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  1. One man’s journey from aerospace to inner space creates one of the world’s finest guitars - event-newsenterprise.com
  2. “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
  3. Collaboration opens new sonic horizons for jazz guitarist Jocelyn Gould - createastir.ca
  4. “I know why he hired me.” Behind John Lennon's unusual decision to enlist David Bowie‘s go-to guitarist for his best-selling solo album - GuitarPlayer.com
  5. Hear former MEGADETH guitarist MARTY FRIEDMAN shred on WORM's new song - Revolver Magazine
  6. Warren Haynes: Gov’t Mule, the Allman Brothers Band, and Volume Knob Secrets - Premier Guitar
  7. “Give the average guitar player the chance to own my live rig. My tone. The tone worth $100,000s”: Billy Corgan and Laney Amplification unveil the ultimate Smashing Pumpkins amp-in-a-box pedal - MusicRadar
  8. “I just couldn’t believe I was gonna be on a George Harrison record. He’d been listening to what the T-Birds had been doing”: Jimmie Vaughan on longevity, Strats and recording the Porky’s Revenge soundtrack – with a Beatle - Guitar World
  9. “If you got the Ibanez catalog that year, it was Reb Beach, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani on the first three pages. They said, ‘Whatever shape you want’”: Reb Beach on the story of his ’90s Ibanez signature guitar – and the mystery behind its sequel - Guitar World
  10. “Give the average guitar player the chance to own my live rig. The tone worth $100,000s”: Billy Corgan has shrunk his Smashing Pumpkins rig into a Laney pedal amp – and he tested it in front of 60,000 My Chemical Romance fans - Guitar World
  11. Casio Introduces Dimension Shifter Guitar Strap Controller - Premier Guitar
  12. Trey Hensley Releases New Single “Tucson” Ahead of Can’t Outrun The Blues - Grateful Web
  13. American Guitarist and Composer Ralph Towner has Died, Aged 85 - The Violin Channel
  14. ”I’ll do everything I can to make this guitar sing again.” Ukrainian guitarist completely restores a Les Paul heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike - GuitarPlayer.com
  15. Chicken-or-Egg Paradox of Guitar Gear: Are Players Driving the Digital Shift, or Is the Industry Creating It? - Ultimate Guitar
  16. “‘Labor of love’ gets thrown around too often, but collaborating with Yamaha to recreate my guitar has been exactly that”: The Yamaha Revstar pulled Chris Buck away from Strat loyalty – and his new signature model boasts some tantalizing personal touches - Guitar World
  17. Teeny Dorm Concerts: Slowshake - Columbia Daily Spectator
  18. “He would always show me this really horrible Stratocaster that had nine pickups on it”: The Cribs' Ryan Jarman explains why a guitar swap with Johnny Marr didn't work out - Guitar World
  19. “Dave called me after he got out of rehab. He said, ‘I quit Megadeth.’” David Ellefson on Dave Mustaine and what really happened when the guitarist forced him out of the thrash metal legends - GuitarPlayer.com
  20. “When I’d watch Meg and Jack White on stage... it felt really inspiring. Eventually I thought, what would it be like if we added another drummer?”: How the Velveteers' Demi Demitro learned to speak through baritone fuzz riffs - Guitar World
  21. “Cables suck! Being untethered feels fabulous and sounds great.” We review the Fishman AirLock Wireless GT wireless guitar system and find cordless heaven - GuitarPlayer.com
  22. “This guitar carries my Malian roots and my voice”: Fatoumata Diawara makes history with her new Epiphone signature guitar - Guitar World
  23. Weary Ramblers wins at International Blues Challenge - greenecountynewsonline.com
  24. “Whether tilting the neck to swell a delay, raising the body for a filter sweep, or leaning back to unleash distortion, it opens a new world of expressive, intuitive stage performance”: Is Casio’s Dimension Shift a game-changer for your pedalboard? - MusicRadar
  25. Ralph Towner, influential guitarist and founding member of the group Oregon, dies at 85 - opb.org
  26. Struggling to nail Metallica’s punishing riffing? Don’t worry, even James Hetfield admits he finds it tricky at times - Guitar.com
  27. “Furious? That’s putting it mildly. I was counting how many people I was going to have to kill”: Randy Holden’s 1970 album pioneered doom metal. But he was never told it had been released - Guitar World
  28. “This was 1968, right at the height of the Vietnam War.” John Fogerty on the letter that inspired him to write his greatest hit song - GuitarPlayer.com
  29. Who's No. 1? Let the Debate Begin! - Premier Guitar
  30. NAMM 2026 Live: The latest guitar launches and news from the biggest music gear event on the planet - Guitar.com
  31. “Doing overdubs on that song was one of the toughest sessions for me.” Steely Dan’s key guitarist on what happened behind his hit tracks with Walter Becker and Donald Fagen - GuitarPlayer.com
  32. “Giving guitarists an entirely new way to interact with their music”: Casio’s strap-mounted Dimension Shifter lets players control effect parameters with their movements - Guitar World
  33. “The night he died, I was at Buddy Guy’s club waiting for Buddy, Stevie and Clapton. Then we were told they’d all gone down”: Larry McCray on rubbing shoulders with blues royalty and playing through Joe Bonamassa’s epic rig - Guitar World
  34. “There would be a tremendous outpouring of applause – that annoyed Roger quite a lot”: Pink Floyd session guitarist says Roger Waters was “resentful” of Eric Clapton - Guitar World
  35. Jazz virtuoso and fusion pioneer Ralph Towner – composer of jazz standard Icarus – dies at 85 - Guitar World
  36. “The only guy there was Tom. He told me he was done.” How Tom Petty broke up his band to form the Heartbreakers — and the musician he left behind - GuitarPlayer.com
  37. Biffy Clyro touring guitarist says he “can't think of anything more boring” than playing acoustic guitar - Guitar.com
  38. Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
  39. SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: How I Ended Up Playing Guitar For METALLICA For A Couple Of Shows In 2000 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  40. “He was a very moody sort of guy. We’d be traveling in a van, going to the shows, and he would sit in the corner and not talk to anybody.” Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds - GuitarPlayer.com
