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  1. Joe Bonamassa on why he takes gear collecting so seriously - MSN
  2. “Dad let me organically follow whatever I wanted. That was his main mantra: ‘Just play.’ It’s that simple”: Wolfgang Van Halen on Allan Holdsworth, unintentional Van Halen-isms, and his go-to guitar-test riffs - Guitar World
  3. How to Watch/Stream Nik's 2025 Nocturnal Awards Tonight (And See the Nominees) - Loudwire
  4. “The moment I discovered what it feels like to teach yourself a riff that you love, I was hooked. It feels like you're riding the universe”: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
  5. “I remember thinking, ‘This is like Eddie Van Halen’s death.’ He influenced so many, and he was one of a kind. His legacy is monumental”: Bruce Kulick remembers Ace Frehley, and the Frehley-era Kiss song that caused him the most trouble - Guitar World
  6. “I was like, ‘Wow, that guy’s good. Then it dawned on me: That’s me!’” He’s a first-call session guitarist and one of the most recorded players in history. But even he can’t say what makes him so in demand - Guitar Player
  7. Jimi Hendrix’s Favorite Records Were Stand-Up Comedy Albums - VICE
  8. “I could take this Mexican-made version out on tour and nobody would know the difference.” Jason Isbell says this is what you need to know about guitars made south of the border - Guitar Player
  9. “When people ask, ‘Why do you need so many?’ They don’t get what it is to be a collector. You have the ability to preserve things”: Joe Bonamassa on why he takes gear collecting so seriously - Guitar World
  10. John 5 explains why he doesn’t improvise when playing other people’s songs: “I show respect by playing the songs just as they were written” - Guitar.com
  11. “This amplifier carried a different kind of history — one we couldn’t let drift away.” How the Beach Boys' Dumble Overdrive Special ended up in Hawaii, and the celebrity who’s now recording with it - Guitar Player
  12. The Guitarist Paul McCartney Said Even Eddie Van Halen Couldn’t Touch - American Songwriter
  13. “Every time I watch videos of her playing guitar, I'm just melted on the floor. I think she's one of the most genius guitar players”: Danielle Haim names her biggest guitar influences, including the player she calls “the most underrated” - MusicRadar
  14. Jamie Webster, The Sway and Space joined the 603 guitarists for an evening of music - facebook.com
  15. Nancy Wilson shares which Heart song ‘was hard to get behind’ ahead of Hershey concert - PennLive.com
  16. Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest - BBJ - Budapest Business Journal
  17. 'Never Been Done Before or Since': This Guitarist Made Rock History, but Paul Rodgers Thinks He Doesn't Get the Recognition He Deserves - Ultimate Guitar
  18. This ’70s Rocker Was Voted ‘Most Underrated Guitarist of All Time’ - parade.com
  19. “It was the worst show I've played in my life. I could not stop thinking: He's right there!” Jerry Cantrell on his friendship with Eddie Van Halen and how the rare guitar Ed gave him went missing - Guitar Player
  20. Jamie Webster, The Sway and Space joined the 603 guitarists for an evening of music - facebook.com
  21. “I think people pay for their biases – people will pay more to reinforce the incorrect opinions that they already have”: Jason Isbell on why Mexican-made guitars should not be underestimated - Guitar World
  22. Wong Notes Live! with Matteo Mancuso - Premier Guitar
  23. “Surely Jimi Hendrix would have wanted his fellow musicians to receive everything to which they are entitled.” Hendrix's Experience bandmates Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding sue Sony over lost royalties - Guitar Player
  24. This late rock guitar legend doesn’t get the credit he fully deserves, according to Paul Rodgers - Yahoo
  25. “I can’t say how he got the variety of sounds he did. They broke the mold when they made him”: This late rock guitar legend doesn’t get the credit he fully deserves, according to Paul Rodgers - Guitar World
  26. “There’s a lot in the works for Kiss moving ahead. We’re not touring anymore, but there’s still a ton happening behind the scenes”: Kiss guitarist Tommy Thayer says the band could still make new music in the future - MusicRadar
  27. “I turned into a Strat player. I never thought I would”: Danielle Haim on her guitarist-for-hire days with Julian Casablancas, I Quit energy and Haim’s historic Grammy nomination - Guitar World
  28. Festive guitar favorites fill the air friday at the Donald W. Reynolds Library - KTLO
  29. "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
  30. This 2001 Song Became Beatles Guitarist George Harrison's Final Recording Before His Death - AOL.com
  31. Win tickets to see the Johnny A. Trio at a special Guitar Player Presents event in Oakland, California - Guitar Player
  32. McAllen guitarist with visual impairment lets music guide the way - MyRGV.com
