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- Slash gets “super nervous” before every gig according to Velvet Revolver bandmate - Guitar.com
- Foo Fighters Guitarist Chris Shiflett Pays Sly Tribute to Reds Icon Pete Rose During Cincinnati Stadium Show: ‘Cincinnati Invented Hustle’ - Billboard
- Saving Your Improvised Gems: No Riff Left Behind - Premier Guitar
- “When I got the role of Keith Partridge, they knew I could play and sing because I played Voodoo Child before my screen test”: David Cassidy on seeing Hendrix, learning from the session guitar greats, and jamming with Paul McCartney and John Lennon - Guitar Player
- “Three songs in, we got into a physical altercation and I decided, ‘I’m done playing this show.’ I took all my Ibanez guitars and threw them into the audience”: Dave Navarro on why he switched to PRS – and Jane’s Addiction’s unlikely rebirth - Guitar World
- “A complete solution for guitarists, combining portability, flexibility, and multi-disciplinary practicality”: Mooer Audio launches the SD10i Intelligent Amp – a take-anywhere 10W powerhouse with 52 amplifier models, 49 effects and looper - MusicRadar
- "The most under-appreciated guitar skill": If you've ever wanted to learn to play and sing at the same time this is how to start - MusicRadar
- “I never practiced – never practiced ever”: Yngwie Malmsteen may be one of the most accomplished players of all time, but he didn’t develop his superhuman guitar skills by practicing, apparently - Guitar World
- John Mayall’s Legacy of Great Guitarists and Recordings - Premier Guitar
- Martin and Reverb unite for an exclusive non-cutaway Grand Performance acoustic - Guitar Player
- “I was inspired by one of my favorite players, Mr. Paul Gilbert”: Matteo Mancuso pays homage to one of his heroes with new track, Paul Position - Guitar Player
- “A vintage-sounding, modern-featured roaring head inspired by the legendary 1967/1968 Plexi Super Lead 100”: Joe Satriani’s custom Eddie Van Halen-flavored 3rd Power amp is now available as a plugin – with real amps on the way - Guitar Player
- How Steve Carr Builds Modern Amps With Vintage Mojo - Premier Guitar
- “I was inspired by one of my favorite players – you may recognize some of his signature licks”: Matteo Mancuso, one of the hottest guitar players on the planet right now, has written a virtuosic tribute track to Paul Gilbert… on baritone - Guitar World
- Slash reveals what makes a great guitar player - Blues Rock Review
- “You will never find this shape ever, it’s unique”: Jackson debuts a brand-new baritone body design in its road-warrior signature model for JinJer guitarist Roman Ibramkhalilov - Guitar World
- “I’m guessing he wasn’t in, otherwise he would have quite obviously invited us in for a jam”: America’s Got Talent star Old Grey Guitarist plays Whole Lotta Love… outside Jimmy Page’s house - Guitar World
- “Kim Thayil is one of the coolest and most inventive guitar players ever… Chris Cornell is definitely in my Mount Rushmore of singers”: Mark Tremonti weighs in on the biggest bands of the ’90s (including Creed) - Guitar World
- “He gave us ninety years of tireless efforts to educate, inspire, and entertain”: British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 - Guitar Player
- Remembering John Mayall: 1933—2024 - Premier Guitar
- “This guitar is irreplaceable and special beyond words”: Thieves make off with prized family heirloom 1977 Gibson Les Paul… months after its owner’s house was destroyed by a tree - Guitar World
- No more encores for Tacoma musician Jerry Miller, one of the best to ever play guitar - Tacoma News Tribune
- “Keep on playing the blues somewhere, John. We love you”: John Mayall, the Godfather of British Blues, dies aged 90 - Guitar World
- ‘Best guitar player in the world’ with strong Bay Area ties dies at 81 - The Mercury News
- Jacob Collier Reveals How Guitarists React to His 5-String Strandberg: 'It's Just a Car Crash!' - Ultimate Guitar
- “His playing was never self-indulgent, and his soloing was propulsive”: Moby Grape co-founder and guitarist Jerry Miller dies at 81 - Guitar Player
- “This SG Junior is entirely my own, and it already looks iconic”: Epiphone and Yungblud team up for a rare signature SG Junior - Guitar Player
- Rock legend, ‘best guitar player in world,’ dead at 81 - SILive.com
- “I called John immediately and said, ‘Dude, you have to join us for a song. I’m not going to let you not play with us’”: Dave Navarro on how he and John Frusciante finally played together for the first time after decades of friendship - Guitar World
- Paul Gilbert Explains the Downside of Holding the Guitar Too High, Names 'Amazing' Thing About Johnny Ramone's Playing - Ultimate Guitar
- “That amp quite literally changed my life”: Damon Johnson explains why finding the right amp kickstarted his career - Guitar World
