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- “I didn’t have the money, but I said, ‘I want it.’ Now it’s worth millions.” Andy Summers on the history-making $200 guitar behind the Police’s biggest hits - Guitar Player
- “I took Gem Archer’s job when he joined Oasis. Brian Robertson from Thin Lizzy came in on Saturdays and we’d just play”: How a job in the “party guitar shop” gave Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne his start in the industry - Guitar World
- “I found a Gibson Melody Maker but he said, ‘It’s not good enough.’ I said, ‘Take my Flying V.’ When he came off stage he said, ‘I can’t give it back.’ For my brother I did everything… and still failed!” Rudolf Schenker’s 60 years with the Scorpions - Guitar World
- ‘We Gotta Groove,’ the Beach Boys' odd 1970s comeback - Guitar Player
- The Lightfoot Band brings Gordon Lightfoot’s legacy to life in Fergus - EloraFergusToday.com
- “He made me want to push the blues-rock envelope. He had this hip-hop persona, playing fiery blues riffs with all the soul you’d get from B.B. King”: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram has learned from the masters on his road to becoming a modern-day blues great - Guitar World
- Guitar Center pledges to make guitars cheap again this Presidents' Day, and with a staggering $900 off a Gibson Les Paul, they've got my vote - Guitar Player
- Why Jimi Hendrix Is Suddenly Everywhere Again - AD HOC NEWS
- “It’s blasphemous to put a whammy bar on a Les Paul? Screw you! I’ll do what I want.” Steve Vai on the radical guitar mods he learned from Frank Zappa — from a torched Jimi Hendrix Strat to the birth of the JEM - Guitar Player
- Beloved Steel Guitar Player Pete Finney Has Passed Away - - Saving Country Music
- “Tony's locked away with his bag of Quaaludes. Bill’s come to fire me, and he's got a can of Budweiser...” Ozzy Osbourne on cocaine, conflict and the bitter irony of being fired from Black Sabbath - Guitar Player
- “The tone got me addicted – when it broke I’d say, ‘I can’t play!’” April Wine are hitting arenas again with Triumph – guitarist Brian Greenway discusses his hopes for a new album, and the pedal he couldn't live without - Guitar World
- “The reason everybody knows Eric Clapton’s name is not because he’s a great guitar player”: Billy Corgan says virtuosic guitar solos mean nothing in the social media age – and argues guitar influencers need to make a bigger impact on popular music - MusicRadar
- Steve Cropper Played It - Stereophile.com
- “I’m terrible at fingerpicking. I'm even ashamed to try it. But I do know how to use a pick.” B.B. King on his trick for getting more sounds out of your guitar - Guitar Player
- “One of your sound guys told me to turn down earlier.” Jack White on the priceless advice Prince gave him - Guitar Player
- The Presidents' Day celebrations have arrived early at Musician's Friend with massive discounts of up to 60% off guitar gear, including some sweet deals on Fender, Epiphone, and Martin guitars - Guitar Player
- “There’s nothing that impressive about being able to play the guitar at a decently high level anymore”: Billy Corgan on why guitarists today need more than chops - Guitar.com
- Chris Cain brings his blues guitar magic to Hagerstown - The Herald-Mail
- “The shop assistant said, ‘I could phone up Eric Clapton and he’d come and buy it.’” Robert Fripp on a briefcase of cash, a music store showdown and the ’59 Les Paul Custom that powered King Crimson’s most radical music. - Guitar Player
- Q&A: Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera shares stories from the Cuban Revolution to stardom - Baltimore Sun
- Legendary 90s rocker dead at 56 - news.com.au
- Buddy Guy: Blues Traveler - WVPE
- “This guy came up after a gig and said he was a specialist in repetitive strain injuries. He said, ‘What you’re doing is exactly what we tell people not to do’”: Inside the (literally) blistering sound of British alt-rock’s cultest heroes - Guitar World
- “He’s a weapon. He came back with that over a couple of nights. He really tortured himself”: How Guthrie Govan ended up on prog masters Karnivool’s latest album – which was in the works for 13 years - Guitar World
- “I said, ‘I’ll only do it if we can get Glenn’s son. I wanted the blood.’” Don Henley on loss, legacy and the end of the Eagles - Guitar Player
- “He had definite ideas about how he wanted to do certain songs. I’m similar, so we clashed”: Brian Robertson sets the record straight on his Thin Lizzy exit - Guitar World
- “I thought, What would be the worst thing a criminal could do?” Johnny Cash on the true story behind his infamous signature song - Guitar Player
- “There’s nothing that impressive about being able to play the guitar at a decently high level anymore”: Why Billy Corgan changed the way he plays guitar solos - Guitar World
- Interview: PLQ MRX Guitarist and Vocalist Midnight Moses Talks ‘UPSIDEYERHEAD’ - New Noise Magazine
