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- “I think the only thing was ‘Please, don’t play Eruption.’ He didn't say that, but I wasn't going to do that”: Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on making an Alter Bridge album at Eddie Van Halen’s studio - Guitar World
- “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
- “I don't know if I'm allowed to say that”: Richie Faulkner lets slip update on new Judas Priest album - Guitar.com
- “It quietly became the working guitarist’s secret weapon”: 10 sleeper guitar amps that deserve legendary status - Guitar World
- “I loved the band with Hillel so much – all I could think about was trying to match that energy”: John Frusciante on the challenge of replacing Hillel Slovak in the Red Hot Chili Peppers – and why he’s still at the core of his guitar style today - Guitar World
- “You might be wrong.” Roger Daltrey said the record business Is “a joke.” Now Pete Townshend is talking about making another Who album - GuitarPlayer.com
- “My instinct was to start filming. I hope your guitars are OK”: Guitarists furious after footage of baggage handler carelessly throwing guitars on the ground goes viral - Guitar World
- “I picked it up in Detroit at 9:30pm in some sketchy neighborhood, scaring my management. I said, ‘Trust me, it's worth it!’” How Travis Barker-championed pop-punk heavyweight KennyHoopla found his dream Tele via a shady Facebook Marketplace deal - Guitar World
- Joe Bonamassa thinks Eddie Van Halen wouldn't have been as “cool” if he’d used a Quad Cortex instead of vintage analogue gear: “People hear with their eyes” - Guitar.com
- Gojira guitarist’s new Jackson signature is the first-ever Rhoads model to feature an EverTune bridge - Guitar.com
- SOTD 3/26/26 Sunshine in the Rain by Daniel Donato - WMNF 88.5 FM
- Jackson's Christian Andreu Rhoads is as heavy as Gojira's riffs - Mixdown Magazine
- “I saw UFO play with Van Halen in the '70s – they got their asses kicked”: George Lynch recalls seeing Eddie Van Halen's “mind-bending” playing up close - Guitar.com
- Derek Trucks Talks Playing Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger” Guitar On ‘Stern’ [Watch] - Live For Live Music
- “Three new tumors had appeared in my brain.” New Found Glory‘s Chad Gilbert shares health update following emergency surgery - GuitarPlayer.com
- GEORGE LYNCH DISCUSSES SEEING VAN HALEN PERFORM BACK IN THE 70S, SAYS "IT WAS MIND BENDING" - Eddie Trunk
- “He didn’t have the tapping — and he was still unreal.” George Lynch recalls the stunning impact of early Eddie Van Halen - GuitarPlayer.com
- “This decision was completely out of my control and I had nothing to do with it”: Ill Niño part ways with new guitarist just weeks before tour – and only months after hiring him - Guitar World
- Acclaimed NC fingerpick guitarist Clay Lunsford performing at Linville Falls Winery - The Avery Journal-Times
- Acclaimed NC fingerpick guitarist Clay Lunsford performing at Linville Falls Winery - The Daily Reflector
- KERRY KING To Enter Studio In April 2026 To Begin Recording Second Solo Album - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- KISS guitarist Ace Frehley’s most used guitar headed for auction - deltaplexnews.com
- “There are many approaches Slash could have taken for his solo – I thought it was cool he did his own thing”: How Joe Bonamassa and Slash channeled B.B. King and the Edge for an iconic cover of an iconic tune - Guitar World
- I’ve tracked down 9 professional-grade pedalboard essentials in the Amazon Big Spring Sale that will turn any messy bedroom 'board into a gig-ready rig from just $4.49 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “We’re not transphobic.” Dave Davies hits back at Moby after he calls one of the Kinks’ biggest hits “gross” and “unevolved” - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Brian Jones was the first steel slide player I heard. He was really in front of that game, and that’s what I really admired about him when we first started playing together”: Keith Richards pays tribute to Stones guitarists past and present - MusicRadar
- “Brian Jones was the first steel slide player I heard”: Keith Richards pays tribute to Stones guitarists past and present - Yahoo
