its flagship modeler more competitive than ever - Guitar World
- Bass player of A R Rahman's band Mohini Dey announces split from husband Mark Hartsuch - Deccan Herald
- Most stylish looks of AR Rahman’s bassist Mohini Dey who's also in news for her separation - The Times of India
- After AR Rehman, his bassist Mohini Dey announces separation with husband - Business Standard
- Hours After AR Rahman, His Bassist Mohini Dey Announces Split From Her Husband - MensXP.com
- The Music Never Stops: Seb Bernal - UConn Daily Campus
- AR Rahman's bassist Mohini Dey announces split from her husband - The Federal
- AR Rahman's Bassit, Mohini Dey Announces Split From Her Husband Hours After ARR's Divorce News - BollywoodShaadis.com
- After AR Rahman—his bassist Mohini (28) announces separation from husband - NewsBytes
Bass Amp News
- Bassmans, a Klon Centaur clone, and a brand-new effect, dubbed the Glooper: Fender just dropped a game-changing Tone Master Pro update – making its flagship modeler more competitive than ever - Guitar World
- Meet the JAMster series, the $42 desktop guitar/bass amp from Harley Benton you can take anywhere - Yahoo Entertainment
- “For guitarists and bassists looking for a portable solution to bring along on their travels…”: Meet the JAMster series, the $42 desktop guitar and bass amps from Harley Benton you can take anywhere - MusicRadar
- “Once the modelers caught up to tube amps in their tone, it was all over for me”: Mark Hoppus explains why he switched to Kemper and Quad Cortex for blink-182’s mammoth arena shows - Guitar World
- Orange AD200: The all-tube bass legend gets an upgrade - gearnews.com
- "It now pushes more air, flaps more trouser leg": The Orange AD200B bass amp comes back redesigned, revamped and reimagined - MusicRadar
- “Pure Bassman tone that’s virtually indistinguishable from the original”: Fender expands the Tone Master range with its first-ever tweed model – and it's a digital repro of the best-sounding Fender amp of all time - Guitar World
- “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
- Best bass amps 2024: killer low-end amplification options for bassists - Guitar World
- “Raises professional bass amplification to the next level”: Boss has unveiled its first-ever Katana bass head – and it might have just changed the game for bass players - Guitar World
- The best of the past, the best of the future: the hottest guitar amps and amp pedals coming out in 2024 - MusicRadar
- Best amp modellers 2024: High-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles - MusicRadar
- Best headphone amps for guitar 2024: turn it up while keeping it down - MusicRadar
- “Puts authentic sounds from the stage class Boss Katana amp series at the instrument’s output jack”: Has the Katana:GO just changed the headphone amp game forever? - Guitar World
- Boss aims to redefine the headphone guitar amp with the $119 Katana:Go - MusicRadar
- Is Ashdown's latest combo its best lightweight bass amp yet? - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: "Not just powerful, they are portable" – Darkglass announces four new combo digital and analog 500-watt bass amps - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2024: Positive Grid takes Spark amps into a whole new era for the stage with the Live Spark Amp and PA system, Wireless Control X and Link Guitar System - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2024: "Practice anytime and anywhere" with Vox's amPlug 3 range of 7 classic bass and guitar amp-cloning headphone amps - MusicRadar
Guitar Effects News
- The ultimate Black Friday deal for guitarists? Chase Bliss's $299 Mystery Box could get you free pedals for life - Guitar.com
- Evil Eye FX Warg Review - Premier Guitar
- Best high-end guitar combo amps: Great tone for those willing to pay - All Things Gear
- Guitar World deals of the week: get a half-price EHX pedal, $280 off a Fender Player Series guitar, plus all the best deals ahead of Black Friday - Guitar World
- Chase Bliss Mystery Box: Dirt Bird for US, Sale for EU - gearnews.com
- Deals on Guitar Pedals and Amps at Thomann Cyberweek 2024 - gearnews.com
- "This is an upgrade in every sense": Boss Katana-Mini X guitar amplifier review - Guitar World
- JHS Pedals are already 25% off at Sweetwater and yes, it includes the brand new Flight Delay pedal - Guitar Player
- Up to $124 off JHS Pedals at Sweetwater might just be the best pedal deal of Black Friday so far - and yes, it includes the Colour Box V2 - Yahoo Entertainment
- 25% off all JHS Pedals at Sweetwater might just be the Black Friday pedal deal of the year - and yes, it includes the newly released Lari Basilio Violet - Guitar World
- With a massive 50% discount, these Walrus Audio savings are the best Black Friday pedal deals we’ve seen so far - Guitar Player
- I wasn't going to buy any more guitar pedals for Black Friday until I saw these half-price Walrus Audio deals - Guitar World
- Every single JHS pedal is on sale at zZounds right now ahead of Black Friday - Guitar.com
- Puremagnetik goes hardware with the LAPS pedal, a multitrack collage machine - Synth Anatomy
- “My experience with the Boss GX-10 is a real tale of two halves”: Boss GX-10 review - Guitar World
- Bassmans, a Klon Centaur clone, and a brand-new effect, dubbed the Glooper: Fender just dropped a game-changing Tone Master Pro update – making its flagship modeler more competitive than ever - Guitar World
