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- Relentless Drive and Obsessive Discipline: Mike Stern’s Keys to Survival - Premier Guitar
- “I was wearing a ring and did a Pete Townshend windmill.... It was never the same." Myles Kennedy says an onstage disaster forced him to buy a PRS guitar he couldn't afford - Guitar Player
- “Ozzy told me about this young guitar player in LA who worked at a music school. I envisioned an older bloke with slippers, a cardigan and glasses”: Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley on taking a chance on Randy Rhoads – despite label pushback - Guitar World
- “When you start with a crappy guitar, it begins the cycle of gear addiction.” Kenny Wayne Shepherd explains why every player should start out with a cheap guitar - Guitar Player
- “I plugged them in and said, ‘Man, I've been missing the boat.’ So they're back, and now I have eight of them”: Why Joe Bonamassa has started playing Dumbles again – years after he sold his original collection - Guitar World
- “Johnny Marr offered his services to the band. He said, ‘If you can’t find anyone I’ll step in for a while’”: When Oasis needed a new guitarist, Johnny Marr was ready to step up alongside Noel Gallagher - Guitar World
- The guitarists Paul Stanley modelled Kiss on: ” “The foundation of everything” - Far Out Magazine
- Steve Vai Names 'Greatest Challenge' of His Career, Explains What He Found Out by Playing on Satriani's & Malmsteen's Gear - Ultimate Guitar
- As the Van Halen camp sits on a vast archive of unreleased recordings, Alex Van Halen issues the final track made before Eddie’s passing four years ago - Guitar Player
- “Shredding is an amazing thing to be able to do, but when you can really write a feeling with a melody, like Johnny Marr did so well, that’s the goal”: Conor Curley of Fontaines D.C. on his love of Deftones and why he’s writing riffs like a beginner - Guitar World
- “No, this is not a note for note rendition. And no I don’t care that a bunch of people online hated this”: Grace Bowers continues her winning streak with a wah-laden rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner at an NFL game - Guitar World
- “Slamming away with Joe and Eric on this track creates a rich atmosphere of crushing guitar delight.” Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson shred “Crossroads” onstage in this exclusive new video and share details of their upcoming album - Guitar Player
- Alex Van Halen Shares ‘Final Song’ He Wrote With Eddie: Listen - Rolling Stone Australia
- His devastating riffs almost single-handedly invented djent, and his Allan Holdsworth-inspired solos blew an entire generation of guitarists’ minds: how Meshuggah’s Fredrick Thordendal changed the face of metal - Guitar World
- “Michael said, ‘I want you to lay something down.’ He puts in a little cassette tape, and he sings the solo and records it”: Session legend Paul Jackson Jr. on working with Michael Jackson – from his Jackson 5 era to Thriller, Beat It and beyond - Guitar World
- “It started as a personal quest to make the smallest, lightest and loudest possible amp.” Fuchs' ODH hybrid tube/solid-state amp is a gig-worthy tone machine at an approachable price - Guitar Player
- "If you gave that guy a ukulele and a Pignose amp, he'd make it sound like the solo in 'Comfortably Numb.'" Bob Ezrin reveals David Gilmour's most important — and least known — guitar technique - Guitar Player
- Derek Gripper creates 21-string magic on a 6-string guitar - Louisville Public Media
- Hear Alex and Eddie Van Halen's Final Song "Unfinished" in Full - Consequence
- “If you’re faint of heart and can’t stand some blue exclamations from time to time, it’s probably not very peaceful to be with me in a studio”: Jerry Cantrell admits he can't help cursing when he’s recording solos - Guitar World
- People say, ‘Do you think you'll be able to go out for 10 days'? I'm like, 'I can't tell you.’ ” Peter Frampton gives health update as he gets his Rock Hall induction - Guitar Player
- “When he called and asked me if I’d play that song, of all songs, I was very happy to get to do it”: Peter Frampton and Keith Urban bust out the talk box for dueling solos at the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony - Guitar World
- “You can feel embarrassed when you play a bum note, but I played bum notes on Strangers In The Night. Today those are the right notes!” Michael Schenker on rerecording UFO with Axl Rose, triangle guitars – and why there are no bad playing habits - Guitar World
- “You only have so many great solos in you, don’t give one to Michael Jackson!” Eddie Van Halen recorded his Beat It solo in secret – and his brother is still mad about it 42 years later - Guitar World