  41. WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  42. Perry Bamonte, Guitarist and Keyboardist for the Cure, Dies at 65 - The New York Times
  43. “When I’m at home, I don’t like to touch the guitar”: Why playing less guitar helped Marcus King become a better player and songwriter - Guitar World
  44. Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for the Cure, dies aged 65 - The Guardian
  45. “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
  46. “He looked up at me and said, ‘That’s how the snare cuts through.’” Greg Lake on what happened when Robert Fripp asked him to play bass on King Crimson's debut album - GuitarPlayer.com
  47. “It started with a suggestion to come up with something Beatle-ish, like ‘Ticket to Ride.’” The guitarist behind the 1960s pop hitmakers who sold more records than the Beatles and Rolling Stones combined - GuitarPlayer.com
  48. “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
  49. "I thought to myself, ‘This guy’s not gonna be here very long’”: When Dave Mustaine first saw James Hetfield play guitar, it was bad news for Metallica's fifth member Brad Parker - Guitar.com
  50. Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and Shaper of Memphis Soul Music, Dies at 84 - The New York Times
  51. He Helped Shape Austin’s Music Scene. Now, as He Stares Down ALS, He’s Still Playing. - texasmonthly.com
  52. “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
  53. 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
  54. Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies - NPR
  55. Guitarist Phil Upchurch, who played with Donny Hathaway and Michael Jackson, dies at 84 - latimes.com
  56. “Suddenly, all these football players were picking up guitars. It’s not my thing anymore”: Justin Hawkins recalls being “furious” about how Nirvana shook the guitar scene overnight - Guitar.com
  57. MICHAEL SWEET: 'If People Only Knew How Hard I Work' On Guitar Parts For STRYPER Albums - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  58. 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
  59. “These are the tracks people dream of being able to pick up and play”: New study names the most inspiring bands for aspiring guitarists – and The Beatles have been beaten to top spot - Guitar World
  60. 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
  61. Video: AFI's Jade Puget on His Approach to Guitar-Playing + Production - Reverb
  62. “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
  63. “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
  64. TOM MORELLO: 'Without ACE FREHLEY, I Don't Know Whether I Would've Ever Wanted To Play Guitar' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  65. EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  66. Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s co-founder, dies aged 74 - The Guardian
  67. KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 - BBC
  68. “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
  69. Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
  70. “My dad was a great guitarist but a terrible guitar teacher”: Eddie Van Halen once asked Paul Gilbert to give his son Wolfgang a guitar lesson - Guitar.com
  71. Ace Frehley, founding guitarist for KISS, dead at 74 - ABC News
  72. “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
  73. Justin Hawkins thinks there’s one guitarist who could have rivalled Eddie Van Halen – if only he was born 10 years earlier - Guitar.com
  74. “We played it over and over — it was just this great hypnotic beast.” Jimmy Page on the Led Zeppelin riff he couldn’t stop playing - GuitarPlayer.com
  75. “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
  76. Maggie Baugh: What to know about Keith Urban's guitar player - Fox News
  77. Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - GuitarPlayer.com
  78. Legendary Steel Guitar Player Robby Turner Dead at 63 - Taste of Country
  79. “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
  80. CE Pro All Star Band Guitar Players Recount Their Favorite Players and Gear - cepro.com
  81. “I can tell you how to become a virtuoso very easily”: Steve Vai on how anybody can become an elite guitar player - Guitar World
  82. Henley air guitar player gears up for world championships - BBC
  83. 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
  84. “As soon as I heard the news, I turned to my roommate and said, ‘That's my gig.’ The next day, Dave rings”: Steve Vai on how he joined David Lee Roth’s band – and Roth’s desire to “beat Van Halen” - Guitar World
  85. “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
  86. Tower of Power Bass-Guitar Player Shares His Story - independentnews.com
  87. “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
  88. "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
  89. The '70s rock guitarist The Kinks' Dave Davies calls the “great and underrated guitar player of the time” - Guitar.com
  90. Video 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - ABC News
  91. 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - MSN
  92. Pete Townshend: How Roger Daltrey pushed me into the spotlight - GuitarPlayer.com
  93. Rick Derringer, Guitar Journeyman Behind ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone
  94. 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
  95. MARTY FRIEDMAN Has Nothing Against 'Flashy' Guitar Playing: 'I Just Wanna Be Excited By What I Hear' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  96. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett thinks he “should be a lot better” at playing the guitar - Guitar.com
  97. Winner of Guitar Player Magazine International Competition to perform locally - timesobserver.com
  98. “As a guitar player, you’re only as good as your influences”: Dave Mustaine names one key lesson he took from Jimmy Page’s playing - Guitar.com
  99. RUSH's ALEX LIFESON: 'I'm Just A Guy Who Loves Playing Guitar' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  100. LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON: 'I Have Never Completely Defined Myself As Just A Heavy Metal Guitar Player' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET

Guitar Amp News

  1. Laney Introduces Supergrace Loudpedal Collab with Billy Corgan - Premier Guitar
  2. Magnatone Introduces Four New Amps At NAMM - Premier Guitar
  3. Seymour Duncan unveils MortalCoil active humbucker set, a multi-voiced pairing featuring the crushing new MC1 plus classic JB and Jazz humbucker voicings – will it dethrone Fishman as metal’s state-of-the-art pickup? - MusicRadar
  4. “Give the average guitar player the chance to own my live rig. My tone. The tone worth $100,000s”: Billy Corgan and Laney Amplification unveil the ultimate Smashing Pumpkins amp-in-a-box pedal - MusicRadar
  5. “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
  6. “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
  7. The Ultimate Travel Companion? Blackstar Drops the Ultra-Portable BEAM MINI - Gearnews.com
  8. 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
  9. “Give the average guitar player the chance to own my live rig. The tone worth $100,000s”: Billy Corgan has shrunk his Smashing Pumpkins rig into a Laney pedal amp – and he tested it in front of 60,000 My Chemical Romance fans - Guitar World
  10. The OR60 is the most versatile amp Orange has ever built - - happymag.tv
  11. Casio Introduces Dimension Shifter Guitar Strap Controller - Premier Guitar
  12. “Our goal has been to define the standard for what an all-in-one digital rig can be”: Neural DSP’s game-changing Quad Cortex amp modeller just got a lot smaller – but it’s got the same sounds, the same power, and a 7” touchscreen too - MusicRadar
  13. Pro Pedalboards 2026! - Premier Guitar
  14. “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
  15. MESA/BOOGIE Revives a High-Gain Icon with the ’90s Triple Rectifier Reissue - Gear Gods
  16. “A bold evolution of Valvetronix”: VOX pairs new amp modelling technology with the “authentic feel of classic tubes” in the new VT20X and VT40X - Guitar.com
  17. Vox AC15 Hand-Wired review – “all the things you’d hope for from a really good Vox amp” - Guitar.com
  18. Meet Orange Amps’ UK-built all-valve guitar amp head: the OR60 - Mixdown Magazine
  19. “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
  20. “The straight-up, high-voltage voice of a masterfully… - inkl
  21. NAMM 2026 Live: The latest guitar launches and news from the biggest music gear event on the planet - Guitar.com
  22. “Making digital modeling a more viable option for those who miss the sound and feel of a real amp”: Line 6 Powercab CL 112 review - Guitar World
  23. VOX Introduces New Valvetronix VT20X and VT40X Amplifiers - Premier Guitar
  24. Orange Amps OR60 UK-Built All-Valve Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
  25. VOX Introduces the VTB-1 Treble Booster Pedal - Premier Guitar
  26. Fender American Professional Classic Jaguar and Jazzmaster Review - Premier Guitar
  27. Warm Audio Announces the Fluff Drive Signature Pedal from Ryan “Fluff” Bruce - Premier Guitar
  28. “Simple design is its key: just the straight-up, high-voltage voice of a masterfully designed single-channel amp”: Orange Amps rolls out the OR60, a single-channel 60-watt tube powerhouse officially approved by Down/COC’s Pepper Keenan - MusicRadar
  29. “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
  30. “Designed to go hard”: Orange unveils new vintage-inspired single-channel OR60 amp head - Guitar.com
  31. Orange OR60: 60 Watts of Legendary British Crunch - Gearnews.com
  32. The Beast Returns: MESA/Boogie Resurrects the Iconic 90s Triple Rectifier - Gearnews.com
  33. 6 Favourite Dumble Overdrive Special Pedal Takes - Guitar Pedal X
  34. Kepma Guitars Introduces the F2S Lamplight Grand Auditorium Acoustic-Electric Guitar - Premier Guitar
  35. VOX Introduces Hand-Wired AC30 Head and V212 Cabinet - Premier Guitar
  36. Martin Guitar Unveils Four All-New Models Ahead of The 2026 NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
  37. We called Positive Grid’s Spark LIVE “a radical leap forward for performers” – now it's on sale with $110 off - Guitar.com
  38. REVV Amps makes Joey Landreth Signature DirtDog Overdrive based on his custom modded D25 JL REVV Signature Tube Amp - Guitar Pedal X
  39. NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
  40. Victory Amps reimagines the $5k+ MK Overdrive as a compact 50-watt lunchbox head – offering the “heart and soul” of its “ultimate guitar amplifier” at a fraction of the price - MusicRadar
  41. The Guitar.com staff picks: this is the best new gear of 2025 - Guitar.com
  42. Overloud Adds AIR to THU - Premier Guitar
  43. Guitar.com Deals Of The Week: pre-Christmas savings to stuff your stockings with - Guitar.com
  44. Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
