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- 'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' jazz guitarist Joe Negri dies at 99 - WWLTV.com
- Joe Negri, beloved Mister Rogers' 'Handyman', jazz guitarist, dies days before 100th birthday - WMUR
- Joe Negri, beloved Mister Rogers' 'Handyman', jazz guitarist, dies days before 100th birthday - WTAE
- MARK KENDALL On New GREAT WHITE Songs: 'We Have Three Ready To Go, But We Have Seven On Tape' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- 1972 Rock Hit Named Among Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All-Time - Yahoo
- “I thought, That's my guitar! He told me, 'I bought it off some guy on the street for 350 bucks.'” How Lita Ford rediscovered her stolen B.C. Rich Mockingbird — and then let it go again - GuitarPlayer.com
- "Breathtaking bends!" Acclaimed European instrumentalist Marcus Deml delivers a string-bending master class - 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
- “They all got around in a circle around me and sang the vocal. It was riveting, all these voices that I’ve heard on the radio for all these years”: When Winger and Whitesnake guitarist Reb Beach played on an ’80s Bee Gees classic - MusicRadar
- Interview with SUiCiDE BOMBERS frontman Chris Damien Doll and lead guitarist Stevie Teaze - Sleaze Roxx
- 1970 Hit Ranked Among Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time – It Still Rocks - Men's Journal
- Musician uses AI to make new album as Parkinson’s affects ability to play guitar - AOL.com
- STEVE LUKATHER On EDDIE VAN HALEN Album He Is Working On With ALEX VAN HALEN: 'This Is Not Throwaway S***' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I said, ‘How come you didn't use these!?’” Steve Lukather says Eddie Van Halen’s unreleased recordings left him stunned - GuitarPlayer.com
- AI helped a musician with Parkinson’s finish his new album when he could no longer play guitar - The Boston Globe
- 'This Is Not Throwaway S--t' - Steve Lukather Tells Van Halen Fans What to Expect From Archival Album - Ultimate Classic Rock
- INTERVIEW: From high‑school jokers to indie revival - The Purple Helmets return.... - musomuso.com
- “I sold the guitar to Bob Rock like an idiot for $10,000. Then Slash blew up, and I immediately missed out on about $150,000": Billy Duffy on the one guitar he wish he never sold - Guitar World
- “People are still trying to learn Free Bird and how to play like him. But he never got to hear all the praise about his playing”: Lynyrd Skynyrd legend Gary Rossington’s memories of his fellow guitarist Allen Collins and the band’s heroic ’80s comeback - MusicRadar
- "My life changed that week": Johnny Marr relives the Patti Smith gig that sparked his musical journey - Music News
- “I had people from the woodworks reach out… I hadn’t talked to them for years, and they're like, ‘Hey, how's it going? We should get a coffee’”: Yvette Young on ending up in a Super Bowl commercial she didn't know about – and the realities of going viral - Guitar World
- AI helped a musician with Parkinson’s finish his new album when he could no longer play guitar - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- “It was all a first take.”Behind Boz Scaggs' hit "Lowdown" - GuitarPlayer.com
- “You have no excuses to have bad technique nowadays”: Has Matteo Mancuso arrived as the world’s greatest guitar player? - MusicRadar
- “Billy has been an incredible mentor... He has such a vast knowledge of pedals”: Smashing Pumpkins’ Kiki Wong on how Billy Corgan led her down the stompbox rabbit hole - Guitar World
- “I looked down and saw the second finger of my left hand dangling by a thread.” Dr. John on the fight that nearly killed his guitar-playing dreams — and set him on a new path to music immortality - GuitarPlayer.com
- Guitarist 'Sister' Rosetta Tharpe’s merging of gospel, blues influenced Elvis, Clapton, Cash - camdenarknews.com
- “David wanted my solos a certain way. The record we wrote, he said to Joel Hoekstra, ‘Play whatever you want, Reb – I'm going to take you under my wing’”: Reb Beach on working with David Coverdale, and what comes next now Winger and Whitesnake are - Guitar World
- “I thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if I could go back and emulate all those guitar sounds I had from those records?’” Alex Lifeson used TONEX and Fractal to recreate classic Rush tones – and he’s taking them on tour - Guitar World
- “They said, ‘Play something dumb!’” The Journey single that became “the Biggest Song of All Time” thanks to TV, baseball and Bachman-Turner Overdrive - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I’ve had arguments with producers, who say, ‘We A to B’d the modeler blindly, and we couldn’t tell the difference.’ I’m like, ‘Well, I can hear it!’” Sully Erna is optimistic for Godsmack 2.0, and he can't wait for you to hear their new guitarist - Guitar World
- “PRS disagrees with Fender’s assessment.” Fender’s war on Strat copyists just got bigger - GuitarPlayer.com
- Tom S. Englund discusses guitarist Henrik Danhage’s unexpected departure from Evergrey - Chaoszine
