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- “They say time heals all wounds, but not completely. Even 40 years later, I often find myself thinking about him”: The electrifying life and dark times of iconic Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott, by one of the people who knew him best - Louder
- “The rest is history. That’s how close it got.” Alex Van Halen on how he and Eddie nearly made an album with Ozzy Osbourne - GuitarPlayer.com
- “It didn’t sound like a big guitar song, so I wound up playing keyboards. Eddie Van Halen played keyboards on Jump, so I figured I could too”: How Billy Idol seized upon the success of Rebel Yell – and Linn Drums – to take his sound to new frontiers - Guitar World
- “Everyone was kinda f***ed up.” Steve Stevens on smashed guitars, being pushed offstage — and what he discovered watching Billy Idol’s new documentary - GuitarPlayer.com
- “In music videos, we all know it’s just miming. But social media videos? That is extreme dishonesty”: We asked what constitutes “fake” guitar playing – here’s what you had to say - Guitar World
- 3 Guitar Solos So Good, They Feel Illegal to Skip3 Guitar Solos So Good, They Feel Illegal To Skip - American Songwriter
- “He didn’t like being a solo guy.” Jeff Lynne reveals the truth about George Harrison after the Beatles - GuitarPlayer.com
- “Was this an attempt to challenge Metallica’s success with the Black Album?” A guide to every Megadeth album – and guitarist - Guitar World
- “12 seconds into the opening night with U2, I thought, ‘We have to do this’”: Metallica announces Sphere residency – and they’ll be spared from the issues all other guitar bands have faced so far - Guitar World
- Showcasing the guitar - palatinate.org.uk
- “An intimate look at their uncompromising vision and unwavering connection with their global army of fans”: A career spanning Iron Maiden doc is coming to cinemas this May - MusicRadar
- “A lot of people know me as a guitar player, but I want to showcase my production”: Cory Wong - MusicTech
- The Strange World of… Shane Parish - The Quietus
- Florida honors Allman Brothers guitarist Dickey Betts with memorial highway - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
- “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
- '70s Rock Guitarist Admits He Is 'Thrown' by Magnitude of Major Lifetime Honor - AOL.com
- Gibson Custom Shop recreates Mick Ronson's David Bowie-era Les Paul with super limited run - Guitar.com
- Jungle Show - malvern-online.com
- “He puts a huge ding in it. And the serial number was 000001! He said, ‘I got this from Steve Marriott.’” Dweezil Zappa says Jeff Beck damaged a priceless vintage Strat right before his eyes — and didn’t even care - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I 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
- Wolfgang Van Halen Offers His Support to New Van Halen Album - AOL.com
- “I syncopate a lot. I like to have that ‘hiccup’ in the playing.” Learn five essential fingerstyle patterns and timeless techniques in Eric Bibb’s blues masterclass - GuitarPlayer.com
- "I'm totally uninvolved. I'm like the dad that wants to be there and know everything and she's just totally doing her own thing”: Dave Grohl says he had nothing to do with daughter Violet’s record deal - MusicRadar
- “I really liked the idea of this thing feeding on spent strings from guitar players everywhere!” how the String Thing made upcycling your guitar strings fun - Guitar.com
- “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
- Steve Cradock: "I’ve been co-producing, with Paul Weller, an album with a guy called Liam Bailey" - Music-News.com
- “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
- Sue Foley Loves the Blues, Flamenco and Houston - Houston Press
- Tracing Journey’s long arena-rock journey through Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- “Tony said, ‘Hey, you’re singing flat.’ And my dad got really pissed off.” Jack Osbourne reveals the moment at Ozzy’s final gig that defined his partnership with Tony Iommi - GuitarPlayer.com
- “My dad said, ‘What happened to you?’ In six months I’d gone from a college-looking kid to looking like a real rock star”: From inventing the Quad Guitar to fast times with Yngwie, Michael Angelo Batio has stories for days – and no regrets - Guitar World
- “Peter opened his eyes, saw me and started to cry.” Tommy Emmanuel on the guitar he received from a dying superfan — and how it ended his year’s-long search to honor his own heroes - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- “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