- Famed guitarist Slash announces death of stepdaughter in heartfelt post: 'Sweet soul' - USA TODAY
- Jerry Miller, Moby Grape guitarist and co-founder who Eric Clapton called the “best guitar player in the world”, has died aged 81 - Yahoo Entertainment
- Jerry Miller, influential Moby Grape guitarist who Eric Clapton called the “best guitar player in the world”, has died aged 81 - Guitar World
- Moby Grape guitarist Jerry Miller dies aged 81 - Guitar.com
- "I never practiced": Unpicking Yngwie Malmsteen's guitar claim - MusicRadar
- Energy is the key to longevity for legacy act, Rock Hall inductees Journey - cleveland.com
- Rock legend, ‘best guitar player in world,’ dead at 81 - AL.com
- Kyuss' Brant Bjork Shares Opinion on Josh Homme's 'Learned & Proper' Guitar Technique, Says Stoner 'Scene' Didn't Exist - Ultimate Guitar
- Moby Grape co-founder and guitarist Jerry Miller dead at 81 - Louder
- Happy Traum passes - Bluegrass Today
- Rock guitarist Slash’s 25-year-old stepdaughter dies - New York Daily News
- Jerry Miller, Moby Grape Co-Founder & Renowned Guitarist, Dies at 81 - Billboard
- Rock legend once called ‘best guitar player in world’ has died - cleveland.com
- Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell talks with WOUB's Nicholas Kobe - WOUB
- Jerry Miller of Moby Grape on Monterey Pop Festival, Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding - Goldmine Magazine
- “When somebody signs up to listen to a guitar-led band, they might assume it's going to be a bunch of shredding”: Cory Wong subverts expectations of what a lead guitarist should sound like during rare acoustic set - Guitar World
- “He was like, ‘Come on down to rehearsals.’ I’ll never forget it. I was blown away”: John 5 on the time he got to watch Van Halen at an intimate reunion rehearsal – and played through Eddie Van Halen’s guitar rig - Guitar World
- Ian Gillan is Happy with Deep Purple’s Newest Guitarist Simon McBride - MetalSucks
- “He had an incredibly clean technique, which was very, very rare. I’ve never found it in any other guitar player”: Alan Parsons on why late Project and Kate Bush guitarist Ian Bairnson was unlike any guitarist he’d ever encountered - Guitar World
- Rock legend once called 'best guitar player in the world' dies at 81 - MassLive.com
- Rock legend called ‘best guitar player in world’ has died - PennLive
- How Peter Green changed the course of British blues-rock guitar playing - Yahoo Entertainment
- Moby Grape co-founder and guitarist Jerry Miller has died aged 81 - NME
- Jerry Miller Dies: Moby Grape Cofounder Voted One Of Rock’s Guitar Greats Was 81 - Deadline
- Why Do Tom Waits Albums Sound So Great? It's Because of These 8 Guitar Players - Ultimate Guitar
- 'Mind-Blowing Solos' Might Get You 'Popular on YouTube', but Here's What Players Should Really Pay Attention to, Alice Cooper's Guitarist Says - Ultimate Guitar
- “Wanna get popular on YouTube? Play mind-blowing solos and post ’em up. Wanna get employed with a touring band? Play mind-blowing rhythm parts”: Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie on why nailing rhythm guitar is the key to landing big gigs - Guitar World
- “That was the coolest thing about Eddie for me. That’s why nobody could ever touch him”: Slash explains why Eddie Van Halen was really a blues player at heart - Guitar World
- “One day, Eric called and said, ‘Buddy Guy, George Harrison, and I are playing the Roxy tonight. You’re going to come and jam’”: The night Eric Clapton invited Richie Sambora to a dream jam session - Guitar Player
- Glenn Hughes Says This Is the 'Greatest Blues Rock Guitar Player Today' - Ultimate Guitar
- Why 'The Best' Guitar Player Doesn't Exist and How to Tell a Story With Music: Inside the Mind of Guthrie Govan - Ultimate Guitar
- Tom Morello Weighs in on Technique 'Conservatism' in Guitar Circles: 'There's an Assumption That Guitar Playing Has to Be What It's Always Been' - Ultimate Guitar
- “My hands are the true story of my personality. One hand looks glamorous, and the other is a real worker with broken nails”: Heart's Nancy Wilson on rhythm guitar, and the mistake acoustic players often make when playing electric - Guitar Player
- 'He Came Out of Nowhere': Joe Bonamassa Names Blues Guitarist Who Sounded Like No One Else - Ultimate Guitar
- Most Guitar Shredders Can't Do These Things, Lenny Kravitz Says: 'Talking Loud but Saying Nothing' - Ultimate Guitar
- “He has found things to do on the guitar that are like nobody else. It was the same when I first saw Prince”: Eric Clapton picks an unlikely contender as his favorite contemporary guitarist - Guitar World
- “I jammed with Prince once, and he was like, ‘What is that effect you have on your guitar?’ I said, ‘Nothing.’ He couldn’t believe it”: Lenny Kravitz on the time he blew Prince’s mind with his guitar tone - Guitar World