- EVERGREY's TOM S. ENGLUND On Longtime Guitarist HENRIK DANHAGE's Decision To Leave: 'He Hasn't Told Us Why He Chose To Do What He Did' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I probably have a little more facility with my fingers than my dad – but I don’t think I’m as good a songwriter as him!” Sean Lennon on too many pedals, embracing Acoustasonics, and caring for his dad’s instruments - Guitar World
- “We haven’t got a single.” Paul McCartney recalls how the Beatles gave the Rolling Stones their first hit - GuitarPlayer.com
- “We were gonna be the American Led Zeppelin — and he couldn’t take it.” Sammy Hagar on the torment that kept Ronnie Montrose from the ultimate success - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Once John’s back in the picture, it’s like the other records don’t exist”: Why Josh Klinghoffer feels his Red Hot Chili Peppers contributions have been erased from history - Guitar World
- “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
- “To him I was like this middle-age housewife from somewhere.” Melissa Etheridge walked into a guitar shop — and nobody knew who she was - GuitarPlayer.com
- Who's the most exciting up-and-coming guitar player? - Guitar World
- “I didn’t think Pat would be our guitar player. I just sent him a tape. And he was like, ‘Oh my god, it’s so poppy’”: How Pat Smear surprised Dave Grohl and joined the Foo Fighters - Guitar World
- Zach Top’s Beloved Guitar Player, Cheyenne Dalton, Stuns Fans With News She’s No Longer In The Band - Whiskey Riff
- “I’m deeply uncomfortable with the amount of old men here. I’m no longer interested in playing blues or whatever the hell keeps attracting y’all”: Grace Bowers has quit YouTube over the number of “old ass creeps” - Guitar World
- “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
- “He was such a nice guy, I couldn't believe he was a guitarist!” Ritchie Blackmore claims “most guitar players aren't nice people” and names the one exception - GuitarPlayer.com
- RITCHIE BLACKMORE: 'Most Guitar Players Aren't Nice People' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- The Art of Teaching and Learning the Guitar - Stetson University
- Mike McCready says using a digital amp modeller has pushed him to play better than ever: “I just felt more confident” - Guitar.com
- “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
- Beloved rocker’s death at 74 has fans praying: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - PennLive.com
- “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
- “The best rock guitar player I have ever played with”: Rock world pays tribute to late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell - Guitar.com
- EXODUS's GARY HOLT: 'I'm Not Rich, But I Make A Living Playing Guitar, And That's A Gift In Itself' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Tenacious D singer/guitar player kicking off tour in Toledo - WTOL
- “Joe Walsh and I go on guitar safaris. He’ll say, ‘You only bought one!’ I say, ‘But it cost more than the 10 of yours!’” If the Eagles quit this year, Vince Gill will leave with gratitude and great memories - Guitar World
- “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
- “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
- “The airbag shattered all the bones.” Jack White on the accident that forced a major change in his guitar playing - GuitarPlayer.com
- “There’s a couple of songs on the record where I thought, ‘Gosh, I’m soloing so much. Please be quiet. Let it breathe’”: He played for pop A-listers, now he's transformed himself into one of instrumental guitar's leading voices - Guitar World
- “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
- “I have the greatest respect for classical and jazz musicians. Their musicality is far greater than mine. But my imagination and inventiveness, most probably, is far greater”: Steve Howe on overcoming stage fright and the tragic fate of his Gibson ES-175 - Guitar World
- Guitar played on Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
- Greg Brown, founding Cake guitarist who wrote ‘The Distance,’ dies - KCRA
- “I kept it as quiet as I could”: Eric Gales tried to keep his guitar playing a secret – but Carlos Santana spoiled the surprise - Guitar World
- “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
- “Anyone who thinks he's sloppy is out of their minds”: Rolling Stones producer Don Was on why Keith Richards shouldn't be underestimated as both a rhythm and lead guitarist - Guitar World
- Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
- Biffy Clyro touring guitarist says he “can't think of anything more boring” than playing acoustic guitar - Guitar.com
- Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 - The New York Times
- “He’s played with everybody, so he really saved us and rescued us tonight”: Dave Grohl thanks Jason Falkner for “rescuing” the Foo Fighters as they play their first show since Pat Smear’s bizarre injury - Guitar World
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - NPR
- “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
- SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: How I Ended Up Playing Guitar For METALLICA For A Couple Of Shows In 2000 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “We’ve known him for a long time. He was one of the true best friends.” Alex Van Halen says he and Steve Lukather will work on a new album - GuitarPlayer.com
- WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Perry Bamonte, guitarist for The Cure, dies after "short illness" at 65 - CBS News
- The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65 - BBC
- “I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the guitarist whose playing he thought was “good fun” - GuitarPlayer.com
- “It’s insane. He died aged 25, only guitar players remember him, and yet he was the sound of the Pretenders”: Chrissie Hynde pays tribute to the underrated guitar hero who defined the Pretenders - Guitar World
- "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
- Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84 - The New York Times
- “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, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84 - ABC7 Los Angeles
- “Suddenly, all these football players were picking up guitars. It’s not my thing anymore”: Justin Hawkins recalls being “furious” about how Nirvana shook the guitar scene overnight - Guitar.com
- “The guitar is the most difficult instrument to play. Trumpet players might argue with me”: Robben Ford on his favorite Tele, Dumble magic and why the guitar is a tough nut to crack - Guitar World
- MICHAEL SWEET: 'If People Only Knew How Hard I Work' On Guitar Parts For STRYPER Albums - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- 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
- EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 - BBC
- “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
- “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
- “I had no idea how good of a guitar player he was when we started recording. Most of the guitar on the records is him”: Foo Fighters super-producer Nick Raskulinecz on the most surprising thing about Dave Grohl's guitar playing - Guitar World
- Meet Enoch: A 10-year-old self-taught guitar player from Abilene - KTXS
- John Fogerty says this thing is more important to musical success than being a good guitar player: "Even if your playing is kind of average, you can go far - Guitar.com
Guitar Amp News
- Poking Around With JTAG On A Guitar Amp - Hackaday
- $1,200 couch at 75% off, $5 guitar amp: Bargain hunters flock to South Walkerville yard sale - CTV News
- “Make no mistake, it could grace any professional stage with its superb range of sounds, rugged build and great flexibility”: Fractal Audio Systems AM4 review review - MusicRadar
- Saint Mike DSP releases QingX Clean Amp, a FREE clean guitar amp plugin - Bedroom Producers Blog
- “The very essence of the Fender aesthetic… It reigns supreme for its no-nonsense approach to a dual-channel, giggable package”: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV 30th Anniversary review - MusicRadar
- “I was starting to get tired – as much as I hate to say it – of the very predictable Marshall sound”: Slash took his new favorite amp brand on the Guns N’ Roses tour without telling anyone - Guitar World
- “I spent the next 45 years trying to get someone to replicate that”: John Fogerty on the long-lost amp that was the key to his Creedence Clearwater Revival tone - Guitar World
- Mesa/Boogie launches new video series exploring the history of the legendary amp brand - Guitar.com
- Best mini amps for guitar 2026: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone - Guitar World
- “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
- 200,000 models, AI stem separation, impossibly big sound: Blackstar just dropped a mini amp that could change the market forever - Guitar World
- “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
- “The guitar is so much more personal”: Former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford on why he'd always pick a good guitar over a good amp - Guitar.com
- 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
- This Sex Pistols 50th Anniversary Marshall stack might be the most punk guitar amp ever - Guitar.com
- “I like to keep things simple, as the saying goes: It’s only rock ’n’ roll”: Never mind the modelers, here’s a Sex Pistols Marshall amp - 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
- “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
- “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
- 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
- “Delivers surprisingly good amp models and one of the best AI practice tools I’ve ever used”: JBL BandBox Trio review - Guitar World
- “You're not going to get any sustain”: Analog Man legend Mike Piera thinks people who use digital amps and in-ear monitors are missing out on a huge part of guitar tone - Guitar.com
- This Tiny LEGO Fender Guitar Amp Conversion Really Works - Hackster.io
- “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: rack-mounted and floorboard options for every budget - 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