- “I was like, ‘I think it’d be cool if I die and spit up blood and yada yada yada’”: You’ve probably seen their larger-than-life sword’n’sorcery concerts on social media, but Castle Rat’s fantasy shows are rooted in very real death anxieties - Louder
- Country music legend, Monkees contributor, dead at 70: ‘Exemplified how top instrumentalist can adapt’ - AL.com
- JOEL HOEKSTRA Is A Blue-Collar Guitar Hero: 'It's Really Important For Me To Keep That Drive And Want To Be Better' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “To me, that's the biggest compliment you can get”: Cory Wong on the praise he received from Prince that he’ll “never forget” - Guitar.com
- “I wanted to pay my respects to James Hetfield, who I think is an amazing guitar player, and Lars Ulrich, who was an excellent songwriter”: Dave Mustaine breaks down Megadeth’s final album, track by track – and why he paid tribute to Metallica - Guitar World
- “Prince told me, ‘You sound so great, man. Keep doing your thing – because when I hear it, it’s such a sound!’”: Cory Wong recalls his encounters with The Purple One – and names the Prince album that every funk guitarist should listen to - MusicRadar
- Greg Brown, Cake founding guitarist who wrote breakout hit ‘The Distance,’ dead at 56 - Los Angeles Times
- “This amp’s dynamics are off the charts.” We review Bartel Amplifiers’ Swingland 1x12 combo and find a low-watter that delivers high-wattage tone, response and feel - Guitar Player
- “The recording was brutal. Daytime was Dragon's Kiss, nighttime was Jason Becker's Perpetual Burn. I was in the studio 16 to 18 hours a day”: Marty Friedman on leaving Megadeth, reconnecting with Dave Mustaine, and why he wasn't a good fit for Ozzy - Guitar World
- Ex-Turnstile guitarist fired from new band after accusing Turnstile of misusing benefit show funds - Guitar World
- What was the guitar-like instrument played during Bad Bunny’s history-making 2026 Super Bowl halftime show? - Guitar World
- “I asked for a cash discount. The shop assistant said, ‘I could phone up Eric Clapton and he’d come and buy it’”: Robert Fripp’s life in three guitars - Guitar World
- Greg Brown’s Quiet Genius: A Sacramento Music Legend Remembered - Sacramento Press
- “I looked down and saw the second finger of my left hand dangling by a thread.” Dr. John on the fight that nearly killed his guitar-playing dreams — and set him on a new path to music immortality - Guitar Player
- I've spent 20 years as a touring guitarist. The live industry is broken – now it’s breaking musicians too. Here’s what needs to change - Guitar World
- Biffy Clyro touring guitarist says he “can't think of anything more boring” than playing acoustic guitar - Guitar.com
- Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
- Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78 - The New York Times
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - NPR
- SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: How I Ended Up Playing Guitar For METALLICA For A Couple Of Shows In 2000 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Beverly Guitar Watkins Obituary (2019) - Harrisburg, PA - PennLive.com
- WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- The Cure: Guitarist and keyboard player 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” - Guitar Player
- “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 - Guitar Player
- “Every time I watch videos of her playing guitar, I'm just melted on the floor. I think she's one of the most genius guitar players”: Danielle Haim names her biggest guitar influences, including the player she calls “the most underrated” - MusicRadar
- Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84 - The New York Times
- A tribute to the late guitarist Phil Upchurch - WBGO Jazz
- “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
- 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, masterful guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84 - PBS
- “The guitar is the most difficult instrument to play. Trumpet players might argue with me”: Robben Ford on his favorite Tele, Dumble magic and why the guitar is a tough nut to crack - Guitar World
- 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’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 - Guitar Player
- EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s co-founder, dies aged 74 - The Guardian
- KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 - BBC
- “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
- 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 - Guitar Player
- “He was my favorite guitarist I played with, besides Slash, and was the one I felt most unified with”: Richard Fortus on how he’s held down the Guns N’ Roses gig – and his other favorite GNR guitarist - Guitar World
- “He’s one of the greatest there is, not just in blues but anything. He’s an alien.” Samantha Fish names the five guitar players she says will keep the blues alive - Guitar Player
