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- Acclaimed guitarist Pierre Bensusan to perform at Southeastern Community College - WECT
- How Alvin Lee's Woodstock guitar was accidentally frozen in time - Guitar Player
- Goose and Greensky Bluegrass Swap Sit-ins - Relix
- “Who’s that girl playing the resonator guitars?” Billy Gibbons called Norman’s Rare Guitars looking for a young musician he'd seen online in the shop’s videos - Guitar Player
- “If I had a perfect Strat, I’d take off a volume and a tone knob – because I’m a dreadful man – just to make it like a Tele”: Graham Coxon on the perfection of the Telecaster (and why you shouldn’t lend him your Strat) - Guitar World
- DAVE MUSTAINE: MEGADETH 'Opened Doors' For Metal Guitar Players To Get 'Respectability' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Alex Lifeson says Paul McCartney convinced Rush to get back on the road: “You can’t argue with a Beatle” - Guitar Player
- SLADE Guitarist DAVE HILL Shares 'She Had A Troubled Heart' Single From Upcoming 'Dirty Foot Lane' Solo Album - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Lake High graduate Steve Morrison to perform at Fallingwater - Your Ohio News
- Concerts return to Freedom Plaza stage - Hi Desert Star
- Television guitarist Richard Lloyd diagnosed with cancer as GoFundMe launched: “Through all of this, he’s fighting” - Guitar Player
- “I loved Tommy, but I couldn't be around the alcohol and drug thing too much.” Narada Michael Walden on the night he walked away from Tommy Bolin - Guitar Player
- How Positive Grid reinvented the digital guitar amp - Yahoo Tech
- Dolly Parton reveals the health issues she’s been battling - Guitar Player
- “If James Burton recorded that song one more time, it would not have sounded the same. They caught lightning in a bottle”: An all-star guitar panel choose their Telecaster Mount Rushmore – its greatest players, their greatest tracks - Guitar World
- Judas Priest and Elegant Weapons guitarist Richie Faulkner made us a playlist - Yahoo
- “I didn’t think it was that strong, but I never got around to fixing it”: The Alice in Chains guitar solo that Jerry Cantrell hated – and the one he wished he re-recorded - Guitar World
- “Vintage guitars that are too nice repel me – I have a 1945 Martin, and it sounded good, but it was like sunlight to a vampire”: Brian Fallon on what makes for guitar greatness, and the most fundamental lick - Guitar World
- Former White Stripes drummer Meg White and friend targeted in tabloid stalking error: “They had no idea they were being stalked” - Guitar Player
- Behind Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green’s life-changing acid trip: “They gave him a bad tab of acid. He was never the same person again” - Guitar Player
- 1979 Rock Hit Ranked the ‘Most Perfect Guitar Solo in Classic Rock History’ - Men's Journal
- “She entranced audiences and inspired untold numbers of blues-loving players from across the pond, like Eric Clapton and Keith Richards”: Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s epochal performance at an English train station paved the way for the blues-rock revolution - Guitar World
- Adrian Belew on the last time he saw Frank Zappa: “His voice was a whisper” - Guitar Player
- “If the house were on fire, it wouldn’t just be the one guitar I’d take – it would be the one possession I’d take. I love it that much”: Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli on the guitar he values most, and what links Jimmy Page and Prince - Guitar World
- Session guitar great Chris Spedding diagnosed with lymphoma - Guitar World
- The Smiths held their label to ransom until Johnny Marr got this guitar: “As soon as I got that back to the hotel, I wrote Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now in about 10 minutes” - Guitar World
- Jason Becker on What He Liked About Grunge and How ''80s Guitar Solos Started Getting Not Very Good' - Ultimate Guitar
- “He said, ‘You sound like Jimi Hendrix!’ I said, ‘Jimi who?’” How Buddy Guy first encountered Jimi Hendrix - Guitar World
- “For decades, he has given us unforgettable music.” Chris Spedding is battling lymphoma — and a GoFundMe has been launched to support the guitar legend - Guitar Player
- “The man shaving my balls didn’t tell me.” Robert Fripp says he’s still baffled by his bizarre hospital mystery - Guitar Player