- “I got up on stage and my guitar tech goes, ‘Slash wanted me to give you this.’ It was the ’59. It was dead silent in the room”: Joe Perry on the painful memory of selling his ’Burst – and why he’ll never forget the moment it came back to him - Guitar World
- “If they want to do it justice, they should finish it up as a great instrumental nod to Eddie.” As singer Paul Rodgers rejects Van Halen album offer, bassist Michael Anthony says the music should remain as it is - GuitarPlayer.com
- REB BEACH Talks End Of WHITESNAKE, Future Of WINGER And What's Next: 'I'd Just Like To Play Guitar' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “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
- “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
- “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
- Carvin Jones Band - wyomingnewsnow.tv
- “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
- Guitarist from Canadian pop punk band loses two fingers in construction accident - Guitar.com
- ‘The guitar has been with me for 40 years’: Musician recovers rare left-handed guitar stolen 5 years ago in car theft - KMOV.com
- “I remember being completely seduced by the sound. That concert stayed with me.” The night Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger discovered the blues - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The two of us had a similar upbringing. It’s a unique position – our dads are the biggest rock stars around”: Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons are making Kiss a rock ’n’ roll dynasty – just don't mistake their music for their fathers' - Guitar World
- “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
- “Bobby was completely allergic to compliments… I loved that about him. Mostly, he just loved playing”: The life and legacy of Grateful Dead icon Bob Weir - Guitar World
- “I was going for Jag-Stang vibes”: How Spiritbox's Mike Stringer and Aristides channeled Kurt Cobain for one of modern metal’s most desirable signatures - Guitar World
- Carlos Santana thinks guitarists who play fast are no better than gym bros flexing their muscles: “Big deal, so what?” - Guitar.com
- Biffy Clyro touring guitarist says he “can't think of anything more boring” than playing acoustic guitar - Guitar.com
- “He’s played with everybody, so he really saved us and rescued us tonight”: Dave Grohl thanks Jason Falkner for “rescuing” the Foo Fighters as they play their first show since Pat Smear’s bizarre injury - Guitar World
- Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78 - VPM
- Wolfgang Van Halen says this aspect of his father’s guitar playing is “incredibly underrated”: “Everybody looks at him as Mr. Tap and Mr. Shred, but that’s just a flavour to what he did” - Guitar.com
- SYSTEM OF A DOWN's DARON MALAKIAN: How I Ended Up Playing Guitar For METALLICA For A Couple Of Shows In 2000 - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- WOLFGANG VAN HALEN: 'I Think My Dad Is An Incredibly Underrated Rhythm Guitar Player And Songwriter' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I said, ‘You have no idea how many things I’ve stolen from you.’ And he said, ‘Yes, I have.’” Randy Bachman on his jaw-dropping introduction to Stephen Stills at Neil Young’s 70th birthday party - GuitarPlayer.com
- The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte dies aged 65 - BBC
- “I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the guitarist whose playing he thought was “good fun” - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- “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
- “I gave him 1,600 bucks and my guitar. It was all the money I had in the world.” Vince Gill on the guitar that launched his career, and the vintage treasures that have inspired his muse - GuitarPlayer.com
- "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
- “I texted Jake and told him, ‘There’s no way in hell I’m taking that solo. You’re going to play it!’” Why Nuno Bettencourt said no when Jake E. Lee asked him to play one of his iconic solos at Back to the Beginning - Guitar World
- “He was opening up new worlds there.” George Harrison said this was the “greatest guitar solo” of all time — and told us the player who left a lasting impression on him - GuitarPlayer.com
- MICHAEL SWEET: 'If People Only Knew How Hard I Work' On Guitar Parts For STRYPER Albums - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- 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
- Video: AFI's Jade Puget on His Approach to Guitar-Playing + Production - Reverb