- “James Brown kept saying, ‘We’re gonna take it to the bridge.’ Finally, he whipped around and said, ‘Hit me!’ Unfortunately, I did not hit him at all”: Carlos Alomar was fined by the Godfather of Soul, scolded by Chuck Berry – and adored by David Bowie - Guitar World
- “No-one’s seen me with a Tele before. I wouldn’t normally be caught dead with one – I think they’re ugly”: Mikael Åkerfeldt explains why a Fender Telecaster was the only guitar he used on Opeth’s new album - Guitar World
- “Daron’s the guitarist, I’m the vocalist, and yet he was using my Strat… Then somebody stole it after breaking our car window”: Serj Tankian reflects on his guitar journey with System of a Down, Tony Iommi, Buckethead and beyond - Guitar World
- She’s played alongside Jeff Beck and Morrissey, and evolved into one of rock’s leading tonal experimentalists – here’s how Carmen Vandenberg’s signature approaches can elevate your riffs and solos - Guitar World
- “The world didn’t need another B.B. King”: Why Steve Cropper wanted to be his own guitar player - Guitar.com
- “Eddie Van Halen had me play his 5150 guitar, and then he asked me to show the solo to him, because he’d forgotten it.” Jennifer Batten recalls re-teaching EVH his "Beat It" solo - Guitar Player
- 'He Had a Meltdown': Elton John's Guitarist Reveals Why Jimmy Page Gave Up on Session Work, Recalls Taking His Gig - Ultimate Guitar
- 'Rest of the World Doesn't Care' About Musicians Like McLaughlin, Flea and Pastorius, Gene Simmons Says: 'That Music Is Intended to Show Off How Well You Play' - Ultimate Guitar
- "I'm gonna live this for the next year, and then maybe I’ll go torch some guitars." Jerry Cantrell on the future of Alice in Chains and his heavy new solo album - Guitar Player
- Keith Urban held in high regard by Peter Frampton: "Wonderful guitar player, singer and songwriter" - ABC Digital Syndication
- North Bay guitarist John Beland remembers Kris Kristofferson - Sonoma Index-Tribune
- “He was very exceptionally good. Right till this day I could play you that solo any time.” George Harrison on the “greatest guitar solo of all time” and the player who left a lasting impression on him - 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 was stolen right off the stage while the lights were down. Somebody walked right out the door with it." Nuno Bettencourt reveals the mysterious journey of his lost Washburn double-neck guitar - 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
- 'He Died, and I Never Met Him': Jake E. Lee Names Favorite Guitarist of the '70s, Explains Why He Refused to Meet Him - Ultimate Guitar
- Rocker Jake E. Lee shot multiple times in Las Vegas, expected to fully recover, rep says - Los Angeles Times
- “I was truly terrified. I was on the same stage as every one of my heroes: Mike Bloomfield, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix." Martin Barre talks about sharing stages with his guitar royalty after Jethro Tull took a "big risk" hiring him in 1968 - Guitar Player
- Jake E. Lee, former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist, expected to ‘fully recover’ after being shot ‘multiple times’ - CNN
- Jake E. Lee shot multiple times in Las Vegas - Guitar World
- “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
- Guitar Player Magazine to Axe Print Edition in Digital Shift - Billboard
- Total Guitar magazine to close after 30 years in print - Guitar World
- “I got a call – ‘I’m putting a super band together, and I want you to be one of the guitar players.’ The other guitarist was Neal Schon from Santana”: How Les Dudek joined Journey “for two hours” - Guitar World
- “A roadie plugged the wah in the wrong way, and I stomped into it and got this incredible screaming noise”: Pink Floyd's Echoes marked David Gilmour's emergence as a guitar hero – and its surreal tonal highlight was created by accident - Guitar Player
- "What did we do when the record company asked us for a disco hit? We gave them Highway To Hell!" An archive interview with AC/DC's Angus and Malcolm Young - Guitar Player
- Guitar Player Magazine Halts Publication, Puts Out One Last Print Edition After 58-Year Run - Variety
- “What a ride…” Guitar Techniques magazine is closing after 30 years of in-depth tuition from some of the world’s greatest guitarists - Guitar World
- Joe Perry Explains Why Electric Guitar 'Isn't A Symbol of Rebellion Anymore,' Says Solos Are No Longer 'Basis of the Song' - Ultimate Guitar
- After 6 decades, Guitar Player magazine to release final print edition - UPI News
- “The world's greatest guitarist is what everyone says. It's kind of a dicey title. You never liked it”: Alex Van Halen reveals the unease Eddie felt with being labeled the best guitar player on the planet in new excerpt from tell-all memoir - Guitar World
- "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
- Guitar Player magazine to cease print publication - Yahoo Entertainment
- “I asked if I could take six strings off and try it and he goes, ‘If you buy it, you can do whatever you want’”: A new Eddie Van Halen-narrated documentary details how he got hooked on modding guitars – and subsequently created Frankenstein - Guitar Player
- Johnny Marr Explains Why He Thought of Himself as a 'Pop Player', Reveals Key Thing That Influenced His Style - Ultimate Guitar
- 'His Solos Are Very Original': No One Has Been Able to Play Like This Guitarist, Matteo Mancuso Says - Ultimate Guitar
- “There’s spite and aggression in the performance. But there’s also pain”: Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was designed to settle a score with Rolling Stone - Guitar Player
- mgk makes special appearance ahead of Browns season opener - clevelandbrowns.com
- Although 'Beyond Excited,' Guitarist Brad Delson Won't Be Playing With Linkin Park at Upcoming Tour - Ultimate Guitar
- 'You Will Be Miserable': Yngwie Malmsteen Names One Thing Guitar Players Shouldn't Do - Ultimate Guitar
- YNGWIE MALMSTEEN: 'Music And Playing The Guitar Is Not A Competition' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I didn’t even look up for the first six months for fear of losing my place, because he’s Paul freakin’ McCartney!” Brian Ray on navigating nerves while learning the ropes in Paul McCartney’s band - Guitar Player
- Corey Feldman discusses his limits as a guitar player, copping David Gilmour’s tone and why his viral guitar solo really is a joke - Yahoo Entertainment
- “I went out to have a cigarette. The door opens and it’s the producer. He looks at me and says, ‘You feel like playing?’”: Steve Hunter on the time he spontaneously tracked the guitar solo for Aerosmith's Train Kept a Rollin' - Guitar Player
- “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
- “Look what's happened here because I'm playing this solo. It's spreading all over the internet. Do you know what that does? It inspires people to want to play guitar”: Corey Feldman hopes his viral solos will inspire others to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
- Mark Tremonti says the other members of Creed would "constantly push back" on him trying to make the band more metal - Guitar.com
- Cardinals guitars are music to the ears of guitar players - STLSportsPage
- OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT: 'I Don't Really See Myself As A Singer Or A Guitar Player For That Matter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Zakk Wylde Explains What Was So Great About Jeff Beck, Reveals What He Finds 'Inspiring' About Instagram Guitarists - Ultimate Guitar
- “We have no relationship at this point. He’s doing his thing, I’m doing my thing”: John Oates discusses the end of his longtime partnership with Daryl Hall - Guitar Player
- “He goes, ‘I don't even understand how you're playing that. I could never play that’”: Dweezil Zappa on the time he taught Eddie Van Halen how to play one of his dad’s most difficult riffs - Guitar Player
- “I started doing some odd jobs, running a bulldozer, cutting hay for people...”: Steve Morse almost quit music, twice – Kansas, and then Lynyrd Skynyrd, brought him back - Guitar Player
- “The dude is so cracked. He comes up with the most insane sounds you’ve ever heard”: Polyphia’s Tim Henson names his favorite new guitar player - Guitar World
- “No disrespect to Marshalls, but they have one sound, and that's about it. They're either really loud, or really quiet. But I found that each Fender amp has its own character”: Why Noel Gallagher overhauled his Oasis rig at the peak of the band's success - 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
- No more encores for Tacoma musician Jerry Miller, one of the best to ever play guitar - Tacoma News Tribune
- “He gave us ninety years of tireless efforts to educate, inspire, and entertain”: British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 - Guitar Player
- ‘Best guitar player in the world’ with strong Bay Area ties dies at 81 - The Mercury News
- Moby Grape guitarist Jerry Miller dies aged 81 - Guitar.com
- Rock legend once called ‘best guitar player in world’ has died - cleveland.com
- Rock legend, ‘best guitar player in world,’ dead at 81 - AL.com
- Rock legend called ‘best guitar player in world’ has died - PennLive
