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- “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
- Dave Davies Fires Back at Moby Over 'Lola' Transphobia Claims in Fresh Clash - AD HOC NEWS
- “He didn’t have the tapping — and he was still unreal.” George Lynch recalls the stunning impact of early Eddie Van Halen - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- “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 - Watauga Democrat
- 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
- Derek Trucks Talks Playing Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger” Guitar On ‘Stern’ [Watch] - Live For Live Music
- “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
- 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
- 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
- How Mark Morton handles writing disagreements with his Lamb of God bandmates - Guitar.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
- “Call my guitar man if you want the exact number”: Keith Richards reveals the astonishing number of guitars in his collection - Guitar.com
- Gary Holt: “All I listen to is Adele” - 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
- Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready On His New Solo Project Set In Seattle’s 90s Music Scene - Yahoo
- “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
- Guitarist, Scientist and Psychiatrist Ayman Fanous Tells Gorgeously Complex Brooklyn Stories - JazzTimes
- “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
- “The house and studio burned to the ground. When we got there, Pink was sitting in the driveway. She gave me a Gibson guitar case with a bow on it”: How Butch Walker’s ear for killer tone took him on a journey from obscurity to in-demand producer - 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
- Brian Setzer's Illness Left Him Unable to 'Button My Pants, Let Alone Play Guitar' - Ultimate Classic Rock
- The first meeting of Bob Dylan and his greatest guitarist, Mike Bloomfield - Far Out Magazine
- Ill Niño Unceremoniously Fired Guitarist Xander Raymond Charles Just Months After Hiring Him - MetalSucks
- “I couldn’t button my pants, let alone play guitar.” Brian Setzer gives health update in a brand-new interview as the Stray Cats return to the road - GuitarPlayer.com
- GEOFF TATE Explains Why He Didn't Approach Ex-QUEENSRŸCHE Guitarist CHRIS DEGARMO About Contributing To 'Operation: Mindcrime III' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “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
- POWERRAGE, Featuring Former EXCITER Guitarist JOHN RICCI, Releases Second Single, 'Dragon Man' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- ILL NIÑO Parts With Brand New Guitarist Hired Earlier This Year - Metal Injection
- “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
- Ana Popovic: The Bruce Springsteen-approved guitarist gets funky - Louder
- ILL NINO dismiss guitarist Xander Raymond Charles prior to Latin American tour - Lambgoat
- Iconic ’70s Singer, With Classic No. 1 Hit Song, Turns 83 - Parade
- Ill Niño Part Ways With Their New Guitarist Xander Raymond Charles Ahead Of Playing Their First Show Together - Theprp.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
- “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
- 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
- “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
- Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56 - The New York Times
- “The concept is simple. Capture a performance in a single take”: Ichika Nito shares unedited one-take performance – as ‘fake playing’ accusations spread on social media - Guitar World
- 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: Master of weird rhythm guitar who ‘loved all the chords’ - TribLIVE.com
- “Our initial sense was that it was very big-headed. We all looked at Fred and said, ‘Really?’” Brian May on Freddie Mercury and the mega-hit that changed Queen’s relationship with their audience - GuitarPlayer.com
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - NPR
- “When they saw my guitar, they all laughed at me.” How Mike Campbell survived his toughest audition — in front of Tom Petty - 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
- “We’ve known him for a long time. He was one of the true best friends.” Alex Van Halen says he and Steve Lukather will work on a new album - GuitarPlayer.com
- 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
- “It’s insane. He died aged 25, only guitar players remember him, and yet he was the sound of the Pretenders”: Chrissie Hynde pays tribute to the underrated guitar hero who defined the Pretenders - Guitar World
- "I thought to myself, ‘This guy’s not gonna be here very long’”: When Dave Mustaine first saw James Hetfield play guitar, it was bad news for Metallica's fifth member Brad Parker - Guitar.com
- “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- 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
- “I missed out on being in one of the biggest rock bands in the world!” He played all the guitars on Jon Bon Jovi’s first hit but got passed over for Richie Sambora - GuitarPlayer.com
- "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
- Genzler® Amplification Launches New Bass Amplifier Magellan 800+ - Bass Gear Magazine
- 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
- Anygig AGN Nylon String Travel Guitar - 82cm, 1.6kg Full 25.5 Scale Left Handed Portable With Gig Bag - 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
- “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
- EarthQuaker ZEQD-Pre Review - Premier Guitar
- 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
- “You're not going to get any sustain”: Analog Man legend Mike Piera thinks people who use digital amps and in-ear monitors are missing out on a huge part of guitar tone - Guitar.com