- Skip the filler and go straight to the best gear with my pick of the 7 best accessories for guitarists from the Amazon Big Spring Sale - deals start from just $6.49 - MusicRadar
- The Amazon Big Spring Sale just gave guitarists the ultimate excuse to outfit their rigs and spring clean guitar collections thanks to some huge savings on essential accessories – deals start from just $6.49 - GuitarPlayer.com
- I normally tell guitarists to skip the Amazon Big Spring Sale but this year I’m happy to be proven wrong – here’s 7 essential accessories to kickstart your year in guitar from just $6.49 - Guitar World
- On Whispered Awakening, Tomas Rodriguez Proves That One Guitar Can Hold an Entire World - Indie Boulevard Magazine
- Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has come a long way from his Magician’s Theater days - Tulsa Flyer
- Islander News Events - Tommy Emmanuel: Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea 2026 - IslanderNews.com
- “I collapsed. I was sobbing. I was inconsolable.” Richard Marx mourned Nathan East for hours — but the bassist wasn’t dead - GuitarPlayer.com
- GEORGE LYNCH: Seeing EDDIE VAN HALEN 'Up Close And Personal' In 1970s Was A 'Mind-Bending' Experience - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Gary Holt: “All I listen to is Adele” - Guitar.com
- “Call my guitar man if you want the exact number”: Keith Richards reveals the astonishing number of guitars in his collection - Guitar.com
- “He wanted to crucify me.” Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen “micromanaged everything” on ‘Balance’ - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I’ve dreamed of having a Strat like this since I was a kid.” We review the Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage ’60s Stratocaster HSS - GuitarPlayer.com
- “You’re hanging out with your hero, then they go, ‘Okay, cool. Now pick up the guitar and show us what you got’”: Virtuoso Luis Kalil recalls the time he met – and played for – Jason Becker, at the shred icon’s house - Guitar World
- “They gave me an MRI and said it looked like I’d been in a car crash”: Gary Holt once gave himself clinical-grade whiplash because he headbanged to his riffs too hard - Guitar World
- Famed musician gives health update ahead of tour: ‘Feeling really good’ - PennLive.com
- “A band member said, ‘If we didn’t write it, there’s no point in doing it because we won’t get writing credits.’ I was really disappointed”: The moment Ritchie Blackmore knew he’d leave Deep Purple - Guitar World
- “With the solo, my mindset is that we’re at the start of a musical journey, and it’s my mission to tell a story”: Jared James Nichols on his melodic soloing ideas every guitar player can take from Eric Clapton, Joe Bonamassa and SRV - Guitar World
- “Brad said, ‘I know where it is.’ He opened up Guitar Player and it was there in a photo of Slash’s guitar collection”: The story of Joe Perry’s ’59 Les Paul Standard – his lost treasure and ultimate birthday gift - Guitar World
- Guitarist still basking in glow of Grammy nomination for latest album, roll with the Stones - Cleveland.com
- “I laughed my head off! Like, ‘Oh my God, what have we spawned?’” Keith Richards shares his response to the Sunset Strip shredders of the 1980s - Guitar World
- “I auditioned for The Ultimate Sin record. I was there for 21 days and recorded almost every day or night”: Greg Chaisson on his gruelling Ozzy Osbourne audition - Guitar World
- The first meeting of Bob Dylan and his greatest guitarist, Mike Bloomfield - Far Out Magazine
- “Her family wanted the guitar to go to a good home where it would actually be played. I still can’t believe her generosity”: With the help of a stunning vintage Gibson acoustic, Jussi Reijonen is giving Western folk an Arabian makeover - Guitar World
- “Our parents f***ed up — and it would be tragic to allow this to happen again.” Pete Townshend says kids today are living a modern version of his rock opera ‘Tommy’ - GuitarPlayer.com
- Guitarist fired from band right before first show together: ‘Total shock’ - PennLive.com
