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- Play It, Steve! - The Atlantic
- Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84 - The New York Times
- “They’ve raised the bar, stretched the boundaries and won the ears and hearts of the young generation”: Tommy Emmanuel names the emerging players who are flying the flag for a new era of Americana and bluegrass - Guitar World
- Jan Akkerman on the prog-rock hit "Hocus Pocus" by Focus - GuitarPlayer.com
- “There was a certain amount of desperation in Frank returning my call and saying, ‘I don't believe you, but get over here and prove it'”: How Mike Keneally landed the Frank Zappa gig – after cold-calling his guitar hero - Guitar World
- “Every time I watch videos of her playing guitar I melt on the floor”: Danielle Haim reveals her biggest guitar influences – and who she believes is one “of the most genius guitar players” of all time - Guitar World
- “So even after he passed, Jimmy found a way to join the party.” Kenny Chesney reveals Jimmy Buffett's ashes were smuggled into his Rock Hall induction for a performance with James Taylor and Mac McAnally - GuitarPlayer.com
- “We were trying to be the Beatles, the Hollies, and the Beach Boys, all in one.” Randy Bachman on the rehearsal accident that led him to became the the guitarist for Canada's biggest American hitmakers - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I never heard from John. He sold the guitar once he got out of rehab. And that was that – I never saw it again”: The incredible story of the Les Paul that Dave Navarro bought for his Guns N’ Roses audition – and ended up giving to John Frusciante - Guitar World
- Honoring Steve Cropper, Guitar Legend, Through the Years - inkl
- Legendary Guitarist, R&B & Soul Musician Steve Cropper Passes - MusicRow.com
- How Ritchie Blackmore rates Jimmy Page as a guitarist - Rock and Roll Garage
- Rhythm Guitar With Cory Wong How To Stack And Blend Your Guitar Parts - Yahoo
- The guitarist co-wrote "Green Onions," "In the Midnight Hour" and "(Sittin' 0n) The Dock of the Bay." - Facebook
- Steve Cropper, Fabled Guitarist for Booker T. & The MG’s, Otis Redding, Passes Away at 84 - Jambands
- ““Why do I need a pick? I have five right here on this hand.” Fingerstyle virtuoso Marcin on why a plectrum is “the most limiting thing in the world” - GuitarPlayer.com
- The lost Ace Frehley interview, the year's best new gear and 2025's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World - Guitar World
- “He said, ‘You have something that these other guys here don’t.’” Jimmy Page says this separated Steve Lukather from his peers - GuitarPlayer.com
- Memphis soul guitarist Steve Cropper dead at 84 - mykxlg.com
- “I never practice. From time to time, I just open my case and throw in a piece of raw meat.” A rare interview with the guitar ace who spurned the jazz world, climbed the pop charts and lived in terror of taking a solo - GuitarPlayer.com
- Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper dead at 84 - WPXI
- “I didn’t want to go down the route of Fenders or Gibsons – I wanted something that sounds and looks different”: She’s Brian May and Johnny Marr’s new favorite guitarist, but The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts still has imposter syndrome - Guitar World
- “Tosin Abasi told me once, the first time he heard us, he said, ‘This music is broken’”: Meshuggah's Mårten Hagström reflects on changing the face of metal guitar - Guitar World
- “Words fail me in describing his impact on music”: Steve Cropper, 1941-2025 – the guitar world pays tribute - Guitar World
- “My mom said, ‘I’ll lend you a quarter if you become a guitar player.’ I think I did!”: Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper dies aged 84 - MusicRadar
- Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies at 84 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Guitar great Steve Cropper dies aged 84 - Rayo
- Songwriting legend and guitarist Steve Cropper dies aged 84 - Yahoo News New Zealand
- Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers guitarist and Memphis soul legend, dies aged 84 - The Independent
- Steve Cropper, Soul Guitar Legend and Rock Hall Icon, Dies at 84 - Zoom Bangla News
- Steve Cropper, Stax and Blues Brothers guitarist, dies - RTE.ie
- Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers guitarist and Stax Records legend, dies at 84 - AOL.com
- Steve Cropper has died; legendary guitarist got his start at Stax - The Commercial Appeal
- 'I Don't Need a Pick! Even if I Play Electric, I'm Not Gonna Use a Pick!': Most Guitar Players Can't Imagine Playing Without a Pick, but This Rising Star Claims They're Useless - Ultimate Guitar
