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- From the Berkshires to Lincoln Center, guitarist Jason Ennis enters a busy season - The Berkshire Edge
- “When Squeeze were first successful, we essentially had to dumb down to fit in with what was going on”: Glenn Tilbrook on the sounds that gave Squeeze a push, and the resurrection of the English rock legends' early recordings - Guitar World
- “It was his simplest stuff.” Sammy Hagar says fans are wrong about Eddie Van Halen’s best work - GuitarPlayer.com
- How Rush's Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee found their spark again - Toronto Sun
- Hard Rock Musician, Voted One of the Greatest Guitarists of All Time, Turns 66 Today - Parade
- Troy Van Leeuwen debuts Squier 12-string Tele on Jimmy Kimmel - Guitar World
- SERJ TANKIAN And TOM MORELLO Talk Inspiration For New Collaborative Single 'Adjourn It': 'We Have To Learn How To Stand Up To Fascism In The Right Way' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- News: Tom Moriarty Releases Fifth Album ‘Chapters’ - Backseat Mafia
- “Chris said, ‘See, you don’t need me at all.” Kim Thayil recalls Chris Cornell’s final hours - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Polished sound quality and thoughtful design with a focus on accessibility and ease of use.” We review Solid State Logic’s SSL 1 portable USB-C audio interface - GuitarPlayer.com
- AI helped a musician with Parkinson’s finish his new album when he could no longer play guitar - Orlando Sentinel
- 15 hotshot NYC guitarists that prove the Big Apple’s still got some bite – from the Rat Queen to the most-hyped indie band on the planet - Guitar World
- “I don’t know how to say this without bragging”: This guitarist butchered classic riffs at Guitar Center to rage bait fellow customers. Then Jack White sent her his guitar - Guitar World
- “I can gauge his reaction.” Paul McCartney says he still talks to John Lennon while writing songs - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I found him at the studio. I said, ‘You never called me back. I got nothing going on my career, you left me in the lurch’”: Pete Townshend offered Peter Frampton his place in the Who – then blanked him - Guitar World
- Alex Lifeson reveals how he adapted when Rush implemented more keyboards into their sound - Guitar.com
- “I was just jamming to the track, and Michael came down with Brooke Shields. I asked, ‘Is this cool?’ He said, ‘Anything you want, Slash’”: The surreal beginning to Slash’s musical relationship with Michael Jackson - Guitar World
- “Once John’s back in the picture, it’s like the other records don’t exist”: Josh Klinghoffer on the “disrespect” given to Red Hot Chili Peppers albums without John Frusciante - Guitar.com
- "Are you a guitarist too?" The day that rock legends Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Brian May and Jeff Beck met Queen Elizabeth II - loudersound.com
- “I said, ‘I don’t know, Dad. They think I’m weird.” Lzzy Hale reveals how Alice Cooper helped her find herself - GuitarPlayer.com
- Josh Klinghoffer on the 'slight disrespect' of Red Hot Chili Peppers not playing music he made with them - Hometown News
- “I think I want you to play with the Who now.” Peter Frampton on Pete Townshend’s career-saving invitation — and the silence that followed - GuitarPlayer.com
- “You should be doing rap like Limp Bizkit.” Zakk Wylde recalls the career advice that backfired - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Without the guitar, I’d probably be a professional dog-walker or in jail”: The life and times of Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell - Guitar World
- Eddie Van Halen ‘ruined rock guitar,’ according to The Jesus and Mary Chain - Everett Post
- “I can’t stand Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing. He ruined rock guitar.” Jesus and Mary Chain’s William Reid takes aim at Van Halen’s influence - GuitarPlayer.com
- “If Jesus Christ walked into a room, everyone would pull out their phone.” Chrissie Hynde rips fans who film concerts - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Stone Gossard is the reason I picked up guitar in the first place. Having a front row seat to his playing has been amazing”: Josh Klinghoffer on Chili Peppers vs. Pearl Jam and playing in Andrew Watt's new wrecking crew - Guitar World
- “I can't stand Eddie Van Halen's guitar playing. I think he ruined rock guitar all through the '80s and '90s 'cause so many people copied him”: Fighting talk from the Jesus And Mary Chain - MusicRadar
- “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
- “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
- DEEP PURPLE Guitarist SIMON MCBRIDE Says Simple Songs Like 'Smoke On The Water' Are 'Most Challenging Ones' To Play - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- CHRIS HOLMES Once Again Rules Out Return To W.A.S.P.: 'I'd Be An Idiot To Go Back' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- 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
- Dave Mason of Traffic Is Dead at 79. Revisiting My Interview With One of Rock's Great Collaborators. - Alan Paul | Substack
- Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder Who Penned ‘Feelin’ Alright?,’ Dead at 79 - Rolling Stone
- Ritchie Blackmore claims “most guitarists aren’t nice people” - Guitar.com
- Wayne Perkins, Guitarist to the Stars, Dies at 74 - The New York Times
- The Art of Teaching and Learning the Guitar - Stetson University
- “It hit me more than I thought it would.” Ritchie Blackmore on the one musician he was closest to — and what drove a wedge between them - GuitarPlayer.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
- Music loses another legendary performer: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - Lehighvalleylive.com
- “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
- Wayne Perkins, Guitarist Who Nearly Joined the Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
- Bill Frisell: Dreaming in All Directions - Premier Guitar
- Wayne Perkins, guitarist who went from Alabama to backing some of music’s greatest artists, dies - CBS 42
- Legendary Metal Guitarist Has Died - Men's Journal
- 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
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Dies at 64 - Pitchfork
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at 64 - Fox News
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64 after 'courageous battle' - BBC
- “My comfort zone is big volume and lots of blues”: Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64 - Guitar World
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has passed away at 64 - Metal Insider
- Legendary singer and guitar player dead at 82: ‘There was no one like him’ - Lehighvalleylive.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
- “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
- Ex-DEEP PURPLE Guitarist STEVE MORSE On His Battle With Arthritis: 'I've Tried Every Treatment I Can Find' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Legendary rock guitarist dead at 81: ‘He had that rare gift’ - Lehighvalleylive.com
- Music world rocked by icon’s death at 81: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - PennLive.com
- John Hammond, Prolific Blues Guitarist and Singer, Dead at 83 - Rolling Stone
- “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
- Messy, precise, inherently musical: Cake’s John McCrea remembers guitarist Greg Brown - capradio.org
- Greg Brown, founding Cake guitarist who wrote ‘The Distance,’ dies - KCRA
- Greg Brown, Cake Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dies at 55 - Pitchfork
- Greg Brown, Founding Guitarist of Cake & ‘The Distance’ Songwriter, Dies After ‘Brief Illness’ - Billboard
- Cake Founding Guitarist Greg Brown Dead At 56 - Stereogum
- “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
- Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
- Black Midi Guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin Dies at 26 - Variety
- Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 - The New York Times
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - NPR
- Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Singer, Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 78 - Variety
- Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-Founder and Guitarist, Dead at 78 - Rolling Stone
- “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
- Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78 - The Guardian
- 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
- Perry Bamonte, Guitarist and Keyboardist for the Cure, Dies at 65 - The New York Times
- The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65 - BBC
- The biggest news stories from the world of guitar in 2025 - 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 of Booker T and the MGs, dies aged 84 - BBC
- Steve Cropper, acclaimed guitarist for Booker T. and the M.G.'s, dies at 84 - CBS News
- Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84 - Variety
- Steve Cropper, masterful guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84 - PBS
- Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies - NPR
- Steve Cropper, Guitarist for Stax Records, Booker T. & the M.G.’s and The Blues Brothers, Dies at 84 - The Hollywood Reporter
- Steve Cropper, Booker T. & the M.G.’s and Stax Records Guitarist, Dead at 84 - Rolling Stone
- Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers guitarist and Stax Records legend, dies at 84 - Fox News
- Guitar Player's Week in Music Quiz for November 14, 2025 - GuitarPlayer.com
- KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 - BBC
- 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
