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- Alabama music legend who played on rock, R&B and country hits, has died - AL.com
- 'Fastest guitar player in the South,' Travis Wammack, passes away - timesdaily.com
- Steve Vai recalls Steve Stevens saving his ‘sonic bacon’ for David Lee Roth’s album ‘Eat ‘Em and Smile’ - Sleaze Roxx
- “Scott Gorham and Phil Lynott were taken aback that I wouldn’t party with them. I stayed in my room at the hotel. I got to the studio on time. I was trying to make a point”: Brian Robertson knows what Thin Lizzy lost when he left - Guitar World
- “David Gilmour says, ‘I will never play with Roger Waters again’, and I know what he means. I feel that way about Alex Van Halen. They’re negative people”: The two iconic musicians who left Sammy Hagar starstruck – and the guitarist he calls “an asshole” - Louder
- Five Minutes With: Musician Liona Boyd - Toronto Guardian
- “If you look at a lot of Prince and Nile Rodgers, a lot of their playing is direct into the console”: Why Cory Wong doesn’t need a complex setup to create great recordings - MusicTech
- “If you play blues right all the time, you’re wrong”: Buddy Guy and his Sinners co-star play Tiny Desk concert - Guitar World
- “The guitar is like this magic wand. It’ll take you to these places that you never imagined.” Bill Frisell opens up about imagination, collaboration and the heavily modified Telecaster guiding his new album - GuitarPlayer.com
- 'The more aggressive we got, the more we found ourselves': The Rumours reflect on their rise ahead of a hometown show at Octopus College Hill - Little Village Magazine
- 5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Colin Blunstone of the Zombies - AOL.com
- “The Beatles had broken up and I was thinking, ‘What do I do now?’” What to watch for in Paul McCartney’s ‘Man on the Run’ documentary, out now - GuitarPlayer.com
- “My introduction to guitar was AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. I was way more fascinated with the electric world.” Matteo Mancuso on why he plays fingerstyle on electric — and how he got Steve Vai to work with him - GuitarPlayer.com
- “People got stuck on an image of axe-wielding maniacs on drugs or if they would even speak to each other”: What really happened with Cream behind the scenes? Ginger Baker’s daughter reveals all - Guitar World
- “It was the most coveted guitar chair in rock. I adored Edward’s playing, so I understood that people would be skeptical”: How Steve Vai lived his ultimate guitar rockstar fantasy on David Lee Roth’s Eat ’Em and Smile - Guitar World
- “The only way this thing goes out is if I’m 100% satisfied”: What Cory Wong told Neural DSP when offered his own signature Archetype plugin - Guitar.com
- Broadway's 'Rock of Ages' Band, coming to State Theatre, recreates '80 hits with guitarist who played them - LehighValleyNews.com
- “All we want is to inspire women to pick up guitars”: Haim on their recent Grammys nomination - Guitar.com
- “A lot of people know me as a guitar player, but I want to showcase my production”: Cory Wong - MusicTech
- Masterful Marin guitarist gets his own night at Sweetwater Music Hall - Marin Independent Journal
- “They say time heals all wounds, but not completely. Even 40 years later, I often find myself thinking about him”: The electrifying life and dark times of iconic Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, by one of the people who knew him best - Louder
- “The rest is history. That’s how close it got.” Alex Van Halen on how he and Eddie nearly made an album with Ozzy Osbourne - GuitarPlayer.com
- “It didn’t sound like a big guitar song, so I wound up playing keyboards. Eddie Van Halen played keyboards on Jump, so I figured I could too”: How Billy Idol seized upon the success of Rebel Yell – and Linn Drums – to take his sound to new frontiers - Guitar World
- “Everyone was kinda f***ed up.” Steve Stevens on smashed guitars, being pushed offstage — and what he discovered watching Billy Idol’s new documentary - GuitarPlayer.com
- “In music videos, we all know it’s just miming. But social media videos? That is extreme dishonesty”: We asked what constitutes “fake” guitar playing – here’s what you had to say - Guitar World
- “He didn’t like being a solo guy.” Jeff Lynne reveals the truth about George Harrison after the Beatles - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Was this an attempt to challenge Metallica’s success with the Black Album?” A guide to every Megadeth album – and guitarist - Guitar World