- “I’ve had many people hand me their guitars, and I’m like, ‘No, thank you’”: Rick Beato was offered the chance to play guitars from Peter Frampton, Larry Carlton and more – here’s why he turned them down - Guitar World
- “He said, ‘I can’t tell a thing of what you’re playing. Why don’t you just come in and play it yourself?’” Doyle Bramhall II on Eric Clapton's incredible offer that brought him the gig of a lifetime - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- TOM MORELLO: 'Without ACE FREHLEY, I Don't Know Whether I Would've Ever Wanted To Play Guitar' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- EXTREME's NUNO BETTENCOURT: How ACE FREHLEY Influenced Me As A Guitar Player - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 - BBC
- Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
- “It’s the most misunderstood song I ever wrote. But some people said, ‘God! The audacity!’” Tom Petty on the song that defined him as a new kind of guitar-slinging American rocker - GuitarPlayer.com
- “He said, ‘How do you record an 11-minute song in one take? It's perfect!’” As Rush prepare for their 2026 tour, Alex Lifeson recalls the group’s most complicated song — and the bizarre dreams that inspired their music - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I hadn’t seen him in a while, and I wish I had.” Jimmy Page remembers original Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja, who has died at age 79 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The most important thing is to be able to hear something and play it”: Tim Henson on the importance of learning guitar by ear - Guitar.com
- “I had to learn to play electric guitar when I formed the Beach Boys with the guys. I had to go electric. It was like Dylan”: These two Beach Boys classics might have been misunderstood, but with Al Jardine’s guitar work, they stand the test of time - Guitar World
- Nuno Bettencourt recalls his final conversation with Ozzy Osbourne – as “the only guitar player who said no” to playing for him - Guitar.com
- Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - GuitarPlayer.com
- CE Pro All Star Band Guitar Players Recount Their Favorite Players and Gear - cepro.com
- “I can tell you how to become a virtuoso very easily”: Steve Vai on how anybody can become an elite guitar player - Guitar World
- Henley air guitar player gears up for world championships - BBC
- 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
- “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
- Jimmie Vaughan Brings the Blues to Patchogue - fireislandnews.com
- "He caught a ball and some guy gave him a touch right into a curb.” Richie Sambora is recovering from a “gruesome” injury that required surgery to the former Bon Jovi guitarist's hand - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- “You couldn’t be in a rock band unless you looked a certain way”: Why Tim Pierce didn't join Bon Jovi – despite playing guitar on their first hit - Guitar.com
- "He was rock and roll to the roots." Dave Davies names the guitarist who defined rock in the 1970s, and picks the song that proves it - GuitarPlayer.com
- The '70s rock guitarist The Kinks' Dave Davies calls the “great and underrated guitar player of the time” - Guitar.com
- Joe Satriani struggles with being “extroverted” on stage: “I don’t think I ever feel like myself” - Guitar.com
- 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - MSN
- “He decided he didn't want to be the lead guitar player anymore.” Pete Townshend on Roger Daltrey’s career-changing move that made the Who guitarist an axe-wielding icon - GuitarPlayer.com
- 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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- Winner of Guitar Player Magazine International Competition to perform locally - timesobserver.com
- “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
- “In a world where streaming is king and few people own the music they listen to, the BandBox Solo’s ability to conduct stem separation from a Bluetooth source is incredibly useful”: JBL BandBox Solo review - Guitar World
- “It feels like you’re plugged straight into an amp, rather than a pedal”: ThorpyFX x Lazy J The J review - Guitar World
- Wampler Pedals Introduces the Golden Jubilee High-Gain Pedal - Premier Guitar
- Best headphone amps for guitar 2026: silent practice solutions - Guitar World
- Thomas Blug îs unerringly close now to a full release of his new state of the art BluGuitar Amp X Analog Amp & Pedal Modeller - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026 live! The biggest guitar news as it happened - 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