- See Jimi Hendrix in newly unearthed Woodstock video footage shot from the stage - Guitar Player
- “His death was such a shock. I met him before he joined the Pretenders – he had actually talked to me about playing with the band”: How the Pretenders emerged from tragedy with new guitarist Robbie McIntosh - Guitar World
- Brad Gillis on Billy Gibbons and the accident with a scorpion - Guitar Player
- Buddy Guy just turned 90, but he still remembers the guitar lesson that changed everything - Guitar Player
- Second line parade to honor life of beloved Birmingham guitar player - AL.com
- Ritchie Blackmore Set to Play With Deep Purple After 33 Year-Estrangement - Rolling Stone
- “You can call the police or do whatever you’re going to do to me, but I’m taking it.” How Bob Weir stole one of his favorite guitars from George Benson - Guitar Player
- “And in comes this thin, 98-pound, translucent dude.” The guitar legend who launched David Bowie and John Lennon to the top of the charts, got high with Paul McCartney and talked back to Chuck Berry - 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 on the underrated guitar hero who defined the Pretenders - Guitar World
- The Eric Clapton album David Gilmour says guitarists should study. - Guitar Player
- Todd Rundgren on the Jimi Hendrix album that changed everything: “This was the first real Jimi Hendrix album” - Guitar Player
- Chrissie Hynde on James Honeyman-Scott’s tragic loss. “I am guilty” - Guitar Player
- “Come on, get a move on!” John McLaughlin recalls the night Ginger Baker started throwing drumsticks at Jack Bruce - Guitar Player
- Eddie Van Halen on the guitarist better than him - Guitar Player
- Bob Dylan Wraps Up Dramatic U.S. Tour by Adding One More Guitarist Into the Mix: Jimmie Vaughan - Rolling Stone
- Modest Mouse sidelines guitarist who allegedly sent explicit DM to teen - The Mercury News
- “He’s on fire, the real thing. I wish I could be like that.” Eric Clapton on the one guitarist who mastered the “difficult” art of modern blues. They’re no longer speaking - Guitar Player
- See the inappropriate messages Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O’Connor sent to underage fan - Page Six
- Bands hired Alex Lifeson for the Rush sound. He loved disappointing them - Guitar Player
- Modest Mouse part ways with Simon O’Connor after allegations he sent inappropriate messages to a minor - Guitar Player
- Modest Mouse Drops Guitarist Simon O’Connor From Upcoming Tour - Rolling Stone
- Outside Lands act Modest Mouse ditches guitarist after inappropriate DMs with minor - SFGATE
- ’60s Rock Legend, Named ‘Best Guitar Player Alive,’ Turns 90 - parade.com
- Neighbours have man arrested after 7yr war - News.com.au
- “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 - Guitar Player
- Japanese man arrested for years of guitar noise - The Japan Times
- Jim Root on Turning Down Slipknot: 'I Didn't Feel Like I Could Play Up to Their Potential' - Ultimate Guitar
- “Bob turned around like, ‘What the eff are you doing back there? I'm trying to talk up here!’” Mike Campbell on the time he broke his guitar in two onstage with Bob Dylan with just one wrong move - Guitar Player
- “There are a lot of guys who can play that. But I don’t.” David Gilmour says he never learned to play one of his most iconic Pink Floyd guitar solos - Guitar Player
- “I didn’t like the band when I met them. They didn’t seem particularly eager to welcome me.” Jeff Beck on the day he replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds - Guitar Player
- "He's playing guitar like me!": Dave Mustaine recalls the time he first saw James Hetfield play guitar in Metallica - Guitar.com
- “When Bob sensed I might refuse to appear, he took the gloves off." For Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Bob Dylan, Live Aid was a case of bad vibes for a good cause - Guitar Player
- A tribute to local guitar legend 'Caffeine' Carl Wagoner - keysnews.com
- Joe Satriani on 'Boomer Bends,' Music Theory, and Not Wasting 'Years on the Metronome' - Ultimate Guitar
- Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned - Baptist News Global
- “All the people around him said, ‘Whatever you do, don't ask him to play guitar’!” How Paul Rodgers made Jimmy Page play guitar again after John Bonham’s death - Guitar Player
- Music world rocked by devastating loss: 10 legendary guitar players have died in 2026 - AL.com