- “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
- “Fast under the fingers and confident in any setting”: Two-Rock’s Studio Overdrive head is a small-but-mighty tube amp that promises both gain and clarity - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- 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
- Rig Rundown: Bryan Adams - Premier Guitar
- “A no-compromise amplifier solution”: Synergy teams up with Wampler and Friedman to launch its machine-learning power amp – and promises to change the game for tube modeling - Guitar World
- “The straight-up, high-voltage voice of a masterfully designed single-channel amp”: Orange rolls out the OR60 – an all-tube guitar amp head that is the “most versatile it has ever built” - Guitar World
- Orange Amps OR60 UK-Built All-Valve Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- “Reimagines the hybrid amp experience for a new generation”: Vox marries old-school amps and modelers by introducing its most advanced iterations of the Valvetronix series yet - Guitar World
- REVV Amps makes Joey Landreth Signature DirtDog Overdrive based on his custom modded D25 JL REVV Signature Tube Amp - Guitar Pedal X
- “It might just be the coolest offset guitar ever. And it’s finally back”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including some huge early NAMM releases - Guitar World
- Boss makes a splash ahead of NAMM with new GX-1 and GX-1B multi-effects units, plus a new busker-friendly Roland Cube Street amp - Guitar.com
- Roland delivers the ultimate live performance compact battery-powered Multi-Instrument Amplifier - the Cube Street Mini - Guitar Pedal X
- Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially-made Braille amp - Guitar World
- “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
- The Guitar.com staff picks: this is the best new gear of 2025 - Guitar.com
- Tube Amps: Finally Obsolete in 2026? - Gearnews.com
- “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
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - 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
- “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
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
- “A Line 6 Spider III got me where I am today!”: Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Kiki Wong thinks it’s more important to have an expensive guitar than a pricey amp - Guitar.com
- The Boss Katana 50 is my favorite practice amp – and it just hit the lowest price of the year thanks to this Amazon Black Friday deal - Guitar World
- VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- “People love our amps because they’re loud. That one line has cemented itself as a tagline for the company”: Marshall has launched Spinal Tap amps that go to Infinity – here’s how ‘the loudest amp ever made’ came together - Guitar World
- News - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
- Marshall partners with Spinal Tap on the “loudest amp ever made” – with knobs that go to 11 and a master volume that goes to infinity - Guitar.com
- AFI guitarist ditched tube amps because they made him feel “constrained” sonically – does he have a point? - Guitar.com
- Why Metallica Stopped Using Amps Live, According to James Hetfield’s Guitar Tech - Loudwire
- “Not many people want to watch a band stand in front of their amp line”: Metallica guitar tech thinks ditching real amps helped the band improve spectacle of their live shows - Guitar.com
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- 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
- “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
- “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
- Bad Cat Introduces the Ocelot — Small Amp. Big Attitude. Total Control. - Premier Guitar
- “It seems the age of touchscreen guitar amps is advancing faster than I ever imagined”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the return of my favorite Fender offset - Guitar World
- “A Katana killer? The jury’s still out, but one thing’s for sure – this is a great addition to the ID range”: Blackstar ID:X 50 review - Guitar World
- We gave the Spark 2 9/10 in our review – and it's on sale now in Positive Grid's Back to School promo - Guitar.com
- Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
- Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
- EarthQuaker's latest utility is the super handy Easy Listening '65 Deluxe Voiced Analog Amp Simulator / Headphone Amp - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- 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
- 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
- The Line 6 Helix Stadium introduces “entirely new modelling methodology” – is it coming for the Quad Cortex crown? - 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
- News - 4 of a Kind One Knob Noise Gates - Guitar Pedal X
- Fender Studio app takes the best feature from our favourite guitar amps - Trusted Reviews
- Best tube amps: my top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - GuitarPlayer.com
- Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner - Guitar World
- Best Combo Amp for Every Budget: Fender, Orange, Marshall & More - Gearnews.com
- 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 - Wampler Pedals Capsule Collection - Guitar Pedal X
- Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
- 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- 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
- BILLY SHEEHAN Embraces Changes In Music Industry: 'There's Great Opportunities Now' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Richard Bona brings virtuosity and groove to the Dakota - Mshale
- 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