- Phil Upchurch, Guitarist and Composer for Michael Jackson and Curtis Mayfield, Dies at 84 - AOL.com
- Steve Cropper, Revered Guitarist of Booker T. & the M.G.’s, Dies at 84 - Pitchfork
- Legendary guitarist and songwriter Steve Cropper dies aged 84 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- R.I.P. Steve Cropper: Booker T. & the M.G.'s guitarist dead at 84 - AV Club
- Steve Cropper, songwriter and guitarist in Booker T and the M.G.’s, dead at 84 - New York Post
- Steve Cropper, Iconic Booker T & the M.G.’s Guitarist, Dies at 84 - Yahoo
- 'It's Not the Same Rig as They're Playing Through': Why Bands Set Up 'Punishment Rigs' for Guest Guitarists and Why They're the Ultimate Test for a Player, Nuno Bettencourt Explains - Ultimate Guitar
- Booker T. & The M.G.’s Guitarist Steve Cropper Dead At 84 - Stereogum
- Soul guitar legend and Blues Brother Steve Cropper dead at 84 - Louder
- Steve Cropper, Guitarist for Stax Records, Booker T. & the M.G.’s and The Blues Brothers, Dies at 84 - The Hollywood Reporter
- Steve Cropper, guitarist of Booker T and the MGs, dead at 84 - Far Out Magazine
- “He helped create some of the most enduring songs in music history”: Steve Cropper, Stax and soul guitar legend, Booker T. & the MG’s co-founder, dies at 84 - Guitar World
- Steve Cropper, Celebrated Booker T. & the MG’s Guitarist, Has Passed Away - uDiscover Music
- Steve Cropper, Stax Records and Blues Brothers Guitarist, Dies at 84 - Ultimate Classic Rock
- Legendary guitarist Steve Cropper who wrote iconic songs dies aged 84 - The Sun
- 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, has died at age 84 - The Killeen Daily Herald
- “I said, ‘Man, look at this.’ I didn’t know what a hippie was. But they were going crazy.” Buddy Guy on Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page — and the famous guitarist in the audience he thought he was a cop - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I was sitting in the dressing room, and he came straight in like a rabid dog.” Tommy Emmanuel on the night he showed up an electric guitar legend before a full house — and was promptly put in his place - GuitarPlayer.com
- "Real artists teaching their own material adds an extra layer of inspiration that few competitors can match": Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar review - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I am a true enemy of the pick. It’s the most limiting thing in the world”: Marcin on why he will never use a guitar pick - Guitar World
- “I texted Jake and told him, ‘There’s no way in hell I’m taking that solo. You’re going to play it!’” Why Nuno Bettencourt said no when Jake E. Lee asked him to play one of his iconic solos at Back to the Beginning - Guitar World
- “I’m known for these real dumb rock ’n’ roll solos... We don’t think of ourselves as super-pickers”: Primitive solos, Luchador masks, SpongeBob SquarePants? Meet Los Straitjackets, guitar’s most out-there instrumentalists - Guitar World
- “Ace was the reason... His image made me go, ‘This is what I want to do with the rest of my life’”: John 5 on his final conversations with Ace Frehley, working on Peter Criss’ new record, and the signature guitar so good he’s written a song about it - Guitar World
- “I said, I think I can help you. Hold my beer.’” Joe Bonamassa on the artist who demanded Eric Clapton play “The Thrill Is Gone” — and why only an icon can tackle the B.B. King hit - GuitarPlayer.com
- “They are a pack of bastards!’” Former Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell on his regret-filled experience playing “Whiskey in the Jar” with Metallica - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I think Jimmy's pointing at Ed, but he motions for me to come over. He said, ‘You have something that these other guys here don't’”: Steve Lukather was hanging out with Eddie Van Halen, when Jimmy Page paid him the highest compliment - Guitar World
- 'All of a Sudden, You're in This Rock Star Type Stuff': The Key Thing Steve Vai Learned From Playing With David Lee Roth, and Why It Was Dramatically Different From His Time With Zappa - Ultimate Guitar
- “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- 'It's Nothing About That': The One Thing People Don't Get About Playing Rock, According to Nuno Bettencourt - Ultimate Guitar
- 'It's My Instinct': The Unconventional Way Eddie Van Halen Introduced His Son to Music, and Why Wolfgang Thinks It Paid Off for Him as a Guitar Player - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I'd Rather Watch Keith Richards Than Anybody Else, and He Can't Do What Nuno Does': Why 'Some of the Sh_ttiest Guitar Players Are Also the Greatest', According to Justin Hawkins - Ultimate Guitar