- “I fired Hendrix. He was a damn good guitar player, but the guy was never on time”: Rare pre-fame Jimi Hendrix recording from his short stint as Little Richard's guitarist is now up for auction - Guitar World
- The Smashing Pumpkins' New Guitarist Speaks up on Being Selected: 'I Thought My Touring Days Were Over' - Ultimate Guitar
- “When I told my father I wanted an acoustic guitar, he was thrilled about getting me an instrument that wouldn’t deafen the family, like my Les Paul and Twin Reverb”: With a spunky vintage National resonator, Tinsley Ellis has finally gone acoustic - Guitar Player
- Antony Blinken Sucks at the Guitar and Should Stop Playing - New York Magazine
- “He was and is the best guitar player I've ever played with”: Ozzy Osbourne reveals the name he rates above all his other guitarist collaborators - Guitar World
- Ozzy Osbourne Explains One Thing American Guitarists Tend to Do, Names 'the Best' Guitarist He Worked With - Ultimate Guitar
- Ozzy Osbourne names the “best f**king guitar player” he’s ever played with - Guitar.com
- Heart attack kills punk rock frontman, guitar player and producer Steve Albini - UPI News
- “Musician, studio engineer and the mastermind behind some of rock's greatest albums”: Steve Albini, punk guitar icon and producer for Nirvana, Pixies, dies at 61 - Guitar World
- 10,000 people applied to be The Smashing Pumpkins' next guitarist. Meet the woman who got the job. - CBS News
- Duane Eddy, Influential Rock’n’Roll Guitarist, Dies at 86 - Pitchfork
- Duane Eddy, who put the twang in early rock guitar with 'Rebel Rouser', dies at age 86 - NPR
- Duane Eddy, King of the Twangy Guitar, Dead at 86 - Rolling Stone
- “Jeff was just something other, you know?”: Mark Knopfler says he had begun planning to record an album with Jeff Beck shortly before Beck's death - Guitar Player
- Europe Guitarist Names 'Pointless' Aspect of His '80s Playing, Explains What He Wasn't Good At - Ultimate Guitar
- “Dickey was larger-than-life, and his loss will be felt worldwide”: The Allman Brothers Band’s Dickey Betts has died at 80 - Guitar Player
- Dickey Betts, legendary guitarist and founding Allman Brothers Band member, dies at 80 - GPB News
- Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band Guitarist, Dies at 80 - Variety
- Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band Singer-Guitarist, Dead at 80 - Rolling Stone
- “Dickey was larger than life, and his loss will be felt worldwide”: Dickey Betts, legendary co-founding guitarist of the Allman Brothers Band, has died aged 80 - Guitar World
- Allman Brothers Band co-founder and legendary guitarist Dickey Betts dies at 80 - The Associated Press
- “You know how much I had to beg for the last 30 years to get any of the other guitar players to learn somebody else’s solo?!” Dave Mustaine says new Megadeth member Teemu Mäntysaari is the guitarist he’s “been looking for for a very long time” - Guitar World
- “Johnny Depp was the worst guitarist I'd ever seen”: The moment the man who discovered Mötley Crüe and Guns N' Roses knew Depp wasn't meant to be a rock star - Guitar World
- Gary Clark Jr. Recalls 'Blues Guys' Thinking He Was 'Crazy' Because of Early-Career Rig, Explains Why He Chose Blues Over Shred - Ultimate Guitar
- 'Johnny Depp Was the Worst Guitarist I'd Ever Seen', A&R Exec Who Scouted Guns N' Roses & Mötley Crüe Says - Ultimate Guitar
- Joe Bonamassa on His One Guitar-Playing Weakness: 'I Can't Pull It Off' - Ultimate Guitar
- Ace Frehley on the creation of his new solo album, and the '59 Les Paul he'll always regret selling - Guitar Player
- 11-year-old guitar hero from Hurricane who goes viral - WSAZ
- 'Light years ahead': York County guitar phenom, 15, heads to Memphis for major competition - York Daily Record
- “I’m a sloppy guitar player! I’ll be the first to admit that… In retrospect, I should have practiced more”: Ace Frehley isn't going to apologize for his loose playing style – but he also doesn't recommend that players follow in his footsteps - Guitar World
- VIVIAN CAMPBELL: 'I'm A Very, Very Physical' Guitar 'Player Because Of My Influences' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Corey Taylor Opens Up on Time in Stone Sour: '9 Times Out of 10, I Was a Better Player Than the Guitarist We Had' - Ultimate Guitar
Guitar Amp News
- Turn Up the Volume on Your Wall Decor With This Marshall Guitar Amp-Inspired Key Rack - Billboard
- “I hear depth in the amp that’s mic’d – I hear so much that I don’t hear in the digital plugin, which seems almost pasted onto the screen”: Alex Lifeson explains why digital amps can’t match up to the real thing - Guitar World
- How Steve Carr Builds Modern Amps With Vintage Mojo - Premier Guitar
- A Baritone Dano, Bowie's Ziggy Stardust Minimoog & More Most Watched Gear - Reverb
- “Spark 2 is like taking Madison Square Garden wherever you go”: Positive Grid announces the full details of its Spark 2 modeler – with AI tone hunting, DSP modeling, and a looper set to feature - Guitar Player