- “Some of the guys made fun of it, but it ended up giving us our second Number 1”: Back to the Future made them a household name, now they needed a followup – the making of Huey Lewis and the News’ last big rock ’n’ roll guitar record - Guitar World
- “Our family band dynamic was f***g toxic.” Rich Robinson says success tore the Black Crowes apart — and explains why they refused to reunite until everything changed - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Freddie said, 'No, no, no, no — it's a piano song!’” Freddie Mercury didn’t want a guitar solo. Brian May fought for it — and created one of Queen’s most celebrated moments on record - GuitarPlayer.com
- Best acoustic guitars 2026: Super steel string acoustics for all players and budgets - MusicRadar
- “The best rock guitar player I have ever played with”: Rock world pays tribute to late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell - Guitar.com
- “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
- “All of the guys in Metallica, except for the guitar player, told me what a great guitar player I was”: Candlebox guitarist on touring with Metallica and Aerosmith in the early ’90s – and receiving the ultimate praise from his heroes - Guitar World
- Music world rocked by icon’s death at 81: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - PennLive.com
- “And he goes, ‘No… I’m Mick Jagger.’” Steve Stevens on the time the Rolling Stones frontman was mistaken for a session bassist - GuitarPlayer.com
- Dave Mustaine claims Megadeth would have been less successful if not for the motivating factor of Metallica “trying to hold me back” - Guitar.com
- Alabama music legend who played on rock, R&B and country hits, has died - AL.com
- “Gene and Paul came back to the studio with their jaws on the floor. Gene said, ‘No-one has ever turned down Kiss’“: The glam-rock guitarist who accidentally turned down Kiss - Guitar World
- Messy, precise, inherently musical: Cake’s John McCrea remembers guitarist Greg Brown - capradio.org
- Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56 - The New York Times
- Greg Brown, founding Cake guitarist who wrote ‘The Distance,’ dies - KCRA
- I've spent 20 years as a touring guitarist. The live industry is broken – now it’s breaking musicians too. Here’s what needs to change - Guitar World
- “I have so much more connection with my guitar now than I think I ever had”: John Mayer on playing with Dead & Company - Guitar.com
- Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
- 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 - Georgia Public Broadcasting
- “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
- “I was in Trader Joe’s putting bananas in a shopping cart when Jon Bon Jovi called. He says, ‘Hey, we’re gonna need you in Calgary tonight.’” Phil X on his surprise induction into Bon Jovi - GuitarPlayer.com
- SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: How I Ended Up Playing Guitar For METALLICA For A Couple Of Shows In 2000 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Beverly Guitar Watkins Obituary (2019) - Harrisburg, PA - PennLive.com
- WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I cried for two years. I blamed myself.” Don McLean on the “unspeakable” death that haunted the writing of his iconic acoustic hit “American Pie” - GuitarPlayer.com
- The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65 - BBC
- “I’m just standing there strumming a chord. And the audience looks at me and goes, ‘How does he produce that noise?’” Pete Townshend on the Who's real lead guitar player - GuitarPlayer.com
- Joe Walsh names the “12 best all-time-forever” guitar solos - GuitarPlayer.com
- "I thought to myself, ‘This guy’s not gonna be here very long’”: When Dave Mustaine first saw James Hetfield play guitar, it was bad news for Metallica's fifth member Brad Parker - Guitar.com
- Steve Cropper, masterful guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84 - PBS
- “I’ve had many people hand me their guitars, and I’m like, ‘No, thank you’”: Rick Beato was offered the chance to play guitars from Peter Frampton, Larry Carlton and more – here’s why he turned them down - Guitar World
- 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
- “It’s the most misunderstood song I ever wrote. But some people said, ‘God! The audacity!’” Tom Petty on the song that defined him as a new kind of guitar-slinging American rocker - GuitarPlayer.com