- “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
- NAMM 2026: The latest guitar launches and news from the biggest music gear event on the planet, as it happened - Guitar.com
- “A no-compromise amplifier solution”: Synergy teams up with Wampler and Friedman to launch its machine-learning power amp – and promises to change the game for tube modeling - Guitar World
- Meet Orange Amps’ UK-built all-valve guitar amp head: the OR60 - Mixdown Magazine
- Orange Amps OR60 UK-Built All-Valve Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- “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
- “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
- Blind guitarist brought to tears by specially-made Braille amp - Guitar World
- Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
- “It’s clear to see that modelers have won the battle”: Modelers outsold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet - Guitar World
- Reverb shares its best selling gear of the year – and 2025 was the year of the Strat - Guitar.com
- The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- I'm sorry, my beloved AC30, but with hundreds slashed off digital modelers and multi-effects, I've found your replacement this Black Friday - here are 7 units that are turning my head - Guitar World
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
- VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- Vox launches Micro Superbeetle guitar and audio amplifiers - Mixdown Magazine
- “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
- Why Metallica Stopped Using Amps Live, According to James Hetfield’s Guitar Tech - Loudwire
- The 7 Best Acoustic Guitar Amps for Every Budget: For Buskers, Backyards & Big Stages - Gearnews.com
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- “You have to be prepared to spend hours and hours and hours programming”: Joe Bonamassa on why you’ll never catch him playing an amp modeler - Guitar World
- Best mini amps for guitar 2025: power up your practice with these tiny towers of tone – these are my top picks - Guitar World
- 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
- “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
- “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
- Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
- Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
- “One of the rarest and most coveted vintage amplifiers ever”: Mesa/Boogie’s hallowed Mark IIC++ was used by Metallica to shape the sound of 1980s metal – and now it’s been given a production release for the first time ever - Guitar World
- Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - Manchester Evening News
- “It’s official. The age of touchscreen guitar amps is here”: This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and we might have a winner for the best new sub-$1k electric guitar of 2025 - Guitar World
- Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
- Guitar Amp Legend Orange Amps Enters Vinyl Market with $1250 O Turntable - channelnews.com.au
- My MGAT-5 Sinvertek Real Amp Abstraction of the Soldano SLO-100 has landed - and Mr Wu has once again knocked it out of the park! - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Dr. No's Moon Canyon ends production after 104 Mooncycles, with a final flurry of 15 units - Guitar Pedal X
- Fender to launch new American Vintage, Mustang, and Tone Master amps this year – here’s everything you need to know - Guitar.com
- “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 - Valeton issues a formidable challenger to the ToneX One with its GP-5 - Guitar Pedal X
- Fender Studio app takes the best feature from our favourite guitar amps - Trusted Reviews
- Best tube amps: my top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - GuitarPlayer.com
- 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
- Video: Recreating Oasis' Guitar Sound With Amps & Effects | Potent Pairings - Reverb
- 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 Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025 - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2025 live! The biggest guitar news as it happened - Guitar World
- 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
- NAMM 2025: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- News - The Origin Effects Deluxe 55 and Tubesteader Eggnog are my Tweed Kings! - Guitar Pedal X
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
- “This is why we want to show up at NAMM”: Marshall is returning to NAMM for the first time in 5 years – and has teased some blockbuster launches - Guitar World