- NAMM 2026: The latest guitar launches and news from the biggest music gear event on the planet, as it happened - Guitar.com
- 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
- BluGuitar Amp X: 100% Analog Amp with Digital Controls - Gearnews.com
- “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
- “Experience the dynamic sensation of an amp moving air”: Blackstar takes on the Fender Tone Master Pro, unveiling a high-powered floor modeler series with “insane versatility” - Guitar World
- 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
- Rig Rundown: Bryan Adams - Premier Guitar
- “A no-compromise amplifier solution”: Synergy teams up with Wampler and Friedman to launch its machine-learning power amp – and promises to change the game for tube modeling - Guitar World
- “The straight-up, high-voltage voice of a masterfully designed single-channel amp”: Orange rolls out the OR60 – an all-tube guitar amp head that is the “most versatile it has ever built” - Guitar World
- 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
- Victory Amplification reveals world-first braille guitar amp - Mixdown Magazine
- Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially-made Braille amp - Guitar World
- Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- “This amp has taken me about 10 years to nail down”: A long-lost Beach Boys Dumble that has spent the past 35 years in Hawaii has surfaced – and Jason Momoa is using it on his new album - Guitar World
- Cyber Monday guitar deals 2025: all the biggest savings that are still live at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, and more - Guitar World
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - 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
- The Boss Katana 50 is my favorite practice amp – and it just hit the lowest price of the year thanks to this Amazon Black Friday deal - Guitar World
- VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- “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
- News - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
- 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
- AFI guitarist ditched tube amps because they made him feel “constrained” sonically – does he have a point? - Guitar.com
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- News - Greer's Mizuki Blue replicates Tube-Amp-like Textures with 2 JFET Gain Stages - Guitar Pedal X
- 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
- What’s more important, your guitar or amp? Phil X reckons he has the answer - Guitar.com
- 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
- “A Katana killer? The jury’s still out, but one thing’s for sure – this is a great addition to the ID range”: Blackstar ID:X 50 review - 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
- Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
- Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
- “One of the rarest and most coveted vintage amplifiers ever”: Mesa/Boogie’s hallowed Mark IIC++ was used by Metallica to shape the sound of 1980s metal – and now it’s been given a production release for the first time ever - Guitar World
- “There were things I wanted to achieve that I wasn't really getting out of those amps”: Why Slash worked with Magnatone on a signature amp after 30 years of playing Marshall stacks - Guitar World
- Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - Manchester Evening News
- Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
- The Two-Rock Revival: How a Hand-Built Amp Brand Quietly Ascended in the Guitar World - Premier Guitar
- My MGAT-5 Sinvertek Real Amp Abstraction of the Soldano SLO-100 has landed - and Mr Wu has once again knocked it out of the park! - Guitar Pedal X
- Best acoustic guitar amp 2025: Amplify your acoustic with a top-rated amp - MusicRadar
- Fender to launch new American Vintage, Mustang, and Tone Master amps this year – here’s everything you need to know - Guitar.com
- Engl unleashes Fireball IR Dual Channel High Gain Distortion Preamp - with Noise Gate and Mid Boost - based on its most formidable amp - Guitar Pedal X
- Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
- 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
- News - 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Mike Soldano finally delivers his legendary SLO-100 Amp in pedal format - as the Super Lead Overdrive / Preamp - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2021: The best guitar, pedal and amp releases this year - Guitar.com
- News - 10 of the Best New Guitar Amps Released in 2018 - Guitar Pedal X
- News - What Two Years of Tone-Questing Looks Like - Acquisitions, Passes and Still Probables - Guitar Pedal X
- News - The Perfect Guitar Amp Design / Next Level Boss Katana - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X
Bass Player News
- Commodores co-founder and former bassist Ronald LaPread dead at 75 - Fox News
- Ronald LaPread dead: Commodores co-founder and bass player dies aged 75 - the-sun.com
- INGESTED bassist Thomas O'Malley exits band - Lambgoat
- Commodores Co-Founder and Former Bassist Ronald LaPread Dead at 75 - TMZ
- Ronald LaPread, former Commodores bass player, dies in Auckland aged 75 - RNZ
