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- Kirk Hammett on the iconic Michael Schenker Flying V - Gibson
- “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
- “I created the guitar parts. I was super jet-lagged and loopy, but I was able to focus, and we created the song. Natalie’s version is extremely similar”: How Paul McCartney’s guitarist Rusty Anderson helped to shape the sound of a classic ’90s hit - MusicRadar
- Les Claypool says he chose to be a bassist because the guitar sounded “wimpy” - Guitar.com
- “Living in the shadow of my grunge parents, Courtney and Billy… it was a complex and exhausting shadow to come out from under”: Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins - Guitar World
- “I get up to the counter and the guy’s like, ‘Ah, you know what? I just don’t like that guitar. I’ll give it to you for a few hundred bucks’”: Cory Wong on not buying the Klon hype and vintage unicorns lost and found - Guitar World
- Wayne Perkins, guitarist who went from Alabama to backing some of music’s greatest artists, dies - CBS 42
- Keith Richards says guitarists should start with this instrument - cultfollowing.co.uk
- James Bruner was drawn into rock by the greats: Now he's ready to become one - Yahoo
- Heavy metal guitarist who played with Dolly Parton coming to Southampton - Yahoo News UK
- Rock stars’ reaction to Phil Campbell’s death - Rock and Roll Garage
- On This Day in 2019, We Said Goodbye to “The King of the Surf Guitar” Who Found New Fame Thanks to Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Pulp Fiction’ - American Songwriter
- “People want to play it — but a lot of them can’t.” Andy Summers says the Police’s biggest riff is harder than most guitarists think - Guitar Player
- “When you plugged in a guitar it would overdrive like crazy – it was incredible!” How a Radio Shack pedal and a fiery Fall Out Boy guest spot helped Filth is Eternal live up to their name - Guitar World
- “Come on, get a move on!” John McLaughlin recalls the night Ginger Baker started throwing drumsticks at Jack Bruce - Guitar Player
- Tributes Paid To Late Motorhead Guitarist Phil Campbell - Nova.ie
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies at 64 - AZ Family
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies at age 64 - Steamboat Radio
- Paul Gilbert: WROC-ing in the Free World - Premier Guitar
- “When I was seven years old, my dad put a guitar in my arms – it became everything to me”: Miles Caton, Buddy Guy and Brittany Howard lead all-star Sinners performance at the Oscars – as composer Ludwig Göransson pays tribute to the guitar - Guitar World
- “The wood was underwater for thousands of years. It’s shocking it works as well as it does”: Jason Isbell on the acoustic that was eons in the making and how a stolen guitar brought him into the Martin lineup - Guitar World
- “I realized very quickly, ‘I do not f*** with this.’” Grace Bowers says she’s abandoning the sound that launched her career - Guitar Player
- “Sharon told him he was out of his f**king mind”: Jake E. Lee recalls when producer Ron Nevison tried to replace him on Ozzy Osbourne’s The Ultimate Sin - Guitar.com
- “The best rock guitar player I have ever played with”: Rock world pays tribute to late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell - Guitar.com
- “It’s weirdly heavy, which you wouldn’t necessarily expect from its diminutive size”: Up close and personal with Prince’s $635,000 Yellow Cloud guitar - Guitar World
- Metal band’s guitarist dead at 64: ‘One of the most kind and funny humans’ - Syracuse.com
- ‘I mended Brian May’s hedgehogs and he taught me to play guitar’ - Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick - The Irish Independent
- Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal (formerly of Guns N’ Roses) praises Slash’s talent - Chaoszine
- TRIUMPH's RIK EMMETT On MIKE LEVINE's Ability To Make Reunion Tour: 'There's An Open Spot For Him If He Can Claim It' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “They said we were just girls ripping off riffs.” How the Donnas fought rock’s double standard - Guitar Player
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Dies at 64 - Pitchfork
- Motorhead, Rockers + Fans Pay Tribute to Guitarist Phil Campbell - Loudwire
- RICHIE FAULKNER On ELEGANT WEAPONS: 'If People Wanna Call It A Supergroup, Then So Be It' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist RON 'BUMBLEFOOT' THAL On SLASH: 'He's Just An Icon. He's A Legend.' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “The best rock guitar player I have ever played with” – Mikkey Dee honors Phil Campbell - Chaoszine