- Who is Dave Mustaine’s favorite guitar player of all times? - Chaoszine
- “Freddie said, 'No, no, no, no — it's a piano song!’” Freddie Mercury didn’t want a guitar solo. Brian May fought for it — and created one of Queen’s most celebrated moments on record - Guitar Player
- Bob Dylan Hired a New Guitar Player, but Big Questions Linger - Rolling Stone
- Bob Dylan Taps Joel Paterson As New Guitarist - Jambands
- Jared James Nichols Was Told He'd 'Never Be a Great Guitar Player' Without a Pick: 'I Just Said I Don't Care' - Ultimate Guitar
- Bob Dylan Loses Yet Another Guitarist After Bob Britt Abruptly Quits Band - Rolling Stone
- ANTHRAX Guitarist JONATHAN DONAIS Names DIMEBAG DARRELL As His "MVP" Guitar Player - Metal Injection
- “He had just played his heart out. None of it was recorded because the stupid tape ran out.” Ritchie Blackmore says a “brilliant” performance was lost during the making of Rainbow’s epic “Stargazer” - Guitar Player
- “Paul said that in the more than 300 songs he and John wrote, he could remember only one time when they got stuck.” Paul McCartney guitarist Brian Ray talks the Beatles’ creative process - Guitar Player
- 1980 Classic Voted the ‘Greatest Guitar Solo of All Time’ by Guitarists - Men's Journal
- “You got a lot of nerve.” Billy Gibbons played “Purple Haze” onstage while opening for Jimi Hendrix. The guitar legend’s response changed everything for the future ZZ Top leader - Guitar Player
- “People like Yngwie Malmsteen should be forgotten as soon as possible.” Johnny Marr on shredders, guitar heroes — and why he’s selling nearly 100 of his guitars dating back to the Smiths - Guitar Player
- “I have to confess to a certain sort of jealousy.” David Gilmour reveals the guitarist whose career he envies most - Guitar Player
- “That’s why he sounded like that — and that’s why we couldn’t crack the code!” Joe Walsh on Jimi Hendrix and the simple reason his sound and style were a mystery to his guitar-playing contemporaries - Guitar Player
- “I can’t imagine where guitar players would be without Eddie. We’d be listening to electronic music”: Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen “saved” guitar players - Guitar.com
- “When I first heard Van Halen’s version of ‘You Really Got Me,’ I laughed. It really misses the point of the whole meaning of the song.” Dave Davies on Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and the Kinks’ power revolution - Guitar Player
- Joe Negri, Guitar Player and Handyman on ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,’ Dies at 99 - Variety
- “I gave him 1,600 bucks and my guitar. It was all the money I had in the world.” Vince Gill on the guitar that launched his career - Guitar Player
- Alex Lifeson on Rush's Keyboard Era: 'I'm the Guitar Player in This Band. What Happened?' - Ultimate Guitar
- “Lack of use, plus three bouts of COVID, probably phased out the plectrum for me.” Mark Knopfler tells why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking - Guitar Player
- “I think I want you to play with the Who now.” Peter Frampton on Pete Townshend’s career-saving invitation — and the silence that followed - Guitar Player
- “I can’t stand Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing”: The Jesus and Mary Chain call Eddie Van Halen one of the “worst guitar players in the world” - Guitar World
- “I said, ‘How come you didn't use these!?’” Steve Lukather says Eddie Van Halen’s unreleased recordings left him stunned - Guitar Player
- Update: Concert planned for Singletary cancelled after artist injures hand - Lexington Herald Leader
- “He was shaking the last time I saw him. He had the same thing that killed Lowell George.” Roger McGuinn and Keith Richards remember Gram Parsons, who laid a path for the ’70s California sound and died at 26 - Guitar Player
- “They advertise it as a safe tonic to give you energy — and it’s not.” Brian Setzer on the “health drink” that sent him to rehab - Guitar Player
- “His voice was a whisper.” Adrian Belew on the last time he saw Frank Zappa - Guitar Player
- Drivin N Cryin comes full circle with a big-hearted record for Atlanta - Atlanta Magazine
- 'I Don't Really Want to Play 'Eric Clapton Guitar'': Thurston Moore on What Sonic Youth Were After Instead - Ultimate Guitar
- Zach Top’s Beloved Guitar Player, Cheyenne Dalton, Stuns Fans With News She’s No Longer In The Band - Whiskey Riff