- 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
- Maggie Baugh: What to know about Keith Urban's guitar player - Fox News
- “I had no idea how good of a guitar player he was when we started recording. Most of the guitar on the records is him”: Foo Fighters super-producer Nick Raskulinecz on the most surprising thing about Dave Grohl's guitar playing - Guitar World
- Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - GuitarPlayer.com
- Brent Hinds, Mastodon Co-Founder and Former Guitarist, Dead at 51 - Rolling Stone
- "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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Bob said, ‘What’s that?’ I told him, ‘That’s one of your songs, man.’” Roger McGuinn says Bob Dylan didn't recognize his own song when the Byrds performed it for him - GuitarPlayer.com
- “It was much harder to get a Rolling Stones sound with him.” Brian Jones, Mick Taylor or Ronnie Wood? Keith Richards says one guitarist was the wrong fit - GuitarPlayer.com
- 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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I’m like, ‘What the f***? My guitar, it’s completely out of tune!’ ” Samantha Fish names the one thing that can ruin every gig - GuitarPlayer.com
Guitar Amp News
- “It quietly became the working guitarist’s secret weapon”: 10 sleeper guitar amps that deserve legendary status - Guitar World
- KMA Machines extracts the Best Stereo Headphone Amp to date from its world-beating flagship Endgame End-of-chain Stereo Enhancer - Guitar Pedal X
- “The Mega channel has played a major role in heavy guitar tones since the early ’90s”: How the Diezel VH4 conquered metal, won fans in Metallica, Tool and Muse – and impressed John Fogerty too - Guitar World
- Genzler Amplification Introduces Magellan 800+ Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
- JJ Electronics 12AX7 / ECC83 Preamp Tubes | Package Of 4 | For Guitar Amps, Audio Equipment - ruhrkanal.news
- "It's currently the only compact power supply you can count on to power a 3A, 12V amp and effects modeller alongside pedals without buying any extra kit": Walrus Audio Canvas Power HP review - MusicRadar
- “I told him the serial number. His mind was blown – he said it was Prince’s No. 1 amp on the Purple Rain tour”: How an ’80s session guitar icon accidentally ended up with the ultimate Prince amp - Guitar World
- How an ’80s session guitar icon accidentally ended up with the ultimate Prince amp - Yahoo
- “Arguably the most practical single pedal you can put in front of an amp”: Flattley The Outlaw review - Guitar World
- “They’re not just relics of the past. They are benchmarks”: The holy grail of tone – three amps that built the sound of recorded guitar - Guitar World
- “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
- “It was so heavy to lift as an 11-year-old”: Josh Homme’s first guitar amp wasn’t even a guitar amp - Guitar World
- Winzz Guitars Introduces the Lead Burner 30W IR-Enabled Guitar Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- 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 successful first foray into amp and effects modeler floorboards for the firm, which has a really bright future in the space": Blackstar ID:X Floor One review - Guitar World
- Tone King Royalist Preamp - Premier Guitar
- This Tiny LEGO Fender Guitar Amp Conversion Really Works - Hackster.io
- “Green Day showing the world how to keep it loud!” Billie Joe Armstrong shows off mysterious new Marshall as Green Day rock the Super Bowl – could a signature amp finally be on the cards? - Guitar World
- Best amp modelers 2026: get all your dream guitar tones in one - GuitarPlayer.com
- Best headphone amps for guitar 2026: silent practice solutions - Guitar World
- 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
- “Our amplifier learns your cabinet’s impedance through controlled sweeps and continues to monitor it in real-time”: Synergy’s Power Amp Machine-Learning tech could be 'revolutionary' - MusicRadar
- 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
