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  1. Broadway's 'Rock of Ages' Band, coming to State Theatre, recreates '80 hits with guitarist who played them - LehighValleyNews.com
  2. “All we want is to inspire women to pick up guitars”: Haim on their recent Grammys nomination - Guitar.com
  3. The heavy metal star returning to the stage with his local theatre group - AOL.com
  4. I Wanted to See if AI Could Help Me Get Better at Playing Guitar. Here's What I Learned - CNET
  5. Masterful Marin guitarist gets his own night at Sweetwater Music Hall - Marin Independent Journal
  6. “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
  7. “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
  8. “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
  9. “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
  10. “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
  11. “He didn’t like being a solo guy.” Jeff Lynne reveals the truth about George Harrison after the Beatles - GuitarPlayer.com
  12. “Was this an attempt to challenge Metallica’s success with the Black Album?” A guide to every Megadeth album – and guitarist - Guitar World
  13. “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
  14. Showcasing the guitar - palatinate.org.uk
  15. “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
  16. “A lot of people know me as a guitar player, but I want to showcase my production”: Cory Wong - MusicTech
  17. The Strange World of… Shane Parish - The Quietus
  18. Florida honors Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts with memorial highway - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
  19. “I decidedly hated anything to do with Stratocasters and Les Pauls.” Jack White’s surprising reason why he avoided the guitars everyone else was playing - GuitarPlayer.com
  20. '70s Rock Guitarist Admits He Is 'Thrown' by Magnitude of Major Lifetime Honor - AOL.com
  21. Gibson Custom Shop recreates Mick Ronson's David Bowie-era Les Paul with super limited run - Guitar.com
  22. Jungle Show - malvern-online.com
  23. “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
  24. “I wasn’t told I shouldn’t listen to the Beatles. At the same time I was exposed to this incredible Motown music, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and all of that”: Living Colour’s Vernon Reid on inspirations, unsung heroes and the emotional power of a sample - MusicRadar
  25. “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
  26. "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
  27. “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
  28. “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
  29. Tracing Journey’s long arena-rock journey through Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  30. Rig Rundown: Mirador - Premier Guitar
  31. 40 Indiana guitar pioneers that every Hoosier should know: Gary, Indiana’s Donald Kinsey - WFYI
  32. “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
  33. “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
  34. “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
  35. “Shrapnel hit his tent. The only surviving thing was a Martin D-28.” Joni Mitchell on the guitar she got from a Vietnam soldier — it vanished after she wrote and recorded her signature hits with it - GuitarPlayer.com
  36. “There’s a couple of songs on the record where I thought, ‘Gosh, I’m soloing so much. Please be quiet. Let it breathe’”: He played for pop A-listers, now he's transformed himself into one of instrumental guitar's leading voices - Guitar World
  37. “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
  38. “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
  39. REB BEACH Talks End Of WHITESNAKE, Future Of WINGER And What's Next: 'I'd Just Like To Play Guitar' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  40. “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
  41. “It took me forever to commit. Once I got there, I went, ‘I should have been doing this for a very long time’”: Joel Hoekstra was late to the Les Paul party – now he’s making up for lost time - Guitar World
  42. “Very accomplished playing that isn’t widely discussed in blues circles”: What we can learn from Mike Oldfield about breaking free of the pentatonic box - Guitar World
  43. Carvin Jones Band - wyomingnewsnow.tv
  44. “I was two years out of college, bought it and just felt like, ‘Oh, this is what it’s supposed to sound like.’ It makes me sound better than I am”: Why the Fender Telecaster is Sheryl Crow's long-time guitar “sidekick” - Guitar World
  45. ‘The guitar has been with me for 40 years’: Musician recovers rare left-handed guitar stolen 5 years ago in car theft - KMOV
  46. “There are three notes that make the harmony weird, but if you don’t know that, it sounds great.” Warren Haynes reveals the imperfect secret behind the Allman Brothers Band’s guitar magic - GuitarPlayer.com
  47. Guitar played on Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
  48. NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
  49. Biffy Clyro touring guitarist says he “can't think of anything more boring” than playing acoustic guitar - Guitar.com
  50. “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