  33. “He was my soulmate guitarist, and we were in sync musically. Sad we lost him. Such a tragedy.” Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa - Guitar Player
  34. “When he was around, he would hear something and say, ‘That’s a little bit leftfield, but what if we do this?’” Steve Morse says 95 percent of his ideas for Deep Purple were dismissed, but he found a kindred spirit in one member - Guitar Player
  35. “I gave him 1,600 bucks and my guitar. It was all the money I had in the world.” Vince Gill on the guitar that launched his career, and the vintage treasures that have inspired his muse - Guitar Player
  36. Historic Ripley Town Hall is to host one of the world's greatest guitarists - Harrogate Advertiser
  37. Slade guitarist Dave Hill teams up with Noddy Holder's son to make first ever solo album - Music-News.com
  38. “Do you see Taylor Swift shredding scales? I don’t think so”: Wolfgang Van Halen on how fans unfairly critique his guitar playing because of his father – and why shredding like Eddie isn’t important - Guitar World
  39. 'The Vibrato Really Makes a Big Difference': Robben Ford on How Jeff Beck Inspired Him to Pick Up the Stratocaster, Explains How It Altered His Playing Style - Ultimate Guitar
  40. “It can be a creamy and gooey boost, and it can breathe saturated fire.” Strymon launches its new Series A line of analog pedals with the Fairfax, a “full tube amp circuit” in a pedal - Guitar Player
  41. “He was a star — I couldn’t put him onstage, could I?” The pop singer who Jimi Hendrix saved from disaster by playing offstage, behind a curtain - Guitar Player
  42. Blindfold Test: Lee Ritenour - DownBeat
  43. “The guitar I learned to play on isn’t worth much, but I’ve played it at thousands of concerts and hundreds of recording sessions”: He’s performed on over 500 albums. Now Marcus Deml is making breathtaking guitar instrumentals under his own name - Guitar World
  44. Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello and Fender team up to release iconic 'Arm The Homeless' guitar - NME
  45. “For almost 20 years I didn’t even want to talk to these guys.” Rik Emmett speaks on Triumph’s rocky career and triumphant return as the band announces a 50th anniversary reunion tour with Phil X - Guitar Player
  46. “It was a little hard bouncing between classes and playing gigs like Coachella. Now I’m out of school, I can devote all my time to being a musician”: Is Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer guitar’s next superstar? - Guitar World
  47. “Pete came in and went, ‘You bastard!’” Pete Townshend claimed this guitar innovation was the Who’s idea. The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood proved him wrong - Guitar Player
  48. “I just stopped by the studio to say hello to Quincy Jones. He said, ‘Let's have you play on this one.’ Then he stuck a guitar in my hands.” The jazz guitar great who fell into success with George Benson and Michael Jackson has died - Guitar Player
  49. “Moments like this don’t happen in real life”: Jared James Nichols spotted a pedal builder in the audience at one of his gigs – then handed him his guitar mid-solo - Guitar World
  50. “I said, ‘I thought you were a whole band! How were you doing that?’” Randy Bachman on the obscure jazz guitar genius whose influence runs through the music of the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Guitar Player
  51. He Helped Shape Austin’s Music Scene. Now, as He Stares Down ALS, He’s Still Playing. - Texas Monthly
  52. MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE On JOHN 5: 'He's Such A Talented Guitar Player That It Literally Just Lit All Of Us Up On Fire' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  53. “He’s a bit overpowering at times.” John Lennon, Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr? George Harrison said he would have formed a new group with just one Beatle - Guitar Player
  54. 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
  55. “All of us are guilty of it — and so am I.” Gene Simmons says he has one regret about how he treated the late Ace Frehley - Guitar Player
  56. This Is What's Really 'Going to Separate You From Every Other Guitar Player', According to Nuno Bettencourt: 'The Reason Nobody Did It After Van Halen Is Because It's Not That Easy' - Ultimate Guitar
  57. AC/DC, Oasis, Bad Company and many more! Test your guitar news knowledge with Guitar Player's "Week in Music" Quiz for November 14, 2025 - Guitar Player
  58. “My plan was always to have it fixed up, but the loft burned out of our house.” Dolly Parton on the “little Martin” that launched her music career — and the country star behind her big break - Guitar Player
  59. “He said, ‘I can’t tell a thing of what you’re playing. Why don’t you just come in and play it yourself?’” Doyle Bramhall II on Eric Clapton's incredible offer that brought him the gig of a lifetime - Guitar Player
  60. “I owe not just an artistic debt to him, but a life debt to him”: Tom Morello on the genius of Ace Frehley - Guitar.com