- Jerry Miller Dies: Moby Grape Cofounder Voted One Of Rock’s Guitar Greats Was 81 - Deadline
- 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
- Slash Names Greatest Thing About Eddie Van Halen's Playing (and It's Not Tapping): 'Nobody Could Touch Him' - Ultimate Guitar
- “I had hoped to have my band do a spectacular set in front of this enormous crowd... but even though we played well, the audience was very much asleep”: John Fogerty on Creedence Clearwater Revival's disappointing Woodstock set - Guitar Player
- “My old Strat weighs more than a Les Paul that I have, but my signature model is so light that you can hold it up with your pinkie”: Walter Trout is healthier and playing better than ever, but he’s still being dragged down by the world around him - Guitar Player
- Glenn Hughes Says This Is the 'Greatest Blues Rock Guitar Player Today' - Ultimate Guitar
- Scott Ian Names Van Halen's 'Most Metal Song,' Opens Up on Playing Eddie's Parts as 'a Caveman Rhythm Guitar Player' - 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
- “Eric Clapton’s roadie came by the house, and he brought a Strat with him... He said, ‘I’ll sell it to you for £60’”: Ritchie Blackmore's first Strat came from Eric Clapton's collection - Guitar Player
- “That guitar went through a lot of different phases and changes... I kept changing it because I was tired of people copying my guitar”: Eddie Van Halen on Frankenstein, and why he never apologized for modding - Guitar Player
- Ace Frehley on the creation of his new solo album, and the '59 Les Paul he'll always regret selling - Guitar Player
Guitar Amp News
- “The pinnacle of high-gain performance”: Blackstar gives its brand-defining Series One amp an extensive modern reboot for the first time in nearly 20 years - Guitar World
- Lennon’s “pivotal” Vox amp to auction - JustCollecting News
- “It can transform your amp, but it’s equally adept as a boost and drive”: Dirty Boy Preamp review - Guitar World
- Stompboxtober 2024 Day #22" Walrus Audio - Premier Guitar
- “The ultimate weapon for metal guitarists who demand the ultimate amplifier”: Blackstar unveils the Series One MK II, a four-channel 100W fire-breathing tube amp with “world-class” tone - MusicRadar
- Blackstar Series One MKII: The Valve Amps get Even Louder - gearnews.com
- Supro Montauk: Portable 10″ Combo Powerhouse - gearnews.com
- Is This The Best Alternative to a Dumble Amplifier? - Ultimate Guitar
- The Montauk: Supro Launches Compact 15-Watt All-Tube Combo Amp - Ultimate Guitar
- Joe Bonamassa reveals the secret to tube amp consistency on tour and he “nicked it” from Angus Young - Yahoo Entertainment
- Black Friday guitar deals 2024: all the latest info to get you ready for the biggest guitar sale of the year - Guitar World
- Friedman IR-J – Amp-in-a-Box meets Tube Screamer - gearnews.com
- Blackstar Debut 100R review – an entry-level guitar amp, levelled up - Guitar.com
- Guitar World deals of the week: save a massive $500 on a Schecter, nearly $400 off a Gibson, plus all the week's best post-Prime Day guitar deals - Guitar World
- Black Friday guitar deals 2024: how to shop and the best early savings for guitarists - MusicRadar
- Positive Grid Announces Spark EDGE - Premier Guitar
- “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
- Here's Why You Shouldn't Use an Amp Modeler as a Beginner, Sheryl Crow Guitarist Explains - Ultimate Guitar
- Jack White teams up with Fender to launch new signature guitars and amp - NME
- “Fender mentioned that for the Tone Master Pro it takes about 3 months to model a channel. With TINA, we've got that down to hours”: How Neural DSP changed the digital guitar gear game with the help of a robot called TINA - Guitar World
- “They’ve basically solved all of the problems that existed here”: Line 6’s $179 POD Express just became a pedalboard must-have after “game-changing” new update - Guitar World
- “Pays homage to vintage legends while infusing innovative features”: Ashdown’s mid-priced SX range looks to put a modern spin on classic tube amp tones - Guitar World
- “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
- FENDER® INTRODUCES THE MUSTANG™ MICRO PLUS, EXPANDING INNOVATIVE POCKET-SIZED AMP RANGE - PR Newswire
- “A significant leap forward in both technology and user experience”: Fender’s Mustang Micro Plus looks to fill the void left by the Boss Katana:GO by making the firm’s market-leading headphone amp better than ever before - Guitar World
- You May Not Like It but Tube Amps Are Changing Forever: Here's Why - Ultimate Guitar
- “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
- “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