- “12 seconds into the opening night with U2, I thought, ‘We have to do this’”: Metallica announces Sphere residency – and they’ll be spared from the issues all other guitar bands have faced so far - Guitar World
- Showcasing the guitar - palatinate.org.uk
- “An intimate look at their uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their global army of fans”: A career spanning Iron Maiden doc is coming to cinemas this May - MusicRadar
- The Strange World of… Shane Parish - The Quietus
- Florida honors Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts with memorial highway - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
- Gibson Custom Shop recreates Mick Ronson's David Bowie-era Les Paul with super limited run - Guitar.com
- “He puts a huge ding in it. And the serial number was 000001! He said, ‘I got this from Steve Marriott.’” Dweezil Zappa says Jeff Beck damaged a priceless vintage Strat right before his eyes — and didn’t even care - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I syncopate a lot. I like to have that ‘hiccup’ in the playing.” Learn five essential fingerstyle patterns and timeless techniques in Eric Bibb’s blues masterclass - GuitarPlayer.com
- "I'm totally uninvolved. I'm like the dad that wants to be there and know everything and she's just totally doing her own thing”: Dave Grohl says he had nothing to do with daughter Violet’s record deal - MusicRadar
- “Lars and I saw him headbanging at the Whiskey. ‘Let’s get that guitar player… oh, he’s playing bass!’ This skinny dude with bell bottoms, playing a wah solo. ‘Wow, we need him!’”: James Hetfield on the life and death of Metallica legend Cliff Burton - MusicRadar
- “Most Fender colors were inspired by automotive trends. Candy Apple Red stood out because it came from the hot-rod scene”: Why Leo Fender’s favorite custom color finish still drives guitarists wild - Guitar World
- Tracing Journey’s long arena-rock journey through Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Rig Rundown: Mirador - Premier Guitar
- “Tony said, ‘Hey, you’re singing flat.’ And my dad got really pissed off.” Jack Osbourne reveals the moment at Ozzy’s final gig that defined his partnership with Tony Iommi - GuitarPlayer.com
- “My dad said, ‘What happened to you?’ In six months I’d gone from a college-looking kid to looking like a real rock star”: From inventing the Quad Guitar to fast times with Yngwie, Michael Angelo Batio has stories for days – and no regrets - Guitar World
- “Peter opened his eyes, saw me and started to cry.” Tommy Emmanuel on the guitar he received from a dying superfan — and how it ended his year’s-long search to honor his own heroes - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I got up on stage and my guitar tech goes, ‘Slash wanted me to give you this.’ It was the ’59. It was dead silent in the room”: Joe Perry on the painful memory of selling his ’Burst – and why he’ll never forget the moment it came back to him - Guitar World
- “If they want to do it justice, they should finish it up as a great instrumental nod to Eddie.” As singer Paul Rodgers rejects Van Halen album offer, bassist Michael Anthony says the music should remain as it is - GuitarPlayer.com
- “He picks it up, hits the corner of a stone table and puts a huge ding in it”: When Jeff Beck damaged an impossibly rare vintage Stratocaster – while he and Dweezil Zappa were at a party dressed as knights - Guitar World
- “My advice is play the song. Can you find a part that is tailored to the music – with hooks that don’t get in the way?”: Cory Wong’s tips for better rhythm guitar playing – and why his favourite Vulfpeck chord is “a bit like tofu” - MusicRadar
- “Our first two albums were dismal failures. So we doubled our efforts.” Scott Gorham on the power of harmony guitars and Thin Lizzy’s ‘Jailbreak’ success - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I have so much more connection with my guitar now than I think I ever had”: John Mayer on playing with Dead & Company - Guitar.com
- 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
- Johnny Marr reveals “mind-blowing” experience of playing with Paul McCartney – and the unique thing that sets him apart from other bass players - 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 - VPM
- 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
