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- 'I Like All the Crazy Shredding, but…': John 5 Names One Thing No One Does Better Than Ace Frehley - Ultimate Guitar
- "He said, ‘You get rock. I'm looking for that sort of guy.’" Joe Satriani calls him “the guitar player I wish I was.” But for Pete Thorn, making stars’ dreams come true is the secret to success - Guitar Player
- Dumble Lives On: An In-Depth Talk with Drew Berlin - Premier Guitar
- “Old-school players have beautiful technique – but they're not so innovative with the actual sound”: Steven Wilson explains why guitarists should regularly change their tone - Guitar.com
- Guitarist Steve Dadaian Premieres New Song “Garden of Stars” Featuring Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess: Stream - Yahoo Entertainment
- Rafiq Bhatia Releases New Solo EP, Each Dream, A Melting Door - Premier Guitar
- Paul ‘Wags’ Wagstaff, guitarist for Happy Mondays, Black Grape and Paris Angels, has died aged 60 - Yahoo Entertainment
- “I would bring this guitar out once or twice because it looked like a curvy version of my main guitar”: Marty Friedman takes us back to Megadeth’s Countdown to Extinction era to tell the story behind one of the rarest Jackson guitars ever - Guitar World
- “A great choice for guitarists seeking an affordable semi-hollow electric that both looks and sounds different”: D’Angelico Premier SS review - Guitar World
- Was this teenage prodigy the world’s first electric guitar player? - Yahoo Entertainment
- “Everything’s on 10. That’s how you get the sound. If it goes to 11, that’s even better!” Tommy Emmanuel reveals his custom Maton electro-acoustic — and gives two good reasons to bring three guitars to a gig - Guitar Player
- “A lot of old-school guitar players can play amazing. But sometimes they’re not so innovative with the actual sound”: Steven Wilson on why guitarists need to switch up their tones to prevent their solos sounding stale - Guitar World
- Best Beginner Gear for Aspiring Guitarists - gearnews.com
- Rock band SPLITS and cancels all shows after series of shocking allegations are made against guitarist - Daily Mail
- “You could take the same scale, have two different guys play it and it will sound worlds apart.” Zakk Wylde says you don’t need to re-write classic solos to make them your own - Guitar Player
- Lindsay Ell’s Top 5 Female Guitarists - Yahoo Entertainment
- Vicki Peterson on the invaluable lessons she learned with The Bangles – and how she stopped worrying about her guitar playing - Yahoo Entertainment
- “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: John Mayer names the pedal he thinks every young guitar player should consider buying - Guitar World
- “You’re hearing somebody’s life, not techniques learned from a book”: Marty Friedman on why it’s hard to replicate a guitarist’s playing style - Guitar.com
- “My mate found the guitar in a skip down the bay in the early '70s. It had been in a fire”: Andy Fairweather Low’s favorite guitar was a dumpster find - Guitar World
- Bill Kelliher Answers if Ben Eller Is Mastodon's New Guitarist, Explains How Eller Ended Up Playing at Band's First Post-Split Show - Ultimate Guitar
- Jack White Gifts His Signature Guitar to His “New Favorite Guitarist”—Meet Punk Rocker Yoyoyoshie - American Songwriter
- “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent.” John Mayer says this pedal is the next best thing to a tube amp and something every guitar player should consider - Guitar Player
- Hardcore punk band splits citing ‘irreparable damage’ by ex-guitarist - MassLive.com
- Gel Break Up Over Ex-Guitarist's 'Heinous Acts,' Statement Issued - Loudwire
- GEL split up due to “heinous acts” committed by former guitarist - Kerrang!