- “He was such a nice guy, I couldn't believe he was a guitarist!” Ritchie Blackmore claims “most guitar players aren't nice people” and names the one exception - Guitar Player
- "The good news is I can still play music. I can still play guitar. I’ve been doing really well.” - facebook.com
- “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
Guitar Amp News
- Death By Audio and Rainger FX Announce the Amp Crash - Premier Guitar
- Hotone’s do-it-all Pulze Jr. is set to be the most fully-featured practice amp for under $300 – and offers serious competition for Positive Grid and JBL - Guitar World
- How Positive Grid reinvented the digital guitar amp - Yahoo Tech
- Carr Trail Rider Review - Premier Guitar
- Death By Audio and Rainger FX unleash the perfect Amp Crash collaboration - a scuzzy ripping dirt box with serious garage punk attitude, based on a mic'd up 2-inch tiny-amp-driven speaker - Guitar Pedal X
- This tiny guitar amp is the most unhinged distortion pedal I’ve ever used - The Verge
- Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt is selling Dookie-, Nimrod- and American Idiot-era gear and clothing on Reverb - Guitar.com
- MESA/Boogie lifts the lid on amp design in “What Makes a Boogie” chapt - Gibson
- 'Never Found Myself in a Position That Requires the Tone Pot': Why James Ivanyi Cut the Common Control From His Signature Suhr - Ultimate Guitar
- Positive Grid Spark GO Review: A Tiny Guitar Amp That Doubles as a Surprisingly Good Bluetooth Speaker - Audiophile ON
- Best acoustic guitar amps 2026: let your acoustic tone shine - Guitar World
- What if I tried to use my guitar amp as the speaker for my hi-fi system? I tried really hard to make it sound anywhere near listenable and even broke a guitar pedal — here’s what I learned - TechRadar
- Orange Amps Introduces Baby Terror Amp - Premier Guitar
- “Small does not have to mean less”: Orange puts a Terror twist on one of its most popular modern amp series with new Baby lunchbox head - Guitar World
- "There’s something about the pure honesty of a tube amp that can’t be topped”: 5 reasons I think digital modelers still can’t win the gear war - Guitar World
- Dusky Electronics Announces Proxima A - Premier Guitar
- “People began to see it as a companion”: Positive Grid reveals its bestselling product – and why it’s been so successful - Guitar.com
- Marshall Just Reimagined One of Its Legendary Guitar Amps from the 1960s - Gear Patrol
- Blackstar Amplification Unveils DA5 Ruby Doug Aldrich Signature Combo - Premier Guitar
- Marshall Launches Billie Joe Armstrong’s 1959BJA Signature Amp - Premier Guitar
- Billie Joe Armstrong Partners With Marshall on Handwired Amp Inspired by Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ Era - Variety
- This Marshall guitar amp is too noisy to make you the Jesus of Suburbia, but Billie Joe Armstrong still put his name to it — and it's got a 'Dookie mod' - TechRadar
- Best desktop amps 2026: Lightweight and portable practice solutions for guitarists of all abilities - MusicRadar
- “A sh**ty amp is useless”: Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy on why he’d always pick a good amp over a good guitar - Guitar.com
- Blackstar Introduces Fly High Gain Mini Amp - Premier Guitar
- “When I first plugged into it, I realised this s***’s good. I really wanted to dislike it! But I couldn’t”: Joe Bonamassa on digital amps winning him over - Guitar.com
- Orange Amps and Ed Sheeran Launch New ES Series Amplifiers - Premier Guitar
- Guitar Center Serves as Exclusive Launch Partner for the Orange Amps Outlowd ES Series, Designed in Collaboration with Ed Sheeran - Business Wire
- The Boss Katana 50 and 100 Modelling Amps finally have a serious challenger courtesy of the brand new Positive Grid Reactor 50 and 100 Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Best tube amps 2026: my top valve amplifiers for home, studio, and stage - Guitar Player
- Sarasota Guitar and Amp Show draws musical buyers and sellers to Robarts Arena - ABC7 WWSB
- Ed Sheeran debuts his signature Orange guitar amp: and it's designed for busking - Guitar.com
- “It’s honestly really amazing”: Tube amp aficionado Joe Bonamassa has been “beta testing” a Fender Tone Master on tour – and he’s impressed - Guitar.com
- Positive Grid Introduces REACTOR Intelligent Guitar Amplifier — a New Approach to Amplification - Premier Guitar
- Positive Grid’s Reactor amp series can build tones from text, photos and recordings - Guitar.com