- “I said, ‘You have no idea how many things I’ve stolen from you.’ And he said, ‘Yes, I have.’” Randy Bachman on his jaw-dropping introduction to Stephen Stills at Neil Young’s 70th birthday party - GuitarPlayer.com
- The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65 - BBC
- “I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the guitarist whose playing he thought was “good fun” - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I’m just standing there strumming a chord. And the audience looks at me and goes, ‘How does he produce that noise?’” Pete Townshend on the Who's real lead guitar player - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84 - The New York Times - The New York Times
- Steve Cropper, legendary guitarist for Booker T & the MGs, dies aged 84 - The Guardian
- Steve Cropper, guitarist of Booker T and the MGs, dies aged 84 - BBC
- Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies - NPR
- Steve Cropper, Blues Brothers guitarist and Stax Records legend, dies at 84 - Fox News
- Steve Cropper dies at 84; legendary musician co-wrote ‘(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay’ and played with Booker T. and the M.G.’s - The Mercury News
- “He was opening up new worlds there.” George Harrison said this was the “greatest guitar solo” of all time — and told us the player who left a lasting impression on him - GuitarPlayer.com
- “He felt bad, we felt terrible.” Micky Dolenz on the worst tour match-up in rock history: the time Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkees - GuitarPlayer.com
- 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
- 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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I’ve had many people hand me their guitars, and I’m like, ‘No, thank you’”: Rick Beato was offered the chance to play guitars from Peter Frampton, Larry Carlton and more – here’s why he turned them down - Guitar World
- “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “This was about showing respect to a man that I don’t believe thinks I respect him”: Dave Mustaine on James Hetfield and why he’s re-recorded Ride The Lightning - Guitar.com
- Ex-DOGMA Guitarist Further Accuses Band Management Of Misogyny & Callousness - Metal Injection
- “The Beatles had broken up and I was thinking, ‘What do I do now?’” What to expect from the “unprecedented” Paul McCartney documentary that's just been announced - GuitarPlayer.com
- EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 - BBC
- Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
- “I didn’t realize how short he was!” The late Ace Frehley always spoke his mind. And when it came to his Kiss replacements Bruce Kulick, Vinnie Vincent and Tommy Thayer, the Space Ace had plenty to say - GuitarPlayer.com
- Justin Hawkins thinks there’s one guitarist who could have rivalled Eddie Van Halen – if only he was born 10 years earlier - Guitar.com
- “He just blows everybody away”: Samantha Fish on who she thinks are the best modern blues guitar players right now - Guitar World
- “I hadn’t seen him in a while, and I wish I had.” Jimmy Page remembers original Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja, who has died at age 79 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The most important thing is to be able to hear something and play it”: Tim Henson on the importance of learning guitar by ear - Guitar.com
- Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - GuitarPlayer.com
- Meet Enoch: A 10-year-old self-taught guitar player from Abilene - KTXS
- “I couldn't get up to the top frets, but the SG suited me perfectly”: Why Tony Iommi never became a Les Paul player - Guitar.com
- CE Pro All Star Band Guitar Players Recount Their Favorite Players and Gear - cepro.com
- “I hate heavy metal, and I don't want to be in a heavy metal band!” Brent Hinds’ 2015 viral outburst revealed his love for Mastodon and the no-BS attitude that made him a true guitar hero - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I can tell you how to become a virtuoso very easily”: Steve Vai on how anybody can become an elite guitar player - Guitar World
- John Fogerty says this thing is more important to musical success than being a good guitar player: "Even if your playing is kind of average, you can go far” - Guitar.com
- "He caught a ball and some guy gave him a touch right into a curb.” Richie Sambora is recovering from a “gruesome” injury that required surgery to the former Bon Jovi guitarist's hand - GuitarPlayer.com
- “You couldn’t be in a rock band unless you looked a certain way”: Why Tim Pierce didn't join Bon Jovi – despite playing guitar on their first hit - Guitar.com
- "He was rock and roll to the roots." Dave Davies names the guitarist who defined rock in the 1970s, and picks the song that proves it - GuitarPlayer.com
- 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - MSN
- “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “His unique style of playing was something that no one could match.” Paul McCartney played with George Harrison and John Lennon in the Beatles, but he says there is one guitarist who was like no other - GuitarPlayer.com
- 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
- "A successful first foray into amp and effects modeler floorboards for the firm, which has a really bright future in the space": Blackstar ID:X Floor One review - Guitar World
- “In a world where streaming is king and few people own the music they listen to, the BandBox Solo’s ability to conduct stem separation from a Bluetooth source is incredibly useful”: JBL BandBox Solo review - Guitar World
- “It feels like you’re plugged straight into an amp, rather than a pedal”: ThorpyFX x Lazy J The J review - Guitar World
- Wampler Pedals Introduces the Golden Jubilee High-Gain Pedal - Premier Guitar
- Thomas Blug îs unerringly close now to a full release of his new state of the art BluGuitar Amp X Analog Amp & Pedal Modeller - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- 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
- Magnatone Introduces Four New Amps At NAMM - Premier Guitar
- “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
- Meet Orange Amps’ UK-built all-valve guitar amp head: the OR60 - Mixdown Magazine
- Orange Amps OR60 UK-Built All-Valve Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- Flattley unveils its Joker Valve Tone FET Tube Emulator at NAMM - a beautifully dynamic and vibrant amp-like gain stage / saturator / overdrive and distortion with myriad uses - Guitar Pedal X
- “The straight-up, high-voltage voice of a masterfully designed single-channel amp”: Orange rolls out the OR60 – an all-tube guitar amp head that is the “most versatile it has ever built” - Guitar World
- REVV Amps makes Joey Landreth Signature DirtDog Overdrive based on his custom modded D25 JL REVV Signature Tube Amp - Guitar Pedal X
- Victory Amplification reveals world-first braille guitar amp - Mixdown Magazine
- Highlights of the Year: 2025 A Year of Guitar Gear! - Gearnews.com
- Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
- “It’s clear to see that modelers have won the battle”: Modelers outsold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet - Guitar World
- Reverb shares its best selling gear of the year – and 2025 was the year of the Strat - Guitar.com
- The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
- Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point - Premier Guitar
- “Virtually indistinguishable from the all-tube original”: EVH’s first digital amp, the 5150III Hypersonic, delivers Eddie Van Halen’s iconic tube tones without the heft - Guitar.com
- Cyber Monday guitar deals 2025: all the biggest savings that are still live at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, and more - 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
- The Boss Katana 50 is my favorite practice amp – and it just hit the lowest price of the year thanks to this Amazon Black Friday deal - Guitar World
- VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- “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
- GPX Blog - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
- AFI guitarist ditched tube amps because they made him feel “constrained” sonically – does he have a point? - Guitar.com
- 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
- “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
- 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
- “A new benchmark for authentic sound”: Line 6 has finally shared what the Helix Stadium’s potentially game-changing tones actually sound like - Guitar World
- Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
- Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - 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
- “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
- Guitar Amp Legend Orange Amps Enters Vinyl Market with $1250 O Turntable - channelnews.com.au
- 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
- News - Dr. No's Moon Canyon ends production after 104 Mooncycles, with a final flurry of 15 units - 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
- News - Valeton issues a formidable challenger to the ToneX One with its GP-5 - Guitar Pedal X
- Best Memorial Day guitar sales 2025: Major discounts and our pick of epic deals on guitars, amps and effects - Guitar World
- 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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner - Guitar World
- 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
- Divided by 13 CCC 9/15 Review - Premier Guitar
- News - Wampler Pedals Capsule Collection - Guitar Pedal X
- You can get $200 off a brand-new Line 6 Catalyst 100 in one of the best guitar deals on Reverb right now - Guitar.com
- Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
- 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
- Positive Grid Launches the Spark NEO - Premier Guitar
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Fender Mustang Micro Plus Review: A Pocket-Sized Powerhouse That Rekindles the Joy of Playing Guitar - Guitar Girl Magazine
- Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025 - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2025: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- 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
- “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
- “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
- 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
- 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
- “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
- 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
- News - Another 25 Distinct and Notable Guitar Body Shapes - Guitar Pedal X
- 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Tubesteader's 4th Tube-Powered Gain Pedal is its first Compact - the rather smart Eggnog Tweed-voiced Overdrive / Preamp - Guitar Pedal X
- Mike Soldano finally delivers his legendary SLO-100 Amp in pedal format - as the Super Lead Overdrive / Preamp - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2022 news: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions - Guitar World
- Russian sanctions result in a shortage of prized vacuum-tube guitar amps - marketplace.org
- Reverb announces the best-selling guitar amps of 2021 - Guitar World
- The Best-Selling Pedals and Amps of 2021 - Reverb
- 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
- Solid-state guitar amps are back - and here's why they're sounding better than ever - MusicRadar
- Hear: Our five favourite new guitar amps of NAMM 2020 - MusicRadar
- News - Boss Moves Even Further Ahead with its New and Improved MKII Katana Amp Range - Guitar Pedal X
- The Perfect Compact Guitar Pedal Design - Take 2 - Guitar Pedal X
- News - What Two Years of Tone-Questing Looks Like - Acquisitions, Passes and Still Probables - Guitar Pedal X
- 2 Cool New Forthcoming Pedals - REVV Amps G3 and Flower Pedals Dandelion Harmonic Tremolo - Guitar Pedal X
- News - The Perfect Guitar Amp Design / Next Level Boss Katana - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - 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
- Stone Roses legend Mani died last November 💔 - facebook.com
- Melissa Auf der Maur, a ’90s Rock Linchpin, Is Spilling Her Stories - The New York Times
- Summer of Peril Bassist Released From ICE Custody - Westword
- Macclesfield FC fan and bassist for The 1975, Ross MacDonald, gears up to cycle the length of the country - Macclesfield Nub News
- “Lars and I saw him headbanging at the Whiskey. ‘Let’s get that guitar player… oh, he’s playing bass!’ This skinny dude with bell bottoms, playing a wah solo. ‘Wow, we need him!’”: James Hetfield on the life and death of Metallica legend Cliff Burton - MusicRadar
- Queens bassist Trifon Dimitrov releases new album honoring the renowned players who came before him - amNewYork
- San Francisco's Marcus Shelby telling Black history through music - NBC Bay Area
- “A historically significant instrument directly tied to the evolution of modern funk”: The bass Bootsy Collins used to record a James Brown anthem has been listed on eBay - Guitar World
- “If they want to do it justice, they should finish it up as a great instrumental nod to Eddie.” As singer Paul Rodgers rejects Van Halen album offer, bassist Michael Anthony says the music should remain as it is - GuitarPlayer.com
- “We thought it was throwaway and argued against it being released. It's incredible to me that it was a single. I was just trying to do my best Pete Townshend!” How bassist Andy Fraser electrified a Free classic - 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
- Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus: ‘Bass players are just cool. We’re the one that brings it all together’ - The Guardian
- Johnny Marr reveals “mind-blowing” experience of playing with Paul McCartney – and the unique thing that sets him apart from other bass players - Guitar.com
- “I’ve worked with Lee Sklar. I got to see Anthony Jackson play. I had Pino Palladino on my first album. I’ve been able to absorb that bass-playing mojo”: How the bass guitar became a crucial part of Sheryl Crow’s songwriting process - Guitar World
- Höfner – maker of Paul McCartney’s iconic violin bass – files for bankruptcy - Guitar.com
- “A lot of people got confused. They were like, ‘God, I love that guitar part.’ But actually, it’s a bass”: Fontaines D.C.’s Deego dissects the Joy Division bassline that inspired his bass journey - Guitar World
- Biffy Clyro bass player quits tour over addiction and mental health issues - BBC
- “Robert said, ‘Would you be prepared to play bass?’ And I thought, ‘Four strings, six strings... what could be the problem?’”: Greg Lake started out as a guitarist – before being convinced by Robert Fripp to switch to bass when joining King Crimson - Guitar World
- Tetsu Yamauchi, former bassist of Free and the Faces, has died at 79 - Guitar World
Bass Amp News
- Mayor Karen Bass says LA28 head Wasserman should step down - Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles Times
- Electronic Audio Experiments' Traynor Bass Amp derived Greathammer Overdrive delivers 50 decibels of killer low-end tone - Guitar Pedal X
- 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
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- 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
- Respected Bass Amp Tone In Software - Sonicstate
- 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
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
- “It’s a game-changer for me”: Laney and Nathan East team up for a versatile signature bass head that ends a 40-year wait for the session legend - Guitar World
- Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Esko, Grand Rapids, Northwestern bass anglers head to state - Duluth News Tribune
- “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
- Genzler Amplification Launches Kinetix 800 Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
Guitar Effects News
- “It’s about time this unsung guitar great received the recognition he deserves”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a firm-first from my favorite pedal brand - Guitar World
- Tape Delay Echo Electro-Harmonix Pico Attack Decay Tape Reverse Simulator - Coast Sonic Electro-Harmonix Pedals - hotelier.com.py
- Jimi Hendrix Was a Systems Engineer - IEEE Spectrum
- The "Refraction Engine" is a one-off multi-FX box by Andrew Huang and Love Hultén - synth anatomy
- "A successful first foray into amp and effects modeler floorboards for the firm, which has a really bright future in the space": Blackstar ID:X Floor One review - Guitar World
- Love Hultén X Andrew Huang Custom Sound Processor: Check Out This Glitch Machine - Gearnews.com
- “I wanted to take old garbage octaves from our past and make my version”: JHS Pedals’ first-ever octaver is imperfect and unpredictable – and that’s the whole point - Guitar World
- Keeley Aria Compression & Overdrive Pedal - Analog Guitar Effects With True Bypass - umlconnector.com
- 2026 February Pedal-Chain Update - Episode II - Steady Progress - Guitar Pedal X
- Browne Amplification revives its Nashville Overdrive / Stand-alone Protein Green Channel - now in new and improved Alkene Edition - Guitar Pedal X
- Tone King Royalist Preamp - Premier Guitar
- JHS Pedals Double Dragon: Analog & Wild Octaver! - Gearnews.com
- The Engineering Of A Jimi Hendrix Performance - Hackaday
- “In a world where streaming is king and few people own the music they listen to, the BandBox Solo’s ability to conduct stem separation from a Bluetooth source is incredibly useful”: JBL BandBox Solo review - Guitar World
- As a life-long Foo Fighters fanatic, I've spent years decoding Dave Grohl’s stadium-sized wall of sound – here are the 5 essential pedals you need to nail his tone - Guitar World
- The MKII Glue Fuzz from Zorg Effects is a cool expanded range Classic and Octave Fuzz with extras - Guitar Pedal X
- Rig Rundown: Mirador - Premier Guitar
- Dawesome LOVE 2: More Granular Power - Gearnews.com
- New DANO Guitar Line Boasts Atomic Age Styling And Back-To-Roots Vibe - Premier Guitar
- Guitar Journal: The Predator, Frog Pedal & More - Gearnews.com
Guitar and Bass News
- Natural Wood Guitar Stand, A-Frame Foldable Holder For Acoustic/Electric Guitar, Bass, Banjo - Light Wood Grain - kliksolonews.com
- “It’s about time this unsung guitar great received the recognition he deserves”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a firm-first from my favorite pedal brand - Guitar World
- Osmium Gate – Cannibal Galaxy - Metal Temple Magazine
- “It was like, ‘Congratulations, you just bought Leo Fender’s company. Now you gotta learn how to make guitars’”: The origins of Ernie Ball Music Man – and how it all started with a bass - Guitar World
- Shaping Saskatchewan: Sheldon Dingwall - Global News
- “I wanted to take old garbage octaves from our past and make my version”: JHS Pedals’ first-ever octaver is imperfect and unpredictable – and that’s the whole point - Guitar World
- 2026 February Pedal-Chain Update - Episode II - Steady Progress - Guitar Pedal X
- By ear and by engine: Isaac Schluchter finds harmony in music and robotics - St. Cloud Live
- “No one was more deserving of a life to himself than he was… We were torn, and sympathetic. At the same time, we felt we had unfinished business”: Geddy Lee on honouring Neil Peart and why he and Alex Lifeson are getting back together as Rush - MusicRadar
- “In music videos, we all know it’s just miming. But social media videos? That is extreme dishonesty”: We asked what constitutes “fake” guitar playing – here’s what you had to say - Guitar World
- Lollar Pickups Introduces Monolith Humbucker - Premier Guitar
- Ernie Ball Music Man Celebrates 50 Years Of The Stingray Bass - Premier Guitar
- George Harrison’s iconic Gibson SG set for auction - Gibson
- “A historically significant instrument directly tied to the evolution of modern funk”: The bass Bootsy Collins used to record a James Brown anthem has been listed on eBay - Guitar World
- Guitar played on Coventry's The Specials' Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
- NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
- Bass guitarists to step into the spotlight for new concert series - The Columbus Dispatch
- Ernie Ball Music Man Celebrates 50 Years of the Stingray Bass & More! - Premier Guitar
- 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
- Johnny Marr reveals “mind-blowing” experience of playing with Paul McCartney – and the unique thing that sets him apart from other bass players - Guitar.com
New Music releases
- Bruno Mars Gets Married in 'Risk It All' Music Video as He Releases New Album The Romantic - People.com
- New Music Friday: 50 Hip-Hop, R&B Releases You Need On Your Playlist - VIBE.com
- BLACKPINK, Bruno Mars, RAYE & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Pro Wrestler Swerve Strickland Releases New Music - Atlanta News First
- Pokémon Game Music Collection releases today from Pokémon Center - My Nintendo News
- Songstress Lindsey Webster Releases New Album “Music In Me” | LISTEN! - TheUrbanMusicScene.com
- On the record: The top new music releases in Ireland this month - The Irish Post
- Eight best new Milwaukee music releases to check out for March 2026 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- New Music Friday: Bruno Mars, RAYE, BLACKPINK, Gorillaz and more - Official Charts
- Kingfishr release new music with Anthony Boyle starring in video - carlow-nationalist.ie
- The best new albums out Feb. 27 - NPR
- New Music Friday release radar for February 27, 2026: top albums, song releases - DraftKings Network
- Old Testament–Themed Hymns Join ‘Hymns for Home and Church’ - newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org
- New Music Friday: 7 new releases to get us from February to March (27 Feb 2026) - Q107 Toronto
- Bruno Mars and nine more new music releases you must hear this week - Cleveland.com
- Hilary Duff, Baby Keem, Megan Moroney & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Billboard
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Pitchfork
- Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- New Music Friday: The Molotovs, MEEK, Labrinth and more - Official Charts
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