- 58 Years Ago: Life Magazine Hailed This Musician as the World's 'Most Spectacular Electric Guitarist' - Parade
- Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64 following ‘major operation’ - 7NEWS
- Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at age 64 - CNA Lifestyle
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Has Passed Aged 64 - Blunt Magazine
- Phil Campbell, Longtime Motorhead Guitarist, Dead at 64 - Rolling Stone Australia
- Legendary Metal Guitarist Has Died - Men's Journal
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell, 64, dies after 'courageous battle' - USA Today
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Passes Away at 64 - MetalSucks
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Has Died - clashmusic.com
- Phil Campbell, longtime lead guitarist of Motorhead, dies at age 64 - KUSA.com
- Tributes paid after death of Motörhead legend Phil Campbell, age 64: "His legacy, music and the memories he created with so many will live on forever" - NME
- Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has passed away at 64 - Metal Insider
- Motörhead Guitarist Phil Campbell Passes Away at 64 After “Long and Courageous Battle in Intensive Care” - American Songwriter
- “A lot of people said it was Ozzy’s worst record ever. By the late ’90s, I thought, ‘I guess it was. I just really sucked on it’”: Jake E. Lee on his battle to make Ozzy Osbourne’s The Ultimate Sin – and how he learned to love it in spite of the critics - Guitar World
- MOTÖRHEAD Guitarist PHIL CAMPBELL Dead At 64 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “My comfort zone is big volume and lots of blues”: Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died aged 64 - Guitar World
- “There was a lot of mythology around there being ‘secret drugs compartments’”: How 2,000 hours of work and some of the world's most exotic tonewoods birthed Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger” - Guitar World
- “We thought, ‘He’s a massively successful artist – what could possibly go wrong?’ We really didn’t like the results, so we didn’t give permission for it to be released”: The folk-rock album recorded with an ’80s mega-star that never saw the light of day - Guitar World
- Tenacious D singer/guitar player kicking off tour in Toledo - WTOL
- EXODUS's GARY HOLT: 'I'm Not Rich, But I Make A Living Playing Guitar, And That's A Gift In Itself' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “Joe Walsh and I go on guitar safaris. He’ll say, ‘You only bought one!’ I say, ‘But it cost more than the 10 of yours!’” If the Eagles quit this year, Vince Gill will leave with gratitude and great memories - Guitar World
- “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
- “The concept is simple. Capture a performance in a single take”: Ichika Nito shares unedited one-take performance – as ‘fake playing’ accusations spread on social media - Guitar World
- “Anyone who thinks he's sloppy is out of their minds”: Rolling Stones producer Don Was on why Keith Richards shouldn't be underestimated as both a rhythm and lead guitarist - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
- Biffy Clyro touring guitarist says he “can't think of anything more boring” than playing acoustic guitar - Guitar.com
- “He’s played with everybody, so he really saved us and rescued us tonight”: Dave Grohl thanks Jason Falkner for “rescuing” the Foo Fighters as they play their first show since Pat Smear’s bizarre injury - Guitar World
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - NPR
- “When they saw my guitar, they all laughed at me.” How Mike Campbell survived his toughest audition — in front of Tom Petty - Guitar Player
- SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: How I Ended Up Playing Guitar For METALLICA For A Couple Of Shows In 2000 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65 - BBC
- “It’s insane. He died aged 25, only guitar players remember him, and yet he was the sound of the Pretenders”: Chrissie Hynde pays tribute to the underrated guitar hero who defined the Pretenders - Guitar World
- “I was packing up to leave when Dylan asked, ‘Where’s he going?’ and I wound up playing on the whole album.” The guitarist Bob Dylan insisted he had to have for his country music breakthrough - Guitar Player