- “It kicks the ass of amps three times its size”: Slash and Magnatone slither into the fray with the Lil’ Viper, a compact but venomous 8-watt combo amp - Guitar World
- 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
- 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
- “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
- Rig Rundown: Bryan Adams - Premier Guitar
- “A no-compromise amplifier solution”: Synergy teams up with Wampler and Friedman to launch its machine-learning power amp – and promises to change the game for tube modeling - Guitar World
- “The straight-up, high-voltage voice of a masterfully designed single-channel amp”: Orange rolls out the OR60 – an all-tube guitar amp head that is the “most versatile it has ever built” - Guitar World
- Flattley unveils its Joker Valve Tone FET Tube Emulator at NAMM - a beautifully dynamic and vibrant amp-like gain stage / saturator / overdrive and distortion with myriad uses - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- Best multi-effects pedals: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- “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
- “Built to carry its sonic legacy into the future of listening”: Fender becomes the latest guitar and amp firm to enter the home audio space – but can Fender Audio stand up to Marshall? - 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
- Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point - Premier Guitar
- “A warning shot to the competition and a reminder that Fender is still very much a force in the amp modeler market”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a new digital era for EVH - 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
- “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
- “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
- 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
- Black Friday Guitar Deals 2025: find the best deals and biggest savings with the help of our experts - Guitar.com
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
- “A Line 6 Spider III got me where I am today!”: Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Kiki Wong thinks it’s more important to have an expensive guitar than a pricey amp - Guitar.com
- The Boss Katana 50 is my favorite practice amp – and it just hit the lowest price of the year thanks to this Amazon Black Friday deal - Guitar World
- VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- “People love our amps because they’re loud. That one line has cemented itself as a tagline for the company”: Marshall has launched Spinal Tap amps that go to Infinity – here’s how ‘the loudest amp ever made’ came together - Guitar World
- News - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
- Marshall partners with Spinal Tap on the “loudest amp ever made” – with knobs that go to 11 and a master volume that goes to infinity - Guitar.com
- Why Metallica Stopped Using Amps Live, According to James Hetfield’s Guitar Tech - Loudwire
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- Best mini amps for guitar 2025: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone – these are my top picks - Guitar World
- 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
- “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
- “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
- 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
- “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
- Blackstar Amplification Launches ID:X Series – A Cut Above - Premier Guitar
- My MGAT-5 Sinvertek Real Amp Abstraction of the Soldano SLO-100 has landed - and Mr Wu has once again knocked it out of the park! - Guitar Pedal X
- Best acoustic guitar amp 2025: Amplify your acoustic with a top-rated amp - MusicRadar
- Fender to launch new American Vintage, Mustang, and Tone Master amps this year – here’s everything you need to know - Guitar.com
- 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
- Best tube amps: my top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - GuitarPlayer.com
- Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner - Guitar World
- 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
- “A huge shake-up in the amp modeler market”: These are the gear releases that have caught my eye this week – and the ones you might have missed - Guitar World
- Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2025 Live: The biggest product launches, plus photos from the show floor… - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
- News - A Brief Hobbyist Primer on Key Power Amp Tubes - Guitar Pedal X
- News - My 9 favourite Greer Amps Compact Gain Pedals Capsule Collection is complete - Guitar Pedal X
- 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2023 news: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions - Guitar World
- Reverb announces the best-selling guitar amps of 2021 - Guitar World
- News - The Perfect Guitar Amp Design / Next Level Boss Katana - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X
Bass Player News
- Colter Wall Mourns Band Member's Death, Just 2 Weeks After Revealing Mental Health Struggles - suggest.com
- Melissa Auf der Maur on Hole’s chaos — and its genius - CBC
- At 63, Flea finally becomes the jazz musician he always dreamed of being - Los Angeles Times
- BILLY SHEEHAN Embraces Changes In Music Industry: 'There's Great Opportunities Now' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Julia Cumming Dials In To Her Beach Boys Fetish With ‘Please Let Me Remember This’ - clashmusic.com
- Country Star Mourns Heartbreaking Death: “Stood Beside Me for 10 Years” - American Songwriter
- ROB ZOMBIE/Ex-OZZY OSBOURNE Bassist ROB 'BLASKO' NICHOLSON: 'Knowing Everything That I Know Now, I Don't Know That I Would Start A Band Now' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Gibson brings back the Thunderbird bass beloved by Krist Novoselic and Gene Simmons – and it’s been given some fresh upgrades - Guitar World
- Colter Wall Bass Player, Revered Musician Jason Simpson Has Died - - Saving Country Music
- “I collapsed. I was sobbing. I was inconsolable.” Richard Marx mourned Nathan East for hours — but the bassist wasn’t dead - GuitarPlayer.com
- Watch Flea pull double duty playing bass & trumpet on ’Fallon’ - deltaplexnews.com
- Melissa Auf der Maur’s memoir captures the beauty and brutality of ’90s rock - Salon.com
- Original Deftones Bassist Kicked Out of Band’s Show for “Being Too Aggressive in the Pit” - Consequence of Sound
- “I auditioned for The Ultimate Sin record. I was there for 21 days and recorded almost every day or night”: Greg Chaisson on his gruelling Ozzy Osbourne audition - Guitar World
- “Living in the shadow of my grunge parents, Courtney and Billy… it was a complex and exhausting shadow to come out from under”: Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins - Guitar World
- “I hate bass player albums. It's an ugly instrument, solo-wise. Probably the only person I can tolerate is Marcus Miller”: Grammy-winning bassist Meshell Ndegeocello favors restraint over fretboard theatrics – but Marcus Miller (and Jaco) get a pass - Guitar World
- “Barbra was holding a long note. Our eyes met and it was electricity.” Barbra Streisand recorded over 30 takes of “The Way We Were.” Nothing worked. Then the bassist tried something different - GuitarPlayer.com
- “In Mötley Crüe I always used a pick, but I’m a better bass player when I use my fingers”: Nikki Sixx names his biggest weakness as a rock bassist - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
- Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus: ‘Bass players are just cool. We’re the one that brings it all together’ - The Guardian
Bass Amp News
- Genzler Amplification Introduces Magellan 800+ Bass Amp - Bass Magazine
- Genzler® Amplification Launches New Bass Amplifier Magellan 800+ - Bass Gear Magazine
- Best bass amps 2026: low-end tone machines - GuitarPlayer.com
- Mayor Karen Bass says LA28 head Wasserman should step down - Los Angeles Times
- Electronic Audio Experiments' Traynor Bass Amp derived Greathammer Overdrive delivers 50 decibels of killer low-end tone - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- New Products for Bassists: Here are Some New Releases for NAMM 2026! - Gearnews.com
- Bass players, your headphone amp has arrived: Fender's Mustang Micro Plus gets a free bass firmware update - Mixdown Magazine