  45. “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
  46. The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
  47. Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
  48. “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
  49. “Virtually indistinguishable from the all-tube original”: EVH signals the start of a brave new era with its first digital combo – which promises authentic Eddie Van Halen tube amp tones - Guitar World
  50. Electro-Harmonix Introduces ABRAMS100 100-Watt Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
  51. “It’s the size of a big foot pedal. I get all kinds of great sounds out of it, no matter what I plug into it”: Joe Perry used a $219 pedal amp to record most of the guitars on Aerosmith’s new EP with Yungblud - Guitar World
  52. Cyber Monday guitar deals 2025 LIVE: all of today's biggest savings at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender, Amazon and more - Guitar World
  53. “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
  54. Best headphone amps for guitar 2025: silent practice solutions - Guitar World
  55. VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
  56. Vox launches Micro Superbeetle guitar and audio amplifiers - Mixdown Magazine
  57. News - IK Multimedia throws its hat in the ring for Plugin Headphone Amps, with its TONEX PLUG - Guitar Pedal X
  58. “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
  59. 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
  60. AFI guitarist ditched tube amps because they made him feel “constrained” sonically – does he have a point? - Guitar.com
  61. “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
  62. Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - racketmn.com
  63. Best mini amps for guitar 2025: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone – these are my top picks - Guitar World
  64. My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps - Premier Guitar
  65. News - Greer's Mizuki Blue replicates Tube-Amp-like Textures with 2 JFET Gain Stages - Guitar Pedal X
  66. PRS Guitars Announces New SE Models Plus a New Combo Amp Ahead of 2026 Updates - Premier Guitar
  67. “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
  68. “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
  69. Positive Grid and PosterLad Collaborate on Limited Edition Grille for Spark EDGE - Premier Guitar
  70. “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
  71. 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
  72. If you're as excited about the Line 6 Helix Stadium as we are, you'll be pleased to know you can now hear it in action - Guitar.com
  73. “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
  74. Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
  75. Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
  76. “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
  77. “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
  78. Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  79. “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
  80. Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
  81. Blackstar Amplification Launches ID:X Series – A Cut Above - Premier Guitar
  82. 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
  83. Best acoustic guitar amp 2025: Amplify your acoustic with a top-rated amp - MusicRadar
  84. Fender to launch new American Vintage, Mustang, and Tone Master amps this year – here’s everything you need to know - Guitar.com
  85. “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
  86. Supro Announces New Airwave Tube Amp - Premier Guitar
  87. Best tube amps 2025: My top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - GuitarPlayer.com
  88. Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner - Guitar World
  89. Best Combo Amp for Every Budget: Fender, Orange, Marshall & More - Gearnews.com
  90. Best amp modellers 2025: High-tech tone solutions for all guitarists - MusicRadar
  91. 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
  92. Divided by 13 CCC 9/15 Review - Premier Guitar
  93. Save on Positive Grid's Spark 2, Spark MINI Vai, Spark LIVE and BIAS FX 2 for International Guitar Month - Guitar.com
  94. Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
  95. “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: The amp pedal John Mayer thinks everyone should own - Guitar.com
  96. News - IK Multimedia ToneX One Joe Satriani Chrome Edition Deep Dive - Guitar Pedal X
  97. “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
  98. News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
  99. News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
  100. NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World