- The Battle for the Amp Capture / Profiler Middle-Ground heats up - Neural DSP Nano Cortex vs AmpliTube Tonex - Guitar Pedal X
- Kirk Hammett thinks Marshall amps sound “30 per cent better” when you plug them in in the UK than they do in America – is he right? - Guitar.com
- Slash thinks recording a live guitar amp is a “dying art”: “A lot of producers don't even know how to do it properly” - Guitar.com
- “Like taking Madison Square Garden wherever you go – epic and versatile”: With 25 per cent more volume, double the processing power, AI and looper, Positive Grid’s Spark 2 ups the ante for practice-friendly digital guitar amps - MusicRadar
- News - A Brief Hobbyist Primer on Key Power Amp Tubes - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024 Live: Our top moments from the biggest gear show in the world - Guitar.com
- News - Another 25 Distinct and Notable Guitar Body Shapes - Guitar Pedal X
- 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Mike Soldano finally delivers his legendary SLO-100 Amp in pedal format - as the Super Lead Overdrive / Preamp - Guitar Pedal X
- Russian sanctions result in a shortage of prized vacuum-tube guitar amps - marketplace.org
- Reverb announces the best-selling guitar amps of 2021 - Guitar World
- The Best-Selling Pedals and Amps of 2021 - Reverb
- NAMM 2021: the biggest guitar, amp and pedal releases so far - Guitar World
- Hear: Our five favourite new guitar amps of NAMM 2020 - MusicRadar
- News - Boss Moves Even Further Ahead with its New and Improved MKII Katana Amp Range - Guitar Pedal X
- News - What Two Years of Tone-Questing Looks Like - Acquisitions, Passes and Still Probables - Guitar Pedal X
- 2 Cool New Forthcoming Pedals - REVV Amps G3 and Flower Pedals Dandelion Harmonic Tremolo - Guitar Pedal X
- News - The Perfect Guitar Amp Design / Next Level Boss Katana - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 12 Great Guitar Combo Amps for your Consideration - Guitar Pedal X
Bass Player News
- Melissa Auf der Maur, a ’90s Rock Linchpin, Is Spilling Her Stories - The New York Times
- We Rock Gainesville’s Teen Open Mic highlights next generation of city music scene - WUFT
- Ex-Quiet Riot bassist Chuck Wright’s biggest regret — ‘not being aware of business side earlier’ in his career - Sleaze Roxx
- Summer of Peril Bassist Released From ICE Custody - Westword
- Macclesfield FC fan and bassist for The 1975, Ross MacDonald, gears up to cycle the length of the country - Macclesfield Nub News
- “Lars and I saw him headbanging at the Whiskey. ‘Let’s get that guitar player… oh, he’s playing bass!’ This skinny dude with bell bottoms, playing a wah solo. ‘Wow, we need him!’”: James Hetfield on the life and death of Metallica legend Cliff Burton - MusicRadar
- “A historically significant instrument directly tied to the evolution of modern funk”: The bass Bootsy Collins used to record a James Brown anthem has been listed on eBay - Guitar World
- “If they want to do it justice, they should finish it up as a great instrumental nod to Eddie.” As singer Paul Rodgers rejects Van Halen album offer, bassist Michael Anthony says the music should remain as it is - GuitarPlayer.com
- “We thought it was throwaway and argued against it being released. It's incredible to me that it was a single. I was just trying to do my best Pete Townshend!” How bassist Andy Fraser electrified a Free classic - Guitar World
- Culture That Made Me: Bass player Gerry McAvoy on Rory Gallagher and other touchstones - Irish Examiner
- Billy Bass Nelson, Parliament-Funkadelic Bassist, Dead at 75 - Rolling Stone
- NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
- Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus: ‘Bass players are just cool. We’re the one that brings it all together’ - The Guardian
- Former Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz dead at 71: ‘Our hearts are shattered’ - New York Post
- Former Scorpions bassist, Francis Buchholz, dies aged 71 - DW.com
- “I’ve worked with Lee Sklar. I got to see Anthony Jackson play. I had Pino Palladino on my first album. I’ve been able to absorb that bass-playing mojo”: How the bass guitar became a crucial part of Sheryl Crow’s songwriting process - Guitar World
- Famous faces say final goodbye to Stone Roses bass player - Sky News
- Biffy Clyro bass player quits tour over addiction and mental health issues - BBC
- Discover the identity of Limp Bizkit’s new live bass player - Chaoszine