- Modern Metal Players 'Very Rarely Choose to Bend Anything', but This One Guitarist 'Isn't Afraid to Throw in a Bluesy Riff Every Now and Then', Wolf Van Halen Says - Ultimate Guitar
- 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
- 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 - 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
- Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
- Ace Frehley, lead guitarist in Kiss, dies at 74 - NPR
- Ace Frehley, Kiss Lead Guitarist and Solo Artist, Dies at 74 - Variety
- 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
- “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'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
- John 5 Addresses State of Guitar Today, Names Three Guitarists That 'Changed Music': 'Really Took It to the Next Level' - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I Had No Idea': What Shocked the Foo Fighters Producer About Dave Grohl's Guitar Playing - Ultimate Guitar
- The 'Ultimate' Achievement for Any Musician, According to Warren Haynes: 'All of My Favorite Guitar Players Are Like That' - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I Wish I Was Better at Some Parts': At 80, This Is How Much John Fogerty Practices Playing Guitar Every Day - Ultimate Guitar
- Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - GuitarPlayer.com
- '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
- '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
- '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
- 'They Were Putting You in the Female Category': Lita Ford Opens Up on How People's Reactions to Women Playing Guitar - Ultimate Guitar
- Dweezil Zappa Speaks Up on Guitar Players Copying Eddie Van Halen, Names Guitarist Who 'Always Sounded Good' - Ultimate Guitar
- Rick Derringer, Guitar Journeyman Behind ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone
- 'People Get Weirdly Bent Out of Shape When I Talk About My Guitar Playing': Billy Corgan Talks About His Guitar Playing - Ultimate Guitar
- Winner of Guitar Player Magazine International Competition to perform locally - timesobserver.com
Guitar Amp News
- The Man Who Fixed Guitar Tone - Premier Guitar
- Reader Guitar of the Month: An Esquire-inspired Solidbody on the Cheap - Premier Guitar
- “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
- RhPf Electronics Unveils the Tri-Hormonic Phalanx - Premier Guitar
- Dirty Boy turns the tables on guitar’s digital revolution with an all-analogue preamp pedal inspired by a plugin - Yahoo! Tech
- “Virtually indistinguishable from the all-tube original”: EVH’s first digital amp, the 5150III Hypersonic, delivers Eddie Van Halen’s iconic tube tones without the heft - Guitar.com
- Stevie Ray Vaughan's actual 1967 Fender Twin Reverb is almost £140,000 for Cyber Week – but here's the gargantuan figure it'll still set you back... - Guitar.com
- “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
- EVH Gear turns its “holy grail” Eddie Van Halen amp Hypersonic with an all-digital 5150III 6L6 modelling combo that weighs a whopping 16kg less than its tube-driven equivalent - MusicRadar
- “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
- I'm finding the best Cyber Monday guitar deals in the US and UK across Thomann, Sweetwater and more - Guitar.com
- Cyber Monday guitar deals 2025 LIVE: all of today's biggest savings at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender, Amazon and more - Guitar World
- Get the most out of your pedals and save £422 on one of the best pedal platform amps I've played - the Victory V40 Duchess Deluxe MKII Head - MusicRadar
- “Gives you the keys to a studio full of classic tube amps, speaker cabs, stompboxes, and effects”: Universal Audio’s amp-emulating pedals have been a huge success – now they’ve arrived in plugin form via the all-inclusive Paradise Guitar Studio - Guitar World
- A major life change made me realize I need a mini amp – and this is your last chance to bag one for as little as $36 - Guitar World
- Two New UJAM UFX Plug-Ins - Sonicstate
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
- Best multi-effects pedals 2025: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- News - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
- “People love our amps because they’re loud. That one line has cemented itself as a tagline for the company”: Marshall has launched Spinal Tap amps that go to Infinity – here’s how ‘the loudest amp ever made’ came together - Guitar World