  51. Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - NPR
  52. SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: How I Ended Up Playing Guitar For METALLICA For A Couple Of Shows In 2000 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  53. Beverly Guitar Watkins Obituary (2019) - Harrisburg, PA - PennLive.com
  54. WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  55. The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65 - BBC
  56. “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
  57. “There’s a couple guys in the band that were really glad for me to be gone”: Steve Morse opens up on his departure from Deep Purple – and why it was time for him to go - Guitar World
  58. “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
  59. “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
  60. “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
  61. MÖTLEY CRÜE's TOMMY LEE On JOHN 5: 'He's Such A Talented Guitar Player That It Literally Just Lit All Of Us Up On Fire' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  62. “I never practice. From time to time, I just open my case and throw in a piece of raw meat.” A rare interview with the guitar ace who spurned the jazz world, climbed the pop charts and lived in terror of taking a solo - GuitarPlayer.com
  63. André ‘Dadou’ Pasquet, founder of legendary Miami Magnum Band, is dead at 72 - Miami Herald
  64. MICHAEL SWEET: 'If People Only Knew How Hard I Work' On Guitar Parts For STRYPER Albums - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  65. Ed Sheeran is inspiring more people to play the guitar than The Beatles, according to a new study - Guitar.com
  66. 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
  67. Video: AFI's Jade Puget on His Approach to Guitar-Playing + Production - Reverb
  68. “Proving I’m not fake”: Marcin fights ‘fake playing’ claims with new music video – but it doesn’t quite go according to plan - Guitar World
  69. “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
  70. “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
  71. “I’ve held off. Ask me again next year and we’ll see.” Sonny Landreth on the one pedal he refuses to use — and his upcoming performance at GP Presents. Win tickets to see him - GuitarPlayer.com
  72. TOM MORELLO: 'Without ACE FREHLEY, I Don't Know Whether I Would've Ever Wanted To Play Guitar' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  73. EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  74. Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s co-founder, dies aged 74 - The Guardian
  75. Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
  76. Ace Frehley, Kiss Lead Guitarist and Solo Artist, Dies at 74 - Variety
  77. Justin Hawkins thinks there’s one guitarist who could have rivalled Eddie Van Halen – if only he was born 10 years earlier - Guitar.com
  78. “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
  79. “He just blows everybody away”: Samantha Fish on who she thinks are the best modern blues guitar players right now - Guitar World
  80. “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
  81. “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
  82. Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - GuitarPlayer.com
  83. Meet Enoch: A 10-year-old self-taught guitar player from Abilene - KTXS
  84. CE Pro All Star Band Guitar Players Recount Their Favorite Players and Gear - cepro.com
  85. “I can tell you how to become a virtuoso very easily”: Steve Vai on how anybody can become an elite guitar player - Guitar World
  86. Henley air guitar player gears up for world championships - BBC
  87. 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
  88. “One of the greatest to ever do it”: Terry “Superlungs” Reid, the guitarist, singer, and songwriter who forged his own path after turning down Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, has died aged 75 - Guitar World
  89. “Everyone in Olivia’s band and Olivia herself is a huge fan. I was watching them, thinking, ‘This is so cool. They’re playing Jacksons’”: How Turnstile ramped up the shred in Olivia Rodrigo’s live show - Guitar World
  90. “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
  91. "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
  92. The '70s rock guitarist The Kinks' Dave Davies calls the “great and underrated guitar player of the time” - Guitar.com
  93. Joe Satriani struggles with being “extroverted” on stage: “I don’t think I ever feel like myself” - Guitar.com
  94. “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
  95. 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 - GuitarPlayer.com
  96. MARTY FRIEDMAN Has Nothing Against 'Flashy' Guitar Playing: 'I Just Wanna Be Excited By What I Hear' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  97. Guitarist William Tyler: “It’s Important for Artists to Push Themselves” - Premier Guitar
  98. “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
  99. Winner of Guitar Player Magazine International Competition to perform locally - timesobserver.com
  100. “Being a guitar player is a way of life. Everything comes down to commitment": Tommy Emmanuel explains the difference between being a guitarist and a guitar player - Guitar World