  61. TOM MORELLO: 'Without ACE FREHLEY, I Don't Know Whether I Would've Ever Wanted To Play Guitar' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  62. EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  63. “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
  64. KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 - BBC
  65. Does a better understanding of technique dim the magic of guitar playing? Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil weighs in... - Guitar.com
  66. Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
  67. Ace Frehley, Kiss Lead Guitarist and Solo Artist, Dies at 74 - Variety
  68. Ace Frehley, legendary Kiss guitarist, dies at 74 - NBC News
  69. Ace Frehley, Kiss's original lead guitarist and founding member, dead at 74 - CBC
  70. 'Totally Dedicated to the Blues': Yardbirds Drummer Recalls 'Quite Unhappy' Eric Clapton, Reveals What the Guitarist Was Really Like - Ultimate Guitar
  71. Robin Trower Looks Back on Seeing Jimi Hendrix and Albert King Perform Live for the First Time: 'I Wanted to Give Up Playing Guitar For About a Year' - Ultimate Guitar
  72. “He just blows everybody away”: Samantha Fish on who she thinks are the best modern blues guitar players right now - Guitar World
  73. “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 - Guitar Player
  74. Maggie Baugh: What to know about Keith Urban's guitar player - Fox News
  75. Keith Urban's guitarist Maggie Baugh skips concert as she's dragged into Nicole Kidman divorce bombshell - Page Six
  76. 'I'm a Sh_t Player': Bryan Adams on Being 'Technically Not Very Good' on Guitar, and the Key Thing He Learned From a Legendary Producer - Ultimate Guitar
  77. Blues guitar player to perform at Palindrome - Peninsula Daily News
  78. 'I Had No Idea': What Shocked the Foo Fighters Producer About Dave Grohl's Guitar Playing - Ultimate Guitar
  79. “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
  80. Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - Guitar Player
  81. Legendary Steel Guitar Player Robby Turner Dead at 63 - Taste of Country
  82. 'I Kind of Put My Foot in' It: Paul McCartney's Guitar Player Shares Opinion on John Mayer's Playing, Recalls Mistaking Him for Another Guitarist - Ultimate Guitar
  83. 'I Hadn't Heard a Guitar Player Like That Before': Jake Kiszka's Mirador Bandmate Explains What's Special About Greta Van Fleet Guitarist's Playing - Ultimate Guitar
  84. 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
  85. 'I Don't Care if You Are Al Di Meola or Not': Santana Reveals One Thing All Guitar Players Need to Practice More - Ultimate Guitar
  86. 'I Read Comments Saying, 'You've Got Nothing on Brent'': New Mastodon Guitarist Speaks on Being 'Judged', Shares Opinion on Brent Hinds' Playing - Ultimate Guitar
  87. 'If It's Not What I Heard on the Record, It's Not It': Dweezil Zappa Speaks Up on 'Laziness' of Guitar Players When Playing Covers - Ultimate Guitar
  88. Dweezil Zappa Speaks Up on Guitar Players Copying Eddie Van Halen, Names Guitarist Who 'Always Sounded Good' - Ultimate Guitar
  89. “I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the one guitarist he thought was fun - Guitar Player
  90. “You couldn’t be in a rock band unless you looked a certain way”: Why Tim Pierce didn't join Bon Jovi – despite playing guitar on their first hit - Guitar.com
  91. "He was rock and roll to the roots." Dave Davies names the guitarist who defined rock in the 1970s, and picks the song that proves it - Guitar Player
  92. Video 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - ABC News
  93. Mick Ralphs, Guitarist in Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dead at 81 - Rolling Stone
  94. Rick Derringer, Guitar Journeyman Behind ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone
  95. Rick Derringer, famous for "Hang on Sloopy" and "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo," has died. Read our exclusive 2024 interview where he recalled inspiring Eddie Van Halen and performing with Johnny Winter - Guitar Player
  96. Myles Kennedy Names 'Biggest Misconception' About His Guitar Playing, Compares Playing With Slash and Mark Tremonti - Ultimate Guitar
  97. “There's no chance to ever play together again.” Dave Navarro unloads about Jane's Addiction and the shocking night when Perry Farrell attacked him onstage - Guitar Player
  98. MARTY FRIEDMAN Has Nothing Against 'Flashy' Guitar Playing: 'I Just Wanna Be Excited By What I Hear' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  99. Winner of Guitar Player Magazine International Competition to perform locally - timesobserver.com
  100. 'Very Incestuous': One Issue Yngwie Malmsteen Has With Classic Rock Guitarists - Ultimate Guitar
  101. Al Di Meola Reveals Key Thing to Keeping a Steady Rhythm: 'for Most Guitar Players, It's Not Achievable' - Ultimate Guitar
  102. Alex Skolnick Says Frank Zappa Was 'Not the Most Polished Guitar Player,' Explains What Really Made Him Special - Ultimate Guitar

Guitar Amp News

  1. “This amplifier carried a different kind of history — one we couldn’t let drift away.” How the Beach Boys' Dumble Overdrive Special ended up in Hawaii, and the celebrity who’s now recording with it - Guitar Player
  2. Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
  3. “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
  4. Marshall Bromley 750 Review: The Stage is Yours - Trusted Reviews
  5. “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
  6. “One of the best-sounding headphone amps for guitar I’ve had my hands on”: Blackstar Beam Solo review - Guitar World
  7. “It can be a creamy and gooey boost, and it can breathe saturated fire.” Strymon launches its new Series A line of analog pedals with the Fairfax, a “full tube amp circuit” in a pedal - Guitar Player
  8. “Man, this thing is such a chameleon. It can be a creamy and gooey boost that works great with any style of amp, and it can also breathe saturated fire”: Strymon goes analogue drive crazy, promising Randy Bachman-style tones and more from the Fairfax - MusicRadar
  9. Analog vs Digital Guitar Gear: Why the Future Is Already Here - Premier Guitar
  10. The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
  11. RhPf Electronics Unveils the Tri-Hormonic Phalanx - Premier Guitar
  12. Guitar amp sims have gotten astonishingly good - Ars Technica
  13. “Virtually indistinguishable from the all-tube original”: EVH signals the start of a brave new era with its first digital combo – which promises authentic Eddie Van Halen tube amp tones - Guitar World
  14. “The ABRAMS100 packs a whallop and it’s perfect for pedals!”: Electro-Harmonix presents 100-watts of serious solid-state power in a compact guitar amp head weighing just 2.5lbs - MusicRadar
  15. Black Friday guitar deals 2025 LIVE: all the biggest savings at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender, Amazon and more that are still live - Guitar World
  16. “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
  17. 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
  18. Black Friday guitar deals 2025: this year's biggest guitar, amp, pedal and accessory savings are already live - MusicRadar
  19. VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
  20. News - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
  21. “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
  22. 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
  23. “I was saying, ‘It’s going to explode.’ I was terrified the place was going to burn down”: When Eddie Van Halen crash-tested one of EVH’s most iconic guitar amps – and risked 5150 Studios in the process - Guitar World
  24. The 7 Best Acoustic Guitar Amps for Every Budget: For Buskers, Backyards & Big Stages - Gearnews.com
  25. Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
  26. My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps - Premier Guitar
  27. PRS Guitars Announces New SE Models Plus a New Combo Amp Ahead of 2026 Updates - Premier Guitar
  28. “The American tube amp that powered generations of rock, surf, and pop music”: Universal Audio reimagines a classic Fender amp used by Keith Richards, The Beach Boys and beyond as a plugin – and it’s currently free to download - Guitar World
  29. “Never did I actually expect to get the chance to see one up close, let alone play one”: Everything that caught my eye at Guitar Summit 2025 – from the grand unveiling of a brand-new guitar company to the year’s most anticipated amp modeler - Guitar World
  30. “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
  31. Video: Meet Charlie Barker, a Twin-Style Tube Amp For Working Musicians - Reverb
  32. Who Really Owns a Sound: Are These Guitar Amp and Pedal Plug-Ins Any Different From New Bands Ripping Off Famous Acts? - Ultimate Guitar
  33. “It now goes to Infinity. Just think about that for a moment… Oh, my God, that’s literally infinity”: For Spinal Tap’s reunion, Nigel Tufnel asked Marshall to make him an an amp that went beyond 11 - Guitar World
  34. Bad Cat Introduces the Ocelot — Small Amp. Big Attitude. Total Control. - Premier Guitar
  35. “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
  36. With guitar amps starting from just £44, Thomann’s massive Hughes & Kettner sale just made modernizing your rig a lot cheaper - MusicRadar
  37. With up to 40% off guitar amps Thomann's huge Hughes & Kettner sale just made upgrading your backline a lot more affordable - Guitar World
  38. 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
  39. If you're as excited about the Line 6 Helix Stadium as we are, you'll be pleased to know you can now hear it in action - Guitar.com
  40. “A new benchmark for authentic sound”: Line 6 has finally shared what the Helix Stadium’s potentially game-changing tones actually sound like - Guitar World
  41. Guitar Journal: JHS Closing, John Lennon Amp, & Fernandes Bankrupt - Gearnews.com
  42. Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
  43. Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
  44. “Whenever we weren’t playing, Neil would call up and say, ‘Are you guys playing a gig next weekend? Can we borrow the amplifier?’” When Randy Bachman and Neil Young used to share guitar amps - Guitar World
  45. EarthQuaker's latest utility is the super handy Easy Listening '65 Deluxe Voiced Analog Amp Simulator / Headphone Amp - Guitar Pedal X
  46. “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
  47. “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
  48. Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - Manchester Evening News
  49. “It’s official. The age of touchscreen guitar amps is here”: This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and we might have a winner for the best new sub-$1k electric guitar of 2025 - Guitar World
