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- Joe Bonamassa on why he takes gear collecting so seriously - MSN
- “Dad let me organically follow whatever I wanted. That was his main mantra: ‘Just play.’ It’s that simple”: Wolfgang Van Halen on Allan Holdsworth, unintentional Van Halen-isms, and his go-to guitar-test riffs - Guitar World
- How to Watch/Stream Nik's 2025 Nocturnal Awards Tonight (And See the Nominees) - Loudwire
- “The moment I discovered what it feels like to teach yourself a riff that you love, I was hooked. It feels like you're riding the universe”: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
- “I remember thinking, ‘This is like Eddie Van Halen’s death.’ He influenced so many, and he was one of a kind. His legacy is monumental”: Bruce Kulick remembers Ace Frehley, and the Frehley-era Kiss song that caused him the most trouble - Guitar World
- “I was like, ‘Wow, that guy’s good. Then it dawned on me: That’s me!’” He’s a first-call session guitarist and one of the most recorded players in history. But even he can’t say what makes him so in demand - Guitar Player
- Jimi Hendrix’s Favorite Records Were Stand-Up Comedy Albums - VICE
- “I could take this Mexican-made version out on tour and nobody would know the difference.” Jason Isbell says this is what you need to know about guitars made south of the border - Guitar Player
- “When people ask, ‘Why do you need so many?’ They don’t get what it is to be a collector. You have the ability to preserve things”: Joe Bonamassa on why he takes gear collecting so seriously - Guitar World
- John 5 explains why he doesn’t improvise when playing other people’s songs: “I show respect by playing the songs just as they were written” - Guitar.com
- “This amplifier carried a different kind of history — one we couldn’t let drift away.” How the Beach Boys' Dumble Overdrive Special ended up in Hawaii, and the celebrity who’s now recording with it - Guitar Player
- The Guitarist Paul McCartney Said Even Eddie Van Halen Couldn’t Touch - American Songwriter
- “Every time I watch videos of her playing guitar, I'm just melted on the floor. I think she's one of the most genius guitar players”: Danielle Haim names her biggest guitar influences, including the player she calls “the most underrated” - MusicRadar
- Jamie Webster, The Sway and Space joined the 603 guitarists for an evening of music - facebook.com
- Nancy Wilson shares which Heart song ‘was hard to get behind’ ahead of Hershey concert - PennLive.com
- Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest - BBJ - Budapest Business Journal
- 'Never Been Done Before or Since': This Guitarist Made Rock History, but Paul Rodgers Thinks He Doesn't Get the Recognition He Deserves - Ultimate Guitar
- This ’70s Rocker Was Voted ‘Most Underrated Guitarist of All Time’ - parade.com
- “It was the worst show I've played in my life. I could not stop thinking: He's right there!” Jerry Cantrell on his friendship with Eddie Van Halen and how the rare guitar Ed gave him went missing - Guitar Player
- Jamie Webster, The Sway and Space joined the 603 guitarists for an evening of music - facebook.com
- “I think people pay for their biases – people will pay more to reinforce the incorrect opinions that they already have”: Jason Isbell on why Mexican-made guitars should not be underestimated - Guitar World
- Wong Notes Live! with Matteo Mancuso - Premier Guitar
- “Surely Jimi Hendrix would have wanted his fellow musicians to receive everything to which they are entitled.” Hendrix's Experience bandmates Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding sue Sony over lost royalties - Guitar Player
- This late rock guitar legend doesn’t get the credit he fully deserves, according to Paul Rodgers - Yahoo
- “I can’t say how he got the variety of sounds he did. They broke the mold when they made him”: This late rock guitar legend doesn’t get the credit he fully deserves, according to Paul Rodgers - Guitar World
- “There’s a lot in the works for Kiss moving ahead. We’re not touring anymore, but there’s still a ton happening behind the scenes”: Kiss guitarist Tommy Thayer says the band could still make new music in the future - MusicRadar
- “I turned into a Strat player. I never thought I would”: Danielle Haim on her guitarist-for-hire days with Julian Casablancas, I Quit energy and Haim’s historic Grammy nomination - Guitar World
- Festive guitar favorites fill the air friday at the Donald W. Reynolds Library - KTLO
- "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
- This 2001 Song Became Beatles Guitarist George Harrison's Final Recording Before His Death - AOL.com
- Win tickets to see the Johnny A. Trio at a special Guitar Player Presents event in Oakland, California - Guitar Player
- McAllen guitarist with visual impairment lets music guide the way - MyRGV.com
- “He was my soulmate guitarist, and we were in sync musically. Sad we lost him. Such a tragedy.” Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa - Guitar Player
- “When he was around, he would hear something and say, ‘That’s a little bit leftfield, but what if we do this?’” Steve Morse says 95 percent of his ideas for Deep Purple were dismissed, but he found a kindred spirit in one member - Guitar Player
- “I gave him 1,600 bucks and my guitar. It was all the money I had in the world.” Vince Gill on the guitar that launched his career, and the vintage treasures that have inspired his muse - Guitar Player
- Historic Ripley Town Hall is to host one of the world's greatest guitarists - Harrogate Advertiser
- Slade guitarist Dave Hill teams up with Noddy Holder's son to make first ever solo album - Music-News.com
- “Do you see Taylor Swift shredding scales? I don’t think so”: Wolfgang Van Halen on how fans unfairly critique his guitar playing because of his father – and why shredding like Eddie isn’t important - Guitar World
- 'The Vibrato Really Makes a Big Difference': Robben Ford on How Jeff Beck Inspired Him to Pick Up the Stratocaster, Explains How It Altered His Playing Style - Ultimate Guitar
- “It can be a creamy and gooey boost, and it can breathe saturated fire.” Strymon launches its new Series A line of analog pedals with the Fairfax, a “full tube amp circuit” in a pedal - Guitar Player
- “He was a star — I couldn’t put him onstage, could I?” The pop singer who Jimi Hendrix saved from disaster by playing offstage, behind a curtain - Guitar Player
- Blindfold Test: Lee Ritenour - DownBeat
- “The guitar I learned to play on isn’t worth much, but I’ve played it at thousands of concerts and hundreds of recording sessions”: He’s performed on over 500 albums. Now Marcus Deml is making breathtaking guitar instrumentals under his own name - Guitar World
- Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello and Fender team up to release iconic 'Arm The Homeless' guitar - NME
- “For almost 20 years I didn’t even want to talk to these guys.” Rik Emmett speaks on Triumph’s rocky career and triumphant return as the band announces a 50th anniversary reunion tour with Phil X - Guitar Player
- “It was a little hard bouncing between classes and playing gigs like Coachella. Now I’m out of school, I can devote all my time to being a musician”: Is Brandon ‘Taz’ Niederauer guitar’s next superstar? - Guitar World
- “Pete came in and went, ‘You bastard!’” Pete Townshend claimed this guitar innovation was the Who’s idea. The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood proved him wrong - Guitar Player
- “I just stopped by the studio to say hello to Quincy Jones. He said, ‘Let's have you play on this one.’ Then he stuck a guitar in my hands.” The jazz guitar great who fell into success with George Benson and Michael Jackson has died - Guitar Player
- “Moments like this don’t happen in real life”: Jared James Nichols spotted a pedal builder in the audience at one of his gigs – then handed him his guitar mid-solo - Guitar World
- “I said, ‘I thought you were a whole band! How were you doing that?’” Randy Bachman on the obscure jazz guitar genius whose influence runs through the music of the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Guitar Player
- He Helped Shape Austin’s Music Scene. Now, as He Stares Down ALS, He’s Still Playing. - Texas Monthly
- MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE On JOHN 5: 'He's Such A Talented Guitar Player That It Literally Just Lit All Of Us Up On Fire' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “He’s a bit overpowering at times.” John Lennon, Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr? George Harrison said he would have formed a new group with just one Beatle - Guitar Player
- 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
- “All of us are guilty of it — and so am I.” Gene Simmons says he has one regret about how he treated the late Ace Frehley - Guitar Player
- This Is What's Really 'Going to Separate You From Every Other Guitar Player', According to Nuno Bettencourt: 'The Reason Nobody Did It After Van Halen Is Because It's Not That Easy' - Ultimate Guitar
- AC/DC, Oasis, Bad Company and many more! Test your guitar news knowledge with Guitar Player's "Week in Music" Quiz for November 14, 2025 - Guitar Player
- “My plan was always to have it fixed up, but the loft burned out of our house.” Dolly Parton on the “little Martin” that launched her music career — and the country star behind her big break - Guitar Player
- “He said, ‘I can’t tell a thing of what you’re playing. Why don’t you just come in and play it yourself?’” Doyle Bramhall II on Eric Clapton's incredible offer that brought him the gig of a lifetime - Guitar Player
- “I owe not just an artistic debt to him, but a life debt to him”: Tom Morello on the genius of Ace Frehley - Guitar.com
- 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
- “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 founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 - BBC
- Does a better understanding of technique dim the magic of guitar playing? Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil weighs in... - Guitar.com
- Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
- Ace Frehley, Kiss Lead Guitarist and Solo Artist, Dies at 74 - Variety
- Ace Frehley, legendary Kiss guitarist, dies at 74 - NBC News
- Ace Frehley, Kiss's original lead guitarist and founding member, dead at 74 - CBC
- 'Totally Dedicated to the Blues': Yardbirds Drummer Recalls 'Quite Unhappy' Eric Clapton, Reveals What the Guitarist Was Really Like - Ultimate Guitar
- Robin Trower Looks Back on Seeing Jimi Hendrix and Albert King Perform Live for the First Time: 'I Wanted to Give Up Playing Guitar For About a Year' - Ultimate Guitar
- “He just blows everybody away”: Samantha Fish on who she thinks are the best modern blues guitar players right now - Guitar World
- “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 - Guitar Player
- Maggie Baugh: What to know about Keith Urban's guitar player - Fox News
- Keith Urban's guitarist Maggie Baugh skips concert as she's dragged into Nicole Kidman divorce bombshell - Page Six
- 'I'm a Sh_t Player': Bryan Adams on Being 'Technically Not Very Good' on Guitar, and the Key Thing He Learned From a Legendary Producer - Ultimate Guitar
- Blues guitar player to perform at Palindrome - Peninsula Daily News
- 'I Had No Idea': What Shocked the Foo Fighters Producer About Dave Grohl's Guitar Playing - Ultimate Guitar
- “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 - Guitar Player
- Legendary Steel Guitar Player Robby Turner Dead at 63 - Taste of Country
- 'I Kind of Put My Foot in' It: Paul McCartney's Guitar Player Shares Opinion on John Mayer's Playing, Recalls Mistaking Him for Another Guitarist - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I Hadn't Heard a Guitar Player Like That Before': Jake Kiszka's Mirador Bandmate Explains What's Special About Greta Van Fleet Guitarist's Playing - Ultimate Guitar
- 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
- 'I Don't Care if You Are Al Di Meola or Not': Santana Reveals One Thing All Guitar Players Need to Practice More - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I Read Comments Saying, 'You've Got Nothing on Brent'': New Mastodon Guitarist Speaks on Being 'Judged', Shares Opinion on Brent Hinds' Playing - Ultimate Guitar
- 'If It's Not What I Heard on the Record, It's Not It': Dweezil Zappa Speaks Up on 'Laziness' of Guitar Players When Playing Covers - Ultimate Guitar
- Dweezil Zappa Speaks Up on Guitar Players Copying Eddie Van Halen, Names Guitarist Who 'Always Sounded Good' - Ultimate Guitar
- “I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the one guitarist he thought was fun - Guitar Player
- “You couldn’t be in a rock band unless you looked a certain way”: Why Tim Pierce didn't join Bon Jovi – despite playing guitar on their first hit - 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 - Guitar Player
- Video 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - ABC News
- Mick Ralphs, Guitarist in Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dead at 81 - Rolling Stone
- Rick Derringer, Guitar Journeyman Behind ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone
- Rick Derringer, famous for "Hang on Sloopy" and "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo," has died. Read our exclusive 2024 interview where he recalled inspiring Eddie Van Halen and performing with Johnny Winter - Guitar Player
- Myles Kennedy Names 'Biggest Misconception' About His Guitar Playing, Compares Playing With Slash and Mark Tremonti - Ultimate Guitar
- “There's no chance to ever play together again.” Dave Navarro unloads about Jane's Addiction and the shocking night when Perry Farrell attacked him onstage - Guitar Player
- MARTY FRIEDMAN Has Nothing Against 'Flashy' Guitar Playing: 'I Just Wanna Be Excited By What I Hear' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Winner of Guitar Player Magazine International Competition to perform locally - timesobserver.com
- 'Very Incestuous': One Issue Yngwie Malmsteen Has With Classic Rock Guitarists - Ultimate Guitar
- Al Di Meola Reveals Key Thing to Keeping a Steady Rhythm: 'for Most Guitar Players, It's Not Achievable' - Ultimate Guitar
- Alex Skolnick Says Frank Zappa Was 'Not the Most Polished Guitar Player,' Explains What Really Made Him Special - Ultimate Guitar
Guitar Amp News
- “This amplifier carried a different kind of history — one we couldn’t let drift away.” How the Beach Boys' Dumble Overdrive Special ended up in Hawaii, and the celebrity who’s now recording with it - Guitar Player
- Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
- “Back in the heyday we had huge touring budgets and room for large travel rigs. Now you can store all your amps on a USB stick”: The greatest guitar gear of the 21st century (so far) - Guitar World
- Marshall Bromley 750 Review: The Stage is Yours - Trusted Reviews
- “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
- “One of the best-sounding headphone amps for guitar I’ve had my hands on”: Blackstar Beam Solo review - Guitar World
- “It can be a creamy and gooey boost, and it can breathe saturated fire.” Strymon launches its new Series A line of analog pedals with the Fairfax, a “full tube amp circuit” in a pedal - Guitar Player
- “Man, this thing is such a chameleon. It can be a creamy and gooey boost that works great with any style of amp, and it can also breathe saturated fire”: Strymon goes analogue drive crazy, promising Randy Bachman-style tones and more from the Fairfax - MusicRadar
- Analog vs Digital Guitar Gear: Why the Future Is Already Here - Premier Guitar
- The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
- RhPf Electronics Unveils the Tri-Hormonic Phalanx - Premier Guitar
- Guitar amp sims have gotten astonishingly good - Ars Technica
- “Virtually indistinguishable from the all-tube original”: EVH signals the start of a brave new era with its first digital combo – which promises authentic Eddie Van Halen tube amp tones - Guitar World
- “The ABRAMS100 packs a whallop and it’s perfect for pedals!”: Electro-Harmonix presents 100-watts of serious solid-state power in a compact guitar amp head weighing just 2.5lbs - MusicRadar
- Black Friday guitar deals 2025 LIVE: all the biggest savings at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender, Amazon and more that are still live - 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
- Black Friday guitar deals 2025: this year's biggest guitar, amp, pedal and accessory savings are already live - MusicRadar
- VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- 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
- 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
- “I was saying, ‘It’s going to explode.’ I was terrified the place was going to burn down”: When Eddie Van Halen crash-tested one of EVH’s most iconic guitar amps – and risked 5150 Studios in the process - Guitar World
- The 7 Best Acoustic Guitar Amps for Every Budget: For Buskers, Backyards & Big Stages - Gearnews.com
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps - Premier Guitar
- PRS Guitars Announces New SE Models Plus a New Combo Amp Ahead of 2026 Updates - Premier Guitar
- “The American tube amp that powered generations of rock, surf, and pop music”: Universal Audio reimagines a classic Fender amp used by Keith Richards, The Beach Boys and beyond as a plugin – and it’s currently free to download - Guitar World
- “Never did I actually expect to get the chance to see one up close, let alone play one”: Everything that caught my eye at Guitar Summit 2025 – from the grand unveiling of a brand-new guitar company to the year’s most anticipated amp modeler - Guitar World
- “Making history as the first-ever amp authenticated on the blockchain”: Synyster Gates has launched what’s called a Universal Pedal Platform – and it’s nothing like your usual amp head - Guitar World
- Video: Meet Charlie Barker, a Twin-Style Tube Amp For Working Musicians - Reverb
- Who Really Owns a Sound: Are These Guitar Amp and Pedal Plug-Ins Any Different From New Bands Ripping Off Famous Acts? - Ultimate Guitar
- “It now goes to Infinity. Just think about that for a moment… Oh, my God, that’s literally infinity”: For Spinal Tap’s reunion, Nigel Tufnel asked Marshall to make him an an amp that went beyond 11 - Guitar World
- Bad Cat Introduces the Ocelot — Small Amp. Big Attitude. Total Control. - Premier Guitar
- “It seems the age of touchscreen guitar amps is advancing faster than I ever imagined”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the return of my favorite Fender offset - Guitar World
- With guitar amps starting from just £44, Thomann’s massive Hughes & Kettner sale just made modernizing your rig a lot cheaper - MusicRadar
- With up to 40% off guitar amps Thomann's huge Hughes & Kettner sale just made upgrading your backline a lot more affordable - Guitar World
- We gave the Spark 2 9/10 in our review – and it's on sale now in Positive Grid's Back to School promo - Guitar.com
- If you're as excited about the Line 6 Helix Stadium as we are, you'll be pleased to know you can now hear it in action - Guitar.com
- “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
- Guitar Journal: JHS Closing, John Lennon Amp, & Fernandes Bankrupt - Gearnews.com
- Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
- Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
- “Whenever we weren’t playing, Neil would call up and say, ‘Are you guys playing a gig next weekend? Can we borrow the amplifier?’” When Randy Bachman and Neil Young used to share guitar amps - Guitar World
- EarthQuaker's latest utility is the super handy Easy Listening '65 Deluxe Voiced Analog Amp Simulator / Headphone Amp - Guitar Pedal X
- “One of the rarest and most coveted vintage amplifiers ever”: Mesa/Boogie’s hallowed Mark IIC++ was used by Metallica to shape the sound of 1980s metal – and now it’s been given a production release for the first time ever - Guitar World
- “There were things I wanted to achieve that I wasn't really getting out of those amps”: Why Slash worked with Magnatone on a signature amp after 30 years of playing Marshall stacks - Guitar World
- Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - Manchester Evening News
- “It’s official. The age of touchscreen guitar amps is here”: This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and we might have a winner for the best new sub-$1k electric guitar of 2025 - Guitar World
- Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
- Blackstar’s new ID:X advanced DSP modelling amplifiers go “head-to-head with the current market leader” - Guitar.com
- “A bold step forward in modern amp design”: Blackstar goes up against Boss and Positive Grid with the ID:X – a next-gen modeling amp with newly developed tech that isn’t afraid of the competition - Guitar World
- “It might be the smallest of the small, but it’s a Goliath in sound”: On-Stage Travel Guitar Amplifier review - Guitar World
- “It started with a Laney, it ends with a Laney”: Laney to reissue Tony Iommi signature amp to mark Black Sabbath's final farewell - Guitar.com
- Clean Tube Amps Are Becoming Trendy Again: Is This the Reason for the Rise in Popularity of This New Gear? - Ultimate Guitar
- 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
- Supro Announces New Airwave Tube Amp - Premier Guitar
- NUX reboots its Stereo Solid Studio Amp and IR Simulator - now in MKII Edition with intuitive Colour Screen and extra features - Guitar Pedal X
- Roland Announces BOSS Effects Pedals Plug-In - Premier Guitar
- “The engineer was so happy with the sound, he was not even mad about it. You know if an engineer likes a piece of gear, it must be pretty good”: Jack White says his new Fender amp sounded so good that he rerecorded half of the guitars on No Name with it - MusicRadar
- “Swan song folks, it's been a great ride”: Joe Bonamassa adds a ninth Dumble to his collection – and promises it will be his last - Guitar World
- News - Valeton issues a formidable challenger to the ToneX One with its GP-5 - Guitar Pedal X
- Best tube amps 2025: My top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - Guitar Player
- Best Combo Amp for Every Budget: Fender, Orange, Marshall & More - Gearnews.com
- Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner - Guitar World
- 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
- John Mayer Names One Thing 'That Can Only Come from the Ignition Inside a Tube,' Speaks on His Unusual Live Amp Setup - Ultimate Guitar
- Divided by 13 CCC 9/15 Review - Premier Guitar
- Universal Audio transforms another of its amp modelling pedals into a plugin – this time the Woodrow '55 - MusicTech
- Best amp modelers 2025: Get your dream guitar tone with my top picks - Guitar Player
- Save on Positive Grid's Spark 2, Spark MINI Vai, Spark LIVE and BIAS FX 2 for International Guitar Month - Guitar.com
- Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
- “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: The amp pedal John Mayer thinks everyone should own - Guitar.com
- “This is going to merge into a very hot topic among guitar players”: Why John Mayer decided against ditching his tube amps for modelers for Dead & Company’s Sphere residency – despite the venue’s shortcomings - Guitar World
- “The real cost of Trump’s tariff tax”: Morgan Amps says new tariffs will add up to $1,000 to the price of its amp heads - Guitar World
- “‘Cheap guitar’ doesn't mean bad guitar”: Why Yvette Young would rather have an expensive amp than an expensive guitar - Guitar.com
- “His expertise and vision have always set the standard for what a great amplifier should be”: Matchless Amplifiers and Bad Cat Amps luminary Mark Sampson – one of the leading minds of the boutique amp movement – has passed away - Guitar World
- News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- Positive Grid Launches the Spark NEO - Premier Guitar
- Peavey Is Cashing in on Nostalgia Now: These Are 3 Reasons Why That's a Good Move - Ultimate Guitar
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Session Legend Names One Aspect of Amp Modelers That Shouldn't Be Underestimated, Though He Prefers Tube Amps '99% of the Time' - Ultimate Guitar
- Best pedal amps 2025: Get the sound, feel and response of an amp, all on your pedalboard - MusicRadar
- What’s going on with Dumble Amps? The return of an icon - Guitar World
- Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025 - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2025 Live: The biggest product launches, plus photos from the show floor… - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
- Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2025: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- Orange Announces Three New Portable Amps and the O Tone Combo Amp - Premier Guitar
- “Lightweight, portable, and incredibly powerful”: Orange launches “studio-grade and gig-ready” Baby Range – three affordable, compact heads that downsize classic Orange tones (and introduce some new ones, too) - Guitar World
- “A new take on a classic”: Marshall teases the release of a modded JCM, as a new era for the legendary amp brand beckons - Guitar World
- Boss Unveils New Gear for NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- Boss launches WAZA Tube Amp Expander Core with “powerful enhancements focused on direct recording applications” - Guitar.com
- Boss shrinks and enhances its Waza Tube Amp Expander - now in more compact W-TAE Core edition - Guitar Pedal X
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
Bass Player News
- “The moment I discovered what it feels like to teach yourself a riff that you love, I was hooked. It feels like you're riding the universe”: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
- Funeral details confirmed for The Stone Roses legend Mani - Far Out Magazine
- Crown The Empire And Bassist Hayden Tree Have Parted Ways - Rock Sound
- “When people throw around the Lennon/McCartney comparison to Bob Mould and Grant Hart, I think that’s fair”: Greg Norton believes Hüsker Dü were always going to break up, but it happened too soon - Guitar World
- Multi-Band Bassist Behind 1970s Classics, Dead at 79 - Wide Open Country
- ’70s Rock Star Dead at 79: Bandmate Confirms Death of Tetsu Yamauchi - PopCulture.com
- Free and Faces Bassist Tetsu Yamauchi Dead at 79 - American Songwriter
- “The guy met me in a Tower Records parking lot and gave me that bass... I’ve recorded every record on it since I got it”: How Flea landed his cherished 1961 Fender Jazz Bass after finding a seller during the early days of Twitter - Guitar World
- Tetsu Yamauchi, former Free and Faces bassist, dead at 79 - Far Out Magazine
- Dedicated to his music: 'Rory' MacLeod is mourned - Westerly Sun
- Tetsu Yamauchi, Bassist for Free and the Faces, Dead at 79 - AOL.com
- Tetsu Yamauchi, former bassist of Free and the Faces, has died at 79 - Guitar World
- “He broke my heart, but at the same time, I was like, ‘Okay, well, I would love to have a Fender Jazz Bass’”: Bootsy Collins' first Fender Jazz Bass has just been sold at auction – and shot past its estimate - Guitar World
- Flea has announced his debut solo album – but he’s not the only bassist playing on it - Guitar World
- “From a bass-playing point of view, he was the best. Everybody wanted to be him”: Joy Division co-founder Peter Hook on his friendship with Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield – and how groove defined his bass playing - Guitar World
- Ian Lees, Bass Player for Moving Pictures, Has Died - Noise11.com
- Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63 - BBC
- Gary Mounfield, former Stone Roses bassist, has died at 63 - WTOP
- Beloved rocker dead at 63: ‘One of the best to ever pick up a bass guitar’ - PennLive.com
- Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes - The Quietus
Bass Amp News
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- Best multi-effects pedals 2025: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- Longtime LAFD leader selected to head a department recuperating after LA firestorm - LAist
- 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
- NS Design Unveils New Carbon Fiber Fin Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- How the MESA/Boogie Bass-800D channels 50 years of bass amp innovation - Gibson
- Respected Bass Amp Tone In Software - Sonicstate
- Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
- Warwick Unleashes The Gnome i Pro 600 V2: Improved, Light-Weight Bass Amp - Gearnews.com
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
- Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Winter NAMM 2025 – Day 1 - Bass Gear Magazine
- Fender drops game-changing Tone Master Pro update - Guitar World
- “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
- Fender Unveils Blu DeTiger x Player Plus Signature Jazz Bass - 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
Guitar Effects News
- Keeley’s Nocturne: Three Killer Reverbs in A Single Pedal - Premier Guitar
- Mr Wu has expanded the envelope further - another evolved and improved MGAT-1 Pedal is incoming - the Marshall EVO Edition Sinvertek Real Amp Abstraction - Guitar Pedal X
- Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal review – a radical synth pedal for sonic extremists - Guitar.com
- News - End of Year Pedal Chain Update - Class of 2025 - Guitar Pedal X
- Floor amps & multi-effects - 12 Dec 2025 - Guitarist Magazine - Readly | All magazines - one magazine app subscription
- JHS Pedals' second collaboration with EHX unearths lost alternative OpAmp Muff - the Big Muff 2 - after a rummage through Bob Myer's Workshop - Guitar Pedal X
- EarthQuaker Devices' Sunn O))) HalfLife Fer KGR Harmony Collaboration sells out in under 100 minutes - Guitar Pedal X
- Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
- Electro-Harmonix and JHS Pedals revive Bob Myer’s forgotten circuit with the Big Muff 2 - Guitar.com
- Olinthus delivers it's most practically useful Tiny pedal to date - the sleek diminutive Pillbug FET Compressor - Guitar Pedal X
- “We found it. We built it”: A forgotten design for the Big Muff 2 spent 50 years buried in dust – now JHS Pedals and Electro-Harmonix have unearthed it and turned it into a reality - Guitar World
- “Back in the heyday we had huge touring budgets and room for large travel rigs. Now you can store all your amps on a USB stick”: The greatest guitar gear of the 21st century (so far) - Guitar World
- Warm Audio WA-TS Tube Squealer Overdrive Pedal - Guitar.com
- 2025 Best of the Best Pedals of the year - Guitar Pedal X
- Rig Rundown: Russian Circles’ Mike Sullivan [2025] - Premier Guitar
- “This unreleased circuit, hidden for decades, represents an alternate, previously unknown branch of Big Muff development”: Electro-Harmonix and JHS Pedals team up to release a “lost” Big Muff - MusicRadar
- DOD finally releases its Badder Monkey Triple Parallel Blended Circuits Overdrive - Guitar Pedal X
- Valeton GP-50: Multi-Effect Powerhouse and NAM Pedal With Battery and Looper - Gearnews.com
- Warm Audio WA-TS Tube Squealer review: “it offers a great deal in a small enclosure” - Guitar.com
- 2025 Best New Delay and Reverb Pedals of the Year - Guitar Pedal X
Guitar and Bass News
- “The moment I discovered what it feels like to teach yourself a riff that you love, I was hooked. It feels like you're riding the universe”: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
- “I think people pay for their biases – people will pay more to reinforce the incorrect opinions that they already have”: Jason Isbell on why Mexican-made guitars should not be underestimated - Guitar World
- Pre-sale: BEAT to perform 80s King Crimson at debut UK show - Rayo
- Feel the bass! Rock's 18 greatest basslines, ranked - Classical-Music.com
- “A true gift, 2 years in the making”: Brian May gifts Tony Iommi a custom Red Special replica – but it’s taken some inspiration from his legendary 'Old Boy' SG - Guitar World
- YouTuber drops sponsorship over Taiwan comment demand - Taipei Times
- Kurt Cobain's $6m MTV Unplugged Martin donated to RCM London - Guitar World
- Harley Benton and PRS Deals: Save Big on Selected Guitars and Basses! - Gearnews.com
- “One of the best-sounding headphone amps for guitar I’ve had my hands on”: Blackstar Beam Solo review - Guitar World
- “When people throw around the Lennon/McCartney comparison to Bob Mould and Grant Hart, I think that’s fair”: Greg Norton believes Hüsker Dü were always going to break up, but it happened too soon - Guitar World
- Analog vs Digital Guitar Gear: Why the Future Is Already Here - Premier Guitar
- Freeport music store gets customers in the right key - Shaw Local
- “The guy met me in a Tower Records parking lot and gave me that bass... I’ve recorded every record on it since I got it”: How Flea landed his cherished 1961 Fender Jazz Bass after finding a seller during the early days of Twitter - Guitar World
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- “He broke my heart, but at the same time, I was like, ‘Okay, well, I would love to have a Fender Jazz Bass’”: Bootsy Collins' first Fender Jazz Bass has just been sold at auction – and shot past its estimate - Guitar World
- “Rickenbacker had a doubleneck guitar and bass, so I… - inkl
- “James Brown told me, ‘Son, you can’t come on my stage with that funny-looking thing!’” When a young Bootsy Collins joined James Brown’s band, the Godfather of Funk bought him a Fender Jazz Bass. Now it’s up for auction - Guitar World
- The greatest bass lines of all time revealed with Queen dominant, new poll finds - The Sun
- “Thank goodness it wasn’t painted”: John Entwistle’s Warwick bass triples in value after analysis reveals links to another rock great - Guitar World
- It’s a kind of magic: Wood grain analysis reveals bass guitar’s link to Queen - London Evening Standard
New Music releases
- Which New Music Release of the Week Is Your Favorite? Vote! - Billboard
- New Music Friday: 35 Hip-Hop, R&B Releases You Need On Your Playlist - VIBE.com
- The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
- New Music Friday: Together for Palestine, Fred again.., SpudBros and more - Official Charts
- Kenrex releases music video and cast update for new London run - WhatsOnStage
- Ayrshire artist releases new music video filmed at 'nostalgic' locations - Irvine Times
- Vibraphonist Joel Ross to Release New Album “Gospel Music” on January 30th, 2026 | LISTEN! - TheUrbanMusicScene.com
- Best New Zealand Music of the Week: December 1st-7th - Rolling Stone Australia
- 2026 New Music Releases - AOL.com
- The best new holiday music releases of 2025 - New York Daily News
- new music releases - Travel And Tour World
- Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- New Music Friday: YUNGBLUD & Aerosmith, The Beatles, Olly Murs and more - Official Charts
- Kelsea Ballerini Opens Up About Surprising Favorite Part of New Music Release - parade.com
- News: Anti-Corp Music Releases Two New Albums - New Noise Magazine
- RM Teases That the BTS Comeback Album Is 'Really Good' - ELLE
- New album releases 2026: Dates for Gorillaz, Robbie Williams, Leigh-Anne and more - Official Charts
- Pink Floyd, Kiss and Bruce Springsteen: December's Hottest New Music - Ultimate Classic Rock
- New Music Friday: Kylie Minogue, Katy Perry, Robbie Williams, The Lottery Winners and more - Official Charts
- Vast collection of historic American music released via UCSB Library partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation - UC Santa Barbara
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