- Positive Grid launches new AI-powered Reactor combo - Guitar World
- Mesa/Boogie launches new video series exploring the history of the legendary amp brand - Guitar.com
- I Replaced My Tube and Digital Amps With the Quad Cortex Mini for 4 Months. It's Every Bit as Good as the Original - Ultimate Guitar
- Marshall honour Jimi Hendrix with 60th anniversary "cosmic-inspired" amps and speakers - NME
- “You’ll see the return of some of our most iconic products from the past”: The metal amp brand beloved by Dimebag Darrell, Kirk Hammett and Scott Ian is on the cusp of making a comeback - Guitar World
- Orange beer? Legendary guitar amp brand launches its own IPA with Special Brew - Guitar.com
- “Over the past 24 hours, I’ve received hundreds of messages about my current situation. So yes, it’s official: I’ve made the move”: Jared James Nichols switches to Marshall amps - MusicRadar
- Blackstar Launches the Beam Mini Compact Desk Amp - Premier Guitar
- “He let me into the basement with all his secret stuff and he had 10 Dumbles down there. It was the biggest collection I’ve ever seen in person!” Jake Kiszka on the time he went shopping for the world’s most expensive guitar amp in Japan - MusicRadar
- “The guitar is so much more personal”: Former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford on why he'd always pick a good guitar over a good amp - Guitar.com
- Marshall’s Bromley 450 is a party speaker, guitar amp, and karaoke machine in one - Yahoo Creators
- Winzz Guitars Introduces the SilverTide Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Lyndon Laney, founder of Laney Amplification, has died - Guitar.com
- Mooer takes on JBL with its own AI stem separation tech – and it could change the way you practice your favorite songs - Guitar World
- Revv Doubles Down on Portable Tube Amps With the G25 - Premier Guitar
- The Best Amp for Metal in 2026: The Ultimate Buying Guide for Every Budget - Gearnews.com
- Mike McCready says using a digital amp modeller has pushed him to play better than ever: “I just felt more confident” - Guitar.com
- “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
- Winzz Guitars Introduces the Lead Burner 30W IR-Enabled Guitar Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- With massive discounts of up to 60% off guitars, pedals, and amps, the Thomann Spring Sale is the place to dust off the cobwebs and kick-start your music-making for the rest of the year - Guitar Player
- Who Needs Tube Amps in 2026? I Say: No One. - Gearnews.com
- Joe Bonamassa Explains Why Most Guitarists Mic Their Amps Wrong: 'Whoever Said the Best Sound Is Dead Center?' - Ultimate Guitar
- Laney Introduces Prism-Mini Guitar Amp & Bluetooth Speaker - Premier Guitar
- Kemper Introduces Next Level of Profiling Technology 2.0 - Premier Guitar
- This Tiny LEGO Fender Guitar Amp Conversion Really Works - Hackster.io
- Best amp modelers 2026: rack-mounted and floorboard options for every budget - Guitar World
- Best amp modelers 2026: get all your dream guitar tones in one - Guitar Player
- Synergy Unveils Machine-Learning Power Amp Technology - Premier Guitar
- 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
- Blackstar Introduces BEAM MINI - Premier Guitar
- BluGuitar Amp X: 100% Analog Amp with Digital Controls - Gearnews.com
- Magnatone Introduces Four New Amps At NAMM - Premier Guitar
- “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
- 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
- Orange Amps OR60 UK-Built All-Valve Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- MESA/Boogie revives its influential 90s Triple Rectifier Solo Head wit - Gibson
- 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
- Roland Announces CUBE Street Mini Multi-Instrument Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Roland delivers the ultimate live performance compact battery-powered Multi-Instrument Amplifier - the Cube Street Mini - Guitar Pedal X
- Victory Amplification reveals world-first braille guitar amp - Mixdown Magazine
- Victory sends blind guitarist custom braille amp in the most wholesome moment of 2026 so far - Guitar.com
- Tube Amps: Finally Obsolete in 2026? - Gearnews.com
- “This amplifier carried a different kind of history — one we couldn’t let drift away.” How the Beach Boys' Dumble Overdrive Special ended up in Hawaii, and the celebrity who’s now recording with it - Guitar Player