  50. Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
  51. Blackstar’s new ID:X advanced DSP modelling amplifiers go “head-to-head with the current market leader” - Guitar.com
  52. “A bold step forward in modern amp design”: Blackstar goes up against Boss and Positive Grid with the ID:X – a next-gen modeling amp with newly developed tech that isn’t afraid of the competition - Guitar World
  53. “It might be the smallest of the small, but it’s a Goliath in sound”: On-Stage Travel Guitar Amplifier review - Guitar World
  54. “It started with a Laney, it ends with a Laney”: Laney to reissue Tony Iommi signature amp to mark Black Sabbath's final farewell - Guitar.com
  55. Clean Tube Amps Are Becoming Trendy Again: Is This the Reason for the Rise in Popularity of This New Gear? - Ultimate Guitar
  56. Best acoustic guitar amp 2025: Amplify your acoustic with a top-rated amp - MusicRadar
  57. Fender to launch new American Vintage, Mustang, and Tone Master amps this year – here’s everything you need to know - Guitar.com
  58. “Phenomenal tone at any volume”: Fender’s American Vintage ’62 Super revives a “hidden treasure” tube amp that bridged the gap between two legendary combo designs - Guitar World
  59. Supro Announces New Airwave Tube Amp - Premier Guitar
  60. NUX reboots its Stereo Solid Studio Amp and IR Simulator - now in MKII Edition with intuitive Colour Screen and extra features - Guitar Pedal X
  61. Roland Announces BOSS Effects Pedals Plug-In - Premier Guitar
  62. “The engineer was so happy with the sound, he was not even mad about it. You know if an engineer likes a piece of gear, it must be pretty good”: Jack White says his new Fender amp sounded so good that he rerecorded half of the guitars on No Name with it - MusicRadar
  63. “Swan song folks, it's been a great ride”: Joe Bonamassa adds a ninth Dumble to his collection – and promises it will be his last - Guitar World
  64. News - Valeton issues a formidable challenger to the ToneX One with its GP-5 - Guitar Pedal X
  65. Best tube amps 2025: My top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - Guitar Player
  66. Best Combo Amp for Every Budget: Fender, Orange, Marshall & More - Gearnews.com
  67. Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner - Guitar World
  68. Best amp modellers 2025: High-tech tone solutions for all guitarists - MusicRadar
  69. 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
  70. John Mayer Names One Thing 'That Can Only Come from the Ignition Inside a Tube,' Speaks on His Unusual Live Amp Setup - Ultimate Guitar
  71. Divided by 13 CCC 9/15 Review - Premier Guitar
  72. Universal Audio transforms another of its amp modelling pedals into a plugin – this time the Woodrow '55 - MusicTech
  73. Best amp modelers 2025: Get your dream guitar tone with my top picks - Guitar Player
  74. Save on Positive Grid's Spark 2, Spark MINI Vai, Spark LIVE and BIAS FX 2 for International Guitar Month - Guitar.com
  75. Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
  76. “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: The amp pedal John Mayer thinks everyone should own - Guitar.com
  77. “This is going to merge into a very hot topic among guitar players”: Why John Mayer decided against ditching his tube amps for modelers for Dead & Company’s Sphere residency – despite the venue’s shortcomings - Guitar World
  78. “The real cost of Trump’s tariff tax”: Morgan Amps says new tariffs will add up to $1,000 to the price of its amp heads - Guitar World
  79. “‘Cheap guitar’ doesn't mean bad guitar”: Why Yvette Young would rather have an expensive amp than an expensive guitar - Guitar.com
  80. “His expertise and vision have always set the standard for what a great amplifier should be”: Matchless Amplifiers and Bad Cat Amps luminary Mark Sampson – one of the leading minds of the boutique amp movement – has passed away - Guitar World
  81. News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
  82. Positive Grid Launches the Spark NEO - Premier Guitar
  83. Peavey Is Cashing in on Nostalgia Now: These Are 3 Reasons Why That's a Good Move - Ultimate Guitar
  84. News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
  85. Session Legend Names One Aspect of Amp Modelers That Shouldn't Be Underestimated, Though He Prefers Tube Amps '99% of the Time' - Ultimate Guitar
  86. Best pedal amps 2025: Get the sound, feel and response of an amp, all on your pedalboard - MusicRadar
  87. What’s going on with Dumble Amps? The return of an icon - Guitar World
  88. Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025 - MusicRadar
  89. NAMM 2025 Live: The biggest product launches, plus photos from the show floor… - Guitar.com
  90. NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
  91. NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
  92. Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
  93. NAMM 2025: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
  94. Orange Announces Three New Portable Amps and the O Tone Combo Amp - Premier Guitar
  95. “Lightweight, portable, and incredibly powerful”: Orange launches “studio-grade and gig-ready” Baby Range – three affordable, compact heads that downsize classic Orange tones (and introduce some new ones, too) - Guitar World
  96. “A new take on a classic”: Marshall teases the release of a modded JCM, as a new era for the legendary amp brand beckons - Guitar World
  97. Boss Unveils New Gear for NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
  98. Boss launches WAZA Tube Amp Expander Core with “powerful enhancements focused on direct recording applications” - Guitar.com
  99. Boss shrinks and enhances its Waza Tube Amp Expander - now in more compact W-TAE Core edition - Guitar Pedal X
  100. ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News

Bass Player News

  1. “The moment I discovered what it feels like to teach yourself a riff that you love, I was hooked. It feels like you're riding the universe”: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
  2. Funeral details confirmed for The Stone Roses legend Mani - Far Out Magazine
  3. Crown The Empire And Bassist Hayden Tree Have Parted Ways - Rock Sound
  4. “When people throw around the Lennon/McCartney comparison to Bob Mould and Grant Hart, I think that’s fair”: Greg Norton believes Hüsker Dü were always going to break up, but it happened too soon - Guitar World
  5. Multi-Band Bassist Behind 1970s Classics, Dead at 79 - Wide Open Country
  6. ’70s Rock Star Dead at 79: Bandmate Confirms Death of Tetsu Yamauchi - PopCulture.com
  7. Free and Faces Bassist Tetsu Yamauchi Dead at 79 - American Songwriter
  8. “The guy met me in a Tower Records parking lot and gave me that bass... I’ve recorded every record on it since I got it”: How Flea landed his cherished 1961 Fender Jazz Bass after finding a seller during the early days of Twitter - Guitar World
  9. Tetsu Yamauchi, former Free and Faces bassist, dead at 79 - Far Out Magazine
  10. Dedicated to his music: 'Rory' MacLeod is mourned - Westerly Sun
  11. Tetsu Yamauchi, Bassist for Free and the Faces, Dead at 79 - AOL.com
  12. Tetsu Yamauchi, former bassist of Free and the Faces, has died at 79 - Guitar World
  13. “He broke my heart, but at the same time, I was like, ‘Okay, well, I would love to have a Fender Jazz Bass’”: Bootsy Collins' first Fender Jazz Bass has just been sold at auction – and shot past its estimate - Guitar World
  14. Flea has announced his debut solo album – but he’s not the only bassist playing on it - Guitar World
  15. “From a bass-playing point of view, he was the best. Everybody wanted to be him”: Joy Division co-founder Peter Hook on his friendship with Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield – and how groove defined his bass playing - Guitar World
  16. Ian Lees, Bass Player for Moving Pictures, Has Died - Noise11.com
  17. Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63 - BBC
  18. Gary Mounfield, former Stone Roses bassist, has died at 63 - WTOP
  19. Beloved rocker dead at 63: ‘One of the best to ever pick up a bass guitar’ - PennLive.com
  20. Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes - The Quietus