- Marshall CEO Reacts to Guitarists' Worries About the Company Neglecting Amps: 'We're Aware of Things We Can Do Better' - Ultimate Guitar
- “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
- “I knew I’d have to address that situation with Earl Slick and his Marshall stacks”: Carlos Alomar on how David Bowie financed one of the first-ever rack-mounted amplifiers - Guitar World
- This Unconventional Guitar Amp Was Used on Several Famous Albums (and It's Possibly the First Modeler Ever Made) - Ultimate Guitar
- Best guitar amp headphones 2024: 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
- 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
- “Designed to authentically produce the much-loved tones of the original Invective 120… the perfect pedal platform”: Nail Periphery tones in a more portable format as Peavey reworks Misha Mansoor’s tube amp as a 20-watt combo - 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
- “Fingerpicking came from not having an amplifier. After dad forked out for the guitar, I didn't have the nerve to ask him for one”: Mark Knopfler says the lack of a guitar amp growing up helped him develop his now-iconic fingerpicking style - Guitar World
- Mark Knopfler says the lack of a guitar amp growing up helped him develop his now-iconic fingerpicking style - Yahoo Entertainment
- Guitar Center staff find thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs stashed inside guitar amp - Yahoo! Voices
- "It's extremely rare that this happens at any business": Thousands of dollars of drugs found hidden in an amp by shocked Guitar Center employees - MusicRadar
- “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 find stash of drugs inside an amplifier shipped to Georgia store - Guitar.com
- Neural DSP’s new TINA robot uses machine-learning to model amps with “unparalleled precision” - 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
- “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
- “There’s nothing quite like it. It’s my favorite new amp”: Joe Satriani devised the perfect amp to harness Eddie Van Halen’s greatest tones – and you can get a plugin version right now - Guitar World
- “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
- “That amp quite literally changed my life”: Damon Johnson explains why finding the right amp kickstarted his career - Guitar World
- “The ideal tool for guitarists seeking simplicity, power, and tone in an analogue package”: Blackstar unveils the Debut 100R, high-headroom 100W combos with two channels, reverb, and a MOSFET-driven preamp to replicate tube amp tone - MusicRadar
- 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
- Prime Day guitar deals 2024: all the post-Prime Day sales that are live right now - Guitar World
- “The serial number was the same as John Lennon’s amp. I couldn’t believe it”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used on early Beatles recordings and Cavern gigs – was lost for 60 years. Now it may have been found, covered in black paint, on an auction site - Guitar World
- “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
- “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
- “These amps just breathe like a well-rounded tube amp, no matter what you throw at them”: Can solid-state amps compete with tubes? Laney thinks its Lionheart Foundry combos are up to the challenge - Guitar World
- Best acoustic guitar amp 2024: Amplify your sound without losing your acoustic resonance - MusicRadar
- How to use an amp simulator with an audio interface - 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
- “There’s something about the JCM800 that just feels really good”: Polyphia’s Tim Henson and Scott LePage on why the classic Marshall tube amp has become a mainstay of their backline - 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’m probably gonna buy this. So there you go. Sold already”: Watch the Pretenders’ James Walbourne get to grips with a vintage Gibson Explorer – and no, not the guitar - MusicRadar
- Watch Phil X demo Joe Satriani’s new 3rd Power Dragon Amplifier – the Marshall-inspired fire-breather Satch will be taking on the road to play classic Van Halen tracks with Sammy Hagar - MusicRadar
- “There’s a great simulator that really does a very good job of simulating my sound”: Brian May reveals which affordable amp-in-a-box gets closest to nailing his iconic Queen tone – but it’s one you might not expect - Guitar World
- “I like to have a blast plugging into my Engl amp – even if it's just to wake up the neighbors”: Ritchie Blackmore swapped rock for Renaissance music – but says he’s still not above cranking a tube amp once in awhile - Guitar World
- “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
- “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
- Boss reveals the Katana Gen 3: the evolution of a guitar amp phenomenon - MusicRadar
- Best guitar audio interfaces 2024: Record killer guitar parts at home with our top picks - MusicRadar
- "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
- Steve Morse on the “elusive quality” of tube amps digital modellers can’t capture - Guitar.com
- Matteo Mancuso Names One Important Thing to Know Before Using Digital Amps, Explains Why He Started Using Helix - 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
- “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
- Best multi-effects pedals 2024: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- Line 6 Put My Favorite Combo Amplifier Into a Pedal-Sized Format, and It Rocks - Ultimate Guitar
- Best amp modellers 2024: High-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles - MusicRadar
- Boss aims to redefine the headphone guitar amp with the $119 Katana:Go - MusicRadar
- Best pedal amps 2024: Get the sound, feel and response of an amp, all on your pedalboard - MusicRadar
- Best guitar amps 2024: tube, solid-state and modeling amplifiers for all levels and budgets - Guitar World
- Guitar Gear Gems: Marshall Group amp revenue was only 5% - gearnews.com
- Steve Albini weighs in on amp modelling and effects pedals: "I know some old school guys are like, ‘Plug the guitar straight into the amp, and if you can’t get it done with that, you’re not a real musician,’ or whatever. That’s horses***" - MusicRadar
- Is 2024 Going to Be the Year of High-End Tube Amps? - Ultimate Guitar
- NAMM 2024 live: this year’s biggest guitar news as it happens - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: Acoustic amps aren't cool? Taylor says otherwise with its Circa 74 guitar and vocal combo - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2024 Live: Our top moments from the biggest gear show in the world - 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
- 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
Bass Player News
- Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones names the only “perfect” bassist - Far Out Magazine
- “Ozzy told me about this young guitar player in LA who worked at a music school. I envisioned an older bloke with slippers, a cardigan and glasses”: Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley on taking a chance on Randy Rhoads – despite label pushback - Guitar World
- “I had a three-string nylon guitar from my stepfather. When he gave me that, he carved my future out. If I’d had a traditional guitar, I’d have had a whole different outlook”: Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx on fate, Thunderbirds and Smoke on the Water - Guitar World
- Duran Duran bassist John Taylor teases ‘surprises’ on epic tour, reveals his favorite things from music to art - Yahoo Entertainment
- Australian bass player Andrew Picouleau of The Metronomes dead after ‘serious’ illness - 7NEWS
- Bassist Edgar Meyer Tours With an All-Star Trio - San Francisco Classical Voice
- KISS Bassist Gene Simmons Had Some Strong Words for Red Hot Chili Peppers Bassist Flea - American Songwriter
- Gene Simmons Says He Doesn't 'Like the Sound of a Bass Being Slapped' and 'Can't Remember Anything Flea Plays' - Yahoo News UK
- Gene Simmons Calls Out Flea’s Bass Playing – ‘I Can’t Remember Anything He Plays’ - Loudwire
- KISS' Gene Simmons "can’t remember anything Flea plays” and "does not like the sound of a bass being slapped" - NME
- KISS’ Gene Simmons calls bass virtuosos "show-offs in music" - KWLM (Willmar Radio)
- Iron Maiden ‘deeply saddened’ after former singer Paul Di’Anno dies aged 66 - Express & Star
- Gene Simmons on Bass Virtuosos Like Flea: “I Can’t Remember Anything He Plays” - Yahoo Entertainment
- Gene Simmons on Flea: "I Can't Remember Anything He Plays" - Consequence
- “It turned out so well there was some campaigning from John Lennon for it to serve as the A-side instead of Lady Madonna”: Paul McCartney was in bass peak form on this lesser-known Beatles gem - Guitar World
- AS I LAY DYING bassist exits band | Comments - Lambgoat
- “When Eddie was singled out, I can tell you right now, I never felt any jealousy”: From Led Zeppelin to Eddie Van Halen, these are the musicians that shaped ex-Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony’s life - Louder
- Guitar World deals of the week: save a huge $1,000 on a Guild acoustic, $440 off a Sterling by Music Man bass, plus a blanket 15% off all PRS SE - Guitar World
- “Name a jazz player that means something. You can be respected by musicians, but the rest of the world doesn't care. That music is intended to show off how well you play”: Gene Simmons on why technical skill doesn't really matter - Guitar World
- UK bassist Mat Heighway has died - The Strad
Bass Amp News
- Fender Teams With Jack White, Finneas and Blu DeTiger on Signature Guitars, Bass and Amplifier - Variety
- Orange AD200: The all-tube bass legend gets an upgrade - gearnews.com
- The Orange AD200B bass amp comes back redesigned, revamped and reimagined - Yahoo Entertainment
- One Amp Per String? Billy Sheehan Reveals Details Behind a Weird Rig of Legendary Bassist - Ultimate Guitar
- Best DI boxes 2024: A studio and stage staple for acoustic guitar, bass and keyboards - MusicRadar
- “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
- “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
- “Designed to meet the exacting standards of today’s bassists”: Aguilar has overhauled some of its most iconic bass amps with some choice upgrades - Guitar World
- “This will take your tone straight back to the days when Good Vibrations and Fun, Fun, Fun ruled the airwaves!”: Sweetwater teams up with JHS Pedals, Benson Amps and Keeley Electronics for The Beach Boys Studio Effects Collection - MusicRadar
- Bassic Review – Line 6 POD Express Bass Pedal - Bass Gear Magazine
- 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 Drops New Katana-500 Bass Head - GearGods
- “Next-generation sound experience backed by decades of R&D”: Boss has big news for bassists, unveiling feature-packed ME-90B multi-fx, plus high-powered Katana-500 head and matching 1x12 cab - MusicRadar
- 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
- Best headphone amps for guitar 2024: turn it up while keeping it down - MusicRadar
- Boss aims to redefine the headphone guitar amp with the $119 Katana:Go - MusicRadar
- Is Ashdown's latest combo its best lightweight bass amp yet? - Guitar World
Guitar Effects News
- Stompboxtober 2024 Day #23: J. Rockett Audio - Premier Guitar
- King Gizzard's Rig: Metal to Turkish Psychedelia?! - Premier Guitar
- “In a world full of complex effects, we worked hard to bring you the opposite”: JHS Pedals’ Flight Delay bucks the trend of ultra-complicated pedals by delivering 3 iconic delays in a frills-free form factor - Guitar World
- Line 6 POD Express: Back in Black for High Gain Lovers - gearnews.com
- “It can transform your amp, but it’s equally adept as a boost and drive”: Dirty Boy Preamp review - Guitar World
- Line 6 Have an All-New Version of the POD Express, and It's Designed for Metal Guitarists - Ultimate Guitar
- Tools for the Task: Flavors of Fuzz - Premier Guitar
- “It’s compact, fun and easy to use... and features tones derived from the Helix family”: Line 6 serves up a $179 high-gain bargain for metal thrashing maniacs with the POD Express Black - MusicRadar
- “A toolbox of sounds for crafting classic and modern high gain tones”: Line 6 gives its bargain POD Express a metal makeover with new Black edition – designed specifically for heavier players - Guitar World
- “A modern-day rock and metal classic that delivers the most powerful tones ever to come out of a guitar speaker”: Universal Audio packs classic Mesa/Boogie Rectifier sounds into stompbox form with its Knuckles '92 Dual Rec Amplifier pedal - Guitar World
- UAFX Knuckles ’92: Mesa your Boogie - gearnews.com
- The Best Vocal Effects Pedals for Studio and Stage - gearnews.com
- Is Your Guitar “the One?” - Premier Guitar
- Bleak District Electric Terra review – the perfect overdrive for every guitar you own? - Guitar.com
- Clean, Axe-in-a-Box, New Music Releases: Tops and Flops - gearnews.com
- “The Fuzz+ somehow takes the perfect fuzz platform even further”: Silktone has overhauled its germanium transistor fuzz pedal – and it’s got a ‘pickup simulator’ - Guitar World
- “He didn't like using effects. He'd put an amplifier in a bathroom and place a mic down the hall to get natural reverb. He might even fill the room with cardboard boxes.” Why there are no guitar effects on the Modern English hit “I Melt WIth You" - Guitar Player
- “Over 400 effects based on those of the award-winning Axe-Fx III”: Fractal launches the VP4 ‘Virtual Pedalboard’ – a compact, hugely configurable digital multi-effects unit that could give your 'board the night off - MusicRadar
- “Muscular, articulate rock tones were the tones I always sought, but I made a name for myself in the ‘80s when you needed a little more aggression”: Friedman unveils the Jake E. Lee signature IR-J dual-channel tube preamp pedal - MusicRadar
- Best combo amps 2024: the best all-in-one amps for every budget - Guitar World
Guitar and Bass News
- Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones names the only “perfect” bassist - Far Out Magazine
- King Gizzard's Rig: Metal to Turkish Psychedelia?! - Premier Guitar
- Bass Legend Tony Levin Reflects on 50+ Years of Rock and Roll - The Jewish News
- Sweetwater's Beat The Holiday Rush Sale has guitar gear and stocking fillers from only $8.80 - Guitar World
- Gene Simmons Says He Doesn't 'Like the Sound of a Bass Being Slapped' and 'Can't Remember Anything Flea Plays' - Yahoo News UK
- “I just took it out and I could see all the flame coming out on the side of it and I went, ‘Oh my goodness gracious.’ It’s just so beautiful”: Gibson unveils stunning $19,999 replica of Jimmy Page’s 1964 SJ-200 acoustic - MusicRadar
- KISS’ Gene Simmons calls bass virtuosos "show-offs in music" - KWLM (Willmar Radio)
- Gene Simmons on Flea: "I Can't Remember Anything He Plays" - Consequence
- “No-one’s seen me with a Tele before. I wouldn’t normally be caught dead with one – I think they’re ugly”: Mikael Åkerfeldt explains why a Fender Telecaster was the only guitar he used on Opeth’s new album - Guitar World
- Blink-182's Mark Hoppus Explained Why He Switched From Ernie Ball to Fender: 'It Has Always Been My Dream Bass' - Ultimate Guitar
- TETRARCH's DIAMOND ROWE Featured In "Live Not Fantasize" Guitar Playthrough Video - bravewords.com
- “There I was, 28 years old, playing with Stevie Wonder – and he makes the song a bass feature!” Did Nate Watts play on the most under-appreciated bass anthem ever? - Guitar World
- Guitar World deals of the week: save a huge $1,000 on a Guild acoustic, $440 off a Sterling by Music Man bass, plus a blanket 15% off all PRS SE - Guitar World
- Tasty Savings on Marcus Miller Bass Guitars: €100 Off! - gearnews.com
- “Chris was in a very fragile part of his life. He started playing bass… He got so into it he started bleeding. I said, ‘This is the man you want.’ And then he died”: Alex Van Halen reveals his and Eddie’s secret jams with Chris Cornell - Guitar World
- “He turns back to where all the guitars are and the double-neck is gone, stolen from the stage while the lights are down”: Nuno Bettencourt’s custom Washburn N-8 double-neck was stolen from an arena stage – but made a remarkable return - Guitar World
- Ultravox items from Live Aid up for auction in Wiltshire - BBC.com
- Positive Grid Announces Spark EDGE - Premier Guitar
- “He had it in a case and said, ‘I don’t play it. Do you want it?’ I was like, ‘There’s no way I can take that from you’”: Olivia Rodrigo guitarist Daisy Spencer reveals how a stroke of good luck landed her the 1972 Fender Strat she plays onstage - Guitar World
- “He’s enabled fans to achieve the iconic blink-182 tone they've always dreamed of”: Fender and Mark Hoppus team up for limited edition signature Jaguar Bass - MusicRadar
New Music releases
- Greywood Joins Grand Alliance Music, Releases Spine-Chilling New Single “Laugh Track” - edmnomad
- HIP Video Promo Presents: TT releases brand new music video "Heal My Mind" - EIN News
- How Did Jelly Roll’s ‘Beautifully Broken’ Become His First Billboard 200 No. 1 Album? - Billboard
- Local musician Heather Rae releases new music - KX NEWS
- QMN: New music Monday with releases by Kylie Minogue, ROSÉ, Omar Rudberg and more - Dallas Voice
- When is Lady Gaga releasing LG7? - Capital
- "More Fire for Everybody:" Listen to Virtual Riot's Invigorating New Album, "Stealing Fire" - EDM.com
- Fans Choose Wizkid & Brent Faiyaz’s ‘Piece of My Heart’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music in All-Genre Poll - Billboard
- Clean, Axe-in-a-Box, New Music Releases: Tops and Flops - gearnews.com
- Church Releases New Music Playlists, Albums and Updates to the Sacred Music App - Church Newsroom
- 10 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now - Pitchfork
- New Releases - Official Charts Company
- BREAKING BENJAMIN Releases New Single 'Awaken' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Burn Down Eden Releases New Music Video "Tears Of Persephone" - Metal Underground
- Stryper Releases "Betrayed By Love" Music Video - Metal Underground
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2024 - Billboard
- Fans Choose JENNIE’s ‘Mantra’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music - Billboard
- What’s Your Favorite New Music Release of the Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Yung Filly music projects shelved as rapper appears in court on rape charges - The Independent
- New Music Friday Releases: Charli xcx, Olly Alexander, JENNIE and more - Official Charts Company
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