- Why Metallica Stopped Using Amps Live, According to James Hetfield’s Guitar Tech - Loudwire
- “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
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- The Real Reason Why Amp Modelers Became So Popular — And Why Joe Bonamassa Still Won't Play Them - Ultimate Guitar
- My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps - Premier Guitar
- 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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- Who Really Owns a Sound: Are These Guitar Amp and Pedal Plug-Ins Any Different From New Bands Ripping Off Famous Acts? - Ultimate Guitar
- The 7 Best Pedal Amps: The Perfect Solution for Your Amp-Less Board! - Gearnews.com
- “The most immersive, intuitive headphone amp on the market today”: Blackstar’s Beam Solo takes on Fender and Boss – is this the new headphone amp to beat? - Guitar World
- 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
- The Lava Studio amp has a built-in touchscreen tablet - Guitar World
- With up to 40% off guitar amps Thomann's huge Hughes & Kettner sale just made upgrading your backline a lot more affordable - 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
- “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
- “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
- 'I Started To Get Disillusioned With The Consistency Of My Sound With Marshall': Slash Opens Up On How He Switched From Marshall To Magnatone Amps - Ultimate Guitar
- Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - Manchester Evening News
- “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
- Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
- “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
- Clean Tube Amps Are Becoming Trendy Again: Is This the Reason for the Rise in Popularity of This New Gear? - Ultimate 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
- “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
- Supro Announces New Airwave Tube Amp - Premier Guitar
- News - Valeton issues a formidable challenger to the ToneX One with its GP-5 - Guitar Pedal X
- INTRODUCING FENDER STUDIO: RECORD, JAM AND CREATE WITH THE AUTHENTIC SOUND OF FENDER AMPS AND EFFECTS - PR Newswire
- Fender Studio app takes the best feature from our favourite guitar amps - Trusted Reviews
- Best tube amps 2025: My top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - GuitarPlayer.com
- Best Combo Amp for Every Budget: Fender, Orange, Marshall & More - Gearnews.com
- Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner – and is promising a bright future for the German amp giant championed by Alex Lifeson and Tommy Thayer - Guitar World
- Best amp modellers 2025: High-tech tone solutions for all guitarists - MusicRadar
- 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
- News - Chug vs Chug Lite - a simple GPX Head-to-Head Comparison - Guitar Pedal X
- John Mayer Names One Thing 'That Can Only Come from the Ignition Inside a Tube,' Speaks on His Unusual Live Amp Setup - Ultimate Guitar
- “If you’ve ever wondered what unobtanium looks like in amp form, this is it”: Played and revered by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Carlos Santana, and John Mayer, Dumble amps have an almost mythical reputation. But what's all the fuss really about? - Guitar World
- Is He Ditching Axe-Fx? John Mayer Used a New Guitar Amp Modeler at Coachella 2025 Performance - Ultimate Guitar
- Best amp modelers 2025: Get your dream guitar tone with my top picks - GuitarPlayer.com
- News - 2025 March Pedal-Chain Update - Episode III - Hot Pink and Tube Overdrive Sync - Guitar Pedal X
- Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
- “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: The amp pedal John Mayer thinks everyone should own - Guitar.com
- “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
- News - IK Multimedia ToneX One Joe Satriani Chrome Edition Deep Dive - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- “Retaining the tones that made it a game-changer from the start”: The Boss Katana:GO headphone amp is back after it was discontinued – but not as you remember it - Guitar World
- Airis Effects' latest 'Nasty' High Gain Preamp - the 51-Filthy is a wonderful mix of Block Peavey 5150 and Diezel Hagen - Guitar Pedal X
- Positive Grid Launches the Spark NEO - Premier Guitar
- Peavey Is Cashing in on Nostalgia Now: These Are 3 Reasons Why That's a Good Move - Ultimate Guitar