- 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
- Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point - Premier Guitar
- “Virtually indistinguishable from the all-tube original”: EVH’s first digital amp, the 5150III Hypersonic, delivers Eddie Van Halen’s iconic tube tones without the heft - Guitar.com
- A Friedman amp for $99? This none more Black Friday deal is hard to resist - Guitar Player
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
- Joe Bonamassa spent nearly $25,000 buying Gary Moore’s Soldano SLO-100 amp head - Guitar.com
- “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
- VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- 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
- “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
- “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
- DIY distortion: Get Dave Davies' Kinks guitar tone in seconds – you'll just need a razor blade and an amp you don't give a s**t about - Guitar.com
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- True Marshall Tone With No Amp? I Tried Using This Digital Modeler to Make My Cheap Punk Rig Sound (Kind of) Pro - Ultimate Guitar
- PRS Guitars Announces New SE Models Plus a New Combo Amp Ahead of 2026 Updates - Premier Guitar
- Video: Meet Charlie Barker, a Twin-Style Tube Amp For Working Musicians - Reverb
- Positive Grid and PosterLad Collaborate on Limited Edition Grille for Spark EDGE - Premier Guitar
- What’s more important, your guitar or amp? Phil X reckons he has the answer - Guitar.com
- Who Really Owns a Sound: Are These Guitar Amp and Pedal Plug-Ins Any Different From New Bands Ripping Off Famous Acts? - Ultimate Guitar
Bass Player News
- Ex-JOURNEY Bassist ROSS VALORY Always Knew 'Don't Stop Believin'' Would Become A Huge Hit - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Early Queen Bassist Barry Mitchell Dies at 76, Remembered for 'Rare Insight' Into Band's Origins - JubileeCast
- “Snake Sabo is the master of the riff. I’ll never forget when he played me 18 and Life for the first time... We had no formula”: Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan on going solo, his ’70s inspirations, and the band’s continuing search for a new singer - Guitar World
- “Complete”: The 1969 song that Geddy Lee thinks showcases Led Zeppelin’s most talented member - Far Out Magazine
- How did The Last Dinner Party become one of the UK’s biggest bands? Bassist Georgia Davies reflects on their sudden success and whirlwind tours: “Suddenly we were getting emails from managers, labels… and, weirdly, lawyers” - Guitar World
- American Version Of THE SWEET Fires Back At ANDY SCOTT: 'Enough Of This Bullying' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Queen's former bassist Barry Mitchell dies, played before John Deacon era - VOI.ID
- Legendary rock band’s bassist dead at 76: ‘Will be greatly missed’ - PennLive.com
- Bass Player Barry Mitchell, Part of Queen's Earliest Lineup, Has Died - Ultimate Classic Rock
- Former Queen Bassist Barry Mitchell Dies, the Band’s Official Archivist Confirms: ‘He Will Be Greatly Missed’ - People.com
- Former Queen bassist Barry Mitchell dies as fans pay tribute: "Terribly sad news” - NME
- Former Queen Bassist Passes Away, Played Alongside Freddie Mercury, Brian May, and Roger Taylor - American Songwriter
- Sam Rivers, Limp Bizkit Co-Founder & Bassist, Dies at 48 - Billboard
- 1970 Rock Pioneer, Ex Queen Bassist Who Played with Freddie Mercury Dies at 76 - Yahoo
- Former Queen bassist Barry Mitchell dies: ‘Terribly sad news’ - the-independent.com
- “I found a 1968 Gibson on eBay and took a chance. The neck has snapped three times, but it's still the best bass I've ever played”: How a battle-scarred vintage Gibson survived three broken necks to power a Mercury Prize-nominated jazz collective - Guitar World
- “You have to get used to being the only one onstage, but there’s beauty in solo bass guitar if you're not afraid to look”: Solo bass pioneer Michael Manring offers his advice to entrants of the first annual Solo Bass Guitar contest - Guitar World
- Tony Iommi’s new bassist thought she’d lost the gig on day one - Guitar Player
- How did Robert Trujillo become Metallica’s bass player? - Chaoszine
- The Bassist Who Captured Quebec’s Soul Takes on Its Scientific Future - The New York Times
Bass Amp News
