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- Live Review: Eleonora Strino @ Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library — 4/13/26 - Parklife DC
- Voxtrot - Interview with Ramesh Srivastava - The Big Takeover
- Robin Miller and Patrick Ki to Perform Beneath the Stars at BV’s Italian Kitchen Patio - Sedona.Biz
- Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES's May 2026 Tour Was Canceled Due To 'A Minor Prostate Issue' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Did Billy Strings suffer an injury during Saturday’s JPJ show? - Cville Right Now
- “Lately I’ve been trying to think, ‘Where could you go with guitar if you decided there were no limitations at all?’” Eric Johnson on the $400,000 rig he hardly played, the Dumble that got away, and his masterplan for setting his playing free - MusicRadar
- George Lynch Doubts There Will Ever Be Another Guitar Hero: 'Everything's Been Done Already' - Ultimate Guitar
- “He could hardly stand, but he said ‘I’ll f***ing do it, darling!’” Brian May on Freddie Mercury’s most defiant recording - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The meal is fantastic—now here’s the dessert.” How Stevie Ray Vaughan won over David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ sessions — with guitar and Texas BBQ - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I saw it and said, ‘What the hell is that?’”: The mystery fuzz pedal that Jake E. Lee got from Paul Gilbert - GuitarPlayer.com
- A Dirty Dozen with COLIN BURGESON – April 2026 - 100% ROCK MAGAZINE
- “A good amp will make almost any guitar sound good”: Jake E. Lee picks a side in the great rig debate - Guitar.com
- “You're literally leaning into the thing that will destroy you”: Billy Corgan makes a rallying cry against AI - GuitarPlayer.com
- Buck Meek melds Hill Country and Topanga Canyon sounds on ‘The Mirror’ - Texas Standard
- “Alex challenged our 6’ 11” stage manager to a cognac drinking contest…” Geddy Lee on his funniest memory of touring with Alex Lifeson - GuitarPlayer.com
- "Modeling tech has gotten so good I doubt many guitarists would be able to tell the difference": Analog vs. digital rig build challenge - here’s how two very different players would spend $2,500 - Guitar World
- “From King’s standpoint, there was nothing particularly special about the show… However, that concert was recorded and Live at the Regal would go on to rank among the best live albums of all time”: The life and times of B.B. King - Guitar World
- Earl Slick on bringing back David Bowie's Glastonbury 2000 band: "The best configuration of people he ever had" - NME
- “Pretty please keep an eye out for these stolen guitars”: Joe Bonamassa calls on LA locals to help session player Mason Stoops retrieve his stolen gear - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Declared the ‘best-sounding tweed Fender’ by many players.” We review the Cutthroat Audio Fullerton 5G9 1x12, a modern re-creation of a storied Fender combo - GuitarPlayer.com
- Prince was destined to become a guitar legend as soon as he started playing - Yahoo
- Gwenifer Raymond: Tiny Desk Concert - NPR
- “Paul McCartney likes to control things under the guise of saying, ‘Play as free as you like.’ Then he’ll start to pick it all apart”: Chris Spedding’s favorite sessions - Guitar World
- “It’s undeniable that if any of the four Kiss faces walk down the street, you get a crowd. In any country in the world”: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley on their avatar show, new songs, and being bigger than Mickey Mouse - GuitarPlayer.com
- Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS POLAND Will Respond To Some Of DAVE MUSTAINE's Allegations In His Upcoming Book: 'There's A Lot Of Things He Said That's Total B.S.' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “All the power was coming from the English bands, we were drawing on that”: Why Joe Perry says Aerosmith’s debut album was an important learning curve - GuitarPlayer.com
- “He was such a nice guy, I couldn't believe he was a guitarist!” Ritchie Blackmore claims “most guitar players aren't nice people” and names the one exception - GuitarPlayer.com