Bass Player News

  1. Bass player - azdailysun.com
  2. Fairbanks hosts first-ever Boreal Bass Day - newsminer.com
  3. Cliff Burton's Signature Bass Re-Presented After 40 Years - VOI.id
  4. "Guns in the house means it becomes a hostage situation." This is what happened when a Los Angeles SWAT team swooped on ex-Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri - and the stand-off that followed - Louder
  5. Ahead of Largo show, Aerosmith’s Tom Hamilton recalls the best gigs he ever saw - cltampa.com
  6. “James Brown always said, ‘I’m the most humble man out there – and Kool, that guy’s number two to me’”: Kool & The Gang’s Robert Bell on how he laid down three top 10s in a single session – and became one of the most sampled artists in history - Guitar World
  7. “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
  8. The Artemis Bass Initiative: championing equity for women and non-binary bassists - The Strad
  9. 'I'm just a renegade modern day monk': Blur bassist Alex James is leaving the cheese farm for Britpop Classical - yorkshirepost.co.uk
  10. “Atlantic Records told me, ‘Eric should be the singer. You’re just the bass player.’ So I cried in the corner while they came up with Strange Brew”: Eric Clapton was Cream’s biggest star, but Jack Bruce sang most of the band’s classic tracks - Guitar World
  11. “The only guy there was Tom. He told me he was done.” How Tom Petty broke up his band to form the Heartbreakers — and the musician he left behind - GuitarPlayer.com
  12. 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
  13. “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
  14. Famous faces say final goodbye to Stone Roses bass player - Sky News
  15. Höfner – maker of Paul McCartney’s iconic violin bass – files for bankruptcy - Guitar.com
  16. “The time has come to properly address my illnesses and deal with them”: Biffy Clyro bassist James Johnston steps back from band to address mental health and addiction issues - Guitar World
  17. Biffy Clyro bass player quits tour over addiction and mental health issues - BBC
  18. “My world came crumbling down right in front of me”: Original Arctic Monkeys bassist reveals the moment he was kicked out of the band - Guitar.com
  19. “Rickenbacker had a doubleneck guitar and bass, so I bought one. Then Fender came to me and said, ‘Why are you playing that?’” How Moody Blues bassist John Lodge found another gear with a Fender double-neck that was half P-Bass/half Telecaster - Guitar World
  20. Reports: Tetsu Yamauchi Has Died - clashmusic.com