- Best multi-effects pedals: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- Tech 21 SansAmp Programmable Bass Driver & Geddy Lee Amalgamation Signature Chorus - Premier Guitar
- 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 - Premier Guitar
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- “This is your chance to own the sound that defined heavy metal”: Reverb and Ashdown are selling bass amps used by Geezer Butler during rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar World
- 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
- Blackstar Debut Bass: 2 New Bass Practice Amps - Gearnews.com
Guitar Effects News
- Valeton Introduces GP-150 & GP-180 Multi-Effects Processors - Premier Guitar
- KMA Machines extracts the Best Stereo Headphone Amp to date from its world-beating flagship Endgame End-of-chain Stereo Enhancer - Guitar Pedal X
- I'm telling every producer I know to skip the Amazon Big Spring Sale and secure this amazing Universal Audio deal that gets you 10 legendary plugins for just $99 - MusicRadar
- “The Mega channel has played a major role in heavy guitar tones since the early ’90s”: How the Diezel VH4 conquered metal, won fans in Metallica, Tool and Muse – and impressed John Fogerty too - Guitar World
- Mosky RED FOX Multi-Effects Pedal - Overdrive, Chorus, Delay & Effects Loop In One Compact Guitar Pedal - ruhrkanal.news
- Decades Pedals perfectly revives and improves Multivox's 1978 Big Jam Distortion - which sits sort of adjacent to but distinct from the early MXR Distortion+ and DOD250 - Guitar Pedal X
- BOSS CB-ME80 Carry Bag For ME-80 / ME-90 / GT-1000 / GX-100 Pedalboards - Padded Gear Bag - ruhrkanal.news
- “Human heartbeats can become kick drums, birdsong and whale calls can become melodies”: Exploring the new industry of AI-integrated hardware effects pedals - MusicRadar
- I’ve tracked down 9 professional-grade pedalboard essentials in the Amazon Big Spring Sale that will turn any messy bedroom 'board into a gig-ready rig from just $4.49 - GuitarPlayer.com
- I’m rebuilding my pedalboard for my first gig of 2026 and these 9 essential items in the Amazon Big Spring Sale will ensure I’m gig-ready from just $4.49 - Guitar World
- Mooer MFTRE Footswitch Toppers – Pack Of 5 Red Plastic Bumpers For Guitar Pedal Switches - ruhrkanal.news
- "It's currently the only compact power supply you can count on to power a 3A, 12V amp and effects modeller alongside pedals without buying any extra kit": Walrus Audio Canvas Power HP review - MusicRadar
- Skip the filler and go straight to the best gear with my pick of the 7 best accessories for guitarists from the Amazon Big Spring Sale - deals start from just $6.49 - MusicRadar
- Mozztronics' potent GD-1 Bone Breaker essentially ads several Mods to a core TS808 style voicing - to deliver OD-1, Guv'nor, OCD and AC30 tones - Guitar Pedal X
- Mozztronics' potent GD-1 Bone Breaker essentially ads several Mods to a core TS808 style voicing - to deliver OD-1, Guv'nor, OCD and AC30 tones - Guitar Pedal X
- Whisper it... Donner's 4.5-star Hush-X travel guitar just dropped by a chunky 20%, bringing quiet practice within reach at home or on vacation - Guitar World
- “Arguably the most practical single pedal you can put in front of an amp”: Flattley The Outlaw review - Guitar World
- Zoom G2X Four Guitar Multi-Effects Processor With Expression Pedal - Amp Modeling, 75+ Effects, Looper - ruhrkanal.news
- Rundown of 12 of the latest Björn Juhl BJFE Pedals available at Stockholm's These Go To 11, and Joe's Pedals in the UK - Guitar Pedal X
- “A fantastic one-stop shop of all that you need in a synth”: Knobula Monumatic review - MusicRadar
Guitar and Bass News
- 4-Pack Assorted Guitar Picks - 0.46mm, 0.71mm, 0.96mm, 1.2mm Thickness For Electric, Acoustic & Bass - ruhrkanal.news
- “The Mega channel has played a major role in heavy guitar tones since the early ’90s”: How the Diezel VH4 conquered metal, won fans in Metallica, Tool and Muse – and impressed John Fogerty too - Guitar World
- “Not a prop. Not a joke”: The world’s first cardboard acoustic electric has been made – and it was crafted by the man who built guitars for Josh Homme and Steven Tyler - Guitar World
- Axman Miniature Sid Vicious Bass Guitar Replica – 1/4 Scale Handmade Music Gift With Display Box & Stand - ruhrkanal.news