- "Old-school guitar players can play beautiful solos. But sometimes they’re not so innovative with the actual sound.” Steven Wilson redefines the modern guitar solo on 'The Overview' by putting tone first - Guitar Player
- Deep Purple's Don Airey says guitarists are 'very strange' and 'insecure' people - Rayo
- “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: The amp pedal John Mayer thinks everyone should own - Guitar.com
- “Chuck Berry said, ‘Hey, you got to hear this guitar player. This guy is really great!’”: How EHX founder Mike Matthews became friends with Jimi Hendrix - Guitar.com
- Deep Purple keyboardist explains why guitarists are “very insecure” people: “They don’t really know how they do what they do” - Guitar.com
- DON AIREY: 'Guitar Players Are Very Strange People; They're Very Insecure' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- "I said, ‘Can you take five minutes away from playing Fortnite, and I’ll teach you the first three notes of ‘Stairway to Heaven'?" Tom Morello on building the perfect shredder — his 13-year-old son, Roman - Guitar Player
- “I said to him, ‘Why don't you use a pick?’”: The hilarious real reason Jeff Beck didn't use a pick, according to Hans Zimmer - Guitar.com
- “I’m as serious as a heart attack”: Mastodon are looking for their next guitar player – and they have a very specific list of requirements - Louder
- Jack White has gifted his signature Fender Triplecaster to his new favorite guitar player - Yahoo Entertainment
- "I think there is a huge misunderstanding." Steve Lukather clarifies his role in the new project to rescue unheard Eddie Van Halen recordings from the vault - Guitar Player
- Sue Foley is celebrating the trailblazing women of guitar — past and present - Deseret News
- “It’s amazing that we made it 25 years with the four of us”: Bill Kelliher opens up on Brent Hinds’ surprise Mastodon departure - Guitar World
- Guitar Players Looking to Improve Their Tone Should Do This First, Steve Vai Suggests: 'Tone Has So Many Moving Parts' - Ultimate Guitar
- Al Di Meola Reveals Key Thing to Keeping a Steady Rhythm: 'for Most Guitar Players, It's Not Achievable' - Ultimate Guitar
- Forget Expensive Guitars: These 3 Legendary Guitar Players Swear by Budget Instruments - Ultimate Guitar
- 'It Takes One Bad Night': Mark Tremonti Speaks on Challenges of Playing Lead Guitar, Says This Guitarist Could 'Spark an Entire New Wave of Guitar Players' - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I Don't Want to Do This': Wes Borland Reveals Why He Quit Limp Bizkit Before Debut Album, Explains What Brought Him Back - Ultimate Guitar
- Meet the musician who taught Timothée Chalamet to play guitar like Bob Dylan - The Associated Press
- "I cannot play guitar." Rockabilly legend Brian Setzer reveals he has an auto-immune disease that prevents him from playing guitar - Guitar Player
- “I always felt like I needed a rhythm guitar”: Brian May wanted Queen to have a second guitar player in their early days - Guitar.com
- 'It's Hard to Find Big Rock Guitarist Playing in Tune': Steve Vai Names Underrated Guitar Player He Admires - Ultimate Guitar
- “I can shred a solo… but I bore myself”: Why Steven Wilson decided to “reinvent the classic rock solo” – but not play it himself - Guitar.com
- Pioneering ‘genius’ guitar player has died, leaving fellow musicians to share touching tributes - PennLive
- 'It's Getting More Difficult': Peter Frampton Reveals How His Health Affects His Guitar Playing, Names the 'Worst Thing' About His State - Ultimate Guitar
- Alex Skolnick Says Frank Zappa Was 'Not the Most Polished Guitar Player,' Explains What Really Made Him Special - Ultimate Guitar
- Session Legend Reveals How Nirvana's Rise Affected His Work: 'You Didn't Have to Be Perfect as a Guitar Player' - Ultimate Guitar
- “I need people to stop looking at me as the guitar player”: Slash reveals his Hollywood ambitions - Guitar.com
- Mark Tremonti Names His 'Best Advice' for Guitarists: 'Don't Be This Tremendous Guitar Player Who Can't Write Anything' - Ultimate Guitar
- "I got used to the idea that Steve Vai was gonna walk in my door and blow my mind." Joe Satriani explains what will keep guitar alive. The good news? It's already happening - Guitar Player
- 'There Must Be Three Guitar Players': Gene Simmons Reveals First Reaction to Hearing Van Halen Live, Recalls Doing Their Early-career Demo - Ultimate Guitar
- Bruce Springsteen Guitarist Reveals Why He Chose Fender Strat Over Gibson Les Paul: 'Your Guitar Was Your Identity' - Ultimate Guitar
- Slayer’s Kerry King calls this player the most “overlooked” guitarist in metal - Guitar.com
- "He's not a great keyboard player, he doesn't write great songs. His engineering and technical abilities are limited too. In fact, he knows very little about an awful lot": The Edge on Brian Eno and how he influenced his own "limited" guitar style - MusicRadar
- “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 told him, ‘I got the idea for my song from you.’ And he said, ‘Paul McCartney says I stole it from him!” Tommy Shaw tells us the twisted history of a classic Styx hit - Guitar Player
- “We were about 50 feet apart when I heard the shots.” Jake E. Lee clarifies the events leading up to his shooting as the former Ozzy Osbourne guitar player gives a health update - Guitar Player
- “Steve Vai gave me some good advice: ‘Concentrate on music and not too much on guitar.’ You can open up a lot of new ideas with that mindset.” Matteo Mancuso highlights the one thing many guitarists get wrong - Guitar Player
- Matteo Mancuso: “Guitar players are better off now than in the previous generation” - Guitar.com
- What a remarkably bad electric guitar player Bob Dylan is - The Spectator
- “It took me months of searching through tens of thousands of photos. And there we had it: George Harrison at home with his collection of guitars.” An unusual guitar is at the center of a mystery about the Beatles' White Album - Guitar Player
- TESTAMENT's ALEX SKOLNICK On His Early Guitar Solos: 'I Felt Like There Was Something To Prove' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “My lad will say, ‘You can’t play guitar like that,’ and I’m like, ‘Thank the Lord!’ ” Noel Gallagher’s son called him out because he can’t shred. His response was priceless - Guitar Player
- Vic Flick, Guitarist Who Plucked the James Bond Theme, Dies at 87 - The New York Times
- James Bond theme tune guitarist Vic Flick dies aged 87 - BBC.com
- "I placed the DeArmond pickup near the bridge. I put a crushed cigarette packet underneath it. That helped to get that round sound.” Vic Flick, guitarist behind the iconic James Bond theme, has died. Read our historic interview with him - Guitar Player
- Vic Flick, Guitarist on the James Bond Theme Song, Dies at 87 - Hollywood Reporter
- Would Megadeth be better if Kerry King was still their guitar player? - Chaoszine
- “He was an angel playing with the Prince of Darkness and I was just a kid. I was possessed — and obsessed.” Jim DeCola explains how he modded Randy Rhoads’ polka-dot V backstage just minutes before showtime - Guitar Player
- "My manager said did I fancy trying to write a song with David Gilmour? I was delighted to have a track on a Pink Floyd album." Exclusive: Hear Phil Manzanera's demo that became a Pink Floyd cut - Guitar Player
- Billy Corgan Voices Frustration at Being Underrated as Guitar Player: 'Once You Go Beyond the Randy Rhoadses, There's a Lot of People Who Pretend to Play Guitar' - Ultimate Guitar
- Billy Corgan slams ‘greatest guitar player’ lists for not placing him higher: “They’ll put me behind somebody who I could play circles around” - Guitar.com
- "They sort of appear as if they are out there in the air. The best ones do. But I don’t know how they get there." David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time - Guitar Player
- "I'm not a guitar player — I never took the time. I use it as a tool.” The guitarist behind some of music's biggest hits says you don't need to be virtuoso to have a career - Guitar Player
- "It’s been 37 years since I’ve seen Jake E. Lee, but that still doesn’t take away from the shock of hearing what happened to him today." Ozzy Osbourne reacts to shooting of guitarist Jake E. Lee in Las Vegas - Guitar Player
- “I was slumping over my acoustic guitar and grabbing my chest. I remember thinking, This might be it for me.” Al Di Meola talks about his onstage heart attack and the rush to save his life - Guitar Player
- Guitar Player Magazine Ends Print Edition After 58 Years - Digital Music News
- Guitar Player Magazine Halts Publication, Puts Out One Last Print Edition After 58-Year Run - Variety
- After 6 decades, Guitar Player magazine to release final print edition - UPI News
- “You have witnessed a revolution”: Guitar Player ceases print publication after 57 years - Guitar.com
- "You have witnessed a revolution.” The closure of Guitar Player magazine marks the end of an era — and the start of a new one - Guitar Player
- “When Guitar Player made its debut in 1967, it marked a new era for guitar”: Guitar Player magazine to cease print publication - Guitar World
- Jake Kiszka pulls his car off the road to listen every time this song comes on the radio - Guitar Player
- “It’s impossible to go back there without Rick Wright, and I wouldn’t want to – it’s all done”: David Gilmour dismisses talk of future Pink Floyd shows - Guitar Player
- 'It Was Scary': George Lynch Reveals How Weightlifting Affected His Guitar Playing, Explains Why Looks Matter for Musicians - Ultimate Guitar
- Johnny Marr Explains Why He Thought of Himself as a 'Pop Player', Reveals Key Thing That Influenced His Style - Ultimate Guitar
- Pat Travers argues that Eddie Van Halen was “more than his tapping” - Guitar.com
- “We shared the experience of becoming famous, and spent more hours in the studio than anything else in this life”: Alex Van Halen teases a snippet of Unfinished – the last song he worked on with his brother, Eddie - Guitar Player
- 'You Will Be Miserable': Yngwie Malmsteen Names One Thing Guitar Players Shouldn't Do - Ultimate Guitar
- “I love playing with Slash. But I think I’m a little more left-of-center than they were”: Dave Navarro reveals why he declined an offer to join Guns 'n' Roses - Guitar Player
- Mark Tremonti says the other members of Creed would "constantly push back" on him trying to make the band more metal - Guitar.com
- Ted Nugent Names the 'Greatest Guitar Player in the World,' Praises Motown Musicians - Ultimate Guitar
- Slash says Eddie Van Halen was a blues player at heart – and that's what made him so good - Guitar Player
- “He’d put his right hand onto a fret and make this beautiful singing sound... I said, ‘I’m going to nick that!’”: The guitarist who inspired Brian May’s tapping techniques reflects on pivotal chance meeting - Guitar Player
Guitar Amp News
- Dumble Lives On: An In-Depth Talk with Drew Berlin - Premier Guitar
- Question of the Month: What’s Your Favorite Mod? - Premier Guitar
- What We Can Hear in Hi-Fi Audio - Premier Guitar
- Guitar, amp stolen in Mount Forest break-in - cknxnewstoday.ca
- Revv Announces the D25 Joey Landreth Edition 1x12 Combo Amp - Premier Guitar
- “The world’s most convenient all-tube amp head”: Steve Vai-backed firm Synergy has unveiled a tiny amp head that lets you swap in tones from some of the world’s biggest amp builders - Guitar World
- Longtime Metallica Guitar Tech Reveals How James Hetfield Switched to Amp Modelers: 'None of These Other Big Bands Were Using These New-fangled Things' - Ultimate Guitar
- Boss Updates the Katana Go 2 Headphone Amp with New Design - gearnews.com
- Positive Grid Launches the Spark NEO - Premier Guitar
- What DeepSeek, Russian Sanctions and Guitar Amplifiers Teach Us About Global Competition - The Wall Street Journal
- Best pedal amps 2025: Get the sound, feel and response of an amp, all on your pedalboard - MusicRadar
- “After 76 years, it’s still considered a monster tone machine.” Leo Fender got it right in 1948 with an amp he created for lap-steel guitar players - Guitar Player
- Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025 - MusicRadar
- Marshall sells majority stake to China’s HSG for €1.1 billion - Guitar.com
- Guitar amp maker Marshall acquired by China’s HongShan in $1bn+ deal - Music Business Worldwide
- NAMM 2025 Live: The biggest product launches, plus photos from the show floor… - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- HongShan Confirms $1.1 Billion Deal to Acquire Rock Icon Marshall - Bloomberg
- NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
- Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- Fender Reveals New Releases for 2025: NAMM Special - Premier Guitar
- Marshall launches two amp lines offering modern tweaks on the 1959, JCM800 and JCM900 - Guitar.com
- Fender’s Tone Master FR-212 amp is loaded with two 12-inch “special design speakers” - Guitar.com
- Orange launches “legend in the making” O Tone 40 amplifier plus series of portable Baby amps - Guitar.com
- Yes, Marshall Is Still an Amp Brand and They Plan a Bombastic Entrance at NAMM 2025 With Modded JCM Teaser - Ultimate Guitar
- “Lightweight, portable, and incredibly powerful”: Orange launches “studio-grade and gig-ready” Baby Range – three affordable, compact heads that downsize classic Orange tones (and introduce some new ones, too) - Guitar World
- “A new take on a classic”: Marshall teases the release of a modded JCM, as a new era for the legendary amp brand beckons - Guitar World
- Boss Unveils New Gear for NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- “A cleaner, meaner, better Rectifier. There’s no denying it”: Mesa/Boogie resurrects a ’90s icon with its reissued Dual Rectifier – and the holy grail amp head has been given some upgrades - Guitar World
- Slipknot's Jim Root Names Biggest Problem With Modern Metal, Explains Why He Still Prefers Tube Amps Over Modelers - Ultimate Guitar
- 'He Was the High-gain Pioneer': Friedman Revives Legendary Mods and Eddie Van Halen's Secret Weapon With New Amp - Ultimate Guitar
- How Guitar Gear Will Evolve in 2025: Inflation, Digital Amps, and the Shifts That Will Define the Year - Ultimate Guitar
- The Most Watched Music Gear of 2024 - Reverb News
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
- My first amp was an embarrassment. My son's was the Positive Grid Spark Go. It ignited something - Guitar Player
- I'm Done! 2 Important Reasons I Won't Buy Another Tube Amplifier - Ultimate Guitar
- The world's best desktop guitar amp just got its first-ever discount in the Positive Grid Black Friday sale - Guitar Player
- “This is why we want to show up at NAMM”: Marshall is returning to NAMM for the first time in 5 years – and has teased some blockbuster launches - Guitar World
- Fender Revamps Affordable Solid-State Amps With Simple Controls: 'No Menus, No Apps' - Ultimate Guitar
- “New and exciting product lines and services are in the works”: Dumble is under new ownership – and it will begin making amps again using the elusive amp builder’s “trade secrets” - Guitar World
- Jimmy Page Opens Up on His No. 1 Amp: 'It Was Just the Best Amp I Had in My Collection' - Ultimate Guitar
- Are we about to see a new version of the iconic Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier? - Guitar.com
- “It did all those Led Zeppelin tours and all the recordings. It did flippin’ everything, y’know?” Jimmy Page reveals “the best amp that I’d ever had in my collection” - Guitar Player
- Stevie Ray Vaughan's Old Amp Is on Sale: The Price Was Cut by Over $100k and It's Still Astronomical - Ultimate Guitar
- “I worked on that crazy Fender Twin and never understood how it made such fabulous noise”: Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Twin Reverb amp, used in the recording of Texas Flood, Bowie sessions and live shows is up for sale... for over $600,000 - Guitar World
- Report: Marshall Could Be Up for Sale Again, Company Negotiating With Goldman Sachs About 'Strategic Options' - Ultimate Guitar
- Marshall may be up for sale again for the second time in 18 months – but this time for €800m - Guitar.com
- “Sets a new benchmark for guitar amp plugin performance”: Blackstar and Jared James Nichols blur boundary between physical and digital amp releases with ground-breaking signature amp and plugin launch - Guitar World
- “I didn’t spend more than 20 or 30 bucks on any of them”: King Gizzard’s new album was recorded with amps from pawnshop chain Cash Converters - Guitar World
- “I'd advise new guitarists to play with an amplifier”: Sheryl Crow guitarist says beginners should steer clear of amp modellers - Guitar.com
- Jack White teams up with Fender to launch new signature guitars and amp - NME
- “We’re not even going to try to dabble in digital modeling. Everyone else can do it better”: Orange explains why it's not joining the amp modeling race - Guitar World
- Is Jack White about to release a signature amp with Fender? - Guitar.com
- “We're not going to dabble in digital. Everyone else can do it better – we can't beat them”: Why Orange won't foray into amp modelling - Guitar.com
- “If you talk about rare unicorns, that's the amp. To have something that John Mayer himself couldn't distinguish from the real thing, that’s something we would love to do”: The Neural DSP team reveal the vintage amp they dream of one day modeling - Guitar World
- You May Not Like It but Tube Amps Are Changing Forever: Here's Why - Ultimate Guitar
- “Finely tuned to replicate the rich and warm tones of a tube amp”: Ashdown is so convinced its new budget amp range offers killer tone, it’s literally called it Killer Tone - Guitar World
- “It’s like having a little piece of Dime with you everywhere”: Nail Dimebag Darrell’s fearsome metal tone with the resurrected and reimagined Warhead amp – a 40W high-gain powerhouse, road-tested during Pantera rehearsals - MusicRadar
- 8 Guitar Amps That Shaped Rock & Roll – The Best of the Best! - gearnews.com
- Marshall CEO Reacts to Guitarists' Worries About the Company Neglecting Amps: 'We're Aware of Things We Can Do Better' - Ultimate Guitar
- Quick! Get the original Spark smart amp at a super low price for a limited time in Positive Grid’s big Labor Day sale - MusicRadar
- “The essence of my tone in a portable, versatile amp”: Engl unveils Steve Morse signature tube amp – a compact 20-watt head that’s packed with modern features - MusicRadar
- Kirk Hammett thinks Marshall amps sound “30 per cent better” when you plug them in in the UK than they do in America – is he right? - Guitar.com
- “To me, this is the highest level of craftsmanship, like Swiss watches or high-end leather goods. These people are just the best at what they do”: Behind the scenes at Marshall Amps with new CEO Jeremy de Maillard – and how he plans to win back guitarists - Guitar World
- “I am so in love with it, they asked, ‘You wanna sprinkle a little Vai fairy dust on it?’” Steve Vai and Positive Grid have launched a signature Spark Mini inspired by his five-neck Hydra guitar – and it’s got four Vai-designed presets - Guitar World
- This Unconventional Guitar Amp Was Used on Several Famous Albums (and It's Possibly the First Modeler Ever Made) - Ultimate Guitar
- John 5 Reveals Why He Prefers a Very Simple Rig, Explains Decision to Swap Marshall for EVH Amps | On the Record - Ultimate Guitar
- Best guitar amp headphones 2025: Our top choices, from wearable tech to pro in-ear monitors - MusicRadar
- “Randy, and his original design ideas, will continue to inspire us”: Gibson confirms exit of Mesa/Boogie founder and legendary ‘boutique’ guitar amp designer Randall Smith - MusicRadar
- Gibson Confirms Departure of Mesa Boogie Founder Randall Smith - Premier Guitar
- “Whatever your ability, don’t settle for less than a professional sound”: Blackstar adds a 30-watt combo to its practice amp range as the Debut 30E makes its… debut – and it has onboard tape emulation too - MusicRadar
- Randall Smith has left Gibson and Mesa/Boogie - Guitar.com
- “Randy has completed his time with Gibson as Master Designer and Pioneer of Mesa/Boogie”: Gibson confirms the departure of legendary amp designer and Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith - Guitar World
- Slash thinks recording a live guitar amp is a “dying art”: “A lot of producers don't even know how to do it properly” - Guitar.com
- “Marshall crunch, Vox chime, and Fender warmth. Supercharge your rig with a whole studio in your pedalboard”: Quilter’s latest pedal amp crams classic tones into a single stompbox – could it be your ’board’s new best friend? - Guitar World
- “When people plug into it, whatever guitar they are gonna use through this, it is going to amplify their personality’: Orange and Orianthi team up for the Oriverb – an all-tube 2x12 combo she describes as a “dream come true” - MusicRadar
- Trey Anastasio explains why “no one will ever have an amp on stage at the Sphere” - Guitar.com
- “No-one will ever have an amp on stage at the Sphere. They might have dummies, but they’re not on”: Trey Anastasio reveals why it’s impossible to play with onstage amps at the most advanced music venue in the world - Guitar World
- “It’s extremely rare that this happens”: Guitar Center staff find thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs stashed inside guitar amp - Guitar World
- Guitar Center employees discover drug stash worth thousands of dollars hidden in amplifier - Alabama's News Leader
- “Faster, smarter and more accurate than any human”: Neural DSP unveils TINA – a robot that promises to revolutionize the digital amp modeling world forever - Guitar World
- Guitar Center employees discover piles of drugs stuffed inside amp - MusicTech
- Guitar Center employees find stash of drugs inside an amplifier shipped to Georgia store - Guitar.com
- Georgia Guitar Center employees find thousands of dollars in drugs stuffed inside guitar amp - ActionNewsJax.com
- Guitar Center employees find thousands of dollars in drugs stuffed inside guitar amp - WSB Atlanta
- “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
- “That amp quite literally changed my life”: Damon Johnson explains why finding the right amp kickstarted his career - Guitar World
- Positive Grid teases the Spark 2: “Yes, it has a looper” - Guitar.com
- "I think the speakers in your amplifier have the largest single impact on guitar tone": This guitarist seeks to proves it - MusicRadar
- The Sunn Amplifiers Story Gets a New Chapter - Premier Guitar
- Best acoustic guitar amp 2025: Amplify your sound without losing your acoustic resonance - MusicRadar
- Polyphia's Tim Henson Explains One Advantage of Tube Amps Over Digital Stuff, Reveals His Ideal Setup - Ultimate Guitar
- “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
- Unlike the Edge, John Mayer is using real amps for Dead and Co’s Sphere shows… but with a unique twist - Guitar.com
- 'I Went to the Dark Side and I'm Not Coming Back': Foo Fighters Guitarist on How He Embraced Amp Modelers - Ultimate Guitar
- Why Marshall Should Embrace Modified Amp Circuits This Year - Ultimate Guitar
- Guitar Pedals Aren't the Way to Go, Blues Rock Legend Walter Trout Says: 'I Don't See Any Need for It' - Ultimate Guitar
- “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
- 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
Bass Player News
- Perth teenage bass guitarist Lizzie Bliss invited on stage by Wolfmother at Red Hot Summer Tour in Swan Valley - PerthNow
- 5 great classic tracks featuring bass guitarist Carol Kaye as a key element - Goldmine Magazine
- HACKTIVIST Splits With Their Guitarist, Bassist & Drummer - Metal Injection
- Jacky BamBam Wishes Bassist Carol Kaye a Happy 90th! - 93.3 WMMR
- Derek Frank to Release New Single ‘Goin’ Stagg’ - Bass Magazine
- “We took 36 hours to cut Good Vibrations. We knew it was a big deal”: Carol Kaye’s 10 greatest basslines - Guitar World
- MERCYFUL FATE Bassist BECKY BALDWIN On Joining The Band As Permanent Member: "I Guess The Idea Was Floating Around For A While" - Metal Injection
- Interview with John Patitucci - UK Jazz News
- SHAVO ODADJIAN Explains How He Became SYSTEM OF A DOWN's Bassist - Metal Injection
- CORROSION OF CONFORMITY Founding Bassist MIKE DEAN Leaves The Band - Metal Injection
- Farewell to Erik Dyke, bassist with the NC Symphony, tireless ambassador for music - Raleigh News & Observer
- Mike Bub: Bass Player and Bluegrass Stalwart - Nashville Banner
- Watch: SLIPKNOT's ALESSANDRO 'VMAN' VENTURELLA Walks You Through His Current Tour Rig - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Grateful Dead reunion: 'I wouldn’t put anybody in his place' - NationalWorld
- “It’s difficult to hear bass playing in metal, but players like Geezer Butler stand out – they try to do something different with their parts. If they don’t, I usually find it a bit boring”: Opeth’s Martín Méndez names the 5 albums that shaped his sound - Guitar World
- “You can get up there and be a rockstar”: Gene Simmons is offering fans the chance to be his personal assistant and roadie for a day… for $12,495 - Guitar World
- HATEBREED bassist and co-founder Chris Beattie says that he was kicked out of the band - Lambgoat
- Founding HATEBREED Bassist CHRIS BEATTIE Confirms His Departure: 'The Decision To Leave The Band Was Not Mine' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- SHADOWS FALL's MATT BACHAND To Play Bass For HATEBREED "For The Foreseeable Future" - Metal Injection
- Video: 5 Effects Pedals Every Bassist Needs - Reverb News
Bass Amp News
- Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Boss Updates the Katana Go 2 Headphone Amp with New Design - gearnews.com
- Winter NAMM 2025 – Day 3 - Bass Gear Magazine
- Winter NAMM 2025 – Day 1 - Bass Gear Magazine
- NAMM 2025: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb News
- Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- Fender Reveals New Releases for 2025: NAMM Special - Premier Guitar
- Think You Know Bass? ASCENDO’s AIA2-10K2 IS Amp Takes It Lower Than Ever - Home Theater Review
- Boss Unveils New Gear for NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- Video shows Mayor Karen Bass refusing to answer L.A. fire questions as she returns from trip abroad - NBC News
- Best multi-effects pedals 2025: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- Fender drops game-changing Tone Master Pro update - Guitar World
- BOSS Katana-500 Bass Head and 1x12” Katana Bass Cabinet - Bass Gear Magazine
- “It did all those Led Zeppelin tours and all the recordings. It did flippin’ everything”: Jimmy Page reveals his all-time favourite amp - Guitar.com
- Marshall may be up for sale again for the second time in 18 months – but this time for €800m - Guitar.com
- 'They Sound Like James Brown Had More Amps and a White Bass Player': Ted Nugent Attempts to Compliment Metallica - Ultimate Guitar
- Orange AD200: The all-tube bass legend gets an upgrade - gearnews.com
- Bassic Review – Fender® Tone Master® Pro Multi-Effects Pedal - Bass Gear Magazine
- “Pure Bassman tone that’s virtually indistinguishable from the original”: Fender expands the Tone Master range with its first-ever tweed model – and it's a digital repro of the best-sounding Fender amp of all time - Guitar World
- The Sunn Amplifiers Story Gets a New Chapter - Premier Guitar
Guitar Effects News
- Old Blood Noise Endeavors Black Fountain: Stereo Oil Can Delay - gearnews.com
- "The PXO is that rarest of things - an overdrive that is a little bit different": J Rockett Audio Designs PXO Phil-X Signature Boost and Overdrive Pedal review - MusicRadar
- Freekbass Officially Joins DigiTech/DOD - Bass Magazine
- “The X100 is very good at what it does – some might say even too good”: MXR Rockman X100 Analog Tone Processor Pedal review - Guitar World
- Dumble Lives On: An In-Depth Talk with Drew Berlin - Premier Guitar
- These 3 Classic Cheap Overdrives Prove That You Don't Need to Spend a Lot for Great Guitar Tone - Ultimate Guitar
- “Perfect for anyone seeking that specific '80s arena-rock vibe”: MXR Rockman X100 pedal review - MusicRadar
- Xotic Pedals releases the ACV2 Booster pedal - Vintage Guitar® magazine
- John Mayer names the pedal he thinks every young guitar player should consider buying - MSN
- What We Can Hear in Hi-Fi Audio - Premier Guitar
- “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: John Mayer names the pedal he thinks every young guitar player should consider buying - Guitar World
- “When you put your name on something, you’ve got to make sure it’s right”: Mark Tremonti is road-testing his highly anticipated pedal line on tour with Creed – and he knows which stompboxes he’ll be launching first - Guitar World
- Mooer Prime M2: The Ultimate Jam and Busking Pedal? - gearnews.com
- Catalinbread Talisman Ghost: Two EMT 140 Plate Reverbs in a Single Pedal! - gearnews.com
- “More tone shaping at your fingertips”: The Xotic AC Booster has long been a secret weapon stompbox for session players and pros – and now it’s been upgraded for the first time - Guitar World
- The Xotic AC Booster has long been a secret weapon stompbox for session players and pros – and now it’s been upgraded - Yahoo
- “It features augmented functionality when compared to past models, yet still in a minimalist and easy-to-use package”: Mooer Audio packs an abundance of features into its small but touch-screen equipped Prime Minimax M2 Intelligent Pedal - MusicRadar
- “Sets a new standard and dynamic and expressive drive pedals”: Xotic’s AC Booster v2 is a feature-packed but compact overdrive that promises amp-like touch sensitivity and dynamics - MusicRadar
- Xotic’s AC Booster v2 is an overdrive pedal with switchable boost and touch sensitivity as standard - Yahoo Entertainment
- Supercool Barstow Bat Review - Premier Guitar
Guitar and Bass News
- Perth teenage bass guitarist Lizzie Bliss invited on stage by Wolfmother at Red Hot Summer Tour in Swan Valley - PerthNow
- 5 great classic tracks featuring bass guitarist Carol Kaye as a key element - Goldmine Magazine
- Jacky BamBam Wishes Bassist Carol Kaye a Happy 90th! - 93.3 WMMR
- Derek Frank to Release New Single ‘Goin’ Stagg’ - Bass Magazine
- “We took 36 hours to cut Good Vibrations. We knew it was a big deal”: Carol Kaye’s 10 greatest basslines - Guitar World
- Gibson Tobias Bass Series Returns With Growler, Killer B, And Classic - gearnews.com
- Brian May says new Queen music still 'could happen' - Rayo
- Lesh, Herring, Haynes, Molo, Barraco: Grahame Plays Bass For "The Q" To Close Phil Birthday Tribute [Photos/Videos/Audio] - Live for Live Music
- Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- 'The Sound Was Just... Horrible!': Steve Harris on Why He Didn't Like This Gibson Bass 'at All', Explains Why He Prefers Fender's P-Basses - Ultimate Guitar
- “I’ve got Fenders of various ages and they all sound different. That’s not a Spinal Tap thing – they just do!” Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris on staying loyal to Fender, and the Gibson that sounded “horrible” - Guitar World
- “I’ve never been one that talks about my bass playing, but I really am proud of my playing on that album – it was the first time I was sober”: In an era dominated by look-at-me shred guitarists, Nikki Sixx showed that playing bass could be cool, too - Guitar World
- Bass Legend Reveals Why He Initially Declined Sharon Osbourne to Join Ozzy's Band, Explains Why He Accepted the Next Day - Ultimate Guitar
- “It’s one of our best tunes and one of my best basslines”: When Duran Duran fused Chic and Sex Pistols for one of bassist John Taylor’s standout performances - Guitar World
- Ranking the greatest bass players of all time - Yardbarker
- Elwood Francis of ZZ Top Has Downgraded From His 17-string Bass Build to Something Simpler: Only Two Strings - Ultimate Guitar
- “That’s 15 less than I’m used to….” ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis was saddled with his 17-string bass after a joke appearance went viral – now he’s experimenting with a 2-string build - Guitar World
- Spector debuts Frank Bello signature model, expands custom scale length options, and more at NAMM 2025 - Guitar.com
- Magneto Guitars launches new Sonnet Supreme guitar and and Ruby Bass at NAMM 2025 - Guitar.com
- “Creamy fat tones and complex sound architecture”: Magneto takes its Sonnet six-string to new heights and launches its first-ever bass - Guitar World
New Music releases
- New Music Monday: Niloo releases first single from upcoming album ‘Valentine’s in Kamakura’ - Victoria Buzz
- Viagra Boys releases zombie-themed music video for "The Bog Body" single - Chaoszine
- Ye Unconventionally Releases New Album ‘Bully’ On Streaming - Vibe
- New music on our radar this week: Major League DJz ft. Jorja Smith, Bakey, Paramida - Mixmag
- New music releases: Pretty Banks, King Saha, and Tracy Melon drop fresh videos - Mbu
- Fresh Finds Fridays: SOME OF THE HOTTEST NEW R&B MUSIC RELEASES - ThisisRnB.com
- Kyle Mooney Releases Debut Album The Real Me: Stream - Consequence
- Sebastian Yatra, Kenia Os, Ozuna & More: Vote for the Best New Latin Music This Week - Billboard
- Bleach Anime Releases New Special Music Video "OLDROSE" from Aqua Timez - Crunchyroll
- Morgan Wallen Releases 2 New Tracks as He Gears Up for 4th Studio Album - Billboard
- Best New Music This Week: JT, Lil Nas X, Jastin Martin And More - Essence
- New Releases - Official Charts Company
- Kanye West Releases New Album ‘Bully’ Via Film Starring His Son Saint West - Variety
- Ye Releases New Song Apparently Featuring Diddy & Daughter North West - Billboard
- Playboi Carti Releases New Album Music : Listen - Pitchfork
- New Music Friday: Listen To Releases From JENNIE, Kelsea Ballerini, J-Hope Feat. Miguel & More - The GRAMMYs
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2025 - Pitchfork
- The March album releases in alternative, rock, metal, and beyond - Alternative Press
- New Music Friday: Listen To Releases By Lizzo, Benson Boone, BINI & More - The GRAMMYs
- 9 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now - Pitchfork
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