- Mooer Unleashes the Prime Minimax M1 - gearnews.com
- The best Black Friday guitar deals at Sweetwater, including 50% off Walrus Audio and $200 off Boss - Guitar.com
- “We are honoured that our company’s relationship with the legendary guitar player continues to this day”: Dunlop salutes wah pedal pioneer Eric Clapton with a gold-plated signature Cry Baby - MusicRadar
- Top 10 Guitar Pedals in 2024 (According to Ultimate Guitar) - Ultimate Guitar
Guitar and Bass News
- “It’s kind of scary to go through these…like, ‘Oh I’m going to take that back!’”: Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes is (reluctantly) selling a heap of his stage-played gear on Reverb, including a Guild acoustic from the Yours To Keep tour - MusicRadar
- 6 AI-powered guitar tools to supercharge your guitar-playing - Guitar World
- “One of the most important guitars in rock and roll history and formative to The Beatles’ sound, has made history”: George Harrison’s Futurama electric sells for a record $1.27 million at auction - MusicRadar
- Watch Hazel Mills recreate the rowdy bass patch and chord stabs from Caribou’s Honey on her UDO Super 8 - MusicRadar
- “It would've been almost two hours to get home in traffic. I said to myself, ‘You’re here. Just write a song.’ Within 30 minutes, Pumped Up Kicks revealed itself to me”: How a ’59 Jazzmaster and capture-the-moment attitude keep Foster the People in gear - Guitar World
- Bassmans, a Klon Centaur clone, and a brand-new effect, dubbed the Glooper: Fender just dropped a game-changing Tone Master Pro update – making its flagship modeler more competitive than ever - Guitar World
- With up to 80% off at Reverb this Black Friday is it time to forget about new models in favour of second-hand? - Guitar World
- Reverend Guitars’ founders on their wild signature collabs with Billy Corgan, Vernon Reid and Reeves Gabrels - Yahoo Entertainment
- Who Is Mohini Dey? India’s Bass Guitar Prodigy Announced Her Divorce - Oneindia
- “The crowd got ugly – they were just being assholes, throwing mud at us the whole set, hitting us hard on our bodies and on our guitars”: Donita Sparks tells the story of L7’s infamous set at 1992’s Reading Festival - Guitar World
- Did someone say free guitar? Bag a Taylor BT-1 free of charge with this fantastic Black Friday acoustic deal - MusicRadar
- “It’s been road-tested, kicked around, X-rayed… We’ve made a guitar that's adaptable to all situations”: Fender and Chris Shiflett cut no corners in creating the new signature ‘Cleaver’ Telecaster – a long-awaited replica of his Masterbuilt model - Guitar World
- “I feel like I’m not even making a record - I’m just tuning guitars!”: Myles Kennedy and Devin Townsend talk gear ahead of their joint tour - MusicRadar
- Jeff Beck's Personal Collection Is Going Up for Auction - Premier Guitar
- “The bass isn't looked at as a ‘cool instrument’ – I'm trying to shed new light on it”: Social media star Blu DeTiger on her quest to bring the bass to the fore - Guitar.com
- “He was one of the weirdest bass players in the history of rock”: 5 basslines that capture the genius of The Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh - MusicRadar
- Meet the JAMster series, the $42 desktop guitar/bass amp from Harley Benton you can take anywhere - Yahoo Entertainment
- Reward offered for family heirloom bass guitar that fell out of Platte County school bus - WDAF FOX4 Kansas City
- “I wrote that riff on the Fender six-string bass. I saw Peter Green with Fleetwood Mac pick one up. I thought, ‘I’m gonna get one’”: Joe Perry on how he ditched his Les Pauls and Strats to write an Aerosmith classic - Guitar World
- Ultravox items from Live Aid up for auction in Wiltshire - BBC.com
New Music releases
- Father John Misty Releases "God's Trash" In Response to Kendrick Lamar - Consequence
- Kendrick Lamar Surprise Releases New Album ‘GNX’ - Clash Magazine
- Kevin Kaarl’s ‘Esta Noche’ & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Latin Music Release of the Week? - Billboard
- Kendrick Lamar Releases a Surprise Album, ‘GNX’ - The New York Times
- Kendrick Lamar releases new album, 'GNX,' capping a year of wins - NPR
- Kendrick Lamar Releases New Album GNX : Listen and Read the Full Credits - Pitchfork
- Kendrick Lamar releases surprise new album - The Independent
- Kendrick Lamar Drops Surprise New Album GNX - XXLMAG.COM
- Kendrick Lamar's GNX: Stream Surprise New Album - Consequence
- Ferry Corsten's New Album Captures Decades of Genre Mastery: Listen to "Connect" - EDM.com
- Watch the Tender Music Video for Martin Garrix and Jex's New Dance Anthem, "Told You So" - EDM.com
- 11 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now - Pitchfork
- New Music Friday: 11 releases for your weekend (22 November 2024) - Global News Toronto
- The Rock Music Releases "Noel" Cover Feat. Kim Croswhite - TheChristianBeat.org
- Trailer Releases for Mac Miller’s New Album ‘Balloonerism’ - The Source Magazine
- nimino releases new music video for hit single 'I Only Smoke When I Drink' - RadioandMusic.com
- XANDRIA Releases Music Video For "Outlander"-Infused New Single "200 Years" - Sonic Perspectives
- December 2024 New Music Releases - XXLMAG.COM
- Chris Cornell’s Daughter Toni Cornell Drops New Song: Stream - Consequence
- New Releases - Official Charts Company
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