Bass Amp News

  1. Aguilar Introduces the Tone Hammer 210 Combo - Premier Guitar
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
  5. IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
  6. GEEZER BUTLER Is Selling The Bass Amp Heads He Used At BLACK SABBATH's Final Show - Metal Injection
  7. Geezer Butler to sell signed amps used at rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar.com
  8. IK Multimedia ToneX Bass Pedals: Ampeg, Bassmann, And Much More! - Gearnews.com
  9. Mesa/Boogie resurrects the legendary Bass 400+ without the backache - Mixdown Magazine
  10. How the MESA/Boogie Bass-800D channels 50 years of bass amp innovation - Gibson
  11. Best bass amps for practice 2025: top combos for working on your chops at home - Guitar World
  12. “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
  13. Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
  14. MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
  15. Best bass amps: low-end tone machines - GuitarPlayer.com
  16. “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
  17. Fender drops game-changing Tone Master Pro update - Guitar World
  18. Esko, Grand Rapids, Northwestern bass anglers head to state - duluthnewstribune.com
  19. “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
  20. Genzler Amplification Launches Kinetix 800 Bass Amp - Premier Guitar

Guitar Effects News

  1. Polyend Endless: prompt or code your favorite FX pedal - synth anatomy
  2. NAMM 2026 live! The biggest guitar news as it happens - Guitar World
  3. MXR's high-gain Eddie Van Halen collab headlines Jim Dunlop's fresh pedal drop – and there's an Iron Maiden Killers Cry Baby too - MusicRadar
  4. Roland BOSS Effects Pedals: new update adds three pedals to the multi-FX plugin - synth anatomy
  5. Gator and Vertex Effects Blend Perspectives For a Unified Pedalboard Series - Premier Guitar
  6. OBNE Parting, a colorful glitchy delay reverb pedal in collaboration with Emily Hopkins - synth anatomy
  7. Half Size Guitar Encore 3/4 Size Classical Guitar Outfit – Blue, Complete Starter Kit For Ages 8-12 3/4 Acoustic Guitar - umlconnector.com
  8. MXR EVH Modern High Gain Pedal: Beyond The Brown Sound - Gearnews.com
  9. Ryan 'Fluff' Bruce collaborates with Warm Audio for Signature Fluff Drive Amp-Driving modded Screamer style Overdrive - Guitar Pedal X
  10. “A more compact form without compromise”: Neural DSP downsizes its flagship Quad Cortex with the smaller but equally powerful Quad Cortex Mini - Guitar.com
  11. “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
  12. Beetronics follows up its Analog Bee Bee Dee Delay with a smart 8 Mode Pollinator Hazee Modulated Digital Delay - Guitar Pedal X
  13. “Whether it’s mounted on your pedalboard or standing at the heart of your shrine, this pedal is a torch held high for rock ’n’ roll”: Jim Dunlop drops an Iron Maiden Killers edition of its Cry Baby wah - Guitar World
  14. NAMM 26: New Models For The BOSS Effects Pedals Plug-In - Sonicstate
  15. “Give the average guitar player the chance to own my live rig. The tone worth $100,000s”: Billy Corgan has shrunk his Smashing Pumpkins rig into a Laney pedal amp – and he tested it in front of 60,000 My Chemical Romance fans - Guitar World
  16. Neural DSP finally shoehorns the Full Quad Cortex Experience into a significantly smaller less costly Mini Unit - Guitar Pedal X
  17. Jim Dunlop Highgain Volume Pedal - Guitar Volume/Expression Pedal, Made In USA - umlconnector.com
  18. Casio Introduces Dimension Shifter Guitar Strap Controller - Premier Guitar
  19. LHZ HL-1 HAZard LAMPS Bass Pedal - Bass Gear Magazine
  20. “Our goal has been to define the standard for what an all-in-one digital rig can be”: Neural DSP’s game-changing Quad Cortex amp modeller just got a lot smaller – but it’s got the same sounds, the same power, and a 7” touchscreen too - MusicRadar