- “It was like, ‘Here’s what we need.’ They said, ‘But you have to use Fender parts.’ I said, ‘Alright, I’ll see you guys later’”: Steve Morse on why his ill-fated Fender signature guitar never got off the ground - Guitar World
- “There were about 15 people in the audience — and about 10 when they finished.” Chris Spedding on discovering the Sex Pistols and landing them their record deal - GuitarPlayer.com
- “After Ozzy, everything I do is probably going to be a downgrade…” Why Gus G turned down Megadeth and Machine Head - GuitarPlayer.com
- “His legend has only grown since his death. He comes closer than anyone to being the best guitar player that ever lived”: In 1989, this cult rock’n’roll musician was called “the world’s greatest unknown guitar player”. Five years later he was dead - Louder
- Beach Boys’ Al Jardine Reflects: “I Wish I Was a Better Guitar Player” in New Podcast Interview - Music Talkers
- Music loses another legendary performer: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - lehighvalleylive
- Music loses another legendary performer: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - Yahoo
- “My therapy was literally locking myself in a room for three hours in the morning”: Radiohead's Ed O'Brien on using guitar playing as therapy in the midst of depression - Guitar World
- Wayne Perkins, guitarist who went from Alabama to backing some of music’s greatest artists, dies - CBS 42
- “We were watching this Beatles concert on TV when Keith comes walking down the stairs.” Keith Richards had a priceless response when he caught his band watching the Fab Four - GuitarPlayer.com
- Alabama guitar legend who played on classic songs has died: ‘One of a kind’ - AL.com
- “The best rock guitar player I have ever played with”: Rock world pays tribute to late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell - Guitar.com
- “He’s never playing the same thing once”: Eddie Vedder shares what he learned about Keith Richards “liquid” guitar playing by sharing a stage with him - Guitar.com
- “My comfort zone is big volume and lots of blues”: Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64 - Guitar World
- Legendary singer and guitar player dead at 82: ‘There was no one like him’ - lehighvalleylive
- Tenacious D singer/guitar player kicking off tour in Toledo - WTOL
- EXODUS's GARY HOLT: 'I'm Not Rich, But I Make A Living Playing Guitar, And That's A Gift In Itself' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I thought, ‘Well, it couldn’t hurt…’ It did hurt”: Noodling alone at home is fine. But you’ll never be a great guitar player unless you join a band - Guitar World
- Guitar played on Ghost Town sells for thousands after being bought for £200 - BBC
- “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
- “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
- “To him I was like this middle-age housewife from somewhere.” Melissa Etheridge walked into a guitar shop — and nobody knew who she was - GuitarPlayer.com
- Music world rocked by icon’s death at 81: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - PennLive.com
- “You can’t evacuate everything.” Joe Bonamassa rethinks his massive guitar collection a year after L.A. wildfires forced a last-minute rescue - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Bobby was completely allergic to compliments… I loved that about him. Mostly, he just loved playing”: The life and legacy of Grateful Dead icon Bob Weir - Guitar World
- Guitar played on Coventry's The Specials' Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
- Why is Taylor Swift’s guitar player coming to Alabama? - AL.com
- “These recordings were going to be the next Van Halen record.” Alex Van Halen on the new Van Halen album and Steve Lukather’s role in it - GuitarPlayer.com
- Discussion: What constitutes “fake” guitar playing? - Guitar World
- VOLBEAT Officially Welcomes FLEMMING C. LUND As 'Permanent' Lead Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “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 have so much more connection with my guitar now than I think I ever had”: John Mayer on playing with Dead & Company - Guitar.com
- “America is a dangerous place at the moment.” Brian May says Queen will not perform in the U.S. “Everyone is thinking twice” - GuitarPlayer.com
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
