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- “They said we were just girls ripping off riffs.” How the Donnas fought rock’s double standard - Guitar Player
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Dies at 64 - Pitchfork
- Motorhead, Rockers + Fans Pay Tribute to Guitarist Phil Campbell - Loudwire
- RICHIE FAULKNER On ELEGANT WEAPONS: 'If People Wanna Call It A Supergroup, Then So Be It' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL On SLASH: 'He's Just An Icon. He's A Legend.' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Jimmy Westerlund: ’80s rock guitar soloing reimagined! - Guitar Player
- “The best rock guitar player I have ever played with” – Mikkey Dee honors Phil Campbell - Chaoszine
- 58 Years Ago: Life Magazine Hailed This Musician as the World's 'Most Spectacular Electric Guitarist' - Parade
- Phil Campbell Motörhead guitarist - Goomba Stomp Magazine
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies at 64 - FBC News
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Dies At 64 After Health Battle - News18
- Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64 following ‘major operation’ - 7NEWS
- Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at age 64 - CNA Lifestyle
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Has Passed Aged 64 - bluntmag.com.au
- Motorhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Passes Away at 64 - The Brag
- TOM MORELLO On Co-Directing Official JUDAS PRIEST Documentary: 'I Love' The Band 'And I Wanted To Help Tell Their Story' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Legendary Metal Guitarist Has Died - Men's Journal
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell, 64, dies after 'courageous battle' - USA Today
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at 64 - Fox News
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Passes Away at 64 - MetalSucks
- Phil Campbell, Longtime Motörhead Guitarist, Dies at 64 - billboard.com
- Phil Campbell, Guitarist for Motorhead, Dead at 64 - radioplusinfo.com
- Ex-Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Has Passed Away - Theprp.com
- Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies age 64, read family's heartbreaking statement - hellomagazine.com
- Who was Phil Campbell? Motorhead guitarist dies at 64; what was his net worth? | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Has Died - clashmusic.com
- Phil Campbell, Legendary Motörhead Guitarist, Dies at 64 After Major Surgery - AOL.com
- Jake E. Lee feels that he found his voice and identity on Ozzy Osbourne’s album ‘The Ultimate Sin’ - Sleaze Roxx
- Phil Campbell, longtime lead guitarist of Motorhead, dies at age 64 - KUSA.com
- Tributes paid after death of Motörhead legend Phil Campbell, age 64: "His legacy, music and the memories he created with so many will live on forever" - NME
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has passed away at 64 - Metal Insider
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Passes Away at 64 After “Long and Courageous Battle in Intensive Care” - American Songwriter
- Phil Campbell Dies At 64: All About Motorhead Guitarist's Cause Of Death, Wife, Kids, And Net Worth - BollywoodShaadis
- Phil Campbell Dies: Motörhead Guitarist Was 64 - Yahoo News Canada
- R.I.P. Motörhead + Phil Campbell and The Bastard Sons guitarist Phil Campbell (1961-2026) - Sleaze Roxx
- Phil Campbell, Motörhead guitarist, dies at 64 - Yahoo News Malaysia
- “A lot of people said it was Ozzy’s worst record ever. By the late ’90s, I thought, ‘I guess it was. I just really sucked on it’”: Jake E. Lee on his battle to make Ozzy Osbourne’s The Ultimate Sin – and how he learned to love it in spite of the critics - Guitar World
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies - The Music Universe
- MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist PHIL CAMPBELL Dead At 64 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Motörhead Guitarist and Rock Legend Phil Campbell Dies Ages 64 Following Battle in Intensive Care. - MNPR Magazine
- Phil Campbell, Longtime Motörhead Guitarist, Dies Aged 64 - Noise11.com
- Former Motorhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Passes Away At The Age Of 64 - Metal Underground.com
- “We thought, ‘He’s a massively successful artist – what could possibly go wrong?’ We really didn’t like the results, so we didn’t give permission for it to be released”: The folk-rock album recorded with an ’80s mega-star that never saw the light of day - Guitar World
- Tenacious D singer/guitar player kicking off tour in Toledo - WTOL
- '60s Music Legend Ranked 'Greatest Rock Lead Singer' of All Time - AOL.com
- “Prince was like Michael Jordan.” Micki Free says Prince really did school Eddie Murphy on the basketball court - Guitar Player
- EXODUS's GARY HOLT: 'I'm Not Rich, But I Make A Living Playing Guitar, And That's A Gift In Itself' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “She told me, ‘That Les Paul’s too heavy for you, honey. You’re not gonna be able to do that.’ So she took me to Norm’s Rare Guitars”: When Bonnie Raitt took Melissa Etheridge guitar shopping – and convinced her to swap her Les Paul for a Strat - Guitar World
- “Instead of firing me and getting somebody who could really play, he would throw me solos every night”: How John Mayer helped Doug Pettibone sharpen his pedal steel skills - Guitar World
- “I’m not a cork sniffer.” Guthrie Trapp pushes back on vintage guitar hype - Guitar Player
- “Joe Walsh and I go on guitar safaris. He’ll say, ‘You only bought one!’ I say, ‘But it cost more than the 10 of yours!’” If the Eagles quit this year, Vince Gill will leave with gratitude and great memories - Guitar World
- David Gilmour’s Fabled “Black Strat” Sells for Record-Breaking $14.55 Million - Consequence of Sound
- Kidd Funkadelic Breaks Out on His Own - Premier Guitar
- “I have never been impaled through my whole hand.” Machine Gun Kelly injures hand on a giant thorn while filming video in Dublin - Guitar Player
- Legendary singer and guitar player dead at 82: ‘There was no one like him’ - lehighvalleylive
- ’70s Rock Legend Ranked ‘Greatest Guitarist of All Time’ - Parade
- “This is a whole different thing.” He was a punchline on MTV in the ’90s. Now symphony orchestras play his music - Guitar Player
- “I don't know if I want to play this.” Rush’s new drummer had a ‘Yikes!’ moment over one classic song - Guitar Player
- “I kept saying, ‘I’m not the guy. Call Nuno’”: Joe Satriani put Nuno Bettencourt’s name forward for failed EVH tribute tour with Alex Van Halen and David Lee Roth - Guitar World
- Who's the best guitar player you've ever seen live? - Guitar World
- “It’s a really good guitar, especially for the price”: Jake E. Lee has added Yungblud’s signature guitar to his collection - Guitar World
- “I was the only guy playing that guitar. It was their version of a semi-hollow”: How Robben Ford helped Fender design their short-lived answer to the ES-335 - Guitar World
- “I work all day.” Steve Morse spends his days fixing tractors and flying planes — and says it makes him more creative - Guitar Player
- “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
- “It was just unbelievable. I’ve literally never heard anything like it my whole life”: Jacob Collier on what happened when he gave his 5-string acoustic to Julian Lage and Chris Martin - Guitar World
- “I'll do that in solos. I’m a cheater.” Samantha Fish on the guitar trick behind her most distinctive sound - Guitar Player
- “I know what he means.” Sammy Hagar compares Alex Van Halen to Roger Waters in new swipe at former bandmate - Guitar Player
- “Practicing is boring. Getting better at guitar by playing in a band is much more interesting”: Geese are being hailed as the future of rock. Guitarist Emily Green can’t figure out why – but her ‘cloudy’ playing style might have something to do with it - Guitar World
- Discussion: What constitutes “fake” guitar playing? - Guitar World
- Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
- Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 - The New York Times
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - Georgia Public Broadcasting
- SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: How I Ended Up Playing Guitar For METALLICA For A Couple Of Shows In 2000 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Perry Bamonte, Guitarist and Keyboardist for the Cure, Dies at 65 - The New York Times
- “I said, ‘You have no idea how many things I’ve stolen from you.’ And he said, ‘Yes, I have.’” Randy Bachman on his jaw-dropping introduction to Stephen Stills at Neil Young’s 70th birthday party - Guitar Player
- “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 - Guitar Player
- “It’s insane. He died aged 25, only guitar players remember him, and yet he was the sound of the Pretenders”: Chrissie Hynde pays tribute to the underrated guitar hero who defined the Pretenders - Guitar World
- "I thought to myself, ‘This guy’s not gonna be here very long’”: When Dave Mustaine first saw James Hetfield play guitar, it was bad news for Metallica's fifth member Brad Parker - Guitar.com
- 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
- “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
- 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
- Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
- “I didn’t realize how short he was!” The late Ace Frehley always spoke his mind. And when it came to his Kiss replacements Bruce Kulick, Vinnie Vincent and Tommy Thayer, the Space Ace had plenty to say - Guitar Player
- “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
- “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
- 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
- “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
Guitar Amp News
- “Will appeal to high-gain players without unlimited budgets”: Victory MKX Lunch Box Head review - Guitar World
- Victory Amplification’s new PowerValve 200 brings “authentic valve response and tone to modern rigs” - Guitar.com
- Who Needs Tube Amps in 2026? I Say: No One. - Gearnews.com
- “Bridging the gap between digital rigs and real valve amps”: Victory says its new PowerValve 200 is a better companion for your amp modeler than any FRFR cab could ever be - Guitar World
- Introducing the ‘59 Model Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop Set - Premier Guitar
- Frustrated about the sterile feel of your digital guitar rig? Friends and family commenting on how stiff your playing has been since you went all in with modellers? Victory’s PowerValve 200 has the mojo to restore that tube amp “thump” and feel - MusicRadar
- I spent the weekend testing the best guitar gear of the year at The Guitar Show in Birmingham – these are the 9 hottest products you can buy right now - Guitar World
- 2026 January Pedal-Chain Update - Episode I - A Flying Start! - Guitar Pedal X
- Best headphone amps for guitar 2026: silent practice solutions - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: The latest guitar launches and news from the biggest music gear event on the planet, as it happened - Guitar.com
- Thomas Blug îs unerringly close now to a full release of his new state of the art BluGuitar Amp X Analog Amp & Pedal Modeller - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- “This thing is a RIPPER. No B.S. One channel. One tube-buffered effects loop”: Butch Walker and Divided by 13 team up for signature head with switchable EL84 and 6L6 power sections - Guitar World
- Magnatone Introduces Four New Amps At NAMM - Premier Guitar
- ID:X Floor – Blackstar’s first “high-performance” digital floor modellers deliver the tone and feel of real amps with hands-on controls - Guitar.com
- “A no-compromise amplifier solution”: Synergy teams up with Wampler and Friedman to launch its machine-learning power amp – and promises to change the game for tube modeling - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- “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
- “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
- 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
- REVV Amps makes Joey Landreth Signature DirtDog Overdrive based on his custom modded D25 JL REVV Signature Tube Amp - Guitar Pedal X
- “It might just be the coolest offset guitar ever. And it’s finally back”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including some huge early NAMM releases - Guitar World
- Bad Cat Amplifiers Introduces Hot Cat 50 Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially-made Braille amp - Guitar World
- “It’s clear to see that modelers have won the battle”: Modelers outsold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet - Guitar World
- Reverb shares its best selling gear of the year – and 2025 was the year of the Strat - Guitar.com
- The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point - Premier Guitar
- “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 first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
- 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
- Why Metallica Stopped Using Amps Live, According to James Hetfield’s Guitar Tech - Loudwire
- “Not many people want to watch a band stand in front of their amp line”: Metallica guitar tech thinks ditching real amps helped the band improve spectacle of their live shows - Guitar.com
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- Best mini amps for guitar 2025: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone – these are my top picks - Guitar World
- My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps - Premier Guitar
- News - Greer's Mizuki Blue replicates Tube-Amp-like Textures with 2 JFET Gain Stages - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- Video: Meet Charlie Barker, a Twin-Style Tube Amp For Working Musicians - Reverb
- “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
- 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
- Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - Manchester Evening News
- Guitar Amp Legend Orange Amps Enters Vinyl Market with $1250 O Turntable - channelnews.com.au
- My MGAT-5 Sinvertek Real Amp Abstraction of the Soldano SLO-100 has landed - and Mr Wu has once again knocked it out of the park! - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Valeton issues a formidable challenger to the ToneX One with its GP-5 - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 4 of a Kind One Knob Noise Gates - Guitar Pedal X
- Fender Studio app takes the best feature from our favourite guitar amps - Trusted Reviews
- Best Combo Amp for Every Budget: Fender, Orange, Marshall & More - Gearnews.com
- Best amp modellers 2025: High-tech tone solutions for all guitarists - MusicRadar
- Engl unleashes Fireball IR Dual Channel High Gain Distortion Preamp - with Noise Gate and Mid Boost - based on its most formidable amp - Guitar Pedal X
- Best Fender amps: the finest Fender amplifiers you can get your hands on - Guitar Player
- 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
- News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- Positive Grid Launches the Spark NEO - Premier Guitar
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Fender Mustang Micro Plus Review: A Pocket-Sized Powerhouse That Rekindles the Joy of Playing Guitar - Guitar Girl Magazine
- News - 2025 January Pedal-Chain Update - Episode I - Peak Pedal Mania - Guitar Pedal X
- 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
- NAMM 2025: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- Boss Unveils New Gear for NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- News - The Origin Effects Deluxe 55 and Tubesteader Eggnog are my Tweed Kings! - Guitar Pedal X
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
- The Battle for the Amp Capture / Profiler Middle-Ground heats up - Neural DSP Nano Cortex vs AmpliTube Tonex - Guitar Pedal X
- Guitar Center employees find thousands of dollars in drugs stuffed inside guitar amp - WSB-TV
- “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
- 8 years after its debut, Boss's Katana Amp Series evolves to a 3rd Generation Tube Logic Platform - with even greater sound, feel and response - Guitar Pedal X
- Boss Introduces Katana Gen 3 Amps - Premier Guitar
- News - A Brief Hobbyist Primer on Key Power Amp Tubes - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024 Live: Our top moments from the biggest gear show in the world - Guitar.com
- Best guitar amps: Our pick of combos, heads and pedalboard amps for all budgets and abilities - MusicRadar
- News - 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Tubesteader's 4th Tube-Powered Gain Pedal is its first Compact - the rather smart Eggnog Tweed-voiced Overdrive / Preamp - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2023 news: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions - Guitar World
- Mike Soldano finally delivers his legendary SLO-100 Amp in pedal format - as the Super Lead Overdrive / Preamp - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2022: Universal Audio announces UAFX Guitar Amp Emulators - Guitar.com
- Russian sanctions result in a shortage of prized vacuum-tube guitar amps - marketplace.org
- News - 25 Favourite All-Time Inspirational Guitar Heroes - Guitar Pedal X
- Reverb announces the best-selling guitar amps of 2021 - Guitar World
- NAMM 2021: the biggest guitar, amp and pedal releases so far - Guitar World
- Hear: Our five favourite new guitar amps of NAMM 2020 - MusicRadar
- News - Boss Moves Even Further Ahead with its New and Improved MKII Katana Amp Range - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 9 of the Best Non-Marshall Generic Compact Amp-in-a-Box / Amp-style Pedals - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Keyztone EXchanger vs SIM1 XT-1 vs Alternatives - Guitar Pedal X
- News - What Two Years of Tone-Questing Looks Like - Acquisitions, Passes and Still Probables - Guitar Pedal X
- News - The Perfect Guitar Amp Design / Next Level Boss Katana - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X
- Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 12 Great Guitar Combo Amps for your Consideration - Guitar Pedal X
Bass Player News
- Not Leaving Sober bassist dies days before Stone Pony headlining show - Asbury Park Press
- Bandmates remember ‘lovable’ N.J. musician who died in freak accident - NJ.com
- NJ Band Mourns Jefferson Bassist Found Pinned Under Car - dailyvoice.com
- Wright & Round: El Bandido Basso (Philip Harper) - 4barsrest.com
- Bluegrass Crosswords – Back to Bass-ics - Bluegrass Today
- “People wanna assume the worst and say he’s some kind of dictator and forced me to do it. It was totally not like that”: Steve Di Giorgio sets the record straight on what it was like to sideman for Dave Mustaine and Megadeth - Guitar World
- “An evocative track reflecting the social and political unrest of Britain”: The Specials’ Ghost Town bass fetches thousands at auction – having been bought for just £200 - Guitar World
- “I feel like I’ve been molded for this gig. Trent has been an influence on me from the beginning”: How new Nine Inch Nails bassist Stu Brooks went from pop royalty to one of rock’s most sonically adventurous gigs - Guitar World
- “I threw my guitar off mid strum, dove into the crowd and began strangling him to the ground”: Billy Corgan on the first time he met future Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur - Guitar World
- “I remember David reaching over to John and saying, ‘No, don’t do it like that’, and John going, ‘Excuse me? I’m the bass player, right? This is how I do it!’”: The tense night David Bowie and Queen spontaneously came up with a classic - MusicRadar
- “I was a good bass player, and I am proud of my Celebrity Skin work, but oh my God, it changed my level of musicianship forever”: Melissa Auf der Maur on what she learned from playing with Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins - Guitar World
- “I never saw myself as a bassist. I haven’t played bass since the last Sonic Youth gig”: Why Kim Gordon has stopped playing the bass – despite being an icon of the instrument - Guitar World
- “I hate bass player albums. It's an ugly instrument, solo-wise. Probably the only person I can tolerate is Marcus Miller”: Grammy-winning bassist Meshell Ndegeocello favors restraint over fretboard theatrics – but Marcus Miller (and Jaco) get a pass - Guitar World
- “In Mötley Crüe I always used a pick, but I’m a better bass player when I use my fingers”: Nikki Sixx names his biggest weakness as a rock bassist - Guitar World
- “We thought it was throwaway and argued against it being released. It's incredible to me that it was a single. I was just trying to do my best Pete Townshend!” How bassist Andy Fraser electrified a Free classic - Guitar World
- “You could go to school on what Fred created so effortlessly”: Fred Smith, influential Television and former Blondie bassist, dies at 77 - Guitar World
- “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
- NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
- “The music meant a lot to me even before I was playing those iconic basslines”: Bassist Simone Marie Butler announces her departure from Primal Scream - Guitar World
- Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus: ‘Bass players are just cool. We’re the one that brings it all together’ - The Guardian
Bass Amp News
- Mayor Karen Bass says LA28 head Wasserman should step down - Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles Times
- Electronic Audio Experiments' Traynor Bass Amp derived Greathammer Overdrive delivers 50 decibels of killer low-end tone - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- New Products for Bassists: Here are Some New Releases for NAMM 2026! - Gearnews.com
- Boss's GX-1B Bass Effects Processor exactly matches the Entry Level GX-1 Guitar one - while it comes with its own suite of dedicated Bass-centric onboard effects - Guitar Pedal X
- Walrus Audio Mantle Analog Bass Preamp // DI - Premier Guitar
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- “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
- GEEZER BUTLER Is Selling The Bass Amp Heads He Used At BLACK SABBATH's Final Show - Metal Injection
- Geezer Butler to sell signed amps used at rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar.com
- IK Multimedia ToneX Bass Pedals: Ampeg, Bassmann, And Much More! - Gearnews.com
- Mesa/Boogie resurrects the iconic Bass 400+ without the backache - Mixdown Magazine
- Blackstar Debut Bass: 2 New Bass Practice Amps - Gearnews.com
- “So much bass response for something so small and budget friendly”: Laney Amplification debuts the Digbeth Foundry range – affordable, powerful bass amps in combo and head formats - MusicRadar
- LANEY Launches Versatile DBF Series Bass Amps With Boutique Tone And Modern Features - Gear Gods
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
- “I had very few reference points – no one saying, ‘Try this.’ I just played through a bass amp then added a second amp”: Meet the Meffs, the Britpunk duo outnumbered by their amps - Guitar World
- “It’s a game-changer for me”: Laney and Nathan East team up for a versatile signature bass head that ends a 40-year wait for the session legend - Guitar World
- “A culmination of years of work”: Seymour Duncan pushes the boundaries of its PowerStage series with a dedicated bass unit – and it's so much more than just a companion for your modeler - Guitar World
Guitar Effects News
- The Good Stuff: The Eventide TimeFactor and the Case for Big Pedals - Premier Guitar
- Valeton GP-200 Multi-Effects Processor Pedal - Amp Modeling & IR Cabinet Simulator For Guitar/Bass - umlconnector.com
- XSONIC Airstep YT Foot Controller For Yamaha THR10II, THR30II Amps - Wireless 5-Switch Pedal For Slots & Effects - ruhrkanal.news
- Lese Teuri: a smooth morphable colorful multi-type distortion plugin - synth anatomy
- Electro Harmonix Micro POG – Polyphonic Octave Generator Guitar Pedal – Creates 12-String & Organ Sounds – Made In USA - ruhrkanal.news
- Drunk Beaver releases Pedal Drop #37 - the Bashtanka Muff on Π Pi Day [3.14] - a cool Big Muff 2 OpAmp Fuzz take - Guitar Pedal X
- Line 6 POD GO Portable Guitar Processor - Audio Interface With HX Amps/Effects, Expression Pedal, USB - ruhrkanal.news
- “Would I take this to gigs and use it with confidence, knowing that my pedals are being powered sufficiently and safely? Absolutely”: Harley Benton Spaceship Power 40-B review - MusicRadar
- Best Budget Effects Pedals Under €50: Big Sounds, Small Prices - Gearnews.com
- “Every once in a while a pedal comes along that takes you by surprise. It’s a pedal I didn’t even know I needed”: Electro-Harmonix Effects Interface review - Guitar World
- Best pedalboard power supplies 2026: pro-grade power for every budget and 'board, fully tested - Guitar World
- “Bridging the gap between digital rigs and real valve amps”: Victory says its new PowerValve 200 is a better companion for your amp modeler than any FRFR cab could ever be - Guitar World
- As a pro guitarist, I think Boss makes the most reliable pedals around, so with 26% off everything from the DD-8 to the Waza Metal Zone in Amazon's Spring Deal Days sale, it's time to stock up - MusicRadar
- Amazon is the home of dirt-cheap pedals from brands you've never heard of, but their Spring Deal Days sale just brought stomps from Vox, Ibanez, Boss, MXR, and more into budget territory - Guitar World
- I picked up my favourite ever Hello Sailor Effects Pedal to-date at the Birmingham Guitar Show - a Pink Sparkle Rebel Leia Fuzz-Ranger - Guitar Pedal X
- “The type of reverb pedal that will sound incomprehensibly huge and haunting with all the settings maxed out”: EarthQuaker Devices reinvents reverb once more with the Towers Stereo Reverberant Filter - MusicRadar
- 12 of the Best Currently Available RangeMaster / Treble Booster Pedals - Guitar Pedal X
- Meet the Raspberry Pi-Powered Loop Switcher That Rivals Pro Gear - Hackster.io
- Introducing the ‘59 Model Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Custom Shop Set - Premier Guitar
- Frustrated about the sterile feel of your digital guitar rig? Friends and family commenting on how stiff your playing has been since you went all in with modellers? Victory’s PowerValve 200 has the mojo to restore that tube amp “thump” and feel - MusicRadar
Guitar and Bass News
- Bass Pick Organizer 3D Printed Guitar Pick Holder | Speaker-Shaped Storage Box For Picks | Portable Case For Bass & Guitar Players - Cool Gift For Musicians Bass Guitar Amp - ruhrkanal.news
- La Bella 760RHBB 'Beatle Bass' Flatwound Strings - .050-.100 Gauges For Hofner Bass - ruhrkanal.news
- Dusty Hill’s sheepskin bass and an Eddie Van Halen stage-played Charvel: The guitars up for grabs in the second day of the Jim Irsay auction - Guitar.com
- Cory Wong Announces Syncopated Summer Camp with Victor Wooten and Joe Dart - Bass Magazine
- Metal Up Your Bass! TransAtlantic duo remaster entire early Metallica catalogue with bass parts restored and made louder - Louder
- “She told me, ‘That Les Paul’s too heavy for you, honey. You’re not gonna be able to do that.’ So she took me to Norm’s Rare Guitars”: When Bonnie Raitt took Melissa Etheridge guitar shopping – and convinced her to swap her Les Paul for a Strat - Guitar World
- “An evocative track reflecting the social and political unrest of Britain”: The Specials’ Ghost Town bass fetches thousands at auction – having been bought for just £200 - Guitar World
- “I feel like I’ve been molded for this gig. Trent has been an influence on me from the beginning”: How new Nine Inch Nails bassist Stu Brooks went from pop royalty to one of rock’s most sonically adventurous gigs - Guitar World
- “What is this entire piece-of-s**t setup?”: Josh Homme once showed his Peavey/Yamaha bass rig to John Paul Jones – this was his reaction - Guitar.com
- “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
- “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
- Ernie Ball Music Man Celebrates 50 Years Of The Stingray Bass - Premier Guitar
- Guitar played on Coventry's The Specials' Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
- Electro-Harmonix Unearths the Bass Big Muff Pi 2 - Premier Guitar
- Inside Harley Benton’s 2026 mega-drop: Fresh colours and a baritone for the SC Custom III, a metallic makeover for hot-rodded S-styles, all-solid acoustics for under $250 and more - MusicRadar
- Electronic Audio Experiments' Traynor Bass Amp derived Greathammer Overdrive delivers 50 decibels of killer low-end tone - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- Bass guitarists to step into the spotlight for new concert series - The Columbus Dispatch
- Ernie Ball Music Man Celebrates 50 Years of the Stingray Bass & More! - Premier Guitar
New Music releases
- Olivia Rodrigo Teasing Her New Music Release with a Mysterious Mural in LA - Daily Music Roll
- Santos Bravos, Tego Calderón & More: Vote for the Best New Latin Music Release This Week - billboard.com
- Kacey Musgraves, Jack Harlow & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - billboard.com
- SABATON Releases Battle-Ready New Music Video 'Yamato' In Partnership With 'World Of Warships' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- New music release day could be dangerous for distracted drivers - Tech Xplore
- "The Vampire Lestat" Debuts on June 7, New Teaser, Music Released - San Diego Comic-Con Unofficial Blog
- BTS Goes Dapper in Tailored Suits on the ‘ARIRANG’ Album Cover—See Every Look - ELLE
- The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
- New Music Friday release radar for March 13, 2026: top albums, song releases - DraftKings Network
- New Music Friday: Jack Harlow, The Pussycat Dolls, James Blake and more - Official Charts
- New Music Friday: 9 releases for the last week of winter (13 Mar 2026) - Q107 Toronto
- New album releases 2026: Dates for ZAYN, RAYE, Robyn and more - Official Charts
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2026 - billboard.com
- Harry Styles, Ayra Starr, aespa & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - billboard.com
- Harry Styles lets his guard down before new music release: ‘What I’m giving?’ - The Times of India
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Pitchfork
- On the record: The top new music releases in Ireland this month - The Irish Post
- New Music Friday: Bruno Mars, RAYE, BLACKPINK, Gorillaz and more - Official Charts
- Bebe Rexha is teasing Her New Music Release of Her Recently Achieved Independent Era - Daily Music Roll
- The Best New Music Releases This Week - Stanisland Magazine
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