Guitar Amp News
- Ed Sheeran debuts his signature Orange guitar amp: and it's designed for busking - Guitar.com
- “A clone of a clone of a clone? Sounds ridiculous. Take my money now”: This week's hottest new guitar gear – including an AI-powered amp that wants to change the way you create tones - Guitar World
- Positive Grid Reactor 50 Combo Amplifier - Guitar.com
- Positive Grid Reactor review: does your amp need an AI chatbot? - Guitar.com
- Fender Launches New Firmware Update for the Tone Master Pro - Premier Guitar
- “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
- Fender gives the Tone Master Pro a serious firmware update - MusicRadar
- Meet the musician building guitar amplifiers near York - from locally sourced wood - The York Press
- “I wanted to dislike it!” Is Joe Bonamassa warming to modeling amps? He’s taken a Fender Tone Master on tour - Guitar World
- “I had confused the two similar circuits and made a horrible mistake. I made a video. I told everyone”: JHS Pedals unveils the Fumble – an $89 boost pedal with a seriously complicated back story involving John Mayer, Dumble amps and a ‘70s acoustic pream - Yahoo Tech
- TONE3000 claims its new A2 modeling tech is “virtually indistinguishable” from real gear – and runs on a $3 chip - MusicTech
- Positive Grid Introduces REACTOR Intelligent Guitar Amplifier — a New Approach to Amplification - Premier Guitar
- Positive Grid Reactor 100 Intelligent Guitar Combo Amp review - Guitar World
- Positive Grid launches new AI-powered Reactor combo - Guitar World
- “You’ll see the return of some of our most iconic products from the past”: The metal amp brand beloved by Dimebag Darrell, Kirk Hammett and Scott Ian is on the cusp of making a comeback - 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
- “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
- Winzz Guitars Introduces the SilverTide Amplifier - 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
- 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
- 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
- “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
- I spent the weekend testing the best guitar gear of the year at The Guitar Show in Birmingham – these are the 9 hottest products you can buy right now - Guitar World
- “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
- “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
- 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
- Blackstar Unveils High Powered Digital Floorboard with Insane Versatility - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2026: The latest guitar launches and news from the biggest music gear event on the planet, as it happened - Guitar.com
- The best new guitar gear of NAMM 2026: More effects, more amps, more guitars and more tech than ever - MusicRadar
- 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 - Pittbull Ultra-Lead II and Valvulator Mini | NAMM 2026 - 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
- “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
- 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
- REVV Amps makes Joey Landreth Signature DirtDog Overdrive based on his custom modded D25 JL REVV Signature Tube Amp - Guitar Pedal X
- “It might just be the coolest offset guitar ever. And it’s finally back”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including some huge early NAMM releases - 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 delivers the ultimate live performance compact battery-powered Multi-Instrument Amplifier - the Cube Street Mini - Guitar Pedal X
- Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially-made Braille amp - Guitar World
- “Back in the heyday we had huge touring budgets and room for large travel rigs. Now you can store all your amps on a USB stick”: The greatest guitar gear of the 21st century (so far) - Guitar World
- “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
- I'm sorry, my beloved AC30, but with hundreds slashed off digital modelers and multi-effects, I've found your replacement this Black Friday - here are 7 units that are turning my head - Guitar World
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - 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
- “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
- “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
- 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
- Video: Meet Charlie Barker, a Twin-Style Tube Amp For Working Musicians - Reverb
- 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
- 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
- “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
- 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
- Boss Announces KATANA:GO Personal Headphone Amp - 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
- Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- Orange Announces Three New Portable Amps and the O Tone Combo Amp - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2025 Live: The biggest product launches, plus photos from the show floor… - Guitar.com
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
- Guitar Center employees find thousands of dollars in drugs stuffed inside guitar amp - WSB-TV
- 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
- Upgrade Your Tone with Boss' IR-2 - Premier Guitar
- 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2021: The best guitar, pedal and amp releases this year - Guitar.com
- News - Boss Moves Even Further Ahead with its New and Improved MKII Katana Amp Range - 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
Bass Player News
- Remembering Red Kelly - Jazz Journal
- “I borrowed that lick from Willie Weeks. By the time we hit my hometown, I had the entire solo under my fingers”: How Gerald Johnson’s twisting bassline culminated in a full-on solo – a rarity for a 1973 rock track - Guitar World
- Picture of the week: A high five for a double bass player - The Post
- Drummer Mark Brzezicki heads to Cambridge with former bass player of The Jam, Bruce Foxton - Cambridge Independent
- Milford bass player announces new album, Lid Licker - The Cabinet Press
- TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival welcomes acclaimed bassist and vocalist Kristin Korb - Classic107
- “I was broke, so I said yes to everything. I just knew I could never have a normal job”: How Henrik Linder went from struggling music student to overnight success with Dirty Loops - Guitar World
- SKID ROW’s RACHEL BOLAN – “All Bass Players Are Gargoyles” - BraveWords
- 1991 Hit Ranked Among the Top Bass Lines of All Time — And It Still Rocks - Men's Journal
- Doug Lubahn, Studio Bassist For The Doors, Dies At 71 - Grammy
- Thomas Dolby ‘gobsmacked’ after Ukrainian bass player could not join UK tour - PA Media
- “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
- “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
- “He actually signed it for me on the back of the headstock. That’s the most magical bass”: How Victor Wooten got his hands on his biggest hero’s bass guitar - Guitar World
- Black Sabbath bass player, Debbie Gibson praise effort to find new homes for beagles - Audacy
- “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
- “He’s like, ‘Where did you find that? Our storage unit’s been broken into. Everything’s been cleared out’” Korn bassist Ra Díaz recovers 15 bass guitars that were stolen from him – thanks to community effort - Guitar World
- “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
Bass Amp News
- Best multi-effects pedals 2026: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- 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
- 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
- IK Multimedia launches TONEX Signature Bass Collectionand two TONEX Bass pedals - 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
- 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
- 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
- Genzler Amplification Launches Kinetix 800 Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
- Boss Announces Katana-500 Bass Head and Cabinet 112 Bass - Premier Guitar
Guitar Effects News
- "Where it truly triumphs is in its versatility and value proposition": Fender Strobo-Sonic Pro Tuner Pedal review - MusicRadar
- Michael "WHIP" Wilton's (Queensrÿche) Vintage Custom Germanium Fuzz Pedal – Hand-Labeled – Artist-Owned Rock History - Reverb
- FLAMMA Tuner Pedal FC04 Chromatic Guitar Tuner Pedal, Tuning Pedal for High Precision 1 Cent with Pitch Indicator for Guitar and Bass, True Bypass - Reverb
- 50pcs 1N34A Germanium Diodes – Genuine NOS, Tested, For Guitar Fuzz Pedals & Mods - Santo André BIZ
- “A clone of a clone of a clone? Sounds ridiculous. Take my money now”: This week's hottest new guitar gear – including an AI-powered amp that wants to change the way you create tones - Guitar World
- JHS NOTADÜMBLË 2025 - White, Unassembled - Reverb
- Mr. Black Stereo Vintage Ensemble - Pedal Month 2026 - - Happy Mag
- Digitech DOD/Morley Wha-Octa-Fuzz: 3-in-1 pedal! - Gearnews.com
- Positive Grid, Sabian, Eventide and More: Gear You Gotta Know About This Week - Gear Gods
- My Freqscene Slow Life and Koldwave have landed - superb, expanded, lush sounding evolutions of Boss's SG-1 Slow Gear, and CE-2 Chorus Pedals - Guitar Pedal X
- US-Hawaiian Corporate Entity Wages a War of Attrition on the entire Electric Guitar Industry and against its own best interests! - Guitar Pedal X
- Fender firmware update: 15 new reasons to try the Tone Master Pro - Guitar World
- “It took me back to the days of riding my BMX to pick out a VHS”: Meris unveils the Ottobit X, a high-end purveyor of lo-fi guitar sounds inspired by the ‘80s - MusicRadar