- Biffy Clyro touring guitarist says he “can't think of anything more boring” than playing acoustic guitar - Guitar.com
- Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 - The New York Times
- “He’s played with everybody, so he really saved us and rescued us tonight”: Dave Grohl thanks Jason Falkner for “rescuing” the Foo Fighters as they play their first show since Pat Smear’s bizarre injury - Guitar World
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - NPR
- “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
- “When they saw my guitar, they all laughed at me.” How Mike Campbell survived his toughest audition — in front of Tom Petty - GuitarPlayer.com
- “When he showed up and did it all for real, it burst my bubble. I was pissed for a little while.” How Eric Clapton survived rock guitar‘s most transformative era and found his way to the blues - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The Beck and St. Vincent guitar wizard will be filling in while he’s on the mend”: Pat Smear pulls out of Foo Fighters gigs due to “bizarre gardening accident” – and his replacement has been confirmed - Guitar World
- “He was a very moody sort of guy. We’d be traveling in a van, going to the shows, and he would sit in the corner and not talk to anybody.” Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds - 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
- The Cure: Guitarist and keyboard player 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
- "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
- MICHAEL SWEET: 'If People Only Knew How Hard I Work' On Guitar Parts For STRYPER Albums - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Good Charlotte's Benji Madden: “If you're a guitar player, your skills go completely to waste if you're not working with a f**king great songwriter” - Guitar.com
- Ed Sheeran is inspiring more people to play the guitar than The Beatles, according to a new study - Guitar.com
- Guitar Player's Week in Music Quiz for November 14, 2025 - 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
- Ex-DOGMA Guitarist Further Accuses Band Management Of Misogyny & Callousness - Metal Injection
- TOM MORELLO: 'Without ACE FREHLEY, I Don't Know Whether I Would've Ever Wanted To Play Guitar' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s co-founder, dies aged 74 - The Guardian
- “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
- Keith Urban’s guitarist Maggie Baugh sparks romance rumors as new details about her love life emerge - Fox News
- “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
- Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - GuitarPlayer.com
- Legendary Steel Guitar Player Robby Turner Dead at 63 - tasteofcountry.com
- The “crazy” live album that blew shred guitar legend Yngwie Malmsteen’s mind - Louder
- John Fogerty says this thing is more important to musical success than being a good guitar player: "Even if your playing is kind of average, you can go far” - Guitar.com
- "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
- The '70s rock guitarist The Kinks' Dave Davies calls the “great and underrated guitar player of the time” - Guitar.com
- 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - MSN
- Rick Derringer, Guitar Journeyman Behind ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone
Guitar Amp News
- BOSS Nextone Stage Guitar Amplifier – 40W, Tube Logic, 4 Power Amp Types, 12" Speaker, Built-in Effects, Nextone Editor Software - RuhrkanalNEWS
- “I thought I’d got over my Mk.gee-inspired Jaguar hype, but Fender has sent me spiraling down the rabbit hole again”: All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the most futuristic Epiphones ever created - Guitar World
- Marshall and the Sex Pistols’ Limited-Edition Amp Is as Loud as It Gets - Rolling Stone
- “A good amp will make almost any guitar sound good”: Jake E. Lee picks a side in the great rig debate - Guitar.com
- "Modeling tech has gotten so good I doubt many guitarists would be able to tell the difference": Analog vs. digital rig build challenge - here’s how two very different players would spend $2,500 - Guitar World
- Orange's Most-Versatile Amp?! - Premier Guitar
- “Declared the ‘best-sounding tweed Fender’ by many players.” We review the Cutthroat Audio Fullerton 5G9 1x12, a modern re-creation of a storied Fender combo - GuitarPlayer.com