- MICHAEL SWEET: 'If People Only Knew How Hard I Work' On Guitar Parts For STRYPER Albums - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Good Charlotte's Benji Madden: “If you're a guitar player, your skills go completely to waste if you're not working with a f**king great songwriter” - Guitar.com
- “I am brutally honest, even at the risk of losing my gig. Ace loved it because he was surrounded by people who’d say he could do no wrong. I never did that”: Anthony Esposito’s unique career alongside the Spaceman, George Lynch and Jake E. Lee - Guitar World
- AC/DC, Oasis, Bad Company and many more! Test your guitar news knowledge with Guitar Player's "Week in Music" Quiz for November 14, 2025 - Guitar Player
- “He said, ‘I can’t tell a thing of what you’re playing. Why don’t you just come in and play it yourself?’” Doyle Bramhall II on Eric Clapton's incredible offer that brought him the gig of a lifetime - Guitar Player
- EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I was just talking to Paul Reed Smith – and I don’t know if I should be telling you this – but he’s made a new guitar that’s a revolution”: John McLaughlin teases unreleased PRS that he calls the mysterious ‘Yellow Guitar’ - Guitar World
- “The last thing he told me during that last interview was, ‘I’m probably gonna go until the wheels come off!’” I spoke to Ace Frehley a dozen times in the last two years of his life – oft-misunderstood, he was the true embodiment of rock ’n’ roll spirit - Guitar World
- Samantha Fish: Five players who will keep the blues alive - Guitar Player
- Keith Urban’s Guitar Player Maggie Baugh Once Said She Wouldn’t Date Band Members: It’s a ‘Rule’ - National Enquirer
- “I had no idea how good of a guitar player he was when we started recording. Most of the guitar on the records is him”: Foo Fighters super-producer Nick Raskulinecz on the most surprising thing about Dave Grohl's guitar playing - Guitar World
- Meet eleven-year-old guitar prodigy Olly Pearson - Boing Boing
- Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - Guitar Player
- Meet Enoch: A 10-year-old self-taught guitar player from Abilene - KTXS
- Legendary Steel Guitar Player Robby Turner Dead at 63 - Taste of Country
- “Paul Reed Smith sent me two amazing guitars because I lost all but one of my PRSs. That’s been one of the upsides”: Larry LaLonde lost his home in the LA wildfires, but Primus' new drummer, and two new PRSs, are keeping him focused - Guitar World
- Henley air guitar player gears up for world championships - BBC
- “No one needs an exact copy”: Should guitar covers sound exactly like the original? Dweezil Zappa thinks so – but I’m not so sure. So I asked you what you thought - Guitar.com
- The time Robert Fripp claimed Jimi Hendrix “wasn’t a guitarist” and that Eric Clapton was “mostly quite banal” - Guitar.com
- “The director said, ‘Fine, why don’t you just mime in that case?’ So we did – and air guitar was born”: Have the origins of air guitar finally been found? Unearthed footage contests the Joe Cocker at Woodstock ’69 theory - Guitar World
- Tower of Power Bass-Guitar Player Shares His Story - independentnews.com
- The '70s rock guitarist The Kinks' Dave Davies calls the “great and underrated guitar player of the time” - Guitar.com
- 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - Good Morning America
- “He decided he didn't want to be the lead guitar player anymore.” Pete Townshend on Roger Daltrey’s career-changing move that made the Who guitarist an axe-wielding icon - Guitar Player
- Rick Derringer, famous for "Hang on Sloopy" and "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo," has died. Read our exclusive 2024 interview where he recalled inspiring Eddie Van Halen and performing with Johnny Winter - Guitar Player
- Rick Derringer, Guitar Journeyman Behind ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone
- MARTY FRIEDMAN Has Nothing Against 'Flashy' Guitar Playing: 'I Just Wanna Be Excited By What I Hear' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Winner of Guitar Player Magazine International Competition to perform locally - timesobserver.com
Guitar Amp News
- “I literally cried tears of joy”: After years of searching, YouTuber finally uncovers the identity of Kurt Cobain’s mystery In Utero amp - Guitar World
- Marshall adds a junior-sized party speaker to its lineup - Yahoo News Singapore
- “There’s plenty of output to use the pedal as a conventional boost with tonal options. And there’s a whole area of dirt to be explored”: JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage review - MusicRadar
- Laney just launched its pocket-sized smart amp, the Prism-Mini – and you can already save $30 at Sweetwater - Guitar.com
- “The basic rotary sound is very convincing”: Crumar Burn review - Guitar World
- “Will appeal to high-gain players without unlimited budgets”: Victory MKX Lunch Box Head review - Guitar World
- “One of the coolest things we saw at Fender’s invite-only NAMM event”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the answer to all your modeler tone woes - Guitar World
- Victory Amplification’s new PowerValve 200 brings “authentic valve response and tone to modern rigs” - Guitar.com
- Best amp modelers 2026: get all your dream guitar tones in one - Guitar Player
- NAMM 2026: The latest guitar launches and news from the biggest music gear event on the planet, as it happened - Guitar.com
- Thomas Blug îs unerringly close now to a full release of his new state of the art BluGuitar Amp X Analog Amp & Pedal Modeller - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- ID:X Floor – Blackstar’s first “high-performance” digital floor modellers deliver the tone and feel of real amps with hands-on controls - Guitar.com
- “A no-compromise amplifier solution”: Synergy teams up with Wampler and Friedman to launch its machine-learning power amp – and promises to change the game for tube modeling - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- “Designed to go hard”: Orange unveils new vintage-inspired single-channel OR60 amp head - Guitar.com
- Orange Amps OR60 UK-Built All-Valve Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- “Reimagines the hybrid amp experience for a new generation”: Vox marries old-school amps and modelers by introducing its most advanced iterations of the Valvetronix series yet - Guitar World
- REVV Amps makes Joey Landreth Signature DirtDog Overdrive based on his custom modded D25 JL REVV Signature Tube Amp - Guitar Pedal X
- “It might just be the coolest offset guitar ever. And it’s finally back”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including some huge early NAMM releases - Guitar World
- Roland delivers the ultimate live performance compact battery-powered Multi-Instrument Amplifier - the Cube Street Mini - Guitar Pedal X
- Highlights of the Year: 2025 A Year of Guitar Gear! - Gearnews.com
- The biggest news stories from the world of guitar in 2025 - Guitar.com
- The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point - Premier Guitar
- Fender Tone Master Pro update brings polyphonic synths - Guitar World
- “Gives you the keys to a studio full of classic tube amps, speaker cabs, stompboxes, and effects”: Universal Audio’s amp-emulating pedals have been a huge success – now they’ve arrived in plugin form via the all-inclusive Paradise Guitar Studio - Guitar World
- I'm sorry, my beloved AC30, but with hundreds slashed off digital modelers and multi-effects, I've found your replacement this Black Friday - here are 7 units that are turning my head - Guitar World
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - 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
- News - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
- “People love our amps because they’re loud. That one line has cemented itself as a tagline for the company”: Marshall has launched Spinal Tap amps that go to Infinity – here’s how ‘the loudest amp ever made’ came together - Guitar World
- Why Metallica Stopped Using Amps Live, According to James Hetfield’s Guitar Tech - Loudwire
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps - Premier Guitar
- News - Greer's Mizuki Blue replicates Tube-Amp-like Textures with 2 JFET Gain Stages - Guitar Pedal X
- Prime Day guitar deals 2025: Amazon's Big Deal Days is officially over - Guitar World
- PRS Guitars Announces New SE Models Plus a New Combo Amp Ahead of 2026 Updates - Premier Guitar
- “The American tube amp that powered generations of rock, surf, and pop music”: Universal Audio reimagines a classic Fender amp used by Keith Richards, The Beach Boys and beyond as a plugin – and it’s currently free to download - Guitar World
- “Making history as the first-ever amp authenticated on the blockchain”: Synyster Gates has launched what’s called a Universal Pedal Platform – and it’s nothing like your usual amp head - Guitar World
- “Never did I actually expect to get the chance to see one up close, let alone play one”: Everything that caught my eye at Guitar Summit 2025 – from the grand unveiling of a brand-new guitar company to the year’s most anticipated amp modeler - Guitar World
- Video: Meet Charlie Barker, a Twin-Style Tube Amp For Working Musicians - Reverb
- Save up to 70% on guitars, amps and effects in Thomann’s massive Guitar Days sale - Guitar.com
- Marshall's first party speaker unsurprisingly looks like a guitar amp - Yahoo News Australia
- “It seems the age of touchscreen guitar amps is advancing faster than I ever imagined”: All the new guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the return of my favorite Fender offset - Guitar World
- The Lava Studio amp has a built-in touchscreen tablet - Guitar World
- Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
- Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
- EarthQuaker's latest utility is the super handy Easy Listening '65 Deluxe Voiced Analog Amp Simulator / Headphone Amp - Guitar Pedal X
- “One of the rarest and most coveted vintage amplifiers ever”: Mesa/Boogie’s hallowed Mark IIC++ was used by Metallica to shape the sound of 1980s metal – and now it’s been given a production release for the first time ever - Guitar World
- Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - Manchester Evening News
- “It’s official. The age of touchscreen guitar amps is here”: This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and we might have a winner for the best new sub-$1k electric guitar of 2025 - Guitar World
- Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
- Blackstar Amplification Launches ID:X Series – A Cut Above - Premier Guitar
- “A bold step forward in modern amp design”: Blackstar goes up against Boss and Positive Grid with the ID:X – a next-gen modeling amp with newly developed tech that isn’t afraid of the competition - Guitar World
- The Full Barber Electronics Range of 8 Compact Circuits is imminently coming into stock at Andertons! - Guitar Pedal X
- My MGAT-5 Sinvertek Real Amp Abstraction of the Soldano SLO-100 has landed - and Mr Wu has once again knocked it out of the park! - Guitar Pedal X
- Fender to launch new American Vintage, Mustang, and Tone Master amps this year – here’s everything you need to know - Guitar.com
- “Phenomenal tone at any volume”: Fender’s American Vintage ’62 Super revives a “hidden treasure” tube amp that bridged the gap between two legendary combo designs - Guitar World
- Supro Announces New Airwave Tube Amp - Premier Guitar
- News - 4 of a Kind One Knob Noise Gates - Guitar Pedal X
- Fender Studio app takes the best feature from our favourite guitar amps - Trusted Reviews
- Best tube amps: my top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - Guitar Player
- Best Combo Amp for Every Budget: Fender, Orange, Marshall & More - Gearnews.com
- Best amp modellers 2025: High-tech tone solutions for all guitarists - MusicRadar
- Engl unleashes Fireball IR Dual Channel High Gain Distortion Preamp - with Noise Gate and Mid Boost - based on its most formidable amp - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Wampler Pedals Capsule Collection - Guitar Pedal X
- “This is going to merge into a very hot topic among guitar players”: Why John Mayer decided against ditching his tube amps for modelers for Dead & Company’s Sphere residency – despite the venue’s shortcomings - Guitar World
- The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025 - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2025 Live: The biggest product launches, plus photos from the show floor… - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2025: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- Fender Reveals New Releases for 2025: NAMM Special - Premier Guitar
- News - The Origin Effects Deluxe 55 and Tubesteader Eggnog are my Tweed Kings! - Guitar Pedal X
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
- 8 years after its debut, Boss's Katana Amp Series evolves to a 3rd Generation Tube Logic Platform - with even greater sound, feel and response - Guitar Pedal X
- News - A Brief Hobbyist Primer on Key Power Amp Tubes - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024 Live: Our top moments from the biggest gear show in the world - Guitar.com
- Daniel Hooper's Hoopla Pedals Tinnitus Preamp / Overdrive is a really cool take on the MESA/Boogie Mark Five Amp - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2023 news: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions - Guitar World
- Mike Soldano finally delivers his legendary SLO-100 Amp in pedal format - as the Super Lead Overdrive / Preamp - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2022: Universal Audio announces UAFX Guitar Amp Emulators - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2021: the biggest guitar, amp and pedal releases so far - Guitar World
- News - Stone Deaf FX Releases Really Rather Useful QBoost Dual Boost - Guitar Pedal X
- Thermion Engineering Redesigns the Floor-Amp from the Ground-Up - with its new Zero, Dynamic Hybrid Amplifier - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Boss Moves Even Further Ahead with its New and Improved MKII Katana Amp Range - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 9 of the Best Non-Marshall Generic Compact Amp-in-a-Box / Amp-style Pedals - Guitar Pedal X
- News - What Two Years of Tone-Questing Looks Like - Acquisitions, Passes and Still Probables - Guitar Pedal X
- Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 12 Great Guitar Combo Amps for your Consideration - Guitar Pedal X
Bass Player News
- Les Claypool says he chose to be a bassist because the guitar sounded “wimpy” - Guitar.com
- “Living in the shadow of my grunge parents, Courtney and Billy… it was a complex and exhausting shadow to come out from under”: Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins - Guitar World
- Beloved country and rock musician dead at 32 after being pinned beneath vehicle - PennLive.com
- Stu Brooks of Nine Inch Nails: Video Interview - Bass Magazine
- BILLY SHEEHAN: 'I Don't Really Think Much Of Myself' As A Musician - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Hole’s Melissa Auf der Maur Reflects on ’90s Rock Scene, Dave Grohl Romance in New Memoir: Where to Buy - Billboard
- Melissa Auf der Maur Compares Joining Hole to ‘Living Life on the Edge of Chaos’ - Rolling Stone
- Chicago bassist Peter Cetera reflects on opening for Jimi Hendrix and why Paul McCartney changed everything - Yahoo
- Not Leaving Sober bassist dies days before Stone Pony headlining show - Asbury Park Press
- NJ Band Mourns Jefferson Bassist Found Pinned Under Car - dailyvoice.com
- “People wanna assume the worst and say he’s some kind of dictator and forced me to do it. It was totally not like that”: Steve Di Giorgio sets the record straight on what it was like to sideman for Dave Mustaine and Megadeth - Guitar World
- “I feel like I’ve been molded for this gig. Trent has been an influence on me from the beginning”: How new Nine Inch Nails bassist Stu Brooks went from pop royalty to one of rock’s most sonically adventurous gigs - Guitar World
- “I hate bass player albums. It's an ugly instrument, solo-wise. Probably the only person I can tolerate is Marcus Miller”: Grammy-winning bassist Meshell Ndegeocello favors restraint over fretboard theatrics – but Marcus Miller (and Jaco) get a pass - Guitar World
- “I never saw myself as a bassist. I haven’t played bass since the last Sonic Youth gig”: Why Kim Gordon has stopped playing the bass – despite being an icon of the instrument - Guitar World
- “In Mötley Crüe I always used a pick, but I’m a better bass player when I use my fingers”: Nikki Sixx names his biggest weakness as a rock bassist - Guitar World
- Guitar played on Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
- “You could go to school on what Fred created so effortlessly”: Fred Smith, influential Television and former Blondie bassist, dies at 77 - Guitar World
- “He is the funkiest bass player that ever lived. Every note a mighty oak, a bull elephant, a bomb”: William ‘Billy Bass’ Nelson, Funkadelic bassist who coined the band’s name, dies aged 75 - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
- “The music meant a lot to me even before I was playing those iconic basslines”: Bassist Simone Marie Butler announces her departure from Primal Scream - Guitar World
Bass Amp News
- Electronic Audio Experiments' Traynor Bass Amp derived Greathammer Overdrive delivers 50 decibels of killer low-end tone - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- New Products for Bassists: Here are Some New Releases for NAMM 2026! - Gearnews.com
- Bass players, your headphone amp has arrived: Fender's Mustang Micro Plus gets a free bass firmware update - Mixdown Magazine
- Boss's GX-1B Bass Effects Processor exactly matches the Entry Level GX-1 Guitar one - while it comes with its own suite of dedicated Bass-centric onboard effects - Guitar Pedal X
- Walrus Audio Mantle Analog Bass Preamp // DI - Premier Guitar
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- “This is your chance to own the sound that defined heavy metal”: Reverb and Ashdown are selling bass amps used by Geezer Butler during rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar World
- GEEZER BUTLER Is Selling The Bass Amp Heads He Used At BLACK SABBATH's Final Show - Metal Injection
- Geezer Butler to sell signed amps used at rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar.com
- IK Multimedia ToneX Bass Pedals: Ampeg, Bassmann, And Much More! - Gearnews.com
- Mesa/Boogie resurrects the iconic Bass 400+ without the backache - Mixdown Magazine
- Blackstar Debut Bass: 2 New Bass Practice Amps - Gearnews.com
- “So much bass response for something so small and budget friendly”: Laney Amplification debuts the Digbeth Foundry range – affordable, powerful bass amps in combo and head formats - MusicRadar
- LANEY Launches Versatile DBF Series Bass Amps With Boutique Tone And Modern Features - Gear Gods
- Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
- Warwick Unleashes The Gnome i Pro 600 V2: Improved, Light-Weight Bass Amp - Gearnews.com
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
Guitar Effects News
- Behringer sues Boss over “knock off” polyphonic tuner - Guitar World
- My Zorg Glue Fuzz MKII has landed - an excellent Fuzz multi-tasked, including excellent Upper Octave Fuzz Voicing - has the perfect complement of controls - Guitar Pedal X
- Acorn Amplifiers Solid State Preamplifier review – the ‘Peavey in a box’ you didn’t know you needed? - Guitar.com
- Rowin Metal Distortion Pedal - High Gain Guitar Pedal With 3-Band EQ For Heavy Rock & Metal Tones - ruhrkanal.news
- My new Noise Gate has landed - the superbly smart and easy to deploy Red Seven NGR-1 : Analog Noise Reduction with Digital Control, MIDI and Presets - Guitar Pedal X
- Caline CP-53 Voodoo Fuzz Octaver Pedal – Green Guitar Effect With Mid-Cut Switch - umlconnector.com
- The 5 Best Pitch Shifter Pedals for Wild Sounds and Perfect Tracking - Gearnews.com
- “When you plugged in a guitar it would overdrive like crazy – it was incredible!” How a Radio Shack pedal and a fiery Fall Out Boy guest spot helped Filth is Eternal live up to their name - Guitar World
- “There’s plenty of output to use the pedal as a conventional boost with tonal options. And there’s a whole area of dirt to be explored”: JHS Pedals 424 Gain Stage review - MusicRadar
- This Line 6 Helix Floor has been used onstage with Ed Sheeran – and it's listed on Reverb for a totally reasonable price - Guitar.com
- The Hagerman Gamma Radiation Transistor Distortion is every bit as vibrant and richly textured as I expected - Guitar Pedal X
- “The basic rotary sound is very convincing”: Crumar Burn review - Guitar World
- Glitch Cloud's Haze is a cool Stereo Lo-Fi Looping Tape Machine, Glitched Digital Buffer and Sample Juggler - Guitar Pedal X
- The Good Stuff: The Eventide TimeFactor and the Case for Big Pedals - Premier Guitar
- “Will appeal to high-gain players without unlimited budgets”: Victory MKX Lunch Box Head review - Guitar World
- “One of the coolest things we saw at Fender’s invite-only NAMM event”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the answer to all your modeler tone woes - Guitar World
- “Would I take this to gigs and use it with confidence, knowing that my pedals are being powered sufficiently and safely? Absolutely”: Harley Benton Spaceship Power 40-B review - MusicRadar
- Best Budget Effects Pedals Under €50: Big Sounds, Small Prices - Gearnews.com
- “Every once in a while a pedal comes along that takes you by surprise. It’s a pedal I didn’t even know I needed”: Electro-Harmonix Effects Interface review - Guitar World
- Best pedalboard power supplies 2026: pro-grade power for every budget and 'board, fully tested - Guitar World
Guitar and Bass News
- “The Telecaster is like the heart and soul of rock and roll music”: Fender celebrates 75 years of the Telecaster with 5 new models – including the return of a cult classic and some Tele firsts - Guitar World
- Ginger Wildheart says he won't undergo cancer treatment and only has '2-3 years' left - Rayo
- Les Claypool says he chose to be a bassist because the guitar sounded “wimpy” - Guitar.com
- “Living in the shadow of my grunge parents, Courtney and Billy… it was a complex and exhausting shadow to come out from under”: Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins - Guitar World
- My Zorg Glue Fuzz MKII has landed - an excellent Fuzz multi-tasked, including excellent Upper Octave Fuzz Voicing - has the perfect complement of controls - Guitar Pedal X
- 5 Sets Guitar Jack Nuts & Washers – 3/8" Gold Brass Nuts With Iron Washers For Electric Guitar & Bass - ruhrkanal.news
- Stu Brooks of Nine Inch Nails: Video Interview - Bass Magazine
- “When the song was done, I turned to everybody and said, ‘I think this song is going to be massive’”: Don't Stop Believin' is Journey's signature song – now, the guitar that was used to record it has been sold for over a quarter of a million dollars - Guitar World
- “When you plugged in a guitar it would overdrive like crazy – it was incredible!” How a Radio Shack pedal and a fiery Fall Out Boy guest spot helped Filth is Eternal live up to their name - Guitar World
- “Was Courtney impossible, difficult, a drug addict, terrifying, and even mean sometimes? Yes, she was. But it took me one second to understand that she was also a survivor”: Melissa Auf der Maur on her time in Hole and why she’s “proud” of Courtney Love - MusicRadar
- “We were still gluing the fur on the tuning keys when the FedEx driver showed up”: Paul McCartney, Fleetwood Mac and ZZ Top basses top the biggest four-string sales at historic Jim Irsay auction - Guitar World
- “After the set, Hendrix came knocking on the dressing room door and said, ‘I want you to come on tour with me’”: Chicago bassist Peter Cetera reflects on signing for Columbia Records, opening for Jimi Hendrix and why Paul McCartney changed everything - Guitar World
- “The wood was underwater for thousands of years. It’s shocking it works as well as it does”: Jason Isbell on the acoustic that was eons in the making and how a stolen guitar brought him into the Martin lineup - Guitar World
- “It’s weirdly heavy, which you wouldn’t necessarily expect from its diminutive size”: Up close and personal with Prince’s $635,000 Yellow Cloud guitar - Guitar World
- "We let John take this out and beat it up for a while. This is about as robust a unit as we can make – because it needed to be”: Inside Fender’s B-Bender revival – and the making of its very first in-house design - Guitar World
- Metal Up Your Bass! TransAtlantic duo remaster entire early Metallica catalogue with bass parts restored and made louder - Louder
- “I hate bass player albums. It's an ugly instrument, solo-wise. Probably the only person I can tolerate is Marcus Miller”: Grammy-winning bassist Meshell Ndegeocello favors restraint over fretboard theatrics – but Marcus Miller (and Jaco) get a pass - Guitar World
- Guitar played on Coventry's The Specials' Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
- Electro-Harmonix Unearths the Bass Big Muff Pi 2 - Premier Guitar
- Inside Harley Benton’s 2026 mega-drop: Fresh colours and a baritone for the SC Custom III, a metallic makeover for hot-rodded S-styles, all-solid acoustics for under $250 and more - MusicRadar
New Music releases
- Justin Bieber News: Latest Updates on Tour, Music Releases and Fan Engagement as of March 2026 - AD HOC NEWS
- New Music Monday: Slugger releases new album and embraces new band members - Victoria Buzz
- Essential Electronic: New Music Releases for March 2026 - edmnomad
- Pittsburgh's newest music venue releases opening lineup of artists - CBS News
- TGMA Board introduces ‘Swing Period’ policy to recognise late-year music releases - MyJoyOnline
- Scout Willis Releases New Single ‘So Many Ways’ - clashmusic.com
- “One of the greatest rock albums of all time”: Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent is charging $2 million for his new album - Guitar World
- TGMA introduces ‘Swing Period’ to recognise music released in December - Pulse.com.gh
- Olivia Rodrigo Teasing Her New Music Release with a Mysterious Mural in LA - Daily Music Roll
- Santos Bravos, Tego Calderón & More: Vote for the Best New Latin Music Release This Week - Billboard
- Kacey Musgraves, Jack Harlow & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- New Music Friday Loaded With Country Hits - National Today
- New music release day could be dangerous for distracted drivers - Tech Xplore
- New album releases 2026: Dates for ZAYN, RAYE, Robyn and more - Official Charts
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Billboard
- Harry Styles, Ayra Starr, aespa & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Harry Styles lets his guard down before new music release: ‘What I’m giving?’ - The Times of India
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Pitchfork
- New Music Friday: Leigh-Anne, Mumford & Sons, Lana Del Rey, Hilary Duff and more - Official Charts
- Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017 - The Guardian
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