- Musiin Electric Bass Rain Cover - Waterproof, Lightweight & Foldable Protection For Bass Guitars - ruhrkanal.news
- Genzler Amplification Introduces Magellan 800+ Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
- “Some kid begged to get backstage. He had a guitar. He said it was his grandmother’s, and that she'd kept it under the bed…” Sheryl Crow was devastated when her favorite guitar was stolen – a year later, a fan gave her a life-changing gift - Guitar World
- Genzler® Amplification Launches New Bass Amplifier Magellan 800+ - Bass Gear Magazine
- Peterson StroboStomp HD Pedal Tuner - High-Def Display, True Bypass, For Guitar/Bass - ruhrkanal.news
- Dilwe DIY Guitar & Bass String Pillow Nuts - 5Pcs Buffalo Bone Nut Saddles For Improved Tone - ruhrkanal.news
- Gibson brings back the Thunderbird bass beloved by Krist Novoselic and Gene Simmons – and it’s been given some fresh upgrades - Guitar World
- “One of the most historically significant guitars in rock and roll”: Ace Frehley’s iconic 1975 Gibson Les Paul expected to sell for more than half a million dollars at auction - Guitar World
- I normally tell guitarists to skip the Amazon Big Spring Sale but this year I’m happy to be proven wrong – here’s 7 essential accessories to kickstart your year in guitar from just $6.49 - Guitar World
- Whisper it... Donner's 4.5-star Hush-X travel guitar just dropped by a chunky 20%, bringing quiet practice within reach at home or on vacation - Guitar World
- I've spent years testing beginner acoustic guitars, and my top-rated model just got a huge 15% price cut in the Amazon Big Spring Sale – plus score 20% off a Squier Paranormal Strat - Guitar World
- Rundown of 12 of the latest Björn Juhl BJFE Pedals available at Stockholm's These Go To 11, and Joe's Pedals in the UK - Guitar Pedal X
- EujRcf 2-Pack Guitar Wall Mount Hanger - U-Shaped Hook For Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Includes Picks & Pick Holder, For Home & Studio Display - ruhrkanal.news
- 2-Pack Wood Guitar Wall Hangers With Cork Board - Mount For Acoustic, Electric Guitar, Bass & Ukulele, Black - ruhrkanal.news
- Gibson brings back its uniquely iconic Thunderbird Bass - Mixdown Magazine
- Gibson Unleashes the New Thunderbird Bass - Premier Guitar
New Music releases
- Paul McCartney Releases New Single, ‘Days We Left Behind,’ to Be Followed by First Album in Nearly Six Years, ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’ - Variety
- Paul McCartney announces first new solo album in over five years - Goldmine Magazine
- Sir Paul McCartney, 83, releases new music for first time in five years - as he revisits 'Liverpool memories' and pre-Beatles life with George Harrison and John Lennon in poignant album - Daily Mail
- New Music Friday: 10 new releases for the last week of March (27 Mar 2026) - Q107 Toronto
- New Music Friday release radar for March 27, 2026: top albums, song releases - DraftKings Network
- New Music Friday: Central Cee, RAYE, Miley Cyrus and more - Official Charts
- Dimmu Borgir to release new single "Ulvgjeld & Blodsodel" tomorrow - Chaoszine
- 'We’ve made protecting artist identity a top priority for 2026’ — Spotify takes a first big step in combating AI, letting artists approve what music appears on their profile - TechRadar
- April 2026 New Music Releases - DRGNews
- Get Ready For Rock's Epic New Music Lineup in April - Ultimate Classic Rock
- BTS, Niall Horan, Lizzo & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Billboard
- New Releases - Official Charts
- Justin Bieber News: Latest Updates on Tour, Music Releases and Fan Engagement as of March 2026 - AD HOC NEWS
- New music release day could be dangerous for distracted drivers - Tech Xplore
- BTS Goes Dapper in Tailored Suits on the ‘ARIRANG’ Album Cover—See Every Look - ELLE
- Kacey Musgraves, Jack Harlow & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- New album releases 2026: Dates for ZAYN, RAYE, Robyn and more - Official Charts
- Harry Styles, Ayra Starr, aespa & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Harry Styles lets his guard down before new music release: ‘What I’m giving?’ - The Times of India
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