- “It puts into context just how far removed digital models are from the real thing”: I played the last Overdrive Special that Dumble worked on – and it completely changed my perspective on the amp of my dreams - Guitar World
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Session Legend Names One Aspect of Amp Modelers That Shouldn't Be Underestimated, Though He Prefers Tube Amps '99% of the Time' - Ultimate Guitar
- Best pedal amps 2025: Get the sound, feel and response of an amp, all on your pedalboard - MusicRadar
- Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025 - MusicRadar
- What’s going on with Dumble Amps? The return of an icon - Guitar World
- NAMM 2025 as it happened: rolling news from the world's biggest music-making gear show - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2025 Live: The biggest product launches, plus photos from the show floor… - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2025: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- Fender Reveals New Releases for 2025: NAMM Special - Premier Guitar
- “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
- “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
- Boss Unveils New Gear for NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- Boss launches WAZA Tube Amp Expander Core with “powerful enhancements focused on direct recording applications” - Guitar.com
- Boss shrinks and enhances its Waza Tube Amp Expander - now in more compact W-TAE Core edition - Guitar Pedal X
- Chapman Guitars announces restructuring, teases its first-ever amp - Guitar.com
- News - The Origin Effects Deluxe 55 and Tubesteader Eggnog are my Tweed Kings! - Guitar Pedal X
- How Guitar Gear Will Evolve in 2025: Inflation, Digital Amps, and the Shifts That Will Define the Year - Ultimate Guitar
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
Bass Player News
- Flea has announced his debut solo album – but he’s not the only bassist playing on it - Guitar World
- Reports: Tetsu Yamauchi Has Died - clashmusic.com
- The Bass Player: Stephen Travers reflects on his ‘two lives’ - KCLR 96FM
- “I don’t know if Jaco was a Van Halen fan. We were both more intent on getting drunk than anything else”: When Michael Anthony met the self-proclaimed “greatest bass player in the world”, Jaco Pastorius - Guitar World
- Sixgun Renegades and long-time bassist Miko Mattila part ways - Sleaze Roxx
- Bassist Continues Pretending to Know What ‘Playing in the Pocket’ Means - The Hard Times
- Limp Bizkit Reveal Their New Bass Player One Month After the Death of Founding Bassist Sam Rivers - VICE
- Abstract Logix Celebrates Fusion-Tinged Independence - DownBeat
- Limp Bizkit Pays Tribute to Bassist Sam Rivers in First Show After His Death - Yahoo News Canada
- Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63 - BBC
- Gary Mounfield, former Stone Roses bassist, has died at 63 - WTOP
- Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes - The Quietus
- “I found it more rewarding playing bass than playing rhythm. I've always been into Northern Soul and funk grooves and it was like, ‘This is it’”: Anchoring Primal Scream and the Stone Roses, Mani proudly defied trends, and re-defined rock bass in the 90s - Guitar World
- Former Stone Roses bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield dies aged 63 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- “I looked at the bass, Billie looked at me, and I picked it up. I thought, ‘Did I just become a bass player?’” Green Day’s Mike Dirnt looks back on his early bass days – as Epiphone launches signature version of his cult classic Grabber G-3 - Guitar World
- “I said, ‘We aren’t getting paid properly. I’m going back to New York.’ Duane Allman said, ‘I’m gonna go home and start a band with my brother’”: Jerry Jemmott played with B.B. King and George Benson – but two car accidents influenced him the most - Guitar World
- “I already played guitar with a pick, so that’s how I played bass. I didn’t know you were supposed to play it with your fingers!” Kim Deal’s DIY attitude with the Pixies inspired a generation of alt-rockers - Guitar World
- “Jeff Beck would pick up my fretless and play the craziest licks. I was in awe”: Pino Palladino’s adventures with The Who, John Mayer, Eric Clapton and his Music Man fretless bass - Guitar World
- “All I wanted was to be a punk rocker and play the bass guitar. I went completely in the other direction from jazz, and now I'm trying to catch up”: When Flea met Charlie Haden – and had much more in common than you might think - Guitar World
- 'I Could Feel It': Soundgarden Bassist Knew 'Something Bad Was Going to Happen' Before Band's Final Tour, but Never Expected to Lose Chris Cornell - Ultimate Guitar