Bass Amp News

  1. Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
  2. Best multi-effects pedals 2025: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
  3. IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
  4. Longtime LAFD leader selected to head a department recuperating after LA firestorm - LAist
  5. GEEZER BUTLER Is Selling The Bass Amp Heads He Used At BLACK SABBATH's Final Show - Metal Injection
  6. Geezer Butler to sell signed amps used at rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar.com
  7. IK Multimedia ToneX Bass Pedals: Ampeg, Bassmann, And Much More! - Gearnews.com
  8. NS Design Unveils New Carbon Fiber Fin Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
  9. How the MESA/Boogie Bass-800D channels 50 years of bass amp innovation - Gibson
  10. Respected Bass Amp Tone In Software - Sonicstate
  11. Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
  12. Warwick Unleashes The Gnome i Pro 600 V2: Improved, Light-Weight Bass Amp - Gearnews.com
  13. MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
  14. Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
  15. Winter NAMM 2025 – Day 1 - Bass Gear Magazine
  16. Fender drops game-changing Tone Master Pro update - Guitar World
  17. “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
  18. Fender Unveils Blu DeTiger x Player Plus Signature Jazz Bass - Premier Guitar
  19. Esko, Grand Rapids, Northwestern bass anglers head to state - Duluth News Tribune
  20. “Designed to meet the exacting standards of today’s bassists”: Aguilar has overhauled some of its most iconic bass amps with some choice upgrades - Guitar World

Guitar Effects News

  1. Keeley’s Nocturne: Three Killer Reverbs in A Single Pedal - Premier Guitar
  2. Mr Wu has expanded the envelope further - another evolved and improved MGAT-1 Pedal is incoming - the Marshall EVO Edition Sinvertek Real Amp Abstraction - Guitar Pedal X
  3. Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal review – a radical synth pedal for sonic extremists - Guitar.com
  4. News - End of Year Pedal Chain Update - Class of 2025 - Guitar Pedal X
  5. Floor amps & multi-effects - 12 Dec 2025 - Guitarist Magazine - Readly | All magazines - one magazine app subscription
  6. JHS Pedals' second collaboration with EHX unearths lost alternative OpAmp Muff - the Big Muff 2 - after a rummage through Bob Myer's Workshop - Guitar Pedal X
  7. EarthQuaker Devices' Sunn O))) HalfLife Fer KGR Harmony Collaboration sells out in under 100 minutes - Guitar Pedal X
  8. Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
  9. Electro-Harmonix and JHS Pedals revive Bob Myer’s forgotten circuit with the Big Muff 2 - Guitar.com
  10. Olinthus delivers it's most practically useful Tiny pedal to date - the sleek diminutive Pillbug FET Compressor - Guitar Pedal X
  11. “We found it. We built it”: A forgotten design for the Big Muff 2 spent 50 years buried in dust – now JHS Pedals and Electro-Harmonix have unearthed it and turned it into a reality - Guitar World
  12. “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
  13. Warm Audio WA-TS Tube Squealer Overdrive Pedal - Guitar.com
  14. 2025 Best of the Best Pedals of the year - Guitar Pedal X
  15. Rig Rundown: Russian Circles’ Mike Sullivan [2025] - Premier Guitar
  16. “This unreleased circuit, hidden for decades, represents an alternate, previously unknown branch of Big Muff development”: Electro-Harmonix and JHS Pedals team up to release a “lost” Big Muff - MusicRadar
  17. DOD finally releases its Badder Monkey Triple Parallel Blended Circuits Overdrive - Guitar Pedal X
  18. Valeton GP-50: Multi-Effect Powerhouse and NAM Pedal With Battery and Looper - Gearnews.com
  19. Warm Audio WA-TS Tube Squealer review: “it offers a great deal in a small enclosure” - Guitar.com
  20. 2025 Best New Delay and Reverb Pedals of the Year - Guitar Pedal X