Guitar Amp News

  1. “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
  2. “It feels like you’re plugged straight into an amp, rather than a pedal”: ThorpyFX x Lazy J The J review - Guitar World
  3. Wampler Pedals Introduces the Golden Jubilee High-Gain Pedal - Premier Guitar
  4. Best amp modelers 2026: get all your dream guitar tones in one - GuitarPlayer.com
  5. Best headphone amps for guitar 2026: silent practice solutions - Guitar World
  6. The best new guitar gear of NAMM 2026: More effects, more amps, more guitars and more tech than ever - MusicRadar
  7. 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
  8. NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
  9. “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
  10. 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
  11. “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
  12. Meet Orange Amps’ UK-built all-valve guitar amp head: the OR60 - Mixdown Magazine
  13. NAMM 2026: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
  14. Orange Amps OR60 UK-Built All-Valve Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
  15. 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
  16. REVV Amps makes Joey Landreth Signature DirtDog Overdrive based on his custom modded D25 JL REVV Signature Tube Amp - Guitar Pedal X
  17. “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
  18. Boss makes a splash ahead of NAMM with new GX-1 and GX-1B multi-effects units, plus a new busker-friendly Roland Cube Street amp - Guitar.com
  19. Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially-made Braille amp - Guitar World
  20. Highlights of the Year: 2025 A Year of Guitar Gear! - Gearnews.com
  21. Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
  22. “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
  23. The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
  24. Beyond Emulation: Amp Sims, AI, and the Coming Saturation Point - Premier Guitar
  25. “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
  26. “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
  27. “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
  28. 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
  29. GPX Blog - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
  30. AFI guitarist ditched tube amps because they made him feel “constrained” sonically – does he have a point? - Guitar.com
  31. Why Metallica Stopped Using Amps Live, According to James Hetfield’s Guitar Tech - Loudwire
  32. Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
  33. Best mini amps for guitar 2025: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone – these are my top picks - Guitar World
  34. News - Greer's Mizuki Blue replicates Tube-Amp-like Textures with 2 JFET Gain Stages - Guitar Pedal X
  35. Prime Day guitar deals 2025: Amazon's Big Deal Days is officially over - Guitar World
  36. PRS Guitars Announces New SE Models Plus a New Combo Amp Ahead of 2026 Updates - Premier Guitar
  37. “It possesses the horsepower to remain clean, even at the loudest volumes, and handles – and delivers – the highest dynamic content from your picking hand”: Mesa/Boogie reissues a cult classic that takes the amp brand back to the beginning - MusicRadar
  38. “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
  39. Video: Meet Charlie Barker, a Twin-Style Tube Amp For Working Musicians - Reverb
  40. Marshall's first party speaker unsurprisingly looks like a guitar amp - Yahoo News Australia
  41. “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
  42. Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
  43. Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
  44. “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
  45. Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - Manchester Evening News
  46. “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
  47. Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
  48. “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
  49. Guitar Amp Legend Orange Amps Enters Vinyl Market with $1250 O Turntable - channelnews.com.au
  50. 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
  51. Fender to launch new American Vintage, Mustang, and Tone Master amps this year – here’s everything you need to know - Guitar.com
  52. Supro Announces New Airwave Tube Amp - Premier Guitar
  53. NUX reboots its Stereo Solid Studio Amp and IR Simulator - now in MKII Edition with intuitive Colour Screen and extra features - Guitar Pedal X
  54. News - Valeton issues a formidable challenger to the ToneX One with its GP-5 - Guitar Pedal X
  55. Fender Studio app takes the best feature from our favourite guitar amps - Trusted Reviews
  56. Best tube amps: my top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - GuitarPlayer.com
  57. Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner - Guitar World
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. “I love the guitar, but it belongs to the 20th century”: How Steven Wilson is embracing plugins and modern production to reinvent the guitar - MusicTech
  61. Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
  62. “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: The amp pedal John Mayer thinks everyone should own - Guitar.com
  63. News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
  64. The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
  65. Positive Grid Launches the Spark NEO - Premier Guitar
  66. News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
  67. Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025 - MusicRadar
  68. NAMM 2025 Live: The biggest product launches, plus photos from the show floor… - Guitar.com
  69. NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
  70. Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
  71. NAMM 2025: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
  72. Fender Reveals New Releases for 2025: NAMM Special - Premier Guitar
  73. ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
  74. “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
  75. The Battle for the Amp Capture / Profiler Middle-Ground heats up - Neural DSP Nano Cortex vs AmpliTube Tonex - Guitar Pedal X
  76. 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
  77. 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
  78. “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
  79. News - A Brief Hobbyist Primer on Key Power Amp Tubes - Guitar Pedal X
  80. NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
  81. NAMM 2024 Live: Our top moments from the biggest gear show in the world - Guitar.com
  82. News - Another 25 Distinct and Notable Guitar Body Shapes - Guitar Pedal X
  83. 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
  84. NAMM 2023: Biggest guitar, pedal and amp announcements - Guitar.com
  85. Full Metal Racket! - 32 of the Best Compact High Gain Metal Distortion Pedals - 2022 Ultimate Selection - Guitar Pedal X
  86. Mike Soldano finally delivers his legendary SLO-100 Amp in pedal format - as the Super Lead Overdrive / Preamp - Guitar Pedal X
  87. NAMM 2022 news: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions - Guitar World
  88. Russian sanctions result in a shortage of prized vacuum-tube guitar amps - marketplace.org
  89. Reverb announces the best-selling guitar amps of 2021 - Guitar World
  90. The Best-Selling Pedals and Amps of 2021 - Reverb
  91. NAMM 2021: the biggest guitar, amp and pedal releases so far - Guitar World
  92. News - Stone Deaf FX Releases Really Rather Useful QBoost Dual Boost - Guitar Pedal X
  93. Hear: Our five favourite new guitar amps of NAMM 2020 - MusicRadar
  94. News - Boss Moves Even Further Ahead with its New and Improved MKII Katana Amp Range - Guitar Pedal X
  95. News - What Two Years of Tone-Questing Looks Like - Acquisitions, Passes and Still Probables - Guitar Pedal X
  96. 2 Cool New Forthcoming Pedals - REVV Amps G3 and Flower Pedals Dandelion Harmonic Tremolo - Guitar Pedal X
  97. News - The Perfect Guitar Amp Design / Next Level Boss Katana - Guitar Pedal X
  98. News - Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X
  99. Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X
  100. News - 12 Great Guitar Combo Amps for your Consideration - Guitar Pedal X