- “A small yet mighty gig bag hero”: Mesa/Boogie launches powerhouse preamp/DI with all the tone-shaping capabilities of its high-end Subway line - Guitar World
- These limited-edition Emerald Night Gretsch Penguin and Falcon guitars are real lookers - Guitar.com
- Best acoustic guitar amps 2026: let your acoustic tone shine - Guitar World
- "The simple layout, compact size, and beautiful tone have made me excited to pick up my acoustic guitar again and again": AER Compact 60/4 review - Guitar World
- This Sex Pistols 50th Anniversary Marshall stack might be the most punk guitar amp ever - Guitar.com
- Marshall Unveils Limited Edition Sex Pistols 50th Anniversary JCM800 Half Stack - Premier Guitar
- 'Lyndon Laney shaped the sound of a generation of musicians' - BBC
- Best bass amps 2026: low-end tone machines - GuitarPlayer.com
- “It sounds way bigger than it is”: Joe Bonamassa names his go-to studio amp – which he bought from Steven Seagal - Guitar World
- Winzz Guitars Introduces the Lead Burner 30W IR-Enabled Guitar Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- “It offers the holy grail amp sounds beloved by John Mayer, SRV, and more for just $150. A must-try for Dumble fans”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the angriest fuzz pedal you will ever come across - Guitar World
- I spent the weekend testing the best guitar gear of the year at The Guitar Show in Birmingham – these are the 9 hottest products you can buy right now - Guitar World
- “A long-term model to support the future of live music”: Marshall pledges to donate a percentage of gear sales to support grassroots venues - Guitar World
- This Tiny LEGO Fender Guitar Amp Conversion Really Works - Hackster.io
- 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
- Best guitar amps 2026: tube, solid-state, and modeling amplifiers for all levels and budgets - Guitar World
- 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
- 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
- “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
- BluGuitar Amp X: 100% Analog Amp with Digital Controls - Gearnews.com
- NAMM 2026: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- “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
- JBL BandBox: A brand new, AI-powered amp and speaker - JBL
- ID:X Floor – Blackstar’s first “high-performance” digital floor modellers deliver the tone and feel of real amps with hands-on controls - Guitar.com
- Rig Rundown: Bryan Adams - Premier Guitar
- “A no-compromise amplifier solution”: Synergy teams up with Wampler and Friedman to launch its machine-learning power amp – and promises to change the game for tube modeling - Guitar World
- Orange Amps OR60 UK-Built All-Valve Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “We were kind of forced to come up with a solution for playing a show in Antarctica where we couldn’t have speakers”: Why did the world’s biggest metal band switch to amp modelers? - 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
- “We are building a system to stimulate and retrieve energy to Earth”: Electro-Harmonix wants to harness the magnetosphere’s energy to solve the AI power crisis - Guitar World
- Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point - 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
- I'm sorry, my beloved AC30, but with hundreds slashed off digital modelers and multi-effects, I've found your replacement this Black Friday - here are 7 units that are turning my head - Guitar World
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
- “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
- 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
- News - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- “You have to be prepared to spend hours and hours and hours programming”: Joe Bonamassa on why you’ll never catch him playing an amp modeler - Guitar World
- Best mini amps for guitar 2025: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone – these are my top picks - Guitar World
- News - Greer's Mizuki Blue replicates Tube-Amp-like Textures with 2 JFET Gain Stages - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- “A new benchmark for authentic sound”: Line 6 has finally shared what the Helix Stadium’s potentially game-changing tones actually sound like - Guitar World