- “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 - Guitar Player
- Maggie Baugh: What to know about Keith Urban's guitar player - Fox News
- “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
- 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
- Brent Hinds: Former Mastodon guitarist dies in motorcycle crash - BBC
- “I can tell you how to become a virtuoso very easily”: Steve Vai on how anybody can become an elite guitar player - Guitar World
- Henley air guitar player gears up for world championships - BBC
- “We were mixing ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ and they just kept on coming in and borrowing all sorts of different stuff!” Peter Frampton says Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley used his guitars on Kiss’s smash 1975 live album - Guitar Player
- 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
- “I don’t care who you are, I’d recommend this to any guitar player”: Carlos Santana’s practice routine that will make you a better musician - Guitar World
- “I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the one guitarist he thought was fun - Guitar Player
- “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 - Guitar Player
- The '70s rock guitarist The Kinks' Dave Davies calls the “great and underrated guitar player of the time” - Guitar.com
- Video 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - ABC News
- 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - MSN
- Pete Townshend: How Roger Daltrey pushed me into the spotlight - 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
- “I’m like, ‘What the f***? My guitar, it’s completely out of tune!’ ” Samantha Fish names the one thing that can ruin every gig - Guitar Player
- Winner of Guitar Player Magazine International Competition to perform locally - timesobserver.com
Guitar Amp News
- Guitar Center pledges to make guitars cheap again this Presidents' Day, and with a staggering $900 off a Gibson Les Paul, they've got my vote - Guitar Player
- The Presidents' Day celebrations have arrived early at Musician's Friend with massive discounts of up to 60% off guitar gear, including some sweet deals on Fender, Epiphone, and Martin guitars - Guitar Player
- “The legendary sound and feel, now reimagined for your DAW or desktop”: Amp modelling titan Fractal Audio unveils its first guitar plugin suite - MusicRadar
- “You're not going to get any sustain”: Analog Man legend Mike Piera thinks people who use digital amps and in-ear monitors are missing out on a huge part of guitar tone - Guitar.com
- “Everything you need to create truly iconic tones”: Fractal goes up against Neural DSP and IK Multimedia with ICONS – its first-ever plugin - Guitar World
- “Ah man I’m so ready to go broke. When are these launching?” Billie Joe Armstrong debuts signature ‘Dookie’ Marshall amps during Super Bowl LX show - MusicRadar
- Japan's HTJ-Works has the coolest compact HWS-100AS Sustainor Preamp take of Tom Scholz's Rockman Sustainor Rack Unit - Guitar Pedal X
- “This amp’s dynamics are off the charts.” We review Bartel Amplifiers’ Swingland 1x12 combo and find a low-watter that delivers high-wattage tone, response and feel - Guitar Player
- “Green Day showing the world how to keep it loud!” Billie Joe Armstrong shows off mysterious new Marshall as Green Day rock the Super Bowl – could a signature amp finally be on the cards? - Guitar World
- “There’s nothing the Dumbles did for me that other amps hadn’t done before”: Eric Gales doesn’t get the hype around Dumble amps - Guitar.com
- “There’s nothing they did for me that other amps hadn’t done before”: Eric Gales says he doesn’t understand all the fuss about Dumble amps - Guitar World
- Best headphone amps for guitar 2026: silent practice solutions - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026 live: the hottest news from the world's biggest music-making gear show - MusicRadar
- ID:X Floor – Blackstar’s first “high-performance” digital floor modellers deliver the tone and feel of real amps with hands-on controls - Guitar.com
- “Our amplifier learns your cabinet’s impedance through controlled sweeps and continues to monitor it in real-time”: Synergy’s Power Amp Machine-Learning tech could be 'revolutionary' - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2026: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- Magnatone Introduces Four New Amps At NAMM - Premier Guitar
- “Uncompromising tone whenever inspiration strikes”: Blackstar unveils the Beam Mini – it’s portable, desktop-friendly, and as the first guitar amp to allow players to load Neural Amp Modeller captures, it's a game-changer too - MusicRadar
- “Experience the dynamic sensation of an amp moving air”: Blackstar takes on the Fender Tone Master Pro, unveiling a high-powered floor modeler series with “insane versatility” - Guitar World