- “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
- Positive Grid Spark 2 Review: A Versatile Digital Multitool For Guitarists - SlashGear
- “Like taking Madison Square Garden wherever you go”: Positive Grid unveils the looper-loaded, AI-powered Spark 2 - Guitar.com
- An affordable pedalboard platform? Blackstar expands Debut series with the 100R 1x12 and 2x12 combos - Yahoo Entertainment
- “Describe the tone you’re imagining, and Spark AI will bring it to life”: Positive Grid has unveiled the Spark 2 – here’s how it plans change the amp game… again - Guitar World
- “It is more evolution than revolution, but Positive Grid have delivered everything guitarists have been asking for and more”: Positive Grid Spark 2 review - Guitar World
- “Virtually indistinguishable from valve amps”: Blackstar reckons its latest affordable solid-state combo nails tube tones, at home or on stage - Guitar World
- Blackstar Debut 100R: Perfect balance for pedals, power and tone? - gearnews.com
- Best Fender Amps 2024: Fender’s 10 Finest Amplifiers Currently On The Market - Guitar Player
- Positive Grid teases the Spark 2: “Yes, it has a looper” - Guitar.com
- “Effortlessly transition between glassy clean tones and crunchy overdrives”: Blackstar keeps it simple with the tube-powered, American-voiced, and vintage-inspired TV-10A combo amp - Guitar Player
- “Paying homage to classic American amplifiers”: British builder Blackstar turns the dial towards vintage Fender tone with the TV-10A - Guitar World
- Best pedal amps 2024: Power up your pedalboard with an amp in a box - Guitar Player
- Best acoustic guitar amps 2024: top acoustic amplifiers and preamp pedals - Guitar Player
- “I think it sounds very close to vintage amps. If I hadn’t told you that, you probably wouldn’t have guessed, right?”: Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett explains why he opted for a digital modeler over tube amps on his latest EP - Guitar World
- “It reacts like a guitar amp”: Blackstar’s Polar 2 USB audio interface has been designed specifically for guitarists – and it could be the solution to all your guitar-recording woes - Guitar World
- Best acoustic guitar amp 2024: Amplify your sound without losing your acoustic resonance - MusicRadar
- “The crown jewel of my amplifier collection”: Joe Bonamassa has bought Lowell George’s Dumble Overdrive Special Reverb after a 15-year quest - Guitar World
- “File under ‘whatever it takes’. If you happen to be walking through, you’ve got no choice but to hear it!” John Mayer is still using his tube amps at The Sphere – but you’ll never guess where he’s hiding them - Guitar World
- 'This Is Not a Kemper, This Is a Tube Amp': Mark Tremonti Explains Why He Didn't Want Extra Features on His Signature PRS Amp - Ultimate Guitar
- Guthrie Govan Explains What Drove Him to Digital Modelers, Names One Thing They Do Better Than Tube Amps - Ultimate Guitar
- "We've been behind and now we want to catch up": It sounds like Marshall's CEO wants to make up for lost time with modelling amps – but is he too late? - MusicRadar
- “If we lose the amp-making business, we lose everything. We’ve got to go back and show the guitarist community that Marshall truly cares about them”: From digital amps to modelers and mods – Marshall’s new CEO has big plans to win back guitar players - Guitar World
- Matteo Mancuso Explains Why He Prefers Modelers Over Tube Amps, Names One Aspect of Les Pauls He Doesn't Like - Ultimate Guitar
- Boss reveals the Katana Gen 3: the evolution of a guitar amp phenomenon - MusicRadar
- Boss Promises All Advantages of Tube Amps With New Generation of Katana Series, Here Are Some Details - Ultimate Guitar
- “The AC30 works in a different way from most guitar amps”: Used by The Beatles, Brian May and The Edge, the Vox AC30 is one of the all-time great amp designs – but what makes it sound so good? - Guitar World
- “Katana Gen 3 elevates the lineup, providing a playing experience that goes where no other amps can”: Boss has launched the latest evolution of the Katana range – and it’s more versatile than ever - Guitar World
- Boss's Katana Gen 3 range brings seven new amp models with “even greater sound, feel, and response” - Guitar.com
- Boss Is Teasing a New Generation of Katana Amplifiers - Ultimate Guitar
- 'It's Not So Much From the Tube': Frank Marino Names Real Reason Why People Idolize Tube Amps, Reveals Case in Which Solid-State Amps Are Better - Ultimate Guitar
- “Advancing the lineage of the amps guitars players love, and preserving its heart and soul”: Boss has teased the third generation of its best-selling Katana amp range – and an official announcement is coming soon - Guitar World
- "It was totally, totally nuts": The Edge was so impressed with Universal Audio's Lion '68 amp pedal, he didn't just add it to his rig – it changed the tone for his intro to U2's Las Vegas Sphere gigs - MusicRadar