- 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
- “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
- Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
- Guitar Amp Legend Orange Amps Enters Vinyl Market with $1250 O Turntable - channelnews.com.au
- 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
- News - Valeton issues a formidable challenger to the ToneX One with its GP-5 - 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 - Chug vs Chug Lite - a simple GPX Head-to-Head Comparison - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
- 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
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2023 news: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions - Guitar World
- Mike Soldano finally delivers his legendary SLO-100 Amp in pedal format - as the Super Lead Overdrive / Preamp - Guitar Pedal X
- Reverb announces the best-selling guitar amps of 2021 - Guitar World
- Hear: Our five favourite new guitar amps of NAMM 2020 - MusicRadar
- Four best guitar amps of NAMM 2020 - Guitar.com
- News - What Two Years of Tone-Questing Looks Like - Acquisitions, Passes and Still Probables - Guitar Pedal X
- 2 Cool New Forthcoming Pedals - REVV Amps G3 and Flower Pedals Dandelion Harmonic Tremolo - Guitar Pedal X
- News - The Perfect Guitar Amp Design / Next Level Boss Katana - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 12 Great Guitar Combo Amps for your Consideration - Guitar Pedal X
Bass Player News
- “When the session was over, Mickie said, ‘Nope, Peter can’t be in your band. There’s only going to be one star, and that’s you’”: Suzi Quatro reveals Peter Frampton nearly joined her band – but was rejected by her producer - Guitar World
- “I was on a summer break from music college. Suddenly, I had a DM asking if I would be interested in a gig with Little Mix”: From Raye to Zara Larsson, how session pro Liv Thompson learned to nail pop’s biggest gigs - Guitar World
- “A small yet mighty gig bag hero”: Mesa/Boogie launches powerhouse preamp/DI with all the tone-shaping capabilities of its high-end Subway line - Guitar World
- Oasis bass player, drummer belatedly added to lineup of members being inducted into Rock Hall - Yahoo
- “Chuck Schuldiner called me. The next thing I knew we’d rented a rehearsal room in Miami. I would just burn a joint and play”: Steve DiGiorgio’s life with Death – and why he wouldn’t trade Testament for Megadeth - Guitar World
- “George Clinton said, ‘You just can’t play guitar like that until your heart has been shattered to smithereens and you have lost all hope’”: Flea looks back on his life-changing jam with Parliament-Funkadelic guitar hero Eddie Hazel - Guitar World
- “50 years since you last played that”: Watch the moment Paul McCartney was first reunited with his long-lost Höfner bass – half a century after it was stolen - Guitar World
- Colter Wall Bass Player, Revered Musician Jason Simpson Has Died - - Saving Country Music
- Obituary: double bassist Bronwen Naish (1939–2026) - The Strad
- Country music bassist Jerry Leach dies in freak accident - Boston 25 News
- “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
- “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
- Larry Taylor Obituary (1942 - 2019) - Lake Balboa, CA - PennLive.com
- “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
- Guitar played on Coventry's The Specials' Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
- “It’s the most amazing guitar. I’ve used it on nearly every single record.” Bill Wyman on the $15 bass guitar that powered the Rolling Stones’ classic hits — and became a priceless piece of rock and roll history - GuitarPlayer.com
- Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone Australia
- Fans heartbroken by news of iconic rock musician’s death: ‘RIP to the great Maestro’ - PennLive.com
Bass Amp News
- Bass Amp CHOYUE 10W Portable – Rechargeable, Bluetooth, Headphone Jack, 6.35mm Input Small Guitar - RuhrkanalNEWS
- “A small yet mighty gig bag hero”: Mesa/Boogie launches powerhouse preamp/DI with all the tone-shaping capabilities of its high-end Subway line - Guitar World
- Best bass amps 2026: low-end tone machines - GuitarPlayer.com
- NUX Mighty Air Wireless Modelling Guitar/Bass Amp - 10W Bluetooth, Built-in Wireless Transmitter, App Control - RuhrkanalNEWS
- 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: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- 2026 Winter NAMM – Day 1 - Bass Gear Magazine
- Bass players, your headphone amp has arrived: Fender's Mustang Micro Plus gets a free bass firmware update - Mixdown Magazine
- Best multi-effects pedals 2026: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- Boss's GX-1B Bass Effects Processor exactly matches the Entry Level GX-1 Guitar one - while it comes with its own suite of dedicated Bass-centric onboard effects - Guitar Pedal X
- Walrus Audio Mantle Analog Bass Preamp // DI - Premier Guitar
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Music Connection Magazine
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- 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
- Blue FX Devices Fuzz Fields review – your new playground for modulated fuzzy adventures? - Guitar.com
- MXR M280 Vintage Bass Octave Pedal – Analog Sub-Bass Effects, Mini Pedal Format, Great Tracking For Guitar & Bass - RuhrkanalNEWS
- “I thought I’d got over my Mk.gee-inspired Jaguar hype, but Fender has sent me spiraling down the rabbit hole again”: All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the most futuristic Epiphones ever created - Guitar World
- 9V DC Power Adapter - 2000mA Center Positive For Guitar Pedals, Keyboards, Effects (5.5x2.1mm, 90cm Cable) - RuhrkanalNEWS
- "Modeling tech has gotten so good I doubt many guitarists would be able to tell the difference": Analog vs. digital rig build challenge - here’s how two very different players would spend $2,500 - Guitar World
- “A small yet mighty gig bag hero”: Mesa/Boogie launches powerhouse preamp/DI with all the tone-shaping capabilities of its high-end Subway line - Guitar World
- Line 6 Helix Stadium XL review – “bewilderingly ambitious… but it feels like the future” - Guitar.com
- The Wilson Effects Capstone Overdrive is every bit as Sweet and Transparent as the demos indicated - Guitar Pedal X
- Summer School's latest is a really smart take on the classic silicon fuzz - the Fuzz 101, which includes a few cool enhancements - Guitar Pedal X
- Best noise gate pedals 2026: clean up your signal - Guitar World
- EHX Pico Atomic Cluster review – is this whacky and weird filter effect worth it? - Guitar.com
- Moth Electric's M. Stellatarum Multi-Mode Optical Analog Tremolo may very well be my favourite of all Tremolos to date - Guitar Pedal X
- Freqscene Effects reinvents and improves on the CE-2 with its Koldwave Warped Analog BBD Chorus and Vibrato - Guitar Pedal X
- A first impressions dive into Isn'tses Chernobylizer Radioactive Atmospherics Noise-Maker Mini Art Synthesizer - Guitar Pedal X
- Endorphin.es Ghost Pedal Gets Major Firmware Update – 30% Off! - Gearnews.com
- #2 Sound-shaping session with the Dazatronyx Big Fuzz Console - 1973 V2 Violet Ram's Head Big Muff Edition - Guitar Pedal X
- My second longest mission is now complete as I have 3 fantastic enhancements and evolutions of the OD-1 circuit and one intriguing adjacent - Guitar Pedal X
- I picked up my favourite ever Hello Sailor Effects Pedal to-date at the Birmingham Guitar Show - a Pink Sparkle Rebel Leia Fuzz-Ranger - Guitar Pedal X
- Amazon is the home of dirt-cheap pedals from brands you've never heard of, but their Spring Deal Days sale just brought stomps from Vox, Ibanez, Boss, MXR, and more into budget territory - Guitar World
- I landed a Limited Blue Sparkle Edition of Funny Little Boxes' Skeleton Key QOTSA-inspired OpAmp Dirty Boost at the Birmingham Guitar Show - Guitar Pedal X
Guitar and Bass News
- MXR M280 Vintage Bass Octave Pedal – Analog Sub-Bass Effects, Mini Pedal Format, Great Tracking For Guitar & Bass - RuhrkanalNEWS
- Playing Koi and its tests, allies and enemies - The Michigan Daily
- MusicNomad Guitar Setup Tool Bundle – Truss Rod Gauge & String Action Gauge Combo For Electric, Acoustic & Bass Guitars - RuhrkanalNEWS
- YUXIANLB Precision String Action Gauge – Stainless Steel Ruler For Electric Guitar, Bass & Mandolin Setup - RuhrkanalNEWS
- Rayzm Guitar Strap With Pick Pocket | 5cm Wide Cotton Strap, Rose & Skull Pattern, Adjustable 100-156cm | For Electric/Acoustic/Bass - RuhrkanalNEWS
- “Lately I’ve been trying to think, ‘Where could you go with guitar if you decided there were no limitations at all?’” Eric Johnson on the $400,000 rig he hardly played, the Dumble that got away, and his masterplan for setting his playing free - MusicRadar
- “I thought I’d got over my Mk.gee-inspired Jaguar hype, but Fender has sent me spiraling down the rabbit hole again”: All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the most futuristic Epiphones ever created - Guitar World
- Bass Guitar Kit DIY – Build Your Own Bass With Paulownia Body & Maple Neck Electric Guitars - RuhrkanalNEWS
- Mesa/Boogie Introduces the Subway+ Bass Di-Preamp II - Premier Guitar
- Yingjie 12-Piece Guitar Pick Set – 0.5mm, 0.75mm, 1.0mm Thickness For Electric, Bass, Acoustic - RuhrkanalNEWS
- “I was on a summer break from music college. Suddenly, I had a DM asking if I would be interested in a gig with Little Mix”: From Raye to Zara Larsson, how session pro Liv Thompson learned to nail pop’s biggest gigs - Guitar World
- Musiin Round Music Accessories Bag - For Guitar, Bass, Keyboard Cables, With Mesh Pocket, Waterproof Nylon - RuhrkanalNEWS
- HommyFine Guitar Wall Mount – Hang Your Guitar, Bass, Or Ukulele Like Wall Art (2-Pack, Adjustable, Space-Saving) - RuhrkanalNEWS
- “Sometimes you’ve gotta use popsicle sticks and put it on some low-budget scaffolding to get it to work”: Joe Bonamassa on how best to set up P-90s – and what sets them apart from humbuckers - Guitar World
- Alnicov Guitar Fret Beveling File - 35 & 90 Degree Luthier Tool For Dressing Fret Ends On Guitar, Bass, Ukulele - RuhrkanalNEWS
- LOVIVER Folding A-Frame Guitar Stand – Universal Holder For Acoustic, Electric, Bass, Violin & Ukulele, Portable & Non-Slip - RuhrkanalNEWS
- “Pretty please keep an eye out for these stolen guitars”: Joe Bonamassa calls on LA locals to help session player Mason Stoops retrieve his stolen gear - GuitarPlayer.com
- “A small yet mighty gig bag hero”: Mesa/Boogie launches powerhouse preamp/DI with all the tone-shaping capabilities of its high-end Subway line - Guitar World
- “His dad got him a guitar. The next day he came back playing Black Magic Woman by Santana. He was obsessed with being great at guitar”: Prince was destined to become a guitar legend as soon as he started playing - Guitar World
- Easy Install Strap Locks Guyker Rust Color Strap Lock Buttons – 2-Piece Security System For Guitar & Bass Straps, Quick Release, Relic Nickel Finish Telecaster Body - RuhrkanalNEWS
New Music releases
- New music on our radar this week: Oppidan, DJ Seinfeld, TOMORA - Mixmag
- Record Store Day 2026 vinyl releases include Peter Gabriel, Paramore - USA Today
- Check out Madonna’s official release of intoxicating new song ‘I Feel So Free’ - NME
- Olivia Rodrigo Talks Vulnerability and Making Music as an Adult - ELLE
- Nanpa Básico, Thalia & More: Vote for the Best New Latin Music Release This Week - Billboard
- sombr, Olivia Rodrigo & Madonna: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- 12 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now - pitchfork.com
- The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
- On Major Music Release Days, Stay Extra Vigilant While Driving. Car Crash Deaths Seem to Spike When Top Artists Drop New Albums - Smithsonian Magazine
- New album releases 2026: Dates for KNEECAP, Niall Horan, Kacey Musgraves and more - Official Charts
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026 - pitchfork.com
- Jack White, Anne Hathaway & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Olivia Rodrigo Announces New Album ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’ - Variety
- April New Music Releases - Folio 2.0 / EU Jacksonville - Folio Weekly
- New Music Friday: Central Cee, RAYE, Miley Cyrus and more - Official Charts
- Miley Cyrus, RAYE, Conan Gray & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- New Music Friday: BTS, FLO, RAYE, DMA'S and more - Official Charts
- BTS, Niall Horan, Lizzo & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Justin Bieber News: Latest Updates on Tour, Music Releases and Fan Engagement as of March 2026 - AD HOC NEWS
- Eid to be celebrated with a wave of new music releases - The Daily Star
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