Bass Amp News
- Sorrow and Head post convincing victory at TNT Fireworks Bassmaster Team Championship - The Bass Cast
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- Longtime LAFD leader selected to head a department recuperating after LA firestorm - LAist
- Mayor Karen Bass names Deputy Chief Jaime Moore as the new head of LAFD - CBS News
- 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
- How the MESA/Boogie Bass-800D channels 50 years of bass amp innovation - Gibson
- Respected Bass Amp Tone In Software - Sonicstate
- Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
- Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Fender drops game-changing Tone Master Pro update - Guitar World
- “It did all those Led Zeppelin tours and all the recordings. It did flippin’ everything, y’know?” Jimmy Page reveals “the best amp that I’d ever had in my collection” - GuitarPlayer.com
- Esko, Grand Rapids, Northwestern bass anglers head to state - Duluth News Tribune
- Genzler Amplification Launches Kinetix 800 Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
- Boss Announces Katana-500 Bass Head and Cabinet 112 Bass - Premier Guitar
- Boss unleashes a Bass Edition of its Killer ME-90 Multi-FX pedal alongside a potent new Katana 500 Watt Bass Head with matching C112B Cab - Guitar Pedal X
- “Raises professional bass amplification to the next level”: Boss has unveiled its first-ever Katana bass head – and it might have just changed the game for bass players - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: the biggest news and hottest gear revealed in guitars, music tech, software - MusicRadar
- Vox debuts the amPlug3 travel amp in 7 guitar and bass forms - Guitar World
Guitar Effects News
- Electro Harmonix still wants to harvest the magnetosphere’s energy – this time for AI - Guitar.com
- I treated myself to an early Christmas present - the Dubtastic Teenage Engineering Riddim & Ting Dub Sound System! - Guitar Pedal X
- 2025 Best New Distortion Pedals of the Year - Guitar Pedal X
- 2025 Best New Boost and Overdrive Pedals of the Year - Guitar Pedal X
- Dirty Boy turns the tables on guitar’s digital revolution with a preamp pedal inspired by a plugin – the all-analogue SilverBOY - MusicRadar
- Dirty Boy turns the tables on guitar’s digital revolution with an all-analogue preamp pedal inspired by a plugin - Yahoo! Tech
- Best acoustic guitar pedals 2025: Boost your tone with the top effects pedals for acoustic guitar - GuitarPlayer.com
- EarthQuaker Devices Barrows Fuzz Pedal - Guitar.com
- “Legends never die. They evolve”: Ross Electronics returns under new family stewardship – a year after JHS Pedals’ ill-fated revival - Guitar World
- Mentha.Works evolves highly stylised and unique Monk Echo + Reverb pedal with Celestial Human Formant Voices, Presets, and smart Macro control and LED display - Guitar Pedal X
- Electro-Harmonix presents 100-watts of solid-state power in a compact guitar amp head weighing just 2.5lbs - Currently.com
- “Legends never die”: Ross revived under Bud Ross’s grandson with new Era 6 pedals after failed JHS relaunch - Guitar.com
- EarthQuaker Devices Barrows review – a titchy fuzz pedal with a huge voice - Guitar.com
- “It’s the size of a big foot pedal. I get all kinds of great sounds out of it, no matter what I plug into it”: Joe Perry used a $219 pedal amp to record most of the guitars on Aerosmith’s new EP with Yungblud - Guitar World
- Brian Wampler just reimagined a bona fide modern classic with The Compulsion Drive – but is this OCD-inspired dirt pedal an overdrive, distortion or both? - MusicRadar
- These 30 epic Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are still live - including electric guitars, acoustics, pedals, amps, and software - Guitar World
- RhPf Electronics collaborates with Loopy Demos and Sketchy Pedals to deliver the 3rd top tier tentpole for my Doom Fuzz Trifecta - alongside the Blackhawk Balrog and Lichtlaerm Audio Altar - Guitar Pedal X
- The Wampler Tumnus is the one pedal that will never leave my 'board, and its golden Klon-style overdrive goodness is now even cheaper for a limited time! - GuitarPlayer.com
- I stand by the Boss RE-202 as one of the most convincing tape echo pedals around - and you can still bag a hefty 21% off in this last-minute Cyber Monday saving - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I really like it. If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: John Mayer says this Dumble-inspired pedal amp is a smart investment – and you can still save $50 before Guitar Center's Cyber Monday sale ends - Guitar World