- Founding member of The Commodores dies at 75 - NZ Herald
- INGESTED Bassist THOMAS O'MALLEY Leaves The Band - Metal Injection
- A host of stars are joining forces in Manchester for a special concert held in the memory of Stone Roses legend Mani ❤️ 🍋 The Manichester tribute event is now underway with a host of close friends and fellow music stars who knew and loved the bassist, who - facebook.com
- 1986 Hit Named One of the Top Bass Lines of All Time — And It's a Metal Anthem - Men's Journal
- “Jaco made a great contribution, but what came after was all these idiots trying to sound like him. That's why bass players today are so lame”: Bill Laswell gives his unfiltered verdict on modern bassists - Guitar World
- Tribute gig in Manchester for legendary Stone Roses bassist Mani - Sky News
- Portland bassist Mark LaRue Todd, ‘tremendously supportive’ father, friend and bandmate, dies at 75 - OregonLive.com
- Providing The Foundation: Bassist Recalls Why He Loves The Instrument - Post Journal
- Black Sabbath bass player, Debbie Gibson praise effort to find new homes for beagles - Audacy
- “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
- 1979 No. 1 Hit Voted Greatest Bassline of All Time by Bass Players - Men's Journal
- KORN Bassist ROBERTO 'RA' DÍAZ: 'I'm Still, To This Day, Loving Every Second Of It And Hoping It Keeps Going' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Get to know... Jim Price - Kingsport Times News
- Former Metallica bass player Jason Newsted to perform in Albany - NEWS10 ABC
- “When the session was over, Mickie said, ‘Nope, Peter can’t be in your band. There’s only going to be one star, and that’s you’”: Suzi Quatro reveals Peter Frampton nearly joined her band – but was rejected by her producer - Guitar World
Bass Amp News
- “A small yet mighty gig bag hero”: Mesa/Boogie launches powerhouse preamp/DI with all the tone-shaping capabilities of its high-end Subway line - Guitar World
- Genzler Amplification Introduces Magellan 800+ Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
- Best bass amps 2026: low-end tone machines - GuitarPlayer.com
- Electronic Audio Experiments' Traynor Bass Amp derived Greathammer Overdrive delivers 50 decibels of killer low-end tone - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - 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
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- 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
- Respected Bass Amp Tone In Software - Sonicstate
- 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
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
- “A culmination of years of work”: Seymour Duncan pushes the boundaries of its PowerStage series with a dedicated bass unit – and it's so much more than just a companion for your modeler - Guitar World
- Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
Guitar Effects News
- This week's hottest new guitar gear – featuring Wes Borland's Jackson and a Korn pedal - Yahoo
- “Make no mistake, it could grace any professional stage with its superb range of sounds, rugged build and great flexibility”: Fractal Audio Systems AM4 review review - MusicRadar
- Deals of the Week: RODE, Arturia, and JHS Pedals - Gearnews.com
- “Built on the same ingredients that forged the sound”: Korn have released another pedal that channels the sound of their genre-defining debut record due to overwhelming fan demand - Guitar World
- “Billy has been an incredible mentor... He has such a vast knowledge of pedals”: Smashing Pumpkins’ Kiki Wong on how Billy Corgan led her down the stompbox rabbit hole - Guitar World
- 2026 May Pedal-Chain Update - Episode V - Giga-Hoard Modulated Fuzz'n'Drive Board - Guitar Pedal X
- Phil Jones Bass Launches the Boosterooster PE-2 Pedal - Premier Guitar
- “A pedal that leaves players saying, ‘WTF!’”: DOD and Morley team up for the triple threat Wah-ocTo-Fuzz pedal - Guitar World
- Donner reinvents the travel guitar with the Hush-X Live Pro - MusicRadar
- Amps and pedals that sound great with Fender Telecasters - Guitar World
- EarthQuaker ZEQD-PRE review – the ultimate tube-equipped tone-sculptor for your pedalboard? - Guitar World
- “A strange and weird anomaly that stands apart not only from most known octave fuzz designs, but also from fuzzes full stop”: JHS Coyote review - Guitar World
- ADDAC System Mixology review: “it really can breathe new life and modern utility into old pedals” - Guitar.com
- ThunderTomate seems to be back to its best again with its latest 3-Voice Over-Drive+ Rev G Pedal - Guitar Pedal X
- “The ultimate pedal demo guitar”: You’ve seen it in the JHS Pedals demos – now you can get a signature version of Josh Scott’s custom Bilt Relevator - Guitar World
- This AI guitar pedal let me roll my own effects - The Verge
- Best multi-effects pedals 2026: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- JSA Effects' Fuzztronought is a blisteringly great searing 6-knob evolution of the late '69 EHX One-knob Plug-in Muff Fuzz - Guitar Pedal X
- JSA Effects LNS Overdrive is a superb extended range modified take on the venerable original 14-Pin Boss OD-1 OverDrive - Guitar Pedal X