Bass Player News

  1. Melissa Auf der Maur, a ’90s Rock Linchpin, Is Spilling Her Stories - The New York Times
  2. Ex-Quiet Riot bassist Chuck Wright’s biggest regret — ‘not being aware of business side earlier’ in his career - Sleaze Roxx
  3. Summer of Peril Bassist Released From ICE Custody - Westword
  4. Macclesfield FC fan and bassist for The 1975, Ross MacDonald, gears up to cycle the length of the country - Macclesfield Nub News
  5. “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
  6. Queens bassist Trifon Dimitrov releases new album honoring the renowned players who came before him - amNewYork
  7. “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
  8. “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
  9. “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
  10. NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
  11. Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus: ‘Bass players are just cool. We’re the one that brings it all together’ - The Guardian
  12. NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
  13. 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
  14. “All I remember is thinking that the bass turned into a snake. I broke all the strings, threw it down and left the stage”: Bootsy Collins was tripping on LSD when he took the James Brown bass chair to its most in-your-face level - Guitar World
  15. “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
  16. “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
  17. Höfner – maker of Paul McCartney’s iconic violin bass – files for bankruptcy - Guitar.com
  18. Biffy Clyro bass player quits tour over addiction and mental health issues - BBC
  19. “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
  20. Tetsu Yamauchi, former bassist of Free and the Faces, has died at 79 - Guitar World

Bass Amp News

  1. Mayor Karen Bass says LA28 head Wasserman should step down - Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles Times
  2. Electronic Audio Experiments' Traynor Bass Amp derived Greathammer Overdrive delivers 50 decibels of killer low-end tone - Guitar Pedal X
  3. Best multi-effects pedals: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
  4. 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
  5. Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
  6. IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
  7. GEEZER BUTLER Is Selling The Bass Amp Heads He Used At BLACK SABBATH's Final Show - Metal Injection
  8. Geezer Butler to sell signed amps used at rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar.com
  9. Mesa/Boogie resurrects the iconic Bass 400+ without the backache - Mixdown Magazine
  10. Respected Bass Amp Tone In Software - Sonicstate
  11. “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
  12. Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
  13. MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
  14. Best bass amps: low-end tone machines - GuitarPlayer.com
  15. “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
  16. Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
  17. Esko, Grand Rapids, Northwestern bass anglers head to state - Duluth News Tribune
  18. “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
  19. Genzler Amplification Launches Kinetix 800 Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
  20. Boss unleashes a Bass Edition of its Killer ME-90 Multi-FX pedal alongside a potent new Katana 500 Watt Bass Head with matching C112B Cab - Guitar Pedal X