- “It's an elusive quality that hasn't been captured by modeling amps”: Steve Morse pinpoints the key traits that give tube amps the edge over their digital counterparts - Guitar World
- Steve Morse Explains What Digital Amps Can't Pull Off: 'It's an Elusive Quality That Hasn't Been Captured' - Ultimate Guitar
- Gus G Says He Doesn't Use Traditional Guitar Amps in the Studio: 'I Just Use Plugins' - Ultimate Guitar
- 'Once You Get a Good-Sounding Amp, You're Good to Go': Zakk Wylde on Why He Likes to Keep His Rig 'As Simple as Possible' - Ultimate Guitar
- Best amp modelers 2024: Get your dream guitar tone with our top picks - Guitar Player
- 11 Must-Have Amps for Musicians, According to Professional Guitarists - Billboard
- Gibson Amplifiers Falcon 20 2×10 joins the Falcon amp range - gearnews.com
- “This bona fide bird can’t wait to elevate Gibson amplifiers to the stature they’ve always deserved”: Gibson debuts all-new flagship Mesa/Boogie-designed Dual Falcon 20 combo - Guitar World
- From optional to essential: the best guitar accessories of 2024 - MusicRadar
- The best of the past, the best of the future: the hottest guitar amps and amp pedals coming out in 2024 - MusicRadar
- Best amp modellers 2024: High-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles - MusicRadar
- “Perform like traditional guitar amps, while providing the increased versatility of modern amplifiers”: Line 6 takes the fight to the Boss Katana once again with the upgraded Helix-powered Catalyst CX range - Guitar World
- Best headphone amps for guitar 2024: turn it up while keeping it down - MusicRadar
- “Puts authentic sounds from the stage class Boss Katana amp series at the instrument’s output jack”: Has the Katana:GO just changed the headphone amp game forever? - Guitar World
- “We should spend time creating sounds that haven't already been around for 100 years”: Line 6 Helix designer on the future of amp modelling - Guitar.com
- Best pedal amps 2024: Get the sound, feel and response of an amp, all on your pedalboard - MusicRadar
- Guitar Gear Gems: Marshall Group amp revenue was only 5% - gearnews.com
- Marshall Group says amplifiers made up just 5% of revenue last year, reveals push for digital amps going forward - Guitar.com
- “We think Marshall represents the rock and roll attitude”: Amp sales accounted for just 5% of the Marshall Group’s revenues in 2023 – but it looks like new digital amps could be on the way - Guitar World
- Jens Ritter's new Encore guitar amp is $40,000 of white gold-covered, sapphire-encrusted luxury - Guitar.com
- How the Marshall Group Plans to Grow Its Share of the $100B Music Tech Market - Billboard
- “A groundbreaking electric guitar amplifier that sets a new standard”: Ritter’s new Encore might just be the most luxurious guitar amp ever made – but it’s going to cost you $40,000 - Guitar World
- Is 2024 Going to Be the Year of High-End Tube Amps? - Ultimate Guitar
- The 10 best gear announcements from the NAMM 2024 weekend - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: The latest news on the hottest releases. Catch it all here! - gearnews.com
- NAMM 2024: “This cutting-edge design ushers in an unprecedented era of sustainable audio engineering”: This amp cabinet is absurdly slim and so light it can be worn with a guitar strap – meet Eminent Technology's latest innovation, the Model Twenty-Two - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: KMA Machines’ Endgame pedal is its “most ambitious device yet” - Guitar.com
- Follow All NAMM 2024 News: Guitars, Gear, and All the Updates in One Place - Ultimate Guitar
- NAMM 2024 Gallery - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2024: Fender thinks we need an amp stand, and I think it might be right – but there are two catches - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2024: “These effects will bring your amp to the next level”: Vox has issued its first Valvenergy pedals in 4 years – and they’re said to be unlike any other stompboxes on the market - Guitar World
- Vox AC Hand-Wired Series promises to be the ultimate recreation of the iconic guitar amps - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024 Live: Our top moments from the biggest gear show in the world - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2024: “Not just an upgrade but a complete reinvention”: Vox debuts the amPlug3 travel amp in 7 classic guitar and bass amp-channeling forms - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: Gibson announces its glorious return to the amp game with Mesa/Boogie-made Falcon amplifiers - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2024: “Harmonically rich American tone in a compact and easily portable package”: Gibson’s relaunched guitar amplifier line takes flight with the Randall Smith-designed Falcon tube combos - MusicRadar
- “Gibson is back in the amp business”: Gibson’s Falcon amps have landed – can the Mesa-made combos get their claws into the boutique amp market? - Guitar World
- JOE SATRIANI Is Having A Special Guitar Amp Built To Replicate EDDIE VAN HALEN's Sound: 'I Wanna Be Able To Feel It' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Laney releases BCC Ironheart tube amps alongside matching plugin - Guitar World
- “Ready for flight?” Gibson teases the return of its cult-classic guitar amps with the help of Mesa/Boogie - Guitar World
- Gibson stopped making amps in 1967 – but will 2024 see their return? - Guitar.com
- It looks like Gibson Amps will be making a comeback very soon - MusicRadar
- Greta Van Fleet Guitarist Reveals Why He Only Used Combo Amps on New Album, Says Heavy Marshall Heads 'Almost Felt Unnecessary' - Ultimate Guitar
- “I’ve used 4x12 cabinets and heavy Marshall heads, but it almost felt unnecessary”: Jake Kiszka explains why he only used combo amps on Greta Van Fleet’s last album - Guitar World
- Best Guitar Amps 2023 – Our Top 5 Amps of the Year - gearnews.com
- “The first collaboration between Slash and an amp brand in years”: Slash’s flagship Magnatone signature amp has arrived - Guitar World
- 'Is This a Scandal?' Guitar Amp Builder Points Out One Problem With Marshall's High-End Model - Ultimate Guitar
- Joe Bonamassa Addresses 'Sad' Thing About Vintage Guitar Amp Market: 'There's a Point Where They Become Stocks' - Ultimate Guitar
- The world’s biggest amp brands are not who you think they are: these are Reverb’s best-selling guitar amps of 2023 - Guitar World
- The Best-Selling Pedals & Amps of 2023 - Reverb
- The Week In Guitar: Spinal Tap’s coming back, and Alex Lifeson launches new amps - Guitar.com
- Alex Lifeson launches new family of amplifiers made in partnership with Mojotone - Guitar.com
- “A faithful recreation of my ‘Number 1’”: Jimmy Page’s latest Sundragon signature amp is here – and it’s a meticulous recreation of the modded ‘68 Marshall Super Bass that became his main Led Zeppelin amp - Guitar World
- Slash Isn't Leaving Marshall, but It Should Serve as a Wakeup Call for Other Legacy Brands - Ultimate Guitar
- I Don't Think I'll Ever Need to Buy Another Tube Amp Now Thanks to This Pedal - Ultimate Guitar
- “It’s something we need to grow… we need to do more here, to enhance the legacy”: The future looks bright for Marshall, as its CEO points towards new British-made tube amps - Guitar World
- Legendary Amp Builder Names Biggest Issues With Amps Today, Says Electric Guitar Wood Affects the Tone a Lot - Ultimate Guitar
- Wait, Did U2's The Edge Ditch His Tube Amps For Universal Audio Pedals? - Ultimate Guitar
- What Did 2023 Teach Us About Guitar Gear? - Ultimate Guitar
- Fender's Tone Master Pro Signals a New Era for Amp Manufacturers - Ultimate Guitar
- “The latest discovery is unbelievable”: Gibson recovers entire lost archive of pre-’70s guitar amp and effects pedal blueprints – after finding them on eBay - Guitar World
Bass Player News
- A musical quest: Whether teaching or playing, bassist James Hunter is happy - theday.com
- MonoNeon Releases New Album ‘Quilted Stereo’ - Bass Magazine
- How to Get Real with Bassist Sebastian Steinberg - Premier Guitar
- Pixies announced the first album with a new bass player and released the single "Chicken" - Vijesti.me
- Long-standing Boston Symphony Orchestra principal double bassist announces retirement - The Strad
- Former Spiritbox bassist Bill Crook dies - Rayo
- Bill Crook, former Spiritbox bassist, has died - Upcoming Events – 98KUPD – Arizona's Real Rock
- Ex-Spiritbox Bassist Bill Crook Has Died - Loudwire
- The Pixies Battle the Undead and Welcome Their Latest Bass Player on New 'Zombies' Album - Rolling Stone
- “He looked me in the eye and said, real seriously, ‘Rory, man, I’m the best bass player on earth’. I looked back at him and said, ‘I know’: How the formidable personality and talent of bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius was embraced by Joni Mitchell - MusicRadar
- Bass Player Mike Hall Releases Debut Solo Single, ‘Stop Dragging Me Round’ - NZ Music Commission
- Obituaries in Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- “The last time I played that song was 30 years ago”: Krist Novoselic revisits three Nirvana classics as he joins FooVana hybrid tribute act - Guitar World
- Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Bassist Ben Carrey Announces Hiatus from Touring, to Be Replaced by Twiddle’s Zdenek Gubb - Relix
- Aces of bass: Ranking the greatest bass players of all time - Yardbarker
- “Using the pick actually saved my hands”: Fever 333 bassist April Kae on the downside of multitasking as an artist and her love for the new Fender Player II Precision Bass - MusicRadar
- “I'm not the bass player. I'm not in the band. I'll never be in the band. I shouldn't be in the band”: Elwood Francis says he'll never replace ZZ Top's Dusty Hill - MusicRadar
- ZZ Top’s New Bassist: ‘I’ll Never Be in the Band’ - Ultimate Classic Rock
- “Dusty is their bass player. I'm not the bass player. I shouldn't be in the band”: Elwood Francis replaced Dusty Hill in ZZ Top – but he still feels uncomfortable about it - Guitar World
- “He had me play a couple of odd muted things and groove for a while, and then he said ‘OK, you're it’”: Esteemed bassist Tom Fowler, best known for his work with Frank Zappa, has died aged 73 - Guitar World
Bass Amp News
- Aguilar has overhauled some of its most iconic bass amps with some serious upgrades - Yahoo! Voices
- Genzler Amplification Launches Kinetix 800 Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
- Best bass amps 2024: killer low-end amplification options for bassists - Guitar World
- 11 Must-Have Amps for Musicians, According to Professional Guitarists - Billboard
- “Raises professional bass amplification to the next level”: Boss has unveiled its first-ever Katana bass head – and it might have just changed the game for bass players - Guitar World
- Boss ME-90B and Katana-500 Bass Head: Bass like a boss - gearnews.com
- Best multi-effects pedals 2024: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- Best amp modellers 2024: High-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles - MusicRadar
- Is Ashdown's latest combo its best lightweight bass amp yet? - Guitar World
- Line 6 POD Express: With HX modelling and more - gearnews.com
- NAMM 2024: the biggest news and hottest gear revealed in guitars, music tech, software - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: "Not just powerful, they are portable" – Darkglass announces four new combo digital and analog 500-watt bass amps - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2024: “Not just an upgrade but a complete reinvention”: Vox debuts the amPlug3 travel amp in 7 classic guitar and bass amp-channeling forms - Yahoo Entertainment
- “A faithful recreation of my ‘Number 1’”: Jimmy Page’s latest Sundragon signature amp is here – and it’s a meticulous recreation of the modded ‘68 Marshall Super Bass that became his main Led Zeppelin amp - Guitar World
- Line 6 Helix Firmware Update 3.70: Feedback Generator & Nobel Bass DI - gearnews.com
- Aguilar Amplification Unveils Limited Edition Fall 2023 Colors - Bass Magazine
- Best bass amps 2024: Top choice amplification options for bassists - MusicRadar
- Ampeg Venture Series bass amps with SGT - gearnews.com
- Ampeg Unveils Venture Series Bass Amplifier Heads and Cabs - Bass Magazine
Guitar Effects News
- “A complete solution for guitarists, combining portability, flexibility, and multi-disciplinary practicality”: Mooer Audio launches the SD10i Intelligent Amp – a take-anywhere 10W powerhouse with 52 amplifier models, 49 effects and looper - MusicRadar
- Line 6 POD Express review: could this minimal modeller be all you need? - Guitar.com
- Best pitch shifter pedals 2024: an essential tool for channeling Tom Morello, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani - Guitar World
- Donner X Third Man Hardware Triple Threat Review - Premier Guitar
- “Compact, lightweight and easy to carry and store… the ultimate all-in-one music creation tool”: Its headless, weighs just 1.7kg, has 8 acoustic models, onboard FX and 20 IR slots – is Donner’s Hush I-Pro the travel guitar you’ve been waiting for? - MusicRadar
- Chase Bliss Onward review – is this Chase Bliss’ most accessible pedal yet? - Guitar.com
- "This Noise Defender is meant to be a noise gate but it actually makes it noisier": Revisiting Steve Albini's tour of his worst effects pedals - MusicRadar
- Guitar Deals: TC Electronic, Pigtronix, Vox & More - gearnews.com
- The Best Reverb Pedals for Music Production and Performance - gearnews.com
- Get $100 off BOSS’s DM-101 delay pedal at Guitar Center this Prime Day - Guitar.com
- “A multi-effects pedal on steroids”: Catalinbread’s Bitters reimagines Alesis’ cult sound-mangling DJ effects unit as a guitar pedal – and adds one crucial fix - Guitar World
- Who knew Amazon would serve up genuine effects bargains for Prime Day? Here are 5 huge guitar pedal deals we'd buy - Guitar Player
- “Dial in everything from a lush chorus to a crushing barrage of noise”: Catalinbread reimagines cult classic Alesis Bitrman as Bitters – “a multi-effects device on steroids” for guitar, synth and more - MusicRadar
- BOSS Announces Updates for the GT-1000 and GT-1000CORE Guitar Effects Processors - Bass Gear Magazine
- Best budget multi-effects pedals 2024: access a world of effects at a reasonable price - Guitar World
- Best delay pedals 2024: Elevate your tone from subtle to stratospheric - Guitar Player
- Best pedalboards 2024: budget-spanning picks to help organize your guitar effects - Guitar World