- News - Gigahearts' MK2 Small Cheese Fuzz delivers a most potent Taste Explosion! - Guitar Pedal X
- Mooer GE100 Pro: Affordable Multi-Effects Processor with AI Integration - Gearnews.com
- Eventide H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 multi-FX with one H90 core and more controls - synth anatomy
- Eventide Audio Introduces H9 Harmonizer® Gen 2 The Next Generation of Harmonizer - Premier Guitar
- Fender Launches New Firmware Update for the Tone Master Pro - Premier Guitar
- Fender gives the Tone Master Pro a serious firmware update - MusicRadar
- “It was the biggest mistake of my career”: JHS Pedals once mistakenly put an ultra-rare Dumble boost circuit into one of its DIY pedals – now it’s been launched as an $89 standalone stompbox - Guitar World
Guitar and Bass News
- Man, How Can You Not Love The None-more-cool-looking Electrical Guitar Company Bass? - Yahoo
- “I borrowed that lick from Willie Weeks. By the time we hit my hometown, I had the entire solo under my fingers”: How Gerald Johnson’s twisting bassline culminated in a full-on solo – a rarity for a 1973 rock track - Guitar World
- Blu DeTiger Releases Bass-Heavy New Single “Whisper” (Listen) - Bass Magazine
- LFSys Monaco and Silverstone II FRFR Bass Cabinets - Bass Gear Magazine
- “My guess was it was the PRS NF. So cool to know it was this”: New guitar, who dis? John Mayer just debuted his stunning new boutique T-style on his new collab with Lainey Wilson - Guitar World
- 15 hotshot NYC guitarists that prove the Big Apple’s still got some bite – from the Rat Queen to the most-hyped indie band on the planet - Guitar World
- 1980 Rock Hit Named Among the Top Bass Lines of All Time — It's Instantly Recognizable - Yahoo
- Milford bass player announces new album, Lid Licker - The Cabinet Press
- “I was broke, so I said yes to everything. I just knew I could never have a normal job”: How Henrik Linder went from struggling music student to overnight success with Dirty Loops - Guitar World
- “This might be the last time the Hydra comes out on tour”: Steve Vai might be retiring his monstrous triple-neck Ibanez - Guitar World
- “I got wrecked, paranoid, the whole thing... and then they hit this riff that I still remember. I just wept”: Paul McCartney on the life-changing moment he saw Fela Kuti live while smoking with Ginger Baker - Guitar World
- Victor Wooten’s Basses and Road-Tested Rarities Are Coming to Reverb - Reverb
- 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
- Roger Glover’s path to bass greatness with Deep Purple - Yahoo
- 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
- 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
- Bass Legend BILLY SHEEHAN On His Tapping Technique And EDDIE VAN HALEN – “He Was A Great Inspiration To Me” (Video) - BraveWords
New Music releases
- Jamie Lenman releases new music video for ‘You’re Nothing’ - Distorted Sound Magazine -
- Muse releases new music video filmed in Almaty - Qazinform
- Mimi Barks releases new music video for ‘Power durch Verrat’ - Distorted Sound Magazine -
- Osees Surprise-Release New Album 'Off Course' - Stereogum
- Jasiel Nuñez’s ‘Bobo Me Tienes/Suave’ & More: Vote for the Best New Latin Music Release This Week - Billboard
- Taylor Swift Releases ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ Music Video Featuring ‘Toy Story’ Footage - Variety
- New Music Friday: 30 Hip-Hop and R&B Releases You Need On Your Playlist - VIBE.com
- Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Releases New Solo Album, ‘Mirage’ - edm.com
- From Taylor Swift to Role Model, Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- “He added his signature screaming guitar parts, and there it was”: Slash, Tim Henson, Guthrie Govan and Steve Vai have been assembled for an unlikely collaboration album – and it’s filled with A-list players - Guitar World
- Laura Marling surprise releases new children’s album ‘Laura Sings Raffi’ - NME
- New Music Friday: Taylor Swift, Niall Horan, Madonna, Sam Tompkins and more - Official Charts
- New music releases: Madonna, Taylor Swift, Niall Horan, SHINee lead the week with ultimate playlist | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times
- Ellie Goulding reveals favourite song themes as new music release nears - The News International
- The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
- New Music Friday release radar for June 5, 2026: top albums, song releases - DraftKings Network
- Prince Estate to Release Posthumous Album ‘Timeless’ Featuring Unreleased Songs - Billboard
- Prince Estate to Release ‘Timeless,’ a Rarities Album Spanning the Artist’s Entire Career - Variety
- New Music Friday: 10 new releases for the weekend (05 June 2026) - Q107 Toronto
- ‘It All Comes to Roost at The Same Time’: Peter Frampton Talks New Doc, Album and Future Releases - Billboard
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