- “Playing a 5-string bass is a different world, but I feel way more funky with just four strings”: L.A. session bassist Pops Magellan on swapping stadium shows with megastars to shine the spotlight on her own material - Guitar World
Bass Amp News
- Mayor Karen Bass says LA28 head Wasserman should step down - Los Angeles Times
- Electronic Audio Experiments' Traynor Bass Amp derived Greathammer Overdrive delivers 50 decibels of killer low-end tone - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2026: news, rumors, predictions - Guitar World
- Bass players, your headphone amp has arrived: Fender's Mustang Micro Plus gets a free bass firmware update - Mixdown Magazine
- Best multi-effects pedals: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- Boss's GX-1B Bass Effects Processor exactly matches the Entry Level GX-1 Guitar one - while it comes with its own suite of dedicated Bass-centric onboard effects - Guitar Pedal X
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- GEEZER BUTLER Is Selling The Bass Amp Heads He Used At BLACK SABBATH's Final Show - Metal Injection
- Geezer Butler to sell signed amps used at rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show - Guitar.com
- IK Multimedia ToneX Bass Pedals: Ampeg, Bassmann, And Much More! - Gearnews.com
- Mesa/Boogie resurrects the iconic Bass 400+ without the backache - Mixdown Magazine
- Respected Bass Amp Tone In Software - Sonicstate
- Blackstar Debut Bass: 2 New Bass Practice Amps - Gearnews.com
- “So much bass response for something so small and budget friendly”: Laney Amplification debuts the Digbeth Foundry range – affordable, powerful bass amps in combo and head formats - MusicRadar
- LANEY Launches Versatile DBF Series Bass Amps With Boutique Tone And Modern Features - Gear Gods
- Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
- Warwick Unleashes The Gnome i Pro 600 V2: Improved, Light-Weight Bass Amp - Gearnews.com
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
- Best bass amps: low-end tone machines - GuitarPlayer.com
Guitar Effects News
- Bass Equipment Store Simplifies How UK Players Choose Bass Gear - The National Law Review
- 10 x Black & White Custom Montreal Assembly Count to 5's are now available at Pedal Jungle in the UK - Guitar Pedal X
- Gorilla Guitar Pedal Board Stand - Adjustable Metal Holder With Velcro & Rubber Feet - umlconnector.com
- JHS Pedals Double Dragon: Analog & Wild Octaver! - Gearnews.com
- DemonFX KC-DRIVE Overdrive Pedal – Klon Centaur Clone, Handcrafted, True Bypass - umlconnector.com
- The Engineering Of A Jimi Hendrix Performance - Hackaday
- The Engineering Of A Jimi Hendrix Performance - Hackaday
- LPD rolls out killer Limited extended range SIXTY8X 10 Year Anniversary Edition of its much-loved Plexi Pedal - Guitar Pedal X
- Joyo JaCkMan Amplifier | Mini Valve Guitar Amp Head With Bluetooth & Headphone Out - umlconnector.com
- “In a world where streaming is king and few people own the music they listen to, the BandBox Solo’s ability to conduct stem separation from a Bluetooth source is incredibly useful”: JBL BandBox Solo review - Guitar World
- As a life-long Foo Fighters fanatic, I've spent years decoding Dave Grohl’s stadium-sized wall of sound – here are the 5 essential pedals you need to nail his tone - Guitar World
- The MKII Glue Fuzz from Zorg Effects is a cool expanded range Classic and Octave Fuzz with extras - Guitar Pedal X
- Death By Audio Dream Station and Moonbeam Review - Premier Guitar
- New DANO Guitar Line Boasts Atomic Age Styling And Back-To-Roots Vibe - Premier Guitar
- Guitar Journal: The Predator, Frog Pedal & More - Gearnews.com
- Can These Replace Your Spring Reverb & Single-Knob Phaser? - Premier Guitar
- "There's nothing quite like it": The singular genius of Laurie Spiegel's Music Mouse, with Eventide's Tony Agnello - MusicRadar
- “It feels like you’re plugged straight into an amp, rather than a pedal”: ThorpyFX x Lazy J The J review - Guitar World
- Wampler Pedals Introduces the Golden Jubilee High-Gain Pedal - Premier Guitar
- “Brian Wampler’s take on those fire-breathing amps that defined the sound of the 1980s”: Love hotrodded Plexi crunch and Mesa high-gain drive? Wampler’s Golden Jubilee serves up both in one sparkly green stompbox - MusicRadar
Guitar and Bass News
- Bass Equipment Store Simplifies How UK Players Choose Bass Gear - The National Law Review
- Cort introduces MC6 and Core-MC Ovangkol Acoustics - Premier Guitar
- "Easily one of the most desirable electric guitars under $1,000 that I've played": Eastman FullerTone Offset '62 review - Guitar World
- “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
- Ernie Ball Music Man Celