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  1. TRIXTER's STEVE BROWN On His BON JOVI Tribute Band: 'I Have This Crazy Ability To Where My Voice Sounds Just Like JON BON JOVI At His Prime' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  2. “Prince looked down over his sunglasses and just went, ‘Uh, uh.’” He jammed with Prince and Miles Davis — until one deceptive meeting put an end to everything - guitarplayer.com
  3. “He rolled up with his guitar on his back and his Fender Deluxe in his right hand”: Mark Lettieri on his jams with John Mayer, and how they ended up working together on one of the biggest PRS shows in history - Guitar World
  4. Zakk Wylde talks touring Canada with Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne, Neil Young, and advice for young guitar players - Yahoo News Canada
  5. Zakk Wylde's connection with the 'Canadian Chapter' runs deep as Black Label Society honours Ozzy Osbourne on their latest crusade - Yahoo News Canada
  6. Bryan Sutton and Kenny Smith have musical conversation on “Three Star Hornpipe” - Grateful Web
  7. Warrington guitarist to headline show at historic Manchester venue this weekend - Warrington Guardian
  8. “They’re 16 bars, and that’s it. There’s no extended solos”: Adrian Smith on why making music outside of Iron Maiden lets him stretch his soloing wings - Guitar World
  9. How Nathaniel Murphy Approaches Pop Music Arrangements on Guitar - Premier Guitar
  10. Philip Sayce: The 5 techniques that define my sound - Guitar World
  11. “It felt like a sign from the universe.” Courtney Barnett on the moment when everything clicked on her new album - guitarplayer.com
  12. “He will be remembered for his unwavering empathy and compassion, and his magnetic, inimitable presence on and off the stage”: Harm’s Way guitarist Bo Lueders dies at 38 - Guitar World
  13. Steve Vai, a new San Diego County resident, reflects on music, Frank Zappa and more - San Diego Union-Tribune
  14. Five essential rock guitarists missing from the BBC's new top 31 - yahoo.com
  15. “With sorrow and gratitude, we must cancel tonight’s show.” Sudden Illness forces Goo Goo Dolls to scrap multiple concerts on their current tour - guitarplayer.com
  16. STEVE VAI Reveals His Top 5 Favourite Albums On Vinyl Obsession Podcast (Video) - BraveWords
  17. “The first time Sonic Youth went to England, people hated us: ‘Oh, you’re playing guitar? That’s so old-fashioned’”: Alt-rock icon Kim Gordon on the secret to making great music on bad guitars and why she never saw herself as a bassist - Guitar World
  18. “Other groups tell everyone they’re the ‘proper’ metal band on the bill, but they’re all using 8-string guitars”: Tailgunner are flying the flag for old-school metal (with a little help from K.K. Downing) - Guitar World
  19. “Taking up music was a rebellion against order… I realised I was never going to be the most studious guitarist”: Why Steve Howe didn’t join The Nice or Atomic Rooster, and didn’t even go to his Jethro Tull audition - Louder
  20. Blues guitarist Terry Robb comes to Independence April 17 - Polk County Itemizer-Observer
  21. Hardcore Guitarist Dies at 38 — Shared Poignant Final Instagram - AOL.com
  22. Gallery: Duo Chinoiserie performs for International Guitar Series - northernstar.info
  23. Ex-Turnstile guitarist arrested for attempted murder of frontman’s father - yahoo.com
  24. Ex-Turnstile guitarist arrested for attempted murder of frontman’s father - AOL.com
  25. Guitarist Luke Brouillette to host NSU Guitarfest 2026 concert - yahoo.com
  26. Alice Cooper announces new guitarist Anna Cara - yahoo.com
  27. Guitarist Christopher Carmen Sauceda III Joins Psycho Systemz To Compose Metal Hit Single All Systems Rise - The National Law Review
  28. Alice Cooper recruits new guitarist Anna Cara to fill in for Nita Strauss on tour - Deltaplex News
  29. Ex-Turnstile guitarist arrested for attempted murder of lead singer’s dad - New York Daily News
  30. ‘Never forgotten’: Man behind $12 million guitar played by a rock legend dead at 76 - AL.com
  31. Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert charged with attempted murder after alleged attack on bandmate’s father - Yahoo News Malaysia
  32. “We would roll into, say, Portland, and go to the pawn shops. You could find a ’57 Les Paul for $200!” Melissa Etheridge learned more from a grouchy old man who’d lost his fingers than she did at Berklee - Guitar World
  33. Turnstile co-founder Brady Ebert arrested for attempted murder - Guitar World
  34. “After his funeral, we snuck into his house and took the guitar.” Pepper Keenan recalls the strange story behind the instrument that started his career - guitarplayer.com
  35. “When I was asked who was the best up-and-coming guitarist, I had no hesitation”: Alice Cooper announces new 22-year-old guitarist, handpicked by Nita Strauss to be her replacement - Guitar World
  36. Gov’t Mule Announce 10 New Summer Dates - Pollstar News
  37. Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert arrested on attempted murder charge - yahoo.com
  38. Yes postpone upcoming tour dates due to guitarist Steve Howe requiring “essential surgery” - Guitar World
  39. Ex-Turnstile Guitarist Brady Ebert Arrested for Attempted Murder of Brendan Yates’ Father - Pitchfork
  40. ILL NIÑO & Ex-Guitarist Release Joint Statement After Recent Drama - Metal Injection
  41. “We can't wait for the sick things to meet her.” Alice Cooper reveals his new guitarist — and she’s got the approval of Nita Strauss - guitarplayer.com
  42. Alice Cooper Recruits New Guitarist Anna Cara for 2026 Tour Dates - Consequence of Sound
  43. “That way, I can bend notes the way I want, and it also saves my hands”: How Joe Perry is changing his guitar setup to battle the early signs of arthritis - Guitar World
  44. Alice Cooper Introduces New Guitarist at Upcoming Concert - Ultimate Classic Rock
  45. Founding member to suspect: What led to ex-Turnstile guitarist’s alleged attack on singer’s dad - thebanner.com
  46. ALICE COOPER Introduces New Guitarist ANNA CARA - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  47. “The whole rig went completely silent – 10,000 people started booing me”: The 17-year-old guitar prodigy who flourished with Dio, but got off to a nightmare start - Guitar World
  48. “Ozzy’s like, ‘I really f***ing need to cut the calories!’” A flight attendant mistook Ozzy Osbourne for another rocker - guitarplayer.com
  49. Eric Johnson dismisses the idea that vintage guitars are always better than modern ones: “It's not the perfect guitar just because it’s old and worth money” - Guitar.com
  50. Well, that was fun. We just ranked rock's 31 greatest guitarists of all time. See what you think - Classical-Music.com
  51. How Dionne went from playing guitar for artists to launching a solo career - Guitar.com
  52. Deathcore guitarist explains why Wes Borland is the “greatest nu metal player” and is “pushing a genre forward” - Guitar.com
  53. Easter Sunday - 40 years ago - DGM Live
  54. “Peter had such a glorious touch thanks to his wonderful simplicity. But then he went off the rails and became a gravedigger”: How 10cc’s Rick Fenn ended up working with David Gilmour, Peter Green, Mike Oldfield, and almost all of his other heroes - Guitar World
  55. “She is known to him from past incidents.” Lindsey Buckingham attacked by women who threw “unknown substance” on him - guitarplayer.com
  56. Former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham attacked by alleged stalker: report - yahoo.com
  57. “It hit me more than I thought it would.” Ritchie Blackmore on the one musician he was closest to — and what drove a wedge between them - guitarplayer.com
  58. “He dipped the silver tube into a bag of white powder and shoved it up my snout.” Chrissie Hynde on her unforgettable first meeting with Lemmy — and the one band he truly loved - guitarplayer.com
  59. Paul Gilbert: What I learned and taught at GIT - Guitar World
  60. Doug Irwin, who made Jerry Garcia’s $11.5 million Tiger guitar, has died - Guitar.com
  61. “I just figured it was gone forever.” When Zakk Wylde’s beloved Grail Les Paul fell off the back of a truck, one unique detail helped him get it back - guitarplayer.com
  62. “If you talked to me when I was 25 years old, I would have been frightened to take a solo after Joe Satriani…” Why Cory Wong is no longer afraid to trade leads with his heroes - Guitar World
  63. “I just remember thinking, ‘I can’t play this thing’”: Why Steve Vai struggled to play Brian May’s iconic Red Special - Guitar World
  64. “I got to play with Layne and Chris and Lanegan. Now they’re gone. What would they be doing now? That haunts me to this day”: Mike McCready opens up on his new rock opera, the Seattle jams that changed him, and the future of Pearl Jam - Guitar World
  65. ‘It was an exorcism’: how heartbreak, queer rebirth and finding love over Only Connect shaped Wendy Eisenberg’s stunning new album - The Guardian
  66. “I can’t play this!” Steve Vai got his hands on Brian May’s Red Special — and immediately knew he was in trouble - guitarplayer.com
  67. “His legacy will live on through the instruments he created”: Doug Irwin, legendary maker of Jerry Garcia’s record-shattering Tiger and Wolf guitars, dies aged 76 - Guitar World
  68. “Without your mother, none of this would have happened.” Olivia Rodrigo’s backstage tribute to a ’90s rock hero left her daughter in tears - guitarplayer.com
  69. “It was kind of a ‘Holy Grail’ moment.” How a tip led Terry Kath’s daughter to track down the late Chicago musician’s lost guitars. - guitarplayer.com
  70. “After mine was stolen, I didn’t have time to go to the factory, so they just handed me this 10-string”: The 10-string oddity that became one of Joe Perry’s most iconic guitars – even though he hardly played it in Aerosmith - Guitar World
  71. Beach Boys’ Al Jardine Reflects: “I Wish I Was a Better Guitar Player” in New Podcast Interview - Music Talkers
  72. “Some of the guys made fun of it, but it ended up giving us our second Number 1”: Back to the Future made them a household name, now they needed a followup – the making of Huey Lewis and the News’ last big rock ’n’ roll guitar record - Guitar World
  73. “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
  74. “My comfort zone is big volume and lots of blues”: Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64 - Guitar World
  75. Tenacious D singer/guitar player kicking off tour in Toledo - WTOL
  76. “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
  77. “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
  78. Guitar played on Ghost Town sells for thousands after being bought for £200 - BBC
  79. “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
  80. Greg Brown, founding Cake guitarist who wrote ‘The Distance,’ dies - KCRA
  81. “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
  82. Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
  83. “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
  84. Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - NPR
  85. SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: How I Ended Up Playing Guitar For METALLICA For A Couple Of Shows In 2000 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  86. Beverly Guitar Watkins Obituary (2019) - Harrisburg, PA - PennLive.com
  87. WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  88. The Cure: Guitarist and keyboard player Perry Bamonte dies aged 65 - BBC
  89. “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
  90. The biggest news stories from the world of guitar in 2025 - Guitar.com
  91. "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
  92. Steve Cropper, Legendary Guitarist for Booker T. & the MG’s, Otis Redding and the Blues Brothers, Dies at 84 - Variety
  93. 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 - guitarplayer.com
  94. “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
  95. EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  96. “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
  97. Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
  98. “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
  99. Maggie Baugh: What to know about Keith Urban's guitar player - Fox News
  100. Video 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - ABC News

Guitar Amp News

  1. Milkman/Benson The Amp review: “a compelling solution for players looking to replace a traditional tube amp” - Guitar.com
  2. “It can get loud enough to annoy my partner, which is good enough for home use”: Laney Prism-Mini review - Guitar World
  3. The best desktop amps for portability and uncompromising sound quality - Guitar.com
  4. “What happens when you do more with dramatically more?” Quilter Labs unveils The Vamp, a four-wheeled, 200,000-watt guitar amp - Guitar World
  5. “Get the data-driven results musicians dream of”: Chibson and Acorn Amps team up for the definitely-not-Google Drive pedal - Guitar World
  6. Two Notes Unleashes Captor X + : A New Benchmark for Going Direct with Tube Amps - Premier Guitar
  7. Two Notes Torpedo Captor X Plus: The Ultimate Load Box and Attenuator? - gearnews.com
  8. “I’m not an amp snob. I’m gonna give everything a try. Some of the oddest guitars and amps I have are ones I’ve used on my favorite songs”: Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone - Guitar World
  9. “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
  10. “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
  11. “It sounds way bigger than it is”: Joe Bonamassa names his go-to studio amp – which he bought from Steven Seagal - Guitar World
  12. Winzz Guitars Introduces the Lead Burner 30W IR-Enabled Guitar Amplifier - Premier Guitar
  13. Who Needs Tube Amps in 2026? I Say: No One. - gearnews.com
  14. “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
  15. Laney Introduces Prism-Mini Guitar Amp & Bluetooth Speaker - Premier Guitar
  16. “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
  17. “Green Day showing the world how to keep it loud!” Billie Joe Armstrong shows off mysterious new Marshall as Green Day rock the Super Bowl – could a signature amp finally be on the cards? - Guitar World
  18. Best amp modelers 2026: get all your dream guitar tones in one - guitarplayer.com
  19. Boutique Amps Distribution's Synergy Amps delivers super smart Machine Learning Power Amp Platform to Friedman and Wampler - Guitar Pedal X
  20. Best headphone amps for guitar 2026: silent practice solutions - Guitar World
  21. NAMM 2026: The latest guitar launches and news from the biggest music gear event on the planet, as it happened - Guitar.com
  22. The best new guitar gear of NAMM 2026: More effects, more amps, more guitars and more tech than ever - musicradar.com
  23. 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
  24. NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
  25. 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
  26. Magnatone Introduces Four New Amps At NAMM - Premier Guitar
  27. “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.com
  28. NAMM 2026: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
  29. “Experience the dynamic sensation of an amp moving air”: Blackstar takes on the Fender Tone Master Pro, unveiling a high-powered floor modeler series with “insane versatility” - Guitar World
  30. 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
  31. Rig Rundown: Bryan Adams - Premier Guitar
  32. “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
  33. NAMM 2026: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
  34. “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
  35. “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
  36. Flattley unveils its Joker Valve Tone FET Tube Emulator at NAMM - a beautifully dynamic and vibrant amp-like gain stage / saturator / overdrive and distortion with myriad uses - Guitar Pedal X
  37. REVV Amps makes Joey Landreth Signature DirtDog Overdrive based on his custom modded D25 JL REVV Signature Tube Amp - Guitar Pedal X
  38. Best multi-effects pedals 2026: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - musicradar.com
  39. “It might just be the coolest offset guitar ever. And it’s finally back”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including some huge early NAMM releases - Guitar World
  40. Boss makes a splash ahead of NAMM with new GX-1 and GX-1B multi-effects units, plus a new busker-friendly Roland Cube Street amp - Guitar.com
  41. Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially-made Braille amp - Guitar World
  42. “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
  43. “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
  44. Reverb shares its best selling gear of the year – and 2025 was the year of the Strat - Guitar.com
  45. The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
  46. Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point - Premier Guitar
  47. “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
  48. “It’s the size of a big foot pedal. I get all kinds of great sounds out of it, no matter what I plug into it”: Joe Perry used a $219 pedal amp to record most of the guitars on Aerosmith’s new EP with Yungblud - Guitar World
  49. “Gives you the keys to a studio full of classic tube amps, speaker cabs, stompboxes, and effects”: Universal Audio’s amp-emulating pedals have been a huge success – now they’ve arrived in plugin form via the all-inclusive Paradise Guitar Studio - Guitar World
  50. “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
  51. “A Line 6 Spider III got me where I am today!”: Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Kiki Wong thinks it’s more important to have an expensive guitar than a pricey amp - Guitar.com
  52. 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
  53. VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
  54. News - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
  55. “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
  56. 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
  57. Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
  58. Best mini amps for guitar 2025: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone – these are my top picks - Guitar World
  59. News - Greer's Mizuki Blue replicates Tube-Amp-like Textures with 2 JFET Gain Stages - Guitar Pedal X
  60. Video: Meet Charlie Barker, a Twin-Style Tube Amp For Working Musicians - Reverb
  61. “Like fine-tuned ‘sweet spot’ knobs, letting you drive your tubes hard while keeping the volume in check”: Why you need a power attenuator for your tube amp - Guitar World
  62. “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
  63. “A Katana killer? The jury’s still out, but one thing’s for sure – this is a great addition to the ID range”: Blackstar ID:X 50 review - Guitar World
  64. “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
  65. Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
  66. Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
  67. “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
  68. Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - Manchester Evening News
  69. “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
  70. Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
  71. Blackstar Amplification Launches ID:X Series – A Cut Above - Premier Guitar
  72. 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
  73. Best acoustic guitar amp 2025: Amplify your acoustic with a top-rated amp - musicradar.com
  74. Fender to launch new American Vintage, Mustang, and Tone Master amps this year – here’s everything you need to know - Guitar.com
  75. “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
  76. News - Valeton issues a formidable challenger to the ToneX One with its GP-5 - Guitar Pedal X
  77. News - 4 of a Kind One Knob Noise Gates - Guitar Pedal X
  78. Fender Studio app takes the best feature from our favourite guitar amps - Trusted Reviews
  79. Best tube amps: my top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - guitarplayer.com
  80. Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner - Guitar World
  81. Best Combo Amp for Every Budget: Fender, Orange, Marshall & More - gearnews.com
  82. Best amp modellers 2025: High-tech tone solutions for all guitarists - musicradar.com
  83. 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
  84. News - Chug vs Chug Lite - a simple GPX Head-to-Head Comparison - Guitar Pedal X
  85. “A huge shake-up in the amp modeler market”: These are the gear releases that have caught my eye this week – and the ones you might have missed - Guitar World
  86. Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
  87. News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
  88. NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
  89. NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
  90. ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
  91. News - A Brief Hobbyist Primer on Key Power Amp Tubes - Guitar Pedal X
  92. News - My 9 favourite Greer Amps Compact Gain Pedals Capsule Collection is complete - Guitar Pedal X
  93. NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
  94. 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
  95. NAMM 2023 news: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions - Guitar World
  96. How Many Amps Do You Use? - Premier Guitar
  97. Reverb announces the best-selling guitar amps of 2021 - Guitar World
  98. Four best guitar amps of NAMM 2020 - Guitar.com
  99. News - The Perfect Guitar Amp Design / Next Level Boss Katana - Guitar Pedal X
  100. News - Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X

Bass Player News

  1. “The first time Sonic Youth went to England, people hated us: ‘Oh, you’re playing guitar? That’s so old-fashioned’”: Alt-rock icon Kim Gordon on the secret to making great music on bad guitars and why she never saw herself as a bassist - Guitar World
  2. The Daily Star Events - George Porter Jr. & Runnin' Pardners at Chelsea's Live - hammondstar.com
  3. News: Napalm Death Bassist Shane Embury Announces Debut Solo Album - New Noise Magazine
  4. Agency of experts acquires bass player - Bizcommunity
  5. “The phone rang. It was Paul McCartney. That’s when I knew we’d found it”: We meet the man who reunited Paul McCartney with his long-lost Beatles bass - Guitar World
  6. “Without your mother, none of this would have happened.” Olivia Rodrigo’s backstage tribute to a ’90s rock hero left her daughter in tears - guitarplayer.com
  7. “I liked Master Of Puppets, but I’d definitely change the channel when Dave Mustaine got in the car”: Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson remembers his first impression of Metallica’s 1986 game-changer - Louder
  8. “I was just throwing stuff at the wall to see what stuck”: Beach Boys hire new bass player from social media – after he made a video on how to sound like the Beach Boys - Guitar World
  9. “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
  10. “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
  11. “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
  12. “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
  13. “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
  14. “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
  15. “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
  16. Guitar played on Coventry's The Specials' Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
  17. Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone Australia
  18. Blondie and Television bassist Fred Smith dies, aged 77 - Gold Radio
  19. Stu “Bassie” Brooks has joined Nine Inch Nails on bass - Guitar World
  20. “He is the funkiest bass player that ever lived. Every note a mighty oak, a bull elephant, a bomb”: William ‘Billy Bass’ Nelson, Funkadelic bassist who coined the band’s name, dies aged 75 - Guitar World

Bass Amp News

  1. Genzler® Amplification Launches New Bass Amplifier Magellan 800+ - Bass Gear Magazine
  2. Genzler Amplification Introduces Magellan 800+ Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
  3. Best bass amps 2026: low-end tone machines - guitarplayer.com
  4. NUX Mighty Air Wireless Modelling Guitar/Bass Amp - 10W Bluetooth, Built-in Wireless Transmitter, App Control - ruhrkanal.news
  5. Mayor Karen Bass says LA28 head Wasserman should step down - Los Angeles Times
  6. Electronic Audio Experiments' Traynor Bass Amp derived Greathammer Overdrive delivers 50 decibels of killer low-end tone - Guitar Pedal X
  7. NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
  8. Tech 21 SansAmp Programmable Bass Driver & Geddy Lee Amalgamation Signature Chorus - Premier Guitar
  9. Cort Guitars Introduces the GB Short Scale Bass Series - Premier Guitar
  10. 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
  11. Walrus Audio Mantle Analog Bass Preamp // DI - Premier Guitar
  12. Peavey’s® Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Bass Gear Magazine
  13. IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
  14. “This is your chance to own the sound that defined heavy metal”: Reverb and Ashdown are selling bass amps used by Geezer Butler during rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar World
  15. GEEZER BUTLER Is Selling The Bass Amp Heads He Used At BLACK SABBATH's Final Show - Metal Injection
  16. Geezer Butler to sell signed amps used at rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar.com
  17. NS Design Unveils New Carbon Fiber Fin Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
  18. Mesa/Boogie resurrects the iconic Bass 400+ without the backache - Mixdown Magazine
  19. Respected Bass Amp Tone In Software - Sonicstate
  20. Laney Amplification unveils Digbeth Foundry range – affordable, powerful bass amps from 30W to 200W - yahoo.com

Guitar Effects News

  1. Bjõrn Juhl unleashes killer new versatile full-range BJFE Mystery Fuzz variant with superb guitar volume cleanup - Guitar Pedal X
  2. Thorn Soundlabs' Black Swamp Flex Fuzz is a killer all-rounder Multi-Fuzz which covers the classic fuzz flavours and a quite a few more - Guitar Pedal X
  3. “Other groups tell everyone they’re the ‘proper’ metal band on the bill, but they’re all using 8-string guitars”: Tailgunner are flying the flag for old-school metal (with a little help from K.K. Downing) - Guitar World
  4. Walrus Audio MAKO D1 Stereo Delay Pedal - High-Fidelity Multi-Function Delay With 5 Programs & MIDI Control - aplusme.me
  5. “It can get loud enough to annoy my partner, which is good enough for home use”: Laney Prism-Mini review - Guitar World
  6. Japan's Bananana Effects have finally released the intriguing near-zero-latency Quimera Polyphonic Synthesizer / Sound Designer - Guitar Pedal X
  7. Catalinbread CB Paint: 80s Reverb in a Pedal - gearnews.com
  8. Red Panda's RD-1 Pitch Delay is a cool versatile 3-Mode Mono Frequency-shifting, Detuning and Chromatic Transposing Delay - Guitar Pedal X
  9. Four classic Electro-Harmonix pedals are now available in plugin form - Guitar.com
  10. JHS Pedals revives Glenn Wyllie's versatile Moonrock Fuzz - Guitar Pedal X
  11. “What happens when you do more with dramatically more?” Quilter Labs unveils The Vamp, a four-wheeled, 200,000-watt guitar amp - Guitar World
  12. Marshall protein powder and AI-powered gloves that play for you: These are the best guitar April Fools hoaxes we've seen this year - Guitar.com
  13. “Get the data-driven results musicians dream of”: Chibson and Acorn Amps team up for the definitely-not-Google Drive pedal - Guitar World
  14. “If you love Hendrix, Jack White, Gary Clark Jr, Beck, Black Keys, or the octave fuzz on John Mayer’s Belief – you already know you want this”: JHS Pedals’ turns loose the Coyote, a fuzz pedal tribute to a “lost” cult classic and its maker - musicradar.com
  15. JHS Pedals’ turns loose the Coyote – a fuzz pedal tribute to a “lost” cult classic and its maker - Yahoo Tech
  16. “Just like when you get a new distortion pedal it makes you want to play guitar, I wanted that same feeling for DB-30”: XLN Audio wants to put the fun back in drum processing with DB-30 Drum Butter - musicradar.com
  17. “Way more rare than a Klon”: JHS Pedals pays tribute to mysterious pedal builder with the Coyote – a new fuzz based on one of the rarest pedals of all time - Guitar World
  18. “Each effect has been recreated using detailed component-level modeling, faithfully capturing the behaviour of the original analogue circuitry”: Electro-Harmonix launches six of its most-famous pedals as plugins - musicradar.com
  19. Electro-Harmonix partners with MixWave to bring its classic pedals to plugin form - MusicTech
  20. "I need to be honest about how well this pedal holds up for down-tuning against the newer competition it faces": DigiTech Drop Limited Black Edition review - Guitar World

Guitar and Bass News

  1. “He will be remembered for his unwavering empathy and compassion, and his magnetic, inimitable presence on and off the stage”: Harm’s Way guitarist Bo Lueders dies at 38 - Guitar World
  2. “The first time Sonic Youth went to England, people hated us: ‘Oh, you’re playing guitar? That’s so old-fashioned’”: Alt-rock icon Kim Gordon on the secret to making great music on bad guitars and why she never saw herself as a bassist - Guitar World
  3. Taylor Guitars Expands Gold Label Collection With Grand Concert Models - Premier Guitar
  4. News: Napalm Death Bassist Shane Embury Announces Debut Solo Album - New Noise Magazine
  5. “He dipped the silver tube into a bag of white powder and shoved it up my snout.” Chrissie Hynde on her unforgettable first meeting with Lemmy — and the one band he truly loved - guitarplayer.com
  6. The Gibson Artist Spotlight Program welcomes Corella - Gibson
  7. “The phone rang. It was Paul McCartney. That’s when I knew we’d found it”: We meet the man who reunited Paul McCartney with his long-lost Beatles bass - Guitar World
  8. Bohlinger's Favorite New Guitar Store?! - Premier Guitar
  9. Linkidea 6 Pack Rubber Guitar Pick Holders - Clip For Headstock Of Guitar, Bass, Ukulele - ruhrkanal.news
  10. Electronic Clip-On Digital Guitar Tuner - LCD Screen, 360° Rotatable, For Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Violin - ruhrkanal.news
  11. “The moment we started playing with it, we just laughed”: Viral duo Angine de Poitrine have become one of the most talked-about bands on the planet – and microtonal guitar has been the key to their unlikely success - Guitar World
  12. Les Claypool says he chose to be a bassist because the guitar sounded “wimpy” - Guitar.com
  13. “We were still gluing the fur on the tuning keys when the FedEx driver showed up”: Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac and ZZ Top basses top the biggest four-string sales at historic Jim Irsay auction - Guitar World
  14. NUX Mighty Air Wireless Modelling Guitar/Bass Amp - 10W Bluetooth, Built-in Wireless Transmitter, App Control - ruhrkanal.news
  15. Solid Value Bass Yamaha Bass Guitar - Black Finish, Mahogany Body, Vintage Bridge Beginner Bass Guitar - ruhrkanal.news
  16. “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
  17. “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
  18. “It was like, ‘Congratulations, you just bought Leo Fender’s company. Now you gotta learn how to make guitars’”: The origins of Ernie Ball Music Man – and how it all started with a bass - Guitar World
  19. Ernie Ball Music Man Celebrates 50 Years Of The Stingray Bass - Premier Guitar
  20. “A historically significant instrument directly tied to the evolution of modern funk”: The bass Bootsy Collins used to record a James Brown anthem has been listed on eBay - Guitar World

New Music releases

  1. New Music Releases Energize Eugene This Spring - National Today
  2. Listen to Jack White's Two New Singles - Ultimate Classic Rock
  3. Apple Music Releases New Africa Now DJ Mix Featuring Wanni X Handi - NewsGhana
  4. Jack White, Arlo Parks, and Anne Hathaway Lead This Week's Best New Music - National Today
  5. The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
  6. U2’s New EP Easter Lily Reviewed: Their best collection of songs in decades - Mojo Magazine
  7. U2 Releases the Band’s Second Six-Song EP of 2026, ‘Easter Lily’ - Variety
  8. New Music Friday: Arlo Parks, Dermot Kennedy, Bon Iver and more - Official Charts
  9. New Music Friday release radar for April 3, 2026: top albums, song releases - DraftKings Network
  10. Olivia Rodrigo Announces New Album ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’ - Variety
  11. Henry Morris Signs With Azoff's Giant Music Label, Releases New Single Ahead Of Fall Touring - Pollstar News
  12. Olivia Rodrigo Has Finally Revealed the Title and Release Date of Her Third Album - elle.com
  13. Adelaide’s best new music - InDaily
  14. Harry Styles, WOODZ, & More: New Music Releases You Need To Hear Right Now - hype.my
  15. Tiffany Young Signs 360 Deal With Pacific Music Group Ahead of New Music - Billboard
  16. Singer Mare to Release New Album “Becoming” on June 19th, 2026 - TheUrbanMusicScene.com
  17. Taylor Swift releases ‘Elizabeth Taylor’ music video - KIRO 7 News Seattle
  18. April New Music Releases - Folio Weekly
  19. The Best New Music Releases of March 2026 - Westword
  20. Taylor Swift Releases New Music Video—Fans Notice Something ‘Hilarious’ - Newsweek

 

 

 

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