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- “Every guitar that had been in Jamaica had to be pulled apart and rebuilt because of what the humidity there did to the electronics.” Pedal legend Roger Mayer reveals how he perfected Bob Marley's guitar tone for 'Exodus,' his global breakthrough - Guitar Player
- Decatur woman attacked by guitar-playing rapist, police say - Herald & Review
- “That opened up a whole world for me. You realize that it's all there.” Derek Trucks reveals how fretboard visualization helped him find harmonic possibilities all over the fretboard - Guitar Player
- How to Record in the Field, Pt. 1 - Premier Guitar
- Guitar-playing Liverpool fan with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome has 'dreams come true' - mum - BBC.com
- “The way I play guitar, every time I play with a session musician, they’re like, ‘What are you doing? What chords are you playing?’”: Beabadoobee discusses her unorthodox guitar style and how it helped her to gel with Rick Rubin - MusicRadar
- “I don’t think they do too well living in a case all their lives”: Mark Knopfler parted ways with his guitar collection – but he hopes they all get played - Guitar World
- “I never thought little ol’ 15-year-old me playing metal guitar in the bedroom would amount to this moment”: After 10,000 applicants, Kiki Wong landed the Smashing Pumpkins guitarist gig - Guitar World
- “I never thought little ol’ 15-year-old me playing… - Inkl
- "I thought it was about the lamest song I ever wrote in my life.” Eddie Van Halen on guitar solos, the music teacher who slapped his face, and his all-time worst song - Guitar Player
- "I remember saying to Eric, 'I'm going to play him off the stage one day'. But what Eric did was even more peculiar, he said, 'Well, I'm going to pretend that I am Jimi Hendrix!'": Pete Townshend looks back in this classic 1990 guitar interview - MusicRadar
- “I went out to have a cigarette. The door opens and it’s the producer. He looks at me and says, ‘You feel like playing?’”: Steve Hunter tells how he spontaneously tracked the guitar solo for Aerosmith's "Train Kept a Rollin' " - Guitar Player
- “We’re probably better off than the previous generation. Not because we’re better, but because it’s easier to reach a certain level faster”: Matteo Mancuso on how he plans to take his playing to even greater heights – thanks to some advice from Steve Vai - Guitar World
- “I’m backing away from being a ‘blues guitarist’. It’s not what I wanted to be boxed into”: Grace Bowers took the blues world by storm – but she says there’s much more to her playing ready to be unleashed - Guitar World
- “I was playing at three times the speed I normally play at”: When Pete Townshend got his first Jackson guitar… and loved it - Guitar World
- 'It Made Me Stand Out': Alex Skolnick Says He Had Very Little Competition in Early Thrash Scene - Ultimate Guitar
- “It's past 2 billion plays on Spotify… which makes my guitar riff one of the most-played in history!” Andy Summers reveals his role in the making of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take” - Guitar Player
- “He got a kidney infection, so he’s in hospital… That’s a bit of a drag, because he was going to be the lead guitarist”: The iconic charity rock song that missed out on its star guitarist due to illness – and why it could have sounded very different - Guitar World
- “When Jerry left, that was the end of the Grateful Dead. Period. There’s just no way that you can replace Jerry Garcia”: The Grateful Dead on Jerry Garcia’s lasting impact on their legacy – and how they felt the band couldn’t go on without him - Guitar World
- “My job is not to be the guy that’s bringing the entertainment or adding the color”: Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman opens up on his role in one of the world’s biggest bands – and how he’s adapting his playing style - Guitar World
- “He thought it sucked and I told him to leave it alone. I was literally in tears”: Rex Brown on the Dimebag Darrell guitar solo he fought to keep on record - Guitar World
- “People want to get onstage and stagedive, but if you run into me, you’re not coming back. There’s a Travis Bean-shaped dent in someone’s head”: Duane Denison on the inspired return of the Jesus Lizard – and that time he tried to sell Steve Howe a guitar - Guitar World
- "Shredders rejoice!" The Engl Hardtailer converts your tremolo from full-floating to dive-only in seconds — no modifications required - Guitar Player
- Why George Harrison Once Said Paul McCartney “Ruined Me as a Guitar Player” - American Songwriter
- The Word 'Shredder' Wasn't Always a Compliment: Whitesnake Guitarist Explains Its Controversial Origins - Ultimate Guitar
- When Building Guitars—or Pursuing Anything—Go Down All the Rabbit Holes - Premier Guitar
- Lita Ford, iconic guitarist, is ready to create memories in 2025 - KLAS - 8 News Now
- “You never know. I don't have a crystal ball, I can’t definitely say”: Linkin Park’s Brad Delson on why he stepped back from touring – and if he’d ever return to the stage - Guitar World
- “Paul said that in the more than 300 songs he and John wrote, he could only remember one time where they got stuck”: Paul McCartney guitarist Brian Ray talks the Beatles' creative process - Guitar Player
- “He's probably, for my money, one of the finest guitarists in the world”: Radiohead's Colin Greenwood on who he considers the best rhythm guitarist he's ever played with - Guitar World
- “I don’t classify myself as a rock ’n’ roll or rockabilly player… I was trying to be as all-around as I could be”: Billy Bremner on his greatest sessions with Pretenders, Nick Lowe and countless others – and the story behind Rockpile - Guitar World
- “He’s playing pretty badly, but he is playing”: That moment when Corey Feldman engaged full shred mode and melted the internet's face - Guitar World
- Think all 1970s Fenders suck? Seth Lover helped create a Telecaster range that remains one of the decade's shining moments - Guitar Player
- Reinis Jaunais – ‘Nest’ - UK Jazz News
- 'Totally Improvised': This Guitarist Played the Solo on Bon Jovi's 'Runaway' — Without Knowing It Would 'Go Out Into the World' - Ultimate Guitar
- EXODUS Guitarist GARY HOLT Looks Back On '80s Thrash Metal Scene - "Us Guitar Players Were Secretly Coveting Every WARREN DEMARTINI Riff" - bravewords.com
- Guitarist Zayne Harshaw inspires through music - Spectrum News 1
- “He's going to have the best view”: Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell celebrates Lemmy's ashes being interred at his favourite strip club - Guitar.com
- Whitesnake guitarist thinks Satchel’s guitar skills are “underappreciated because of the campiness of Steel Panther” - Guitar.com
- Slim Dunlap, Former Replacements Guitarist, Dies at 73 - Pitchfork
- "That's his DNA right there." Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher's "other" Strat. But his excitement isn't about the guitar - Guitar Player
- Guitar Frenchie - The Delta News
- “He showed me chords, pinch harmonics, and was ceaselessly encouraging to me when I was a beginning guitarist”: Tom Morello reflects on his high school band with Adam Jones – and how the guitarist shaped him into the player he is today - Guitar World
- Slim Dunlap, Guitarist for the Replacements, Dies at 73 - Variety
- “If you don't do your homework, he'll fire you”: Alex Skolnick reveals what Joe Satriani was like as a guitar teacher - Guitar.com
- “I still can’t believe Stevie got killed. Imagine how that felt when I was calling up my mother to tell her. I’m still in denial about it." Jimmie Vaughan on the pain that lingers from Stevie Ray Vaughan's death - Guitar Player
- “He makes it sing, and he makes it cry. He can do it all.” Jeff Lynne explains why a "campfire classic" proves George Harrison's slide playing was second to none - Guitar Player
- “I had just put together a beautiful white Stratocaster. So I said, 'Okay, I'll trade you.' ” Jeff “Skunk” Baxter recalls the questionable deal he made with Jimi Hendrix in the mid 1960s - Guitar Player
- “We’ve been writing new music and we want to go back out on tour together." Joe Satriani and Steve Vai announce the new SatchVai Band and Surfing With the Hydra tour - Guitar Player
- “I get disrespected before I even play. People take one look at me and immediately get a thought in their head of what I am." How teen blues guitar sensation Grace Bowers is winning over critics one gig at a time - Guitar Player
- "Why does John Frusciante want a piece of crap like this?" Eddie Van Halen didn't like the guitarist's choice of wah pedal. His advice to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' axeman was priceless - Guitar Player
- James Bond theme tune guitarist Vic Flick dies aged 87 - BBC.com
- "I placed the DeArmond pickup near the bridge. I put a crushed cigarette packet underneath it. That helped to get that round sound.” Vic Flick, guitarist behind the iconic James Bond theme, has died. Read our historic interview with him - Guitar Player
- Vic Flick, Guitarist on the James Bond Theme Song, Dies at 87 - Hollywood Reporter
- Billy Corgan Voices Frustration at Being Underrated as Guitar Player: 'Once You Go Beyond the Randy Rhoadses, There's a Lot of People Who Pretend to Play Guitar' - Ultimate Guitar
- Billy Corgan slams ‘greatest guitar player’ lists for not placing him higher: “They’ll put me behind somebody who I could play circles around” - Guitar.com
- “He said, ‘Come by the studio tomorrow and bring your guitar.’ All at once, my life changed.” How an unknown guitarist turned a lunch date into session work on the biggest hits of the 1980s - Guitar Player
- 'Rest of the World Doesn't Care' About Musicians Like McLaughlin, Flea and Pastorius, Gene Simmons Says: 'That Music Is Intended to Show Off How Well You Play' - Ultimate Guitar
- "I'm not a guitar player — I never took the time. I use it as a tool.” The guitarist behind some of music's biggest hits says you don't need to be virtuoso to have a career - Guitar Player
- “I was slumping over my acoustic guitar and grabbing my chest. I remember thinking, This might be it for me.” Al Di Meola talks about his onstage heart attack and the rush to save his life - Guitar Player
- Jake E. Lee shot multiple times in Las Vegas - Guitar World
- Guitar Player Magazine Ends Print Edition After 58 Years - Digital Music News
- “Lack of use, plus three bouts of COVID, probably phased out the plectrum for me”: Mark Knopfler tells why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking - Guitar Player
- Guitar Player Magazine to Axe Print Edition in Digital Shift - Billboard
- Guitar Player Magazine Halts Publication, Puts Out One Last Print Edition After 58-Year Run - Variety
- After 6 decades, Guitar Player magazine to release final print edition - UPI News