Guitar and Bass News

  1. Sterling by Music Man: New Luke model, Jason Richardson Cutlass and the brand's first-ever baritone debut at NAMM 2026 - Guitar.com
  2. Spector Bass Announces NC-4 Frank Bello Black Sapphire Signature Bass - Premier Guitar
  3. NAMM 2026: ESP Guitars LTD Series Turns 30 - Premier Guitar
  4. Ernie Ball Announces Papa Het's and Slash Signature - Bass Gear Magazine
  5. The 2026 Reverend Sensei Series Feature All-New Pickups - Premier Guitar
  6. “Modern, ergonomic, and unapologetically performance-driven”: Tosin Abasi’s long-awaited nylon-string is finally here – and he collaborated with another guitar company to make it a reality - Guitar World
  7. Introducing the All-New Reverend Air Series - Premier Guitar
  8. The Reverend Kingbolt Series All New for 2026 - Premier Guitar
  9. ESP Guitars Unveils 8 New Basses at 2026 NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
  10. Aguilar Introduces the Tone Hammer 210 Combo - Premier Guitar
  11. Ernie Ball Music Man Celebrates 50 Years of the Stingray Bass & More! - Premier Guitar
  12. Introducing the Upgraded Reverend Charger Series - Premier Guitar
  13. “To see my name on this Martin guitar, it was just a huge moment for me”: It’s a dream come true as Molly Tuttle gets two signature Martin guitars – and they're based on her 83-year-old model - Guitar World
  14. New Products for Bassists: Here are Some New Releases for NAMM 2026! - Gearnews.com
  15. Spector Bass Announces NC-4 Frank Bello Black Sapphire Signature Bass - Bass Magazine
  16. “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
  17. “Whether it’s mounted on your pedalboard or standing at the heart of your shrine, this pedal is a torch held high for rock ’n’ roll”: Jim Dunlop drops an Iron Maiden Killers edition of its Cry Baby wah - Guitar World
  18. 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
  19. Aria reveals Cliff Burton’s signature bass to be reissued - Chaoszine
  20. Francois Gehin “… the bass makes me want to dance.” - keysnews.com

New Music releases

  1. New Music Friday: 9 new releases for a chilly January weekend (23 Jan 2026) - q107.com
  2. Liza Minnelli Releases New Music With Some Help From AI: “The Shout Outs Are All Mine!” - Wide Open Country
  3. Harry Styles announces global tour ahead of fourth album release - BBC
  4. 2026 is starting off strong with numerous music releases and upcoming works - thecentraltrend.com
  5. February 2026 New Music Releases - DRGNews
  6. New Music Friday: Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, MIKA, Jessie Ware and more - Official Charts
  7. Arctic Monkeys release first new song since 2022 to benefit War Child - The Guardian
  8. February 2026 New Music Releases - Ultimate Classic Rock
  9. Here's exactly what time Harry Styles' new song Aperture comes out in your country - Capital UK
  10. Liza Minnelli uses AI to release first new music in 13 years - The Guardian
  11. Monstrosity To Release New Album In March - Metal Underground.com
  12. Architects release new music video for “Broken Mirror” - Chaoszine
  13. January local new music releases - cityweekly.net
  14. Louis Tomlinson fuels Harry Styles rivalry speculation ahead of same day music releases? - hungamaexpress.com
  15. Southern Soul Singer Avail Hollywood Releases New Album “Grown Man Blues” | LISTEN! - TheUrbanMusicScene.com
  16. Arctic Monkeys Are Set To Release Their First New Music In Almost Four Years With A New Single For War Child – Here’s When The Track Will Be Released - secretldn.com
  17. Darryl Alexander to Release New Jazz Album “Morning Calls” on Jan. 30th, 2026 - TheUrbanMusicScene.com
  18. Guitarist Adam Hawley Releases New Single “Call Me” | LISTEN! - TheUrbanMusicScene.com
  19. Arctic Monkeys To Release New Single For Charity To Help Children In Gaza - Billboard Philippines
  20. Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson's same-day music release - what does it MEAN? - Rova.nz

 

 

 

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