- “With this breakthrough, it’s easier than ever to practice, improve, and enjoy playing music”: JBL unveils the BandBox, an amp and speaker with AI vocal and instrument separation technology – and it could change the way guitarists practice - Guitar World
- “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 latest guitar launches and news from the biggest music gear event on the planet, as it happened - Guitar.com
- “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
- “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
- Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially-made Braille amp - Guitar World
- “Built to carry its sonic legacy into the future of listening”: Fender becomes the latest guitar and amp firm to enter the home audio space – but can Fender Audio stand up to Marshall? - Guitar World
- “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
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point - Premier Guitar
- “This amp has taken me about 10 years to nail down”: A long-lost Beach Boys Dumble that has spent the past 35 years in Hawaii has surfaced – and Jason Momoa is using it on his new album - Guitar World
- “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 LIVE: all of today's biggest savings at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender, Amazon and more - 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
- “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
- 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
- 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
- “Not many people want to watch a band stand in front of their amp line”: Metallica guitar tech thinks ditching real amps helped the band improve spectacle of their live shows - Guitar.com
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- Best mini amps for guitar 2025: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone – these are my top picks - Guitar World
- 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
- 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
- “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
- We gave the Spark 2 9/10 in our review – and it's on sale now in Positive Grid's Back to School promo - Guitar.com
- “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
- “Whenever we weren’t playing, Neil would call up and say, ‘Are you guys playing a gig next weekend? Can we borrow the amplifier?’” When Randy Bachman and Neil Young used to share guitar amps - Guitar World
- “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
- 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
- Best acoustic guitar amp 2025: Amplify your acoustic with a top-rated amp - MusicRadar
- 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
- News - 4 of a Kind One Knob Noise Gates - Guitar Pedal X
- “World-class recording, editing, and production capabilities”: Fender Studio is a free recording app that comes loaded with official Fender amp and effects models - 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 - Guitar Player
- Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner - Guitar World
- 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 - Chug vs Chug Lite - a simple GPX Head-to-Head Comparison - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Wampler Pedals Capsule Collection - Guitar Pedal X
- Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
- “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: The amp pedal John Mayer thinks everyone should own - Guitar.com
- “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 real cost of Trump’s tariff tax”: Morgan Amps says new tariffs will add up to $1,000 to the price of its amp heads - Guitar World
- “‘Cheap guitar’ doesn't mean bad guitar”: Why Yvette Young would rather have an expensive amp than an expensive guitar - Guitar.com
- “His expertise and vision have always set the standard for what a great amplifier should be”: Matchless Amplifiers and Bad Cat Amps luminary Mark Sampson – one of the leading minds of the boutique amp movement – has passed away - Guitar World
- "None of these other big bands are using these new fangled things” James Hetfield's guitar tech explains how he got the Metallica riff king to switch to modelling amps - Guitar.com
- News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2025 Live: The biggest product launches, plus photos from the show floor… - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
- Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- ‘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
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - 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
Bass Player News
- Local band is proud to promote Patterson roots - ttownmedia.com
- Free Style: T.J. Bass creates intriguing decisions ahead - Dallas Cowboys | Official Site of the Dallas Cowboys
- Watch the Festivities at the 2026 Edition of Cliff Burton Day - 95.9 The Rat
- Bassist Paris Rowe elects to leave Ablaze and looking to fully commit to new band project - Sleaze Roxx
- Fred Smith, who played with Blondie and Television, dies of cancer - 95.5 WSB
- Orchestre de la Suisse Romande appoints assistant principal bassist - The Strad
- Number one single inspires Harrogate gallery's link-up with celebrated musician and artist - Harrogate Advertiser
- “You could go to school on what Fred created so effortlessly”: Fred Smith, influential Television and former Blondie bassist, dies at 77 - Guitar World
- Blondie and Television bassist Fred Smith dies, aged 77 - Gold Radio
- “To place Anthony within a tribute centered on Ozzy Osbourne was a grave miscalculation of his musical identity”: Grammy Awards criticized over Anthony Jackson’s inclusion in rock/metal In Memorium section - Guitar World
- Big bad basses ruled the night at Back to Bass-es - Jamaica Gleaner
- Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dead at 77 - au.rollingstone.com
- Fred Smith, Bassist for Television, Dies at 77 - Variety
- “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
- Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus: ‘Bass players are just cool. We’re the one that brings it all together’ - The Guardian
- “We weren’t allowed to play on our record... the Wrecking Crew guys all played. I’m looking through the window, going, ‘Wow, these are the cats’”: How Leland Sklar went from being banned from the studio to a session legend - Guitar World
- “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
- Famous faces say final goodbye to Stone Roses bass player - Sky News
- “He will go down as one of the greatest rock drummers of all time. I can bring him a bass riff in seven-and-a-half and he’ll be right on it”: Justin Chancellor explains how bass fits into Tool’s challenging brand of prog - Guitar World
- Höfner – maker of Paul McCartney’s iconic violin bass – files for bankruptcy - Guitar.com
Bass Amp News
- Blackstar and Marco Mendoza team up for signature bass practice amp - Mixdown Magazine
- 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 Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- Best multi-effects pedals: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- 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
- “This is your chance to own the sound that defined heavy metal. Don’t wait, once they’re gone, they’re gone”: Ashdown and Reverb are selling Geezer Butler’s Head Of Doom bass amps, signed by the man himself - MusicRadar
- IK Multimedia ToneX Bass Pedals: Ampeg, Bassmann, And Much More! - Gearnews.com
- Respected Bass Amp Tone In Software - Sonicstate
- “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
- “I had very few reference points – no one saying, ‘Try this.’ I just played through a bass amp then added a second amp”: Meet the Meffs, the Britpunk duo outnumbered by their amps - Guitar World
- Best bass amps: low-end tone machines - Guitar Player
- “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
- “A culmination of years of work”: Seymour Duncan pushes the boundaries of its PowerStage series with a dedicated bass unit – and it's so much more than just a companion for your modeler - Guitar World
Guitar Effects News
- Behringer launches the Ring Stinger, a recreation of Lovetone's classic boutique ring mod/fuzz pedal - Guitar.com
- “The most significant guitar in the career of the Muse guitarist”: Manson releases like-for-like recreation of Matt Bellamy’s main guitar – complete with all the onboard effects - Guitar World
- The David Cross and John Wetton pedalboards. - DGM Live
- Guitar Center pledges to make guitars cheap again this Presidents' Day, and with a staggering $900 off a Gibson Les Paul, they've got my vote - Guitar Player
- Guitar Center has elected to go big for their epic Presidents' Day sale with a mind-blowing $900 off a Gibson Les Paul Standard, and so much more - Guitar World
- Klowra's Gnash Dual-Channel Analog Distortion is an incredible, vibrant, harmonic All-THT-components versatile Multi-Gain pedal - covering Boost, Overdrive, Fuzz, and Distortion - all the way up to super high-gain! - Guitar Pedal X
- Behringer Ring Stinger: a clone of the classic fuzzy ring mod pedal - synth anatomy
- Ring Stinger: Behringer Lovetone Clone Number 2 - Gearnews.com
- The Presidents' Day celebrations have arrived early at Musician's Friend with massive discounts of up to 60% off guitar gear, including some sweet deals on Fender, Epiphone, and Martin guitars - Guitar Player
- “Offers power, warmth, charm and usability, in a highly convincing virtual analogue reproduction, with real heart and soul”: Cherry Audio SH-MAX review - MusicRadar
- Celebrating Ritual Devices' Flagship Etched Series Quadfecta - Grimalkin, EVOL, Fay, and Rainmaker - Guitar Pedal X
- Wren and Cuff Fade Font ’94 Review - Premier Guitar
- Guitar Journal: Is Analog Man About To Quit? - Gearnews.com
- “The legendary sound and feel, now reimagined for your DAW or desktop”: Amp modelling titan Fractal Audio unveils its first guitar plugin suite - MusicRadar
- “You're not going to get any sustain”: Analog Man legend Mike Piera thinks people who use digital amps and in-ear monitors are missing out on a huge part of guitar tone - Guitar.com
- Ableton Live 12.4 introduces Link Audio and updates Erosion, Delay and Chorus-Ensemble devices - MusicRadar
- “Everything you need to create truly iconic tones”: Fractal goes up against Neural DSP and IK Multimedia with ICONS – its first-ever plugin - Guitar World
- Superlunar SR-01 Analog Saturation Pedal - Guitar.com
- Japan's HTJ-Works has the coolest compact HWS-100AS Sustainor Preamp take of Tom Scholz's Rockman Sustainor Rack Unit - Guitar Pedal X
- Superlunar SR-01 review – a designer dirt pedal that sounds a lot more rock’n’roll than it looks - Guitar.com
Guitar and Bass News
- 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
- “Honoring a century of music, storytelling, and unforgettable moments on country’s most iconic stage”: Martin teams up with the Grand Ole Opry on a one-of-a-kind, limited-edition acoustic - Guitar World
- "Not that Kirk doesn't get enough solos, but Cliff took his solo, which I think is just so cool": Robert Trujillo on the time Metallica mixed up their solos - MusicRadar
- Guitar Center pledges to make guitars cheap again this Presidents' Day, and with a staggering $900 off a Gibson Les Paul, they've got my vote - Guitar Player
- Guitar Center has elected to go big for their epic Presidents' Day sale with a mind-blowing $900 off a Gibson Les Paul Standard, and so much more - Guitar World
- What's the bass skills of the leader of "HONG KYUNG MIN" band?' [★ Photo] - starnewskorea.com
- This is the bass line that was never supposed to lead a Metallica song - Chaoszine
- Gibson Marks 100 Years with the Return of the Original Collection - Premier Guitar
- “Once you have it down, you can explore improvised melodies along with the steady bass pattern”: What is “Dead thumb” fingerpicking? - Guitar World
- Painted Neck Stratocasters? These Fender Custom Shop models put a distinct – and divisive – twist on the traditional template - Guitar World
- The Presidents' Day celebrations have arrived early at Musician's Friend with massive discounts of up to 60% off guitar gear, including some sweet deals on Fender, Epiphone, and Martin guitars - Guitar Player
- Guitar Journal: Is Analog Man About To Quit? - Gearnews.com
- “Chino said, ‘Guitar?’ He looked over at his bandmates and smiled”: Deftones invite superfan onstage to play in front of sold-out arena crowd - Guitar World
- “Far, far from limited to our man in terms of its potential use”: Fender Johnny Marr Signature Special Jaguar review - Guitar World
- Best bass guitars 2026: long and short-scale bass options for beginners to pros - Guitar World
- 10 things we learned at NAMM 2026 - Guitar World
- “Honors Cliff Burton’s groundbreaking tone and legacy”: Aria marks 40 years since Metallica bassist Cliff Burton's passing by reissuing his posthumous signature bass - Guitar World
- Cort Guitars Introduces the GB Short Scale Bass Series - Premier Guitar
- Samsung Brings Fender Play to Samsung TV Home Screen - samsung.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
New Music releases
- New Music Friday: 11 new releases for the mid-winter Canadian long weekend (13 Feb 2026) - Q107 Toronto
- Qaseem Haider Qaseem Focuses On Consistency As His New Music Releases Line Up In 2026. - TRIPURA STAR NEWS
- Heidi Klum Serves Fiery Energy in Latex Leotard for New Music Release - AOL.com
- Heidi Klum Serves Fiery Energy in Latex Leotard for New Music Release - Yahoo
- Voice Actor Yui Ogura Releases New Music Video "Chocolate Memorial" - Crunchyroll
- Mass. artists wonder: Is it tone-deaf to release new music right now? - The Boston Globe
- Lolo Zouai releases new music video, sets album date - Arab News
- Diplo Says BTS’s New Album Is ‘Going to Shock the World’ - ELLE
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Pitchfork
- Vince Gill Releases New Music Friday And Adds 13 Dates To “50 Years From Home Tour” - Pollstar News
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Billboard
- New Releases - Official Charts
- New album releases 2026: Dates for Harry Styles, Gorillaz, Leigh-Anne and more - Official Charts
- Bebe Rexha is teasing Her New Music Release of Her Recently Achieved Independent Era - Daily Music Roll
- The Best New Music Releases This Week - stanisland.com
- Harry Styles Revealed the Full Track List of His New Album - ELLE
- Everything We Know About Raye’s New Album, ‘This Music May Contain Hope’ - ELLE
- New Music Friday: Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, MIKA, Jessie Ware and more - Official Charts
- Harry Styles to release new single 'Aperture' this week - Yahoo
- Harry Styles Announces First Single From New Album: Here’s When ‘Aperture’ Arrives - Billboard
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