- 2026 April Pedal-Chain Update - Episode IV - Blizzard of Fuzz - Guitar Pedal X
Guitar and Bass News
- “I thought, That's my guitar! He told me, 'I bought it off some guy on the street for 350 bucks.'” How Lita Ford rediscovered her stolen B.C. Rich Mockingbird — and then let it go again - GuitarPlayer.com
- 1986 Hit Named One of the Top Bass Lines of All Time — And It's a Metal Anthem - Men's Journal
- “Jaco made a great contribution, but what came after was all these idiots trying to sound like him. That's why bass players today are so lame”: Bill Laswell gives his unfiltered verdict on modern bassists - Guitar World
- “Built on the same ingredients that forged the sound”: Korn have released another pedal that channels the sound of their genre-defining debut record due to overwhelming fan demand - Guitar World
- “I looked down and saw the second finger of my left hand dangling by a thread.” Dr. John on the fight that nearly killed his guitar-playing dreams — and set him on a new path to music immortality - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I was starting to get tired – as much as I hate to say it – of the very predictable Marshall sound”: Slash took his new favorite amp brand on the Guns N’ Roses tour without telling anyone - Guitar World
- Phil Jones Bass Launches the Boosterooster PE-2 Pedal - Premier Guitar
- "Ambitious in its vision, flawed in its execution. This might not be the guitar/bass hybrid you were hoping for": Fender Vintera III Early '60s Bass VI review - Guitar World
- Fender celebrates 75 years of the P-Bass with the 75th Anniversary Precision Bass Collection - Guitar.com
- Fender Commemorates 75 Years Of The Precision Bass - Premier Guitar
- No knobs? No problem – Sterling By Music Man takes bass guitar design minimalism to its logical conclusion with the super-cool Joe Dart Vision - MusicRadar
- “What’s that headless bass that looks like a toothpick? I really liked the sound, but I hated the bass”: How bassist Cliff Williams landed the gig (and found his sound) with AC/DC - Guitar World
- Electronic Audio Experiments' Greathammer evolved Solid State Bass Driver / Preamp sounds Thunderously Good on Guitar too! - Guitar Pedal X
- “50 years since you last played that”: Watch the moment Paul McCartney was first reunited with his long-lost Höfner bass – half a century after it was stolen - Guitar World
- News | The Lost Bass: How the 1961 Höfner Bass Found its Way Home - McCartney
- “It felt like the worst moment of my life. I walked up to the truck, saw the padlock on the ground, and my heart sank”: The moment Wings’ former sound engineer had to tell Paul McCartney his priceless Höfner bass guitar had been stolen - Guitar World
- “I’ve got some bad news, Paul. Our truck was broken into and the bass was stolen.” Ian Horne recalls how he lost Paul McCartney’s Höfner bass - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The phone rang. It was Paul McCartney. That’s when I knew we’d found it”: We meet the man who reunited Paul McCartney with his long-lost Beatles bass - Guitar World
- “I knew he only lived about 12 miles away, so I thought I would just drive there.” The woman who found Paul McCartney’s bass guitar in her attic had no idea a global search for the instrument was going on - GuitarPlayer.com
- Gibson Unleashes the New Thunderbird Bass - Premier Guitar
New Music releases
- We've got 'the cure': Your May pop music release radar - The Daily Targum
- New music on our radar this week: Barry Can't Swim, AQUTIE, Josh Caffé - Mixmag
- From Ariana Grande to Labrinth, aespa & More, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Jay Wheeler’s ‘La Voz Favorita’ Album & More: Vote for the Best New Latin Music Release This Week - Billboard
- Eryn Bent wins New Mexico Music Award, releases new album - KRQE
- New Music Friday: 50 Hip-Hop & R&B Releases You Need On Your Playlist - VIBE.com
- GRETA VAN FLEET Releases New Single And Music Video 'Play Your Games' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Popular country music star Gavin Adcock releases adrenaline-fueled new song 'Cheap Thrills' - Fox News
- Greta Van Fleet Debuts New Song, 'Play Your Games' - Ultimate Classic Rock
- Iceage Release New Album For Love of Grace & the Hereafter: Stream - consequence.net
- The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
- New album releases 2026: Dates for Madonna, Ariana Grande, Niall Horan and more - Official Charts
- New Music Friday: Ariana Grande, Paul McCartney, Lily Allen, Keo, Kim Petras and more - Official Charts
- Olivia Rodrigo Released a Surprise Concert Film - ELLE
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of New & Upcoming Canadian Albums In 2026 - Billboard Canada
- Olivia Rodrigo, Charli xcx, Bleachers & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- New music releases and upcoming albums in 2026 - MSN
- Maluma, Drake, Gracie Abrams & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Pitchfork
- New Music Friday: Charli xcx, Westlife, The Rolling Stones and more - Official Charts
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