- Best bass amps 2026: Top choice bass rigs for any budget - MusicRadar
- Harley Benton BLOCK series: New Bass Heads and Cabinets at a Fantastic Price! - Gearnews.com
- “How are we going to get this home?!” Geddy Lee recalls the winter night he and Alex Lifeson bought his first bass amp - Guitar Player
- Blackstar Launches the Beam Mini Compact Desk Amp - Premier Guitar
- Genzler Amplification Introduces Magellan 800+ Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
- Best bass amps 2026: low-end tone machines - Guitar Player
- “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
- LA Mayor Bass joins calls for 2028 Olympics head Wasserman to leave over Epstein ties - AP News
- 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
- Aguilar Introduces the Tone Hammer 210 Combo - 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
- 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
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- GEEZER BUTLER Is Selling The Bass Amp Heads He Used At BLACK SABBATH's Final Show - Metal Injection
- IK Multimedia ToneX Bass Pedals: Ampeg, Bassmann, And Much More! - Gearnews.com
- Mesa/Boogie resurrects the iconic Bass 400+ without the backache - Mixdown Magazine
- MESA/Boogie Releases the Bass-800D Amp - Bass Magazine
- Blackstar Debut Bass: 2 New Bass Practice Amps - Gearnews.com
- LANEY Launches Versatile DBF Series Bass Amps With Boutique Tone And Modern Features - Gear Gods
Guitar Effects News
- Death By Audio and Rainger FX Announce the Amp Crash - Premier Guitar
- EarthQuaker Scrolls Bass Odyssey Review - Premier Guitar
- Hotone’s do-it-all Pulze Jr. is set to be the most fully-featured practice amp for under $300 – and offers serious competition for Positive Grid and JBL - Guitar World
- Warm Audio Reamper review – the studio DI box to end all studio DI boxes? - Guitar.com
- Little Noise FX builds a more beautiful BC108 Fuzz Face - inspired by the artist Aaronel deRoy Gruber - Guitar Pedal X
- My pick of the best guitar gear launched this week – including an all-new species of pedal - Guitar World
- 5 of the Best Pedals For Synths - Gearnews.com
- How Chase Bliss’ Joel Korte Builds Effects That Push the Boundaries - Premier Guitar
- Summer School Electronics' lates is the fine gold hued Double Major Dual Channel Klone Overdrive - with both Hard and Soft Clipping - Guitar Pedal X
- “An excellent example of the genre’s shifting atmospheric soundscapes”: EarthQuaker Devices Towers review - MusicRadar
- “There’s so much to extract from this very cheap, easy-to-use, and gig-worthy floor modeler”: Mooer GE150 Pro Li review - Guitar World
- Death By Audio and Rainger FX unleash the perfect Amp Crash collaboration - a scuzzy ripping dirt box with serious garage punk attitude, based on a mic'd up 2-inch tiny-amp-driven speaker - Guitar Pedal X
- This tiny guitar amp is the most unhinged distortion pedal I’ve ever used - The Verge
- “It makes your massive amp sound tiny, and way better, and it just sounds sick”: Stu Mackenzie and Jam Pedals team up to bring you the secret behind his King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard tone - MusicRadar
- “It reacts to your playing every bit as well as premium pedals over three times the price”: Boss BD-2 Blues Driver review - Guitar World
- King Gizzard's Stu Mackenzie collaborates with JAM Pedals to recreate his signature Tiny Amp sound - courtesy of the Tiny Amp Destroyer Triple-Gain-Stacking Pedal - Guitar Pedal X
- King Gizzard’s Tiny Amp Destroyer is a $399 pedal that makes your rig sound like a $29 practice amp on the verge of blowing up: “It makes your massive amp sound tiny. It’s way better” - Guitar World
- “At around $69, it’s hard to think of another pedal that’s so cheap, so reliable, and that so many famous players continue to use on their ’boards”: Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive review - Guitar World
- "A superbly built, affordable reverb pedal that rivals pricier competitors": Klowra Limbo reverb review - Guitar World
- On Bass: Are You Playing With Your Ears or Your Eyes? - Premier Guitar
Guitar and Bass News
- McGrath Guitars Redefines Onboard Electronics with the All-New “McGrath Switch” - Bass Magazine
- EarthQuaker Scrolls Bass Odyssey Review - Premier Guitar
- “If James Burton recorded that song one more time, it would not have sounded the same. They caught lightning in a bottle”: An all-star guitar panel choose their Telecaster Mount Rushmore – its greatest players, their greatest tracks - Guitar World