Guitar and Bass News
- Flea has announced his debut solo album – but he’s not the only bassist playing on it - Guitar World
- “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
- News - 2025 Best New Distortion Pedals of the Year - Guitar Pedal X
- Mike Dirnt: On Bringing Back the Grabber G3 - Bass Magazine
- The ultimate strap for heavy guitars? D’Addario’s new Comfort strap could be the solution to your back problems – and could have you playing for longer - Guitar World
- “I took it into rehearsals and Frank Zappa said, ‘If you wanted to ruin your guitar, why didn’t you loan it to a friend?’” Adrian Belew shares unseen photos of “the first relic’d guitar” – which he created with Seymour Duncan - Guitar World
- The lost Ace Frehley interview, the year's best new gear and 2025's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World - Guitar World
- “I don’t know if Jaco was a Van Halen fan. We were both more intent on getting drunk than anything else”: When Michael Anthony met the self-proclaimed “greatest bass player in the world”, Jaco Pastorius - Guitar World
- Iron Maiden continue 50th anniversary celebrations with new signature Fender guitar collection - NME
- “He proved to me long ago that Fender belongs in the world of heavy metal”: Fender honors Iron Maiden’s 50th Anniversary with a stable of limited signatures for Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Janick Gers and Steve Harris - Guitar World
- “It taps into yearning for a place beyond, a place of love, for me to speak my mind and be myself”: Flea teases his first solo album with a seven-minute jazz rave single - MusicRadar
- Fender Pays Tribute To Iron Maiden’s 50th Anniversary By Releasing New Collection Of Signature Guitars - X-Rock 103.9
- “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
- It’s a kind of magic: Wood grain analysis reveals bass guitar’s link to Queen - London Evening Standard
- “I looked at the bass, Billie looked at me, and I picked it up. I thought, ‘Did I just become a bass player?’” Green Day’s Mike Dirnt looks back on his early bass days – as Epiphone launches signature version of his cult classic Grabber G-3 - Guitar World
- An argument over the sale of a bass guitar led to a domestic assault charge. - Facebook
- Anthony Jackson, Master of the Electric Bass, Is Dead at 73 - The New York Times
- “My only regret is that I don’t get to play them all as often as I would like”: U2’s Adam Clayton is auctioning off a score of bass guitars that have shaped the band’s sound over the years - Guitar World
- Adam Clayton Opens First-Ever Exhibition Of His Iconic Bass Guitars In Ireland - Noise11.com
- 'Played, Worn and Torn' - U2
New Music releases
- Jade Thirlwall wows in a quirky new music video as she releases single Church from deluxe edition of her debut album That's Showbiz Baby! - Daily Mail
- MAX AVOIDANCE releases news singles 'Alone' and 'Lightyear', both out now, new music coming in 2026 - Click Roll Boom
- Levels release new music video for ‘Black Dove’ - Distorted Sound Magazine -
- The best new holiday music releases for 2025 - Ottumwa Courier
- Guns N’ Roses share 2 new singles ahead of 2026 world tour – could the long-awaited studio album be next? - Guitar World
- New Music Friday: Sam Fender, JADE, Kylie Minogue, Olivia Rodrigo and more - Official Charts
- LISTEN - Guns N' Roses Return With First New Music Since 2023 - Ultimate Classic Rock
- Former youth cricketer releases debut album - Penarth Times
- Amazon Music releases brand new video for orchestral version of Lewis Capaldi's 'The Day That I Die' - Click Roll Boom
- The best new holiday music releases for 2025 - TelegraphHerald.com
- new music releases - Travel And Tour World
- New music on our radar this week: Danny L Harle, Lancey Foux, Shy One - mixmag.net
- Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- We Hear: Music Edition, November 2025 — Nick Carter teases another Backstreet Boys tour following success of Las Vegas residency - Page Six
- New music on our radar this week: Robyn, Patrick Topping, Dopplereffekt - mixmag.net
- Kelsea Ballerini Opens Up About Surprising Favorite Part of New Music Release - parade.com
- News: Anti-Corp Music Releases Two New Albums - New Noise Magazine
- New album releases 2026: Dates for Gorillaz, Robbie Williams, Leigh-Anne and more - Official Charts
- Pink Floyd, Kiss and Bruce Springsteen: December's Hottest New Music - Ultimate Classic Rock
- New Music Friday: Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry, Robbie Williams, The Lottery Winners and more - Official Charts
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