Guitar Effects News

  1. Browne Amplification revives its Nashville Overdrive / Stand-alone Protein Green Channel - now in new and improved Alkene Edition - Guitar Pedal X
  2. Tone King Royalist Preamp - Premier Guitar
  3. Bass Equipment Store Simplifies How UK Players Choose Bass Gear - The National Law Review
  4. 10 x Black & White Custom Montreal Assembly Count to 5's are now available at Pedal Jungle in the UK - Guitar Pedal X
  5. Gorilla Guitar Pedal Board Stand - Adjustable Metal Holder With Velcro & Rubber Feet - umlconnector.com
  6. JHS Pedals Double Dragon: Analog & Wild Octaver! - Gearnews.com
  7. DemonFX KC-DRIVE Overdrive Pedal – Klon Centaur Clone, Handcrafted, True Bypass - umlconnector.com
  8. The Engineering Of A Jimi Hendrix Performance - Hackaday
  9. The Engineering Of A Jimi Hendrix Performance - Hackaday
  10. LPD rolls out killer Limited extended range SIXTY8X 10 Year Anniversary Edition of its much-loved Plexi Pedal - Guitar Pedal X
  11. “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
  12. 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
  13. Rig Rundown: Mirador - Premier Guitar
  14. Death By Audio Dream Station and Moonbeam Review - Premier Guitar
  15. New DANO Guitar Line Boasts Atomic Age Styling And Back-To-Roots Vibe - Premier Guitar
  16. Guitar Journal: The Predator, Frog Pedal & More - Gearnews.com
  17. Can These Replace Your Spring Reverb & Single-Knob Phaser? - Premier Guitar
  18. "There's nothing quite like it": The singular genius of Laurie Spiegel's Music Mouse, with Eventide's Tony Agnello - MusicRadar
  19. “It feels like you’re plugged straight into an amp, rather than a pedal”: ThorpyFX x Lazy J The J review - Guitar World
  20. Wampler Pedals Introduces the Golden Jubilee High-Gain Pedal - Premier Guitar

Guitar and Bass News

  1. “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
  2. Cort introduces MC6 and Core-MC Ovangkol Acoustics - Premier Guitar
  3. Ernie Ball Music Man Celebrates 50 Years Of The Stingray Bass - Premier Guitar
  4. Bass Equipment Store Simplifies How UK Players Choose Bass Gear - The National Law Review
  5. "Easily one of the most desirable electric guitars under $1,000 that I've played": Eastman FullerTone Offset '62 review - Guitar World
  6. “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
  7. George Harrison’s iconic Gibson SG set for auction - Gibson
  8. Music Man Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the StingRay Bass - Bass Magazine
  9. “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
  10. “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
  11. “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
  12. “I was two years out of college, bought it and just felt like, ‘Oh, this is what it’s supposed to sound like.’ It makes me sound better than I am”: Why the Fender Telecaster is Sheryl Crow's long-time guitar “sidekick” - Guitar World
  13. Guitar played on Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
  14. NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
  15. Ernie Ball Music Man Celebrates 50 Years of the Stingray Bass & More! - Premier Guitar
  16. “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
  17. Best multi-effects pedals: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
  18. Squier unveils huge expansion of its Sonic Series, offering super-affordable, beginner and child-friendly versions of classic Fender electric guitars and basses - MusicRadar
  19. “A bass rig revolution in headphones”: Fender issues massive free update for the Mustang Micro Plus – and it’s the one bassists have been waiting for - Guitar World
  20. 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

  1. The best new albums out Feb. 27 - NPR
  2. New Music Friday release radar for February 27, 2026: top albums, song releases - DraftKings Network
  3. New Music Friday: 7 new releases to get us from February to March (27 Feb 2026) - Q107 Toronto
  4. New Music Friday: Bruno Mars, RAYE, BLACKPINK, Gorillaz and more - Official Charts
  5. Gnarls Barkley Return With “Pictures,” First New Music in 18 Years - The Source Magazine
  6. Social Distortion releases new album after nearly 15 years – title track 'Born To Kill' out now with music video - Chaoszine
  7. Bruno Mars and nine more new music releases you must hear this week - Cleveland.com
  8. Hilary Duff, Baby Keem, Megan Moroney & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
  9. New album releases 2026: Dates for Harry Styles, Gorillaz, Leigh-Anne and more - Official Charts
  10. Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Billboard
  11. New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Pitchfork
  12. New Music Friday: Robbie Williams, A$AP Rocky, Aaron Rowe, Madison Beer and more - Official Charts
  13. New Music Friday: 8 new releases for the middle of January (16 Jan 2026) - Global News
  14. Ariana Grande Sets the Record Straight on Releasing New Music Before Eternal Sunshine Tour - Billboard
  15. New Music Friday: The Cribs, Robyn, A$AP Rocky, Robyn, Bruno Mars, ELIZA and more - Official Charts
  16. Vermont Music News: Rough Francis Keep Their Name - Seven Days Vermont
  17. Elton John Reveals Exciting News About Plans to Release New Music in 2026; “Step Into Christmas” Reaches New Peak on UK Singles Chart - American Songwriter
  18. News: ‘Music Makes Us’ Releases New Episode Featuring Olivia Rodrigo - New Noise Magazine
  19. Jessica Simpson Celebrates ‘Sold Out’ Music Release: ‘My Heart is So Full’ - Parade
  20. Which New Music Release of the Week Is Your Favorite? Vote! - Billboard

 

 

 

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