- How did The Last Dinner Party become one of the UK’s biggest bands? Bassist Georgia Davies reflects on their sudden success and whirlwind tours: “Suddenly we were getting emails from managers, labels… and, weirdly, lawyers” - Guitar World
- Green Day’s Mike Dirnt to Sell One-of-a-Kind Bass Guitars, Clothing, More on Reverb - IMDb
- Here's how you can own Green Day's Mike Dirnt's bass guitars - Far Out Magazine
- Green Day’s Mike Dirnt to Sell One-of-a-Kind Bass Guitars, Clothing, More on Reverb - Rolling Stone
- Hart Media Group Interviews Foreigner’s Bass Guitarist, Jeff Pilson - Taylorville Daily News
- How a forgotten 1969 Jazz Bass became the go-to studio instrument for one of London’s top session bassists - Yahoo
- 43 Years Ago Today, a 1983 Song Named ‘Greatest Bass Guitar Solo of All Time’ by Bassists Was Released - Men's Journal
- Question of the Month: What’s Your Favorite Bass Line? - Premier Guitar
- Best bass guitars 2026: low-end tones for any budget - Guitar Player
- “Suddenly I’m running my bass through this old Marshall guitar amp, but it absolutely roared”: How an off-the-cuff studio experiment unlocked one of Mastodon’s biggest bass sounds - Guitar World
- Amazing Bass And Guitar Deals – Thomann Music Days 2026 – Only Until Tomorrow! - Gearnews.com
- “As an 8-year-old, I was like, ‘My 5-year-old sister is better than me at guitar? How is this even possible?’ She was like a savant”: Este Haim on how sibling rivalry, parental persuasion, Princess Peach and Tina Weymouth led her to the bass guitar - MusicRadar
- SOAD's 'Aerials' Is a Picking Lesson in Disguise: Handling the Notes in Bass With Locked Droning - Ultimate Guitar
- “I said to Andy, ‘Is he gonna be into this? Because it’s a punk tune and I want overdriven bass. It’s gonna be simple, no mucking about’”: Mick Jagger on recruiting Paul McCartney to play bass on the Rolling Stones' upcoming album - Guitar World
- “While the 6-string is my comfort zone, I missed the physical freedom of the 4-string bass”: Ernie Ball and Fender top this month's low-end releases with signature models celebrating two of the bass world’s most influential voices - Guitar World
- 1981 Rock Hit Named One of the Top Bass Lines Ever — And It Still Hits - Men's Journal
- Angine de Poitrine just upgraded their main guitar-bass hybrid – could a Godin signature model be on the way? - Guitar World
New Music releases
- XIN LIU Releases New Single ‘STRANGE’ Ahead of Forthcoming Album - Billboard
- BLACKPINK’s Jennie Set to Release Her EP ‘Fallen Angel’ - Daily Music Roll
- ROB ZOMBIE Releases New Music Video For ‘Black Rat Coffin’ - Metal on Tap
- New music on our radar this week: Ahadadream, Eris Drew & Octo Octa, Leonce - Mixmag
- NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: New Music Release Radar for August 28th 2026 - Ghost Cult Magazine
- A bum note: How new music album releases are linked to a rise in road accidents - Firstpost
- Olivia Rodrigo Releases New Song ‘Serena Joy’ Via CD Single at One Indie Record Shop - Rolling Stone Australia
- Brandon Flowers Releases First Solo Album in Over a Decade, ‘THRASHER,’ and Shares “Does It Ever Cross Your Mind?” Performance Video - V13 Media
- Los Ángeles Azules & TINI’s ‘Pa’ Él’ & More: Vote for the Best New Latin Music Release This Week - Billboard
- AI Music Hit Nearly 40% of All New Releases - DRGNews
- Sam Smith, ENHYPEN, Weezer & More: Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Nearly 40% of New Music Released Was AI-Generated, a New Study Finds - Ultimate Classic Rock
- New album releases 2026: Dates for Blossoms, Alex Warren, ADÉLA and more - Official Charts
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of New & Upcoming Canadian Albums In 2026 - Billboard
- Best New Music This Week: Lucky Daye & Leon Thomas Connect On “Fly You Out,” Coco Jones Releases “Love Me Through,” Genia, And More - essence.com
- Sam Smith, Stella Lefty, Weezer & More: New Music Friday Guide - Yahoo
- The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
- Study links album releases to traffic deaths - Yahoo
- New music tied to traffic deaths, study says - NewsNation
- Major music releases have been linked to a 15 per cent rise in fatal road accidents - Mezha
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