Guitar and Bass News

  1. “The moment I discovered what it feels like to teach yourself a riff that you love, I was hooked. It feels like you're riding the universe”: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
  2. “I think people pay for their biases – people will pay more to reinforce the incorrect opinions that they already have”: Jason Isbell on why Mexican-made guitars should not be underestimated - Guitar World
  3. Pre-sale: BEAT to perform 80s King Crimson at debut UK show - Rayo
  4. Feel the bass! Rock's 18 greatest basslines, ranked - Classical-Music.com
  5. “A true gift, 2 years in the making”: Brian May gifts Tony Iommi a custom Red Special replica – but it’s taken some inspiration from his legendary 'Old Boy' SG - Guitar World
  6. YouTuber drops sponsorship over Taiwan comment demand - Taipei Times
  7. Kurt Cobain's $6m MTV Unplugged Martin donated to RCM London - Guitar World
  8. Harley Benton and PRS Deals: Save Big on Selected Guitars and Basses! - Gearnews.com
  9. “One of the best-sounding headphone amps for guitar I’ve had my hands on”: Blackstar Beam Solo review - Guitar World
  10. “When people throw around the Lennon/McCartney comparison to Bob Mould and Grant Hart, I think that’s fair”: Greg Norton believes Hüsker Dü were always going to break up, but it happened too soon - Guitar World
  11. Analog vs Digital Guitar Gear: Why the Future Is Already Here - Premier Guitar
  12. Freeport music store gets customers in the right key - Shaw Local
  13. “The guy met me in a Tower Records parking lot and gave me that bass... I’ve recorded every record on it since I got it”: How Flea landed his cherished 1961 Fender Jazz Bass after finding a seller during the early days of Twitter - Guitar World
  14. Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
  15. “He broke my heart, but at the same time, I was like, ‘Okay, well, I would love to have a Fender Jazz Bass’”: Bootsy Collins' first Fender Jazz Bass has just been sold at auction – and shot past its estimate - Guitar World
  16. “Rickenbacker had a doubleneck guitar and bass, so I… - inkl
  17. “James Brown told me, ‘Son, you can’t come on my stage with that funny-looking thing!’” When a young Bootsy Collins joined James Brown’s band, the Godfather of Funk bought him a Fender Jazz Bass. Now it’s up for auction - Guitar World
  18. The greatest bass lines of all time revealed with Queen dominant, new poll finds - The Sun
  19. “Thank goodness it wasn’t painted”: John Entwistle’s Warwick bass triples in value after analysis reveals links to another rock great - Guitar World
  20. It’s a kind of magic: Wood grain analysis reveals bass guitar’s link to Queen - London Evening Standard

New Music releases

  1. Which New Music Release of the Week Is Your Favorite? Vote! - Billboard
  2. New Music Friday: 35 Hip-Hop, R&B Releases You Need On Your Playlist - VIBE.com
  3. The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
  4. New Music Friday: Together for Palestine, Fred again.., SpudBros and more - Official Charts
  5. Kenrex releases music video and cast update for new London run - WhatsOnStage
  6. Ayrshire artist releases new music video filmed at 'nostalgic' locations - Irvine Times
  7. Vibraphonist Joel Ross to Release New Album “Gospel Music” on January 30th, 2026 | LISTEN! - TheUrbanMusicScene.com
  8. Best New Zealand Music of the Week: December 1st-7th - Rolling Stone Australia
  9. 2026 New Music Releases - AOL.com
  10. The best new holiday music releases of 2025 - New York Daily News
  11. new music releases - Travel And Tour World
  12. Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! - Billboard
  13. New Music Friday: YUNGBLUD & Aerosmith, The Beatles, Olly Murs and more - Official Charts
  14. Kelsea Ballerini Opens Up About Surprising Favorite Part of New Music Release - parade.com
  15. News: Anti-Corp Music Releases Two New Albums - New Noise Magazine
  16. RM Teases That the BTS Comeback Album Is 'Really Good' - ELLE
  17. New album releases 2026: Dates for Gorillaz, Robbie Williams, Leigh-Anne and more - Official Charts
  18. Pink Floyd, Kiss and Bruce Springsteen: December's Hottest New Music - Ultimate Classic Rock
  19. New Music Friday: Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry, Robbie Williams, The Lottery Winners and more - Official Charts
  20. Vast collection of historic American music released via UCSB Library partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation - UC Santa Barbara

 

 

 

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