- "By writing obsessively in my diary I was admitting, This is madness, you are in danger, be careful." Hole, Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur on surviving the '90s, love, loss, and her brilliant memoir Even The Good Girls Will Cry - Louder
- 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
- “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
- Dominic Garcia (formerly of Deftones) shares more about his time in the band - Chaoszine
- Watch David Ellefson perform Megadeth’s Countdown to Extinction in its entirety - Guitar.com
- “Those Fender Jazz basses sounded fantastic, but they scared the hell out of me”: Why bassist Paul Samwell-Smith chose a short-scale Epiphone for his “rave-ups” with the Yardbirds - Guitar World
- ICONIC BASSIST BILLY SHEEHAN ON HIS BASS PLAYING, "IN MY MIND, I SUCK ALL THE TIME" - Eddie Trunk
- “I was a good bass player, and I am proud of my Celebrity Skin work, but oh my God, it changed my level of musicianship forever”: Melissa Auf der Maur on what she learned from playing with Billy Corgan and 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
- “I never saw myself as a bassist. I haven’t played bass since the last Sonic Youth gig”: Why Kim Gordon has stopped playing the bass – despite being an icon of the instrument - Guitar World
- “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
- “We thought it was throwaway and argued against it being released. It's incredible to me that it was a single. I was just trying to do my best Pete Townshend!” How bassist Andy Fraser electrified a Free classic - Guitar World
Bass Amp News
- Genzler Amplification Introduces Magellan 800+ Bass Amp - Bass Magazine
- Genzler® Amplification Launches New Bass Amplifier Magellan 800+ - Bass Gear Magazine
- Gibson Unleashes the New Thunderbird Bass - Premier Guitar
- 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
- 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
- LANEY Launches Versatile DBF Series Bass Amps With Boutique Tone And Modern Features - Gear Gods
- Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
Guitar Effects News
- BOSS CB-ME80 Carry Bag For ME-80 / ME-90 / GT-1000 / GX-100 Pedalboards - Padded Gear Bag - ruhrkanal.news
- Peterson StroboStomp HD Pedal Tuner - High-Def Display, True Bypass, For Guitar/Bass - 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
- 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
- "The closest thing Akai has released to a vintage MPC in decades": Akai MPC Sample review - MusicRadar
- Source Audio releases killer Pathways Multi-Mode Full Stereo Tremo-Verb in same enclosure format as its Lo-Fi Artifakt - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- Native Audio is onto another winning formula with its super smartly thought out Stereo Pattern Keeper Phrase Modulator / Looper - Guitar Pedal X
- Guitar Effects Sonicake Digital Reverb Mini Guitar Effect Pedal T... - Vicedeal Guitar Looper Pedal - hotelier.com.py
- GPX Blog - 2026 London Synth and Pedal Expo Highlights from Studio 9294, Hackney Wick - Guitar Pedal X
Guitar and Bass News
- Genzler® Amplification Launches New Bass Amplifier Magellan 800+ - Bass Gear Magazine
- Genzler Amplification Introduces Magellan 800+ Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
- Dilwe DIY Guitar & Bass String Pillow Nuts - 5Pcs Buffalo Bone Nut Saddles For Improved Tone - ruhrkanal.news
- Rimex Heavy-Duty A-Frame Guitar Stand – Foldable, Adjustable, Fits Acoustic, Electric & Bass Guitars - ruhrkanal.news
- 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
- Gibson brings back the Thunderbird – with some 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
- Gibson brings back its uniquely iconic Thunderbird Bass - Mixdown Magazine
- Nefelibata Full Grain Leather Guitar Strap - 2.5" Wide Foam Padded Strap With Cross Silver Rivets For Electric, Acoustic & Bass Guitars (Carbon Black) - ruhrkanal.news
- Gibson Unleashes the New Thunderbird Bass - Premier Guitar
- “A few years ago, I decided, ‘I'm just going to play trumpet every day, no matter what. And after a couple of years of doing it, I'm going to make a record’”: Flea covers Frank Ocean and explains why he’s scratching a long-standing itch on his new album - MusicRadar
- “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
- Gibson Thunderbird Bass with New Neck and Headstock - Gearnews.com
- Gibson launches upgraded Thunderbird Bass with new finishes and modern tweaks - Gibson
- Watch David Ellefson perform Megadeth’s Countdown to Extinction in its entirety - Guitar.com
New Music releases
- Jvpix_Official Announces New Music Release "Hard!" Remix Featuring Fresh Sound and Global Appeal - Issuewire
- Apple releases iOS 26.4 with 8 new emoji and 12 more changes to your iPhone - 9to5Mac
- The Real Reason Sam Hunt Hasn't Released More Music [EXCLUSIVE] - Taste of Country
- 5 of this week’s hottest music releases - CelebMix
- April 2026 New Music Releases - DRGNews
- Get Ready For Rock's Epic New Music Lineup in April - Ultimate Classic Rock
- Rising First Nations musician ICONYX releases new music video - National Indigenous Times
- 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
- BTS Goes Dapper in Tailored Suits on the ‘ARIRANG’ Album Cover—See Every Look - elle.com
- 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
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Pitchfork
- New Music Friday: Bruno Mars, RAYE, BLACKPINK, Gorillaz and more - Official Charts
- BLACKPINK, Bruno Mars, RAYE & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- New Music Friday: Leigh-Anne, Mumford & Sons, Lana Del Rey, Hilary Duff and more - Official Charts
- Hilary Duff, Baby Keem, Megan Moroney & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017 - The Guardian
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