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- World-renowned Celtic guitarist Tony McManus to perform in Gunnedah - Gunnedah Times
- Jazz-fusion guitarist who toured with Jeff Beck to perform in Maidenhead - Slough Observer
- Supergroup Guitarist Announces Rare Move Ahead of Band's 2026 Tour - Yahoo
- World-renowned guitarist Anthony Glise returns for performance with St. Joseph Symphony - KQ2
- Coro artist releases guitar-driven album - The Valley Profile
- “He said, ‘Before we jam, we gotta jog. I’ve got too much energy!’” Steve Morse on his college jams with Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius - GuitarPlayer.com
- Dave Mustaine Says His Early Guitar Playing Was "Very Influential" To Metallica, Slayer & Anthrax - Theprp.com
- Luke Doucet, guitarist for hire, had just three days to learn Bryan Adams’s entire set list - The Globe and Mail
- “He asked for my number. I wrote it on a napkin but he didn’t call…” Country guitarist Brittney Spencer on making a fan out of Bob Dylan - GuitarPlayer.com
- Watch: ALICE COOPER Kicks Off Spring 2026 'Alice's Attic' U.S. Tour With New Guitarist ANNA CARA In San Antonio - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I walked over, started playing it and I just had to buy it”: How Mike Bloomfield and a chance encounter saw Robben Ford convert to a Telecaster enthusiast - GuitarPlayer.com
- “John 5 was probably the only other dude who was playing a Tele in metal. By nature, it was designed for country and chicken pickin’”: Why Jim Root eschewed traditional metal guitars and made the Telecaster his main Slipknot instrument - Guitar World
- “Woodstock ’94 was overwhelming… I was in awe at how many famous people were in one place”: From touring with Aerosmith and Metallica, to filling Geddy Lee’s shoes, they were the ’90s Seattle band that did it all – without taking the grunge tag - Guitar World
- “One guitar player who I respect and think is the baddest, is Allan Holdsworth”: How Allan Holdsworth blew Eddie Van Halen's mind and took guitar to a higher plane - MusicRadar
- 20 Must Hear Blues Rock Guitarists Under 40 - Blues Rock Review
- LITA FORD Is 'Hoping' To Release Her Long-Awaited New Album In Fall 2026 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “Vinnie got sick, so Jeff Beck played with us. And he was freakin’ amazing.” Drummer to the stars Carmine Appice on cutting a Coke ad with Jeff Beck, hanging with Jimi Hendrix and playing with Rod Stewart and Rick Derringer - GuitarPlayer.com
- The story of the Jimi Hendrix guitarist who was written out of history - Louder
- Leading acoustic guitar player set to return to village hall for concert - Border Counties Advertizer
- George Lynch Claims Eddie Van Halen Borrowed Technique From Obscure Guitarist Terry Kilgore - Ultimate Guitar
- MEGADETH's DAVE MUSTAINE Explains How His Guitar Playing Was 'Very Influential' With All The 'Big Four' Thrash Metal Bands - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- WATCH: Video shows actor Glen Powell singing, playing guitar at Georgia bar - WBAL News Radio
- RITCHIE BLACKMORE: 'Most Guitar Players Aren't Nice People' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Family of Wayne Perkins raising money for memorial honoring celebrated guitarist from Alabama - CBS 42
- “It started from watching my father. That’s why my rhythm guitar emulates his. Because his rhythm guitar was wicked”: Ziggy Marley on what he learned from his dad, why the guitar can be a weapon, and how music can still change the world - Guitar World
- “This was the most painful experience I ever had building an instrument, but now, she is in every note I play”: Luthier immortalizes his late wife in a guitar that features her ashes and wedding ring - GuitarPlayer.com
- “This guitar has been on albums that sold probably eight or nine million copies, and I bought it for about $200!” Steve Rothery on the guitars that changed his life – and why you don't have to spend big to find the guitar of your dreams - Guitar World
- “Without you, we wouldn't be here”: Tony Iommi leads the tributes as Laney Amplification founder Lyndon Laney dies, aged 77 - GuitarPlayer.com
- Samantha Fish talks new album, Savannah show - Savannah Morning News
- “I thought, ‘That’s the guitar Mike Bloomfield played…’ I just had to buy it”: The mistake that led Robben Ford to buy his first great instrument – and how Miles Davis and Jeff Beck took him to the Strat - Guitar World
- "It doesn't have to be wiggly guitar solos": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on why The Beatles were more 'progressive' than most modern prog - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Time is of the essence”: Joe Bonamassa issues public plea to help session player Mason Stoops recover his stolen vintage guitars - Guitar World
- “I just try to burn through it, so nobody notices”: The guitar solo mistake Dokken's George Lynch was too “lazy” to change - GuitarPlayer.com
- STEVE VON TILL Talks NEUROSIS's Surprise Return: Playing With AARON TURNER 'Instantly Felt Right' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “Purpose-built from the ground up for female players.” We review the Venus Revolution and Revolution Elite Dark Roast electric guitars - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Jeff Beck arranged delivery with Marshall’s first factory arrival into the States, loading ZZ Top’s stage with stacks”: Billy Gibbons tells the tale of how an accident with a knife – and a British guitar great – set them up to conquer the ’80s - Guitar World
- “The pressure was on.” On this day 50 years ago, Peter Frampton hit number one with ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ — then came to regret its success - 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
- “I look at my hands and say, ‘Well, let’s see what we can do today’“: Keith Richards opens up on how age and arthritis has changed his approach to playing - Guitar World
- Beach Boys’ Al Jardine Reflects: “I Wish I Was a Better Guitar Player” in New Podcast Interview - Music Talkers
- Beloved rocker’s death at 74 has fans praying: ‘One of the greatest guitar players ever’ - PennLive.com
- “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
- “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.com
- EXODUS's GARY HOLT: 'I'm Not Rich, But I Make A Living Playing Guitar, And That's A Gift In Itself' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Tenacious D singer/guitar player kicking off tour in Toledo - WTOL
- “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
- “I’d wake up in the morning and I wouldn’t be able to move my pinky. I’d think, ‘Is this the end?’” Joe Satriani opens up on the hand injury that forced him to relearn how to play his songs - Guitar World
- “I know what he means.” Sammy Hagar compares Alex Van Halen to Roger Waters in new swipe at former bandmate - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- “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
- Guitar legend dead at 82 after long illness: ‘There was no one like him’ - PennLive.com
- “I told Alex, ‘We’re either doing this or we’re not.’” Geddy Lee on forcing Alex Lifeson to restart Rush - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The airbag shattered all the bones.” Jack White on the accident that forced a major change in his guitar playing - 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
- Why is Taylor Swift’s guitar player coming to Alabama? - 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
- “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
- “Flamenco-inspired triplets, big trap beats, and – wait – is that a wah solo?” January 2026 Guitar World Editors’ Picks - 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
- Johnny Marr reveals “mind-blowing” experience of playing with Paul McCartney – and the unique thing that sets him apart from other bass players - Guitar.com
- “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’s Guitar Playing Was Even More Radical Than You Think - Rolling Stone
- 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
- “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
- “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
- WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “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
- “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
- Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies - NPR
- 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
- Guitar Player's Week in Music Quiz for November 14, 2025 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I left art behind. There was magic happening.” Pete Townshend thought the Who would last two weeks. This was the moment that changed his mind - 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
- “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
- “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
- “Death’s been knocking at my door for the last six years. At some point I’m gonna have to let him in.” Ozzy Osbourne reflected on his imminent demise weeks before his passing - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The most important thing is to be able to hear something and play it”: Tim Henson on the importance of learning guitar by ear - Guitar.com
- “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
- Meet Enoch: A 10-year-old self-taught guitar player from Abilene - KTXS
- 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
- “My own son didn’t know who I was until he could turn 21 and get into the blues clubs. He said, ‘Dad, I didn’t know you could play like that!’” Now 89, guitar legend Buddy Guy explains why he “ain’t done with the blues” yet - 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
- Video 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - abcnews.com
- Rick Derringer, Guitar Journeyman Behind ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone
Guitar Amp News
- Review: Fender’s Elie 12 is a do-it-all party speaker with party tricks - 9to5Google
- This Sex Pistols 50th Anniversary Marshall stack might be the most punk guitar amp ever - Guitar.com
- “Without you, we wouldn't be here”: Tony Iommi leads the tributes as Laney Amplification founder Lyndon Laney dies, aged 77 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Lyndon was not only a founder, but also a creator and innovator”: UK amp pioneer Lyndon Laney has died, aged 77 - MusicRadar
- “I like to keep things simple, as the saying goes: It’s only rock ’n’ roll”: Never mind the modelers, here’s a Sex Pistols Marshall amp - Guitar World
- “With a roomful of classic Fender amps, perhaps surprisingly, it was this Blackstar that was the most-used”: Blackstar TV-10 AH & TV-10 BH heads review - Guitar World
- Orange OR60 V3 Review - Premier Guitar
- “His work helped shape the sound of generations of musicians”: Lyndon Laney, founder of Laney Amplification, has died aged 77 - Guitar World
- "Blends classic tube simplicity with a few modern features that genuinely add value": We review the tiny tube tones of the Marshall DSL1CR - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I got a call one evening, and they said, ‘Dumble’s in the Valley. You’ve got to go over’”: Larry Carlton on the first time he met a legendary amp maker – and received a private concert from a guitar great - Guitar World
- “I’ve literally waited years for this to come out. It’s even nicer than I imagined it would be”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including another potentially game-changing AI practice amp - Guitar World
- Mooer takes on JBL with its own AI stem separation tech – and it could change the way you practice your favorite songs - 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
- Best bass amps 2026: low-end tone machines - GuitarPlayer.com
- 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
- “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
- “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
- 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
- “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
- “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
- 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
- “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
- 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
- “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
- “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
- “I realized I had something very exciting on my hands. I wasn’t expecting it at all”: Guitarist unwittingly buys John Lennon’s old Fender Deluxe – after the suspected White Album combo turned up on Facebook Marketplace - 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
- 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
- Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
- 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 - The Origin Effects Deluxe 55 and Tubesteader Eggnog are my Tweed Kings! - Guitar Pedal X
- The Battle for the Amp Capture / Profiler Middle-Ground heats up - Neural DSP Nano Cortex vs AmpliTube Tonex - Guitar Pedal X
- 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
- Russian sanctions result in a shortage of prized vacuum-tube guitar amps - marketplace.org
- Reverb announces the best-selling guitar amps of 2021 - Guitar World
- NAMM 2021: the biggest guitar, amp and pedal releases so far - Guitar World
- Thermion Engineering Redesigns the Floor-Amp from the Ground-Up - with its new Zero, Dynamic Hybrid Amplifier - Guitar Pedal X
- 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
- Bronwen Naish obituary: double bass virtuoso - The Times
- Exclusive | Inside Prince’s bizarre behavior in days before fentanyl overdose, as bassist says: ‘Something was not right with his memory’ - Page Six
- Bassist Bob Daisley Continues Push for Credit on Ozzy Osbourne’s Diary of a Madman - WDHA FM
- Bowie bandmate Gail Ann Dorsey plays hometown show in Kingston - Yahoo
- “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
- Arts diary: Success for solo double bass jazz and much-needed funding boost for arts centre - The Scotsman
- Colter Wall Bass Player, Revered Musician Jason Simpson Has Died - - Saving Country Music
- “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
- “After the set, Hendrix came knocking on the dressing room door and said, ‘I want you to come on tour with me’”: Chicago bassist Peter Cetera reflects on signing for Columbia Records, opening for Jimi Hendrix and why Paul McCartney changed everything - Guitar World
- “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 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
- “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
- “My tech said, ‘This bass looks tiny on you.’ I lowered the strap so it would look cooler. You have to throw your whole body into it”: Bought from grunge icons and stolen before Soundgarden reunited – the story of Ben Shepherd’s 1972 Fender Jazz Bass - Guitar World
- Guitar played on Coventry's The Specials' Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
- Fred Smith obituary | Television - The Guardian
- “My main memory is thinking if I stood still for too long, I’d get hit with a beer can”: Thundercat on getting his start with hardcore punk legends Suicidal Tendencies – and how that developed his bass chops - Guitar World
- Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone Australia
Bass Amp News
- 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 - ruhrkanal.news
- 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
- 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 - musicconnection.com
- 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
- Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
- Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Esko, Grand Rapids, Northwestern bass anglers head to state - Duluth News Tribune
- “Designed to meet the exacting standards of today’s bassists”: Aguilar has overhauled some of its most iconic bass amps with some choice upgrades - Guitar World
- Genzler Amplification Launches Kinetix 800 Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
Guitar Effects News
- Barrel Connector 5.5x2.1mm 9V DC Power Adapter - Universal Guitar Pedal Supply For Roland V-Drums, Keyboards & Effects, 100-240V Input With Cable Effects Pedal Power - ruhrkanal.news
- FUNOMOCYA 4pcs Guitar Pedal Caps Effect Knob Covers For Footswitch Topper Button Accessories - primetimes.id
- Galactic Spaces, Between Worlds – Sounds and Presets - Gearnews.com
- “Those disillusioned with foot-controlled expression pedals might delight in this, but as fun as it can be at times, I’m struggling to see where it would fit into my rig long-term”: Casio Dimension Shifter review - Guitar World
- Electronic Audio Experiments makes killer 2026 Limited Tour Edition of its Touché Amoré Limelight Opamp Drive Collaboration - Guitar Pedal X
- KAISH 10pcs Guitar AMP Effect Pedal Knobs Pointer Knob With Set Screw Aged White (color:aged White - primetimes.id
- 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
- I managed to land a Shift Line MKII Termofuzz from a private seller in Australia - almost one year after its launch - Guitar Pedal X
- GOKKO Guitar Pedal Board 22" X 12.6" Guitar Pedalboard With Gig Bag And Mounting - primetimes.id
- Glou-Glou Bien Jolie: a beautiful weird Benjolin-inspired analog synth and FX pedal - synth anatomy
- Mooer takes on JBL with its own AI stem separation tech – and it could change the way you practice your favorite songs - Guitar World
- “I thought it was a bit too bizarre, but you all went crazy for it”: The hottest new guitar gear releases of March 2026 – according to Guitar World readers - Guitar World
- “I have an original Klon – three or four of them. I can’t go anywhere without it”: Joe Perry on the pedals he can’t live without and his top tip for boost and drive pedals - Guitar World
- Calling all guitarists! Guitar Center's legendary Guitar-A-Thon sale has finally dropped including up to $700 off a Gibson - here's 9 of the best deals selected by an expert - MusicRadar
- Electro-Harmonix Pico Atomic Cluster Review - Premier Guitar
- “Is it worth the higher price tag? For some, it won’t matter, but for others, it is something to weigh on heavily”: Act Entertainment Sterling Vermin RAT Distortion Pedal review - Guitar World
- 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
- Joe from Hello Sailor Effects delivers a potent Sziklai Pair Hybrid Dual Transistor RangeMaster in striking tribal fabric wrap - Guitar Pedal X
- Running Video Through A Guitar Effects Pedal - Hackaday
Guitar and Bass News
- Ibanez AE275BT Baritone Acoustic-Electric Guitar – Natural Low Gloss, Spruce Top - kliksolonews.com
- 2-Pack Guitar String Cleaner - Microfiber Fretboard Cloth Tool For Electric, Acoustic, Bass & Ukulele - kliksolonews.com
- Fazley BC-100 Hard Case For J/P Style 4-String Bass Guitar - Plush Lined, Splash Proof & Shock Resistant - ruhrkanal.news
- Musiclily Pro Steel 4-Hole Jazz Bass Control Plate – Chrome, Fits JB Style Electric Bass - ruhrkanal.news
- The Lowdown: Beginning at the End - Premier Guitar
- Wait…Guitar is the New Way to Make Beats? - Bass Gear Magazine
- Fender Brings New Age Aesthetic with a Vintage Feel for the Launch of the Vintera® III Range - Bass Gear Magazine
- “The essential Les Paul concept, refreshed for today’s musicians who want something more personal”: Gibson gives the Les Paul Studio the Double Trouble treatment - Guitar World
- “John 5 was probably the only other dude who was playing a Tele in metal. By nature, it was designed for country and chicken pickin’”: Why Jim Root eschewed traditional metal guitars and made the Telecaster his main Slipknot instrument - Guitar World
- HEA Clip-On Tuner For Guitar, Bass, Ukulele & Violin – Easy-to-Use Digital Tuner With LCD Screen - ruhrkanal.news
- “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
- “We set out to capture the defining moments that shaped Fender’s legacy”: Historic neck profiles, reverse-engineered pickups – Fender’s Vintera III series promises historically accurate specs and “golden era” tones for all - MusicRadar
- “It started from watching my father. That’s why my rhythm guitar emulates his. Because his rhythm guitar was wicked”: Ziggy Marley on what he learned from his dad, why the guitar can be a weapon, and how music can still change the world - Guitar World
- “This was the most painful experience I ever had building an instrument, but now, she is in every note I play”: Luthier immortalizes his late wife in a guitar that features her ashes and wedding ring - GuitarPlayer.com
- Zinc Alloy Quick-Change Guitar Capo – Rose Gold, For 4-6 String Guitars, Bass & Ukulele - ruhrkanal.news
- “Lyndon was not only a founder, but also a creator and innovator”: UK amp pioneer Lyndon Laney has died, aged 77 - MusicRadar
- Gibson launches limited Les Paul Studio Double Trouble models - Gibson
- Fender’s Vintera III Series has landed, with “a targeted focus on iconic moments in Fender history” - Guitar.com
- “A level of historical accuracy previously unseen”: The Fender Vintera III line is here – and sets a new benchmark for its vintage-inspired guitars - Guitar World
- “I thought, ‘That’s the guitar Mike Bloomfield played…’ I just had to buy it”: The mistake that led Robben Ford to buy his first great instrument – and how Miles Davis and Jeff Beck took him to the Strat - Guitar World
New Music releases
- Reba McEntire Celebrates 50 Years of Music with New Releases - National Today
- Tyla’s Dress Couldn’t Possibly Be More Sheer Ahead of Music Release - theFashionSpot
- Madonna will reportedly release new music on Friday as she enters Confessions II era - attitude.co.uk
- Essential New Music Releases Filling Dance Floors This April 2026 - edmnomad
- Saosin release first single and music video in over a decade ‘Starting Over Again’ - Chaoszine
- May 2026 New Music Releases - DRGNews
- On Major Music Release Days, Stay Extra Vigilant While Driving. Car Crash Deaths Seem to Spike When Top Artists Drop New Albums - Smithsonian Magazine
- Get Ready For a May Filled With New Music From Rock's Legends - Ultimate Classic Rock
- Liv Morgan releases new music video ‘Trouble’ days before WrestleMania - artthreat.net
- Musik-Neuerscheinungen 2026: Alle neuen Album Releases im Überblick - Tonspion
- New album releases 2026: Dates for KNEECAP, Niall Horan, Kacey Musgraves and more - Official Charts
- What to Stream: New Releases Across TV, Film, Music, and Gaming - National Today
- New Music Releases Linked to Shocking 15% Spike in Traffic Deaths - Yahoo
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Billboard
- New Releases - Official Charts
- Olivia Rodrigo Teases Fans With a Snippet of ‘Drop Dead’ a Week Ahead of Its Release - ELLE
- The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Pitchfork
- Jack White, Anne Hathaway & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- April New Music Releases - Folio Weekly
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