- “You have witnessed a revolution”: Guitar Player ceases print publication after 57 years - Guitar.com
- Guitar Player magazine to cease print publication - MSN
- "You have witnessed a revolution.” The closure of Guitar Player magazine marks the end of an era — and the start of a new one - Guitar Player
- "I'm a bit rusty, and I don't know how much I can play, but I'll give it a go." Watch Brian May play guitar for the first time since suffering a minor stroke last month - Guitar Player
- “I played Eddie Cochran’s guitar at his house. Turns out he was way ahead of his time.” Brian Setzer says he found the late rocker’s bedroom — including his Fender Bassman amp — just as he left it in 1960 - Guitar Player
- Steve Vai was stunned when he heard him. Joe Bonamassa says he’s reinvented guitar. Al Di Meola says it “would take lifetimes to catch up with him.” Meet Matteo Mancuso, the young player who’s light years ahead of us all - Guitar Player
- “It’s impossible to go back there without Rick Wright, and I wouldn’t want to – it’s all done”: David Gilmour dismisses talk of future Pink Floyd shows - Guitar Player
- “I asked if I could take six strings off and try it and he goes, ‘If you buy it, you can do whatever you want’”: A new Eddie Van Halen-narrated documentary details how he got hooked on modding guitars – and subsequently created Frankenstein - Guitar Player
- mgk makes special appearance ahead of Browns season opener - clevelandbrowns.com
- “We shared the experience of becoming famous, and spent more hours in the studio than anything else in this life”: Alex Van Halen teases a snippet of Unfinished – the last song he worked on with his brother, Eddie - Guitar Player
- 'You Will Be Miserable': Yngwie Malmsteen Names One Thing Guitar Players Shouldn't Do - Ultimate Guitar
- YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Music And Playing The Guitar Is Not A Competition' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I love playing with Slash. But I think I’m a little more left-of-center than they were”: Dave Navarro reveals why he declined an offer to join Guns 'n' Roses - Guitar Player
- DAVID ELLEFSON: 'LEMMY Played The Bass Like An Acoustic Guitar' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Who is the mysterious hooded guitarist who performed at the Paris Olympics closing ceremony? - Guitar World
- ‘Best guitar player in the world’ with strong Bay Area ties dies at 81 - Santa Cruz Sentinel
- No more encores for Tacoma musician Jerry Miller, one of the best to ever play guitar - Tacoma News Tribune
- “He gave us ninety years of tireless efforts to educate, inspire, and entertain”: British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 - Guitar Player
- Moby Grape guitarist Jerry Miller dies aged 81 - Guitar.com
- Rock legend once called ‘best guitar player in world’ has died - cleveland.com
- Jerry Miller Dies: Moby Grape Cofounder Voted One Of Rock’s Guitar Greats Was 81 - Deadline
- Slash says Eddie Van Halen was a blues player at heart – and that's what made him so good - Guitar Player
- Ted Nugent Names the 'Greatest Guitar Player in the World,' Praises Motown Musicians - Ultimate Guitar
- “My old Strat weighs more than a Les Paul that I have, but my signature model is so light that you can hold it up with your pinkie”: Walter Trout is healthier and playing better than ever, but he’s still being dragged down by the world around him - Guitar Player
- “I did what I had to do as a man for my family, and I don’t regret leaving – I regret how it happened”: Richie Sambora reflects on his departure from Bon Jovi - Guitar Player
- “Some of the most vicious, nasty rock ’n’ roll guitar I’ve ever heard in my life”: That time forgotten rockabilly guitar hero Cordell Jackson dueled with Brian Setzer – in a Budweiser commercial - Guitar Player
- Why 'The Best' Guitar Player Doesn't Exist and How to Tell a Story With Music: Inside the Mind of Guthrie Govan - Ultimate Guitar
- Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist of the last two decades - Guitar.com
- “Eric Clapton’s roadie came by the house, and he brought a Strat with him... He said, ‘I’ll sell it to you for £60’”: Ritchie Blackmore's first Strat came from Eric Clapton's collection - Guitar Player
- “He’d put his right hand onto a fret and make this beautiful singing sound... I said, ‘I’m going to nick that!’”: The guitarist who inspired Brian May’s tapping techniques reflects on pivotal chance meeting - Guitar Player
- “Lack of use, plus three bouts of COVID, probably phased out the plectrum for me”: Mark Knopfler tells why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking - Guitar Player
- “He was and is the best guitar player I've ever played with”: Ozzy Osbourne reveals the name he rates above all his other guitarist collaborators - Guitar World
- Dickey Betts, legendary guitarist and founding Allman Brothers Band member, dies at 80 - GPB News
- Ace Frehley on the creation of his new solo album, and the '59 Les Paul he'll always regret selling - Guitar Player
Guitar Amp News
- “You could write your own Stairway to Heaven on an instrument like this”: The hottest guitar gear launches of 2024 – from Wolfgang Van Halen’s long-awaited semi-hollow signature to UAFX’s Dumble-in-a-pedal - Guitar World
- UG Awards: Best Guitar Gear of 2024 - Ultimate Guitar
- 8 High-Gain Pedals That Breathe Fire Into Your Tone - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - INFORUM
- This Forgotten and Rare Amp Helped The Beatles Redefine Rock Music: Here's Why It's Special - Ultimate Guitar
- Kemper Releases Free OS 12.0 - Premier Guitar
- Kemper Amps and Zilla Cabs Announce Collaboration - Premier Guitar
- I'm Done! 2 Important Reasons I Won't Buy Another Tube Amplifier - Ultimate Guitar
- Bad Religion Guitarist Prefers Kemper Over Old Marshalls, Explains Why He 'Didn't Understand Fender Amps' - Ultimate Guitar
- "Positive Grid’s Spark 2 is without a doubt the best practice amp I’ve ever played": Score a first-time discount on the Positive Grid Spark 2 this Black Friday - Guitar World
- Best desktop guitar amps 2024: our top desktop amps for portable practice - Guitar World
- Guitar Journal: The Cure live rig, Marshall, & Chug+! - gearnews.com
- “This is why we want to show up at NAMM”: Marshall is returning to NAMM for the first time in 5 years – and has teased some blockbuster launches - Guitar World
- “New and exciting product lines and services are in the works”: Dumble is under new ownership – and it will begin making amps again using the elusive amp builder’s “trade secrets” - Guitar World
- Jimmy Page Opens Up on His No. 1 Amp: 'It Was Just the Best Amp I Had in My Collection' - Ultimate Guitar
- Are we about to see a new version of the iconic Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier? - Guitar.com
- “It did all those Led Zeppelin tours and all the recordings. It did flippin’ everything, y’know?” Jimmy Page reveals “the best amp that I’d ever had in my collection” - Guitar Player
- Marshall may be up for sale again for the second time in 18 months – but this time for €800m - Guitar.com
- “Sets a new benchmark for guitar amp plugin performance”: Blackstar and Jared James Nichols blur boundary between physical and digital amp releases with ground-breaking signature amp and plugin launch - Guitar World
- “I'd advise new guitarists to play with an amplifier”: Sheryl Crow guitarist says beginners should steer clear of amp modellers - Guitar.com
- “Pure valve-drive power allowing you to experience rich, dynamic, and authentically classic tones”: Ashdown’s new SX tube amp series offers mid-priced options for vintage amps with modern features - Guitar Player
- “Pays homage to vintage legends while infusing innovative features”: Ashdown’s mid-priced SX range looks to put a modern spin on classic tube amp tones - Guitar World
- “A significant leap forward in both technology and user experience”: Fender’s Mustang Micro Plus looks to fill the void left by the Boss Katana:GO by making the firm’s market-leading headphone amp better than ever before - Guitar World
- “A celebration of Dimebag’s timeless influence”: Dimebag Darrell’s Warhead amp has been revived as a compact lunchbox head – and it was tested during Pantera rehearsals - Guitar World
- You May Not Like It but Tube Amps Are Changing Forever: Here's Why - Ultimate Guitar
- “Finely tuned to replicate the rich and warm tones of a tube amp”: Ashdown is so convinced its new budget amp range offers killer tone, it’s literally called it Killer Tone - Guitar World
- “It’s like having a little piece of Dime with you everywhere”: Nail Dimebag Darrell’s fearsome metal tone with the resurrected and reimagined Warhead amp – a 40W high-gain powerhouse, road-tested during Pantera rehearsals - MusicRadar
- “The idea is to be versatile, and nothing beats Engl for doing that exceptionally well – it's all tube all the time”: Steve Morse’s new signature amp stakes its claim as one of the most feature-packed 20W tube heads on the market - Guitar World
- Marshall CEO Reacts to Guitarists' Worries About the Company Neglecting Amps: 'We're Aware of Things We Can Do Better' - Ultimate Guitar
- Quick! Get the original Spark smart amp at a super low price for a limited time in Positive Grid’s big Labor Day sale - MusicRadar
- With all eyes on the Spark 2, now's the time to get the original 5-star Spark amp for way less in the Positive Grid Labor Day sale - Guitar World
- “To me, this is the highest level of craftsmanship, like Swiss watches or high-end leather goods. These people are just the best at what they do”: Behind the scenes at Marshall Amps with new CEO Jeremy de Maillard – and how he plans to win back guitarists - Guitar World
- “We’re taking guitar amps to where they should be in the 21st century”: Inside the incredible rise of Blackstar Amplification, from vintage-inspired beginnings to cutting-edge digital tech and the world's lightest tube amp - Guitar World
- “I knew I’d have to address that situation with Earl Slick and his Marshall stacks”: Carlos Alomar on how David Bowie financed one of the first-ever rack-mounted amplifiers - Guitar World
- Best guitar amp headphones 2024: Our top choices, from wearable tech to pro in-ear monitors - MusicRadar
- Legendary Amp Maker Randall Smith Leaves Mesa Boogie, Gibson Reveals - Ultimate Guitar
- “Randy has completed his time with Gibson as Master Designer and Pioneer of Mesa/Boogie”: Gibson confirms the departure of legendary amp designer and Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith - Guitar World
- Slash thinks recording a live guitar amp is a “dying art”: “A lot of producers don't even know how to do it properly” - Guitar.com
- “Marshall crunch, Vox chime, and Fender warmth. Supercharge your rig with a whole studio in your pedalboard”: Quilter’s latest pedal amp crams classic tones into a single stompbox – could it be your ’board’s new best friend? - Guitar World
- “When people plug into it, whatever guitar they are gonna use through this, it is going to amplify their personality’: Orange and Orianthi team up for the Oriverb – an all-tube 2x12 combo she describes as a “dream come true” - MusicRadar
- “No-one will ever have an amp on stage at the Sphere. They might have dummies, but they’re not on”: Trey Anastasio reveals why it’s impossible to play with onstage amps at the most advanced music venue in the world - Guitar World
- “Fingerpicking came from not having an amplifier. After dad forked out for the guitar, I didn't have the nerve to ask him for one”: Mark Knopfler says the lack of a guitar amp growing up helped him develop his now-iconic fingerpicking style - Guitar World
- Guitar Center staff find thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs stashed inside guitar amp - Yahoo! Voices
- "It's extremely rare that this happens at any business": Thousands of dollars of drugs found hidden in an amp by shocked Guitar Center employees - MusicRadar
- “Faster, smarter and more accurate than any human”: Neural DSP unveils TINA – a robot that promises to revolutionize the digital amp modeling world forever - Guitar World
- Guitar Center employees discover piles of drugs stuffed inside amp - MusicTech
- Georgia Guitar Center employees find thousands of dollars in drugs stuffed inside guitar amp - ActionNewsJax.com
- Guitar Center employees find thousands of dollars in drugs stuffed inside guitar amp - WSB Atlanta
- “Like taking Madison Square Garden wherever you go – epic and versatile”: With 25 per cent more volume, double the processing power, AI and looper, Positive Grid’s Spark 2 ups the ante for practice-friendly digital guitar amps - MusicRadar
- “That amp quite literally changed my life”: Damon Johnson explains why finding the right amp kickstarted his career - Guitar World
- “It is more evolution than revolution, but Positive Grid have delivered everything guitarists have been asking for and more”: Positive Grid Spark 2 review - Guitar World
- “The ideal tool for guitarists seeking simplicity, power, and tone in an analogue package”: Blackstar unveils the Debut 100R, high-headroom 100W combos with two channels, reverb, and a MOSFET-driven preamp to replicate tube amp tone - MusicRadar
- Positive Grid teases the Spark 2: “Yes, it has a looper” - Guitar.com
- "I think the speakers in your amplifier have the largest single impact on guitar tone": This guitarist seeks to proves it - MusicRadar
- “You don't get many opportunities to own your guitar hero's amp, let alone the one and only...” Joe Bonamassa puts Lowell George’s Dumble amp through its paces – 45 years after it was last played publicly - Guitar World
- 'I Couldn't Swap It for Anything': Brian May Shares Opinion on Digital Modelers, Explains Why He Won't Give Up Tube Amps - Ultimate Guitar
- “The serial number was the same as John Lennon’s amp. I couldn’t believe it”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used on early Beatles recordings and Cavern gigs – was lost for 60 years. Now it may have been found, covered in black paint, on an auction site - Guitar World
- Best pedal amps 2024: Power up your pedalboard with an amp in a box - Guitar Player
- You Can Easily Convert an Old Cassette Tape Player Into a Fuzzy Guitar Amp (and It Can Sound Pretty Good) - Ultimate Guitar
- “Pure Bassman tone that’s virtually indistinguishable from the original”: Fender expands the Tone Master range with its first-ever tweed model – and it's a digital repro of the best-sounding Fender amp of all time - Guitar World
- “Now you can experience my amplifier treasury for yourself”: Joe Satriani has modeled his epic amp collection – including some you might not expect - Guitar World
- “These amps just breathe like a well-rounded tube amp, no matter what you throw at them”: Can solid-state amps compete with tubes? Laney thinks its Lionheart Foundry combos are up to the challenge - Guitar World
- Best acoustic guitar amp 2024: Amplify your sound without losing your acoustic resonance - MusicRadar
- “There's cool and then there's this”: Joe Bonamassa tracks down Lowell George's Dumble Overdrive Special after a 15-year search - Guitar Player
- “The crown jewel of my amplifier collection”: Joe Bonamassa has bought Lowell George’s Dumble Overdrive Special Reverb after a 15-year quest - Guitar World
- “The amp that’s one in a hundred”: Marshall is celebrating 100 years of iconic British speaker firm Celestion with this stunning, limited-edition hand-built head and cab - Guitar World
- Polyphia's Tim Henson Explains One Advantage of Tube Amps Over Digital Stuff, Reveals His Ideal Setup - Ultimate Guitar
- “File under ‘whatever it takes’. If you happen to be walking through, you’ve got no choice but to hear it!” John Mayer is still using his tube amps at The Sphere – but you’ll never guess where he’s hiding them - Guitar World
- Unlike the Edge, John Mayer is using real amps for Dead and Co’s Sphere shows… but with a unique twist - Guitar.com
- Why Marshall Should Embrace Modified Amp Circuits This Year - Ultimate Guitar
- "We've been behind and now we want to catch up": It sounds like Marshall's CEO wants to make up for lost time with modelling amps – but is he too late? - MusicRadar
- “Powerful sound and exceptional connectivity”: Orange launches ‘revolutionary’ new Pyramid Audio system - MusicRadar
- Boss reveals the Katana Gen 3: the evolution of a guitar amp phenomenon - MusicRadar
- “Katana Gen 3 elevates the lineup, providing a playing experience that goes where no other amps can”: Boss has launched the latest evolution of the Katana range – and it’s more versatile than ever - Guitar World
- "I was blown away": PRS debuts new, more affordable David Grissom amp with the DGT 15 - MusicRadar
- “Advancing the lineage of the amps guitars players love, and preserving its heart and soul”: Boss has teased the third generation of its best-selling Katana amp range – and an official announcement is coming soon - Guitar World
- "It was totally, totally nuts": The Edge was so impressed with Universal Audio's Lion '68 amp pedal, he didn't just add it to his rig – it changed the tone for his intro to U2's Las Vegas Sphere gigs - MusicRadar
- Slash Names One Thing He 'Never Enjoyed' Doing With Gear, Explains Why He Prefers Traditional Over Digital Amps - Ultimate Guitar
- Gus G Says He Doesn't Use Traditional Guitar Amps in the Studio: 'I Just Use Plugins' - Ultimate Guitar
- 'Once You Get a Good-Sounding Amp, You're Good to Go': Zakk Wylde on Why He Likes to Keep His Rig 'As Simple as Possible' - Ultimate Guitar
- "A guy named Alexander Dumble made the amps": Andrew Watt reveals the gear behind Pearl Jam's new album - MusicRadar
- The best of the past, the best of the future: the hottest guitar amps and amp pedals coming out in 2024 - MusicRadar
- Best amp modellers 2024: High-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles - MusicRadar
- Line 6 Introduces Catalyst CX Combo Guitar Amplifiers - YamahaMusicians
- Best headphone amps for guitar 2024: turn it up while keeping it down - MusicRadar
- “Puts authentic sounds from the stage class Boss Katana amp series at the instrument’s output jack”: Has the Katana:GO just changed the headphone amp game forever? - Guitar World
- Boss aims to redefine the headphone guitar amp with the $119 Katana:Go - MusicRadar
- Best pedal amps 2024: Get the sound, feel and response of an amp, all on your pedalboard - MusicRadar
- Best guitar amps 2024: tube, solid-state and modeling amplifiers for all levels and budgets - Guitar World
- Guitar Gear Gems: Marshall Group amp revenue was only 5% - gearnews.com
- Marshall Group says amplifiers made up just 5% of revenue last year, reveals push for digital amps going forward - Guitar.com
- “We think Marshall represents the rock and roll attitude”: Amp sales accounted for just 5% of the Marshall Group’s revenues in 2023 – but it looks like new digital amps could be on the way - Guitar World
- Jens Ritter's new Encore guitar amp is $40,000 of white gold-covered, sapphire-encrusted luxury - Guitar.com
- “A groundbreaking electric guitar amplifier that sets a new standard”: Ritter’s new Encore might just be the most luxurious guitar amp ever made – but it’s going to cost you $40,000 - Guitar World
- Is 2024 Going to Be the Year of High-End Tube Amps? - Ultimate Guitar
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- On-Stage releases GWS5000 Guitar Workstation for keeping guitars, amps, pedals in one place - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024 Live: Our top moments from the biggest gear show in the world - Guitar.com
- “Gibson is back in the amp business”: Gibson’s Falcon amps have landed – can the Mesa-made combos get their claws into the boutique amp market? - Guitar World
Bass Player News
- VIXEN Bassist JULIA LAGE And Guitarist BRITT LIGHTNING Team Up On Special Christmas Episode Of Bass N Bake - bravewords.com
- BILLY SHEEHAN Explains Why PAUL MCCARTNEY 'Is Probably The Greatest' Bass Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Steve Lewinson (1966-2024) - SoulBounce
- Embracing Music Theory—and Letting Go of It—with Fugazi’s Joe Lally - Premier Guitar
- “My job is not to be the guy that’s bringing the entertainment or adding the color”: Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman opens up on his role in one of the world’s biggest bands – and how he’s adapting his playing style - Guitar World
- “Further proof that the gear doesn’t matter when you have the skills to pay the bills”: When their gear didn’t turn up for a festival performance, Primus played brand-new Fender guitars from Guitar Center – with the tags still on - Guitar World
- “He's probably, for my money, one of the finest guitarists in the world”: Radiohead's Colin Greenwood on who he considers the best rhythm guitarist he's ever played with - Guitar World
- Tributes to legendary jazz band leader Bill Cornell after his death aged 96 - Bishop's Stortford Independent
- It's That Simple: These Are the Only 3 Types of Punk Bassists (and Iconic Examples) - Ultimate Guitar
- “The door burst open. It was James, who was late and had come into the wrong room. He started listening and said, ’No, no, that's not the way you do it,’ and grabbed my EB-3”: Jack Bruce on his chance meeting with Motown hit-maker James Jamerson - Guitar World
- “I have a hair tie around the nut of my bass, and I pull it up to the 17th fret”: Just when we thought he’d settled into his routine as a bass superhero, Victor Wooten pulls out another surprise: a 25-cent hair tie? - Guitar World
- Music maker, 88, creates unique horn section, with moose antler bass guitar and cello - CTV News Vancouver
- Simply Red, Spice Girls and Amy Winehouse band member dies aged 60 - NationalWorld
- Rob Trujillo Opens Up on Jaco Pastorius Influence, Names 'Phenomenal' Bass Player Who 'Played With a Pick and His Fingers' - Ultimate Guitar
- ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Has a non-singing bass player been the lead songwriter in a major band? - Daily Mail
- Simply Red Bass Player Steve Lewinson Dies At Age 58 - Noise11
- Taylor Swift’s Bass Player of 17 Years Reflects on Eras Tour End: ‘It Was the Ride of a Lifetime’ - imdb
- Taylor Swift's Bass Player Amos Heller Offers Behind-the-Scenes Look - Us Weekly
- Taylor Swift's Longtime Bass Player Writes Emotional Note About Grueling Eras Tour: 'I've Emerged Changed' - PEOPLE
- Taylor Swift’s bass player calls Eras Tour ‘the ride of a lifetime’ - Evening Standard
Bass Amp News
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- Best multi-effects pedals 2024: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- Bassmans, a Klon Centaur clone, and a brand-new effect, dubbed the Glooper: Fender just dropped a game-changing Tone Master Pro update – making its flagship modeler more competitive than ever - Guitar World
- Meet the JAMster series, the $42 desktop guitar/bass amp from Harley Benton you can take anywhere - Yahoo Entertainment
- Ashen Amps APG700.4 Bass Amplifier - Bass Gear Magazine
- “Once the modelers caught up to tube amps in their tone, it was all over for me”: Mark Hoppus explains why he switched to Kemper and Quad Cortex for blink-182’s mammoth arena shows - Guitar World
- Orange AD200: The all-tube bass legend gets an upgrade - gearnews.com
- “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
- Best bass amps 2024: killer low-end amplification options for bassists - Guitar World
- “Raises professional bass amplification to the next level”: Boss has unveiled its first-ever Katana bass head – and it might have just changed the game for bass players - Guitar World
- “Next-generation sound experience backed by decades of R&D”: Boss has big news for bassists, unveiling feature-packed ME-90B multi-fx, plus high-powered Katana-500 head and matching 1x12 cab - MusicRadar
- Best amp modellers 2024: High-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles - MusicRadar
- “Puts authentic sounds from the stage class Boss Katana amp series at the instrument’s output jack”: Has the Katana:GO just changed the headphone amp game forever? - Guitar World
- Is Ashdown's latest combo its best lightweight bass amp yet? - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: the biggest news and hottest gear revealed in guitars, music tech, software - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: "Not just powerful, they are portable" – Darkglass announces four new combo digital and analog 500-watt bass amps - MusicRadar
- Vox debuts the amPlug3 travel amp in 7 guitar and bass forms - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: “A luxurious color that evokes the beginnings of heavy metal”: Orange Amps team up with Glenn Hughes for its first signature O Bass – and it's a dazzling purple - Guitar World
Guitar Effects News
- “Every guitar that had been in Jamaica had to be pulled apart and rebuilt because of what the humidity there did to the electronics.” Pedal legend Roger Mayer reveals how he perfected Bob Marley's guitar tone for 'Exodus,' his global breakthrough - Guitar Player
- “You could write your own Stairway to Heaven on an instrument like this”: The hottest guitar gear launches of 2024 – from Wolfgang Van Halen’s long-awaited semi-hollow signature to UAFX’s Dumble-in-a-pedal - Guitar World
- The Best Budget Reverb Pedals for your Setup - gearnews.com
- 8 High-Gain Pedals That Breathe Fire Into Your Tone - Premier Guitar
- “Each one has its own unique art work and its own unique iteration of the circuit”: Red Witch Pedals has made 99 different versions of the Pax Harmonia and might just have created the ultimate Uni-Vibe in the process - MusicRadar
- Check out the latest from Tech 21: Richie Kotzen RK5 Signature Fly Rig V3 - Premier Guitar
- "With a unit this affordable, are the effects any good? Yes! They really are": Zoom MS-50G+ Multistomp review - Guitar World
- Apparently even the Spring King takes Ozempic. Danelectro brings back its oversized spring reverb pedal in a slimmed-down stompbox. And yes, you can still kick it - Guitar Player
- “One of our best-selling pedals for over a decade with an updated feature set”: Electro-Harmonix responds to sky-rocketing looper competition with the Pico 360+ – can this mini looper take the crown? - Guitar World
- Fractal Audio Systems VP4 Virtual Pedalboard - Bass Gear Magazine
- The best new pedals of 2024, according to the Guitar.com team - Guitar.com
- “An all-in-one power solution, on or off the grid”: D’Addario’s rechargeable XPND Pedal Power promises to make your ’board more portable – but only if you daisy chain - Guitar World
- Four essential effects for bass guitar - Mixdown
- “Create the perfect loop”: Mooer stokes the compact looper market with the GL100 – an AI-equipped looper/drum pedal that's less than $150 - Guitar World
- “Even better than the original”: Danelectro’s Spring King was the cult reverb pedal you could kick – now it’s back, but not as you remember it - Guitar World
- “Like a DigiTech Ricochet channeling the spirit of a velociraptor”: Tallon Electric The Noise review - Guitar World
- UAFX Enigmatic ’82 Overdrive Special Review - Premier Guitar
- “Unlimited looping for endless ideas”: Can Zoom beat Boss and TC Electronic at their own game and conquer the compact looper game with its latest MultiStomp pedal? - Guitar World
- Best multi-effects pedals 2024: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- Best overdrive pedals 2024: Saturate your sound - Guitar Player
Guitar and Bass News
- VIXEN Bassist JULIA LAGE And Guitarist BRITT LIGHTNING Team Up On Special Christmas Episode Of Bass N Bake - bravewords.com
- “Every guitar that had been in Jamaica had to be pulled apart and rebuilt because of what the humidity there did to the electronics.” Pedal legend Roger Mayer reveals how he perfected Bob Marley's guitar tone for 'Exodus,' his global breakthrough - Guitar Player
- How to Record in the Field, Pt. 1 - Premier Guitar
- “You could write your own Stairway to Heaven on an instrument like this”: The hottest guitar gear launches of 2024 – from Wolfgang Van Halen’s long-awaited semi-hollow signature to UAFX’s Dumble-in-a-pedal - Guitar World
- Embracing Music Theory—and Letting Go of It—with Fugazi’s Joe Lally - Premier Guitar
- “My job is not to be the guy that’s bringing the entertainment or adding the color”: Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman opens up on his role in one of the world’s biggest bands – and how he’s adapting his playing style - Guitar World
- “Further proof that the gear doesn’t matter when you have the skills to pay the bills”: When their gear didn’t turn up for a festival performance, Primus played brand-new Fender guitars from Guitar Center – with the tags still on - Guitar World
- “I’m kind of like the governor”: Paul McCartney on why he doesn’t have any conflicts with his current band - Guitar.com
- Tim Commerford’s new Ernie Ball Music Man StingRay is a love letter to the pawnshop bass that crafted the first Rage record - MSN
- When Building Guitars—or Pursuing Anything—Go Down All the Rabbit Holes - Premier Guitar
- “It ain’t hip, but it’s fairly priced for a North American-made guitar – and an instrument this writer would happily gig with, no hesitation”: Godin Radium review - Guitar World
- It's That Simple: These Are the Only 3 Types of Punk Bassists (and Iconic Examples) - Ultimate Guitar
- “I have a hair tie around the nut of my bass, and I pull it up to the 17th fret”: Just when we thought he’d settled into his routine as a bass superhero, Victor Wooten pulls out another surprise: a 25-cent hair tie? - Guitar World
- Watch: Paul McCartney Brings His Previously Stolen '61 Höfner Bass Back on Stage After 50 Years - Ultimate Guitar
- Music maker, 88, creates unique horn section, with moose antler bass guitar and cello - CTV News Vancouver
- When Ron Asheton switched from guitar to bass, Iggy and the Stooges recorded their most influential record - Yahoo Entertainment
- Kemper Releases Free OS 12.0 - Premier Guitar
- Watch Paul McCartney Reunite With Ringo Starr And His Lost Beatles Bass Guitar In London - Stereogum
- “We’ve been looking for it for 50 years, and I got it back”: Paul McCartney’s long-lost Höfner returns to the stage for the first time in 50 years, as he enlists Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr for an epic tour finale - Guitar World
- Rob Trujillo Opens Up on Jaco Pastorius Influence, Names 'Phenomenal' Bass Player Who 'Played With a Pick and His Fingers' - Ultimate Guitar
New Music releases
- Tyga Releases Bold New Music Video For “Slave” Ahead Of Album “NSFW” | Hit Channel - Hit Channel
- SZA releases new album ‘Lana’ and shares a new Kendrick Lamar collaboration - NME
- SZA Finally Releases Long-Delayed ‘Lana’ Album, Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Lil Yachty and Benny Blanco - Variety
- The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
- 5 Andrea Bocelli Songs To Know: From "Con Te Partiró" To "Perfect Symphony" - The GRAMMYs
- Aphex Twin Releases Surprise New Compilation Music From the Merch Desk (2016 - 2023): Listen - Pitchfork
- 12 Left-Of-Center Christmas Songs: Cyndi Lauper, Snoop Dogg, The Vandals & More - The GRAMMYs
- New Releases - Official Charts Company
- ON THE RECORD: New Irish music releases you need to hear - Irish Post
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2024 - Billboard
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2024 and 2025 - Pitchfork
- The Weeknd announces release date for new album 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' - Capital XTRA
- 11 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now - Pitchfork
- New Music Friday Releases: Girls Aloud, FLO, Linkin Park, Jin, Sam Fender and more - Official Charts Company
- BTS V, BLACKPINK Rose, BTS Jin And Other Highly-Anticipated Upcoming Kpop New Music Releases - Jagran English
- New Music Friday Releases: The Cure, Shawn Mendes, Inhaler and more - Official Charts Company
- New Music Friday Releases: Lady Gaga, Addison Rae, Bastille and more - Official Charts Company
- Church Releases New Music Playlists, Albums and Updates to the Sacred Music App - Church Newsroom
- New Music Friday Releases: Kylie Minogue, JADE, Rag'n'Bone Man and more - Official Charts Company
- BREAKING BENJAMIN Releases New Single 'Awaken' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
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