- Best pedal amps 2024: big sounds in a small package - Guitar World
- Best compressor pedals 2024: tame your tone's dynamics with compression - Guitar World
- Best headphone amps for guitar 2024: Crank your amp and silence your surroundings - Guitar Player
Guitar and Bass News
- Bassic Review – Martin Guitar® D Jr-10E Acoustic-Electric Bass - Bass Gear Magazine
- A musical quest: Whether teaching or playing, bassist James Hunter is happy - theday.com
- How to Get Real with Bassist Sebastian Steinberg - Premier Guitar
- 100 guitarists News & Articles - Premier Guitar
- People who think Kiss’s music is simple are “idiots”, says Bruce Kulick: “Gene never wants to brag about how good he is on bass” - Guitar.com
- “He looked me in the eye and said, real seriously, ‘Rory, man, I’m the best bass player on earth’. I looked back at him and said, ‘I know’: How the formidable personality and talent of bass virtuoso Jaco Pastorius was embraced by Joni Mitchell - MusicRadar
- MoonDial by Pat Metheny album review — solo guitar album is out of this world - Financial Times
- “I didn't record with compression or any of that. I just taped a doubled-up piece of felt over the strings at the bridge”: How Carol Kaye set the tone for Quincy Jones’ Hikky-Burr, the theme for The Bill Cosby Show - Guitar World
- New Bass Product – Distiller CE Onboard Low Pass Filter - Bass Gear Magazine
- RAB Audio Unveils ProRak SRS Racking System - Premier Guitar
- "He became just my hero, really": saluting Paul McCartney's bass idol, "incomparable" Motown session giant James Jamerson - MusicRadar
- Thieves Steal Prized Gibson Les Paul Guitar After Tree Falls On Cheyenne House - Cowboy State Daily
- “Vibrant new color options, tonewoods, and the classic Spector growl”: Spector unveils three new basses – featuring fresh tonewood and finish options and a gnarly preamp created with Darkglass - Guitar World
- “There’s only maybe a half-dozen of those on the planet, if that”: Jason Newsted is selling dozens of stage-played basses and vintage guitars in his official Reverb shop – including a 3-string Music Man StingRay and a one-of-one 10-string Alembic - MusicRadar
- “I found it late at night while surfing on one of those Chinese websites. I couldn't believe they were making something like that”: How ZZ Top acquired their 17-string bass - MusicRadar
- “I said to Billy, ‘We should order one of these, and I’ll play it. It’ll be hilarious.’ Then it went viral. I hate playing that bass. Now I’ve got to play it every night”: Elwood Francis on why he regrets his 17-string bass becoming a ZZ Top staple - Guitar World
- Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted to sell more than 60 of his guitars and basses in huge Reverb sale - Guitar.com
- JASON NEWSTED To Sell Huge Selection Of Guitars & Basses Used Throughout His Career - bravewords.com
- Aces of bass: Ranking the greatest bass players of all time - Yardbarker
- Jason Newsted To Part With 60+ Guitars in Official Reverb Shop - Reverb
New Music releases
- The Source |Listen: Tory Lanez Releases New Music From ‘Prison Tapes’ Project - The Source Magazine
- Queer Jams of the Week: New Music From Halsey, Mxmtoon, Katie Gavin & More - Billboard
- Andy Curran Releases New Music Video and Documentary - Bass Magazine
- Grupo Frontera’s ‘Ángel’ With Romeo Santos & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Latin Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Porter Robinson's New Album Is a Radiant Reminder That Happiness Doesn't Come Without Pain - EDM.com
- The Collingsworth Family Releases New Album, ‘Classics & Hymns,’ with Gaither Music Group - CCM Magazine
- SteamWorld Heist II Releases Brand-New Music Video - Bleeding Cool News
- Indian-American Singer Zeshan B Releases New Album “O Say, Can You See?” | LISTEN! - The Urban Music Scene
- Nessa Barrett releases her first new music of the year - Kerrang!
- New Music Releases Tracker—Hottest Songs of the Summer? - Digital Music News
- DABOYWAY, Founder of NEVERSAYCUTZ, Releases New Music Post-Covid - Newsfile
- New Music Friday Releases: Calvin Harris & Ellie Goulding, Halsey, Ice Spice and more - Official Charts Company
- Jane's Addiction Releases First New Song With Original Lineup Since 1990 - 94.5 The Buzz
- WHAT'S NEW?... OUR LOOK AT THE LATEST RELEASES, GIGS, NEWS, GOSSIP, BANDS AND EVENTS - RGM
- Watch BTS Star Jimin’s Show-Stopping Performance of ‘Who’ on ‘Fallon’ - Billboard
- Essential Listening: The best new music releases in July 2024 - Skiddle.com
- Fans Choose Jimin’s ‘Muse’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music in All-Genre Poll - Billboard
- Jack White Surprise Releases New Album At Third Man Stores - Spin
- What’s Your Favorite New Music Release of the Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Your Weekend Playlist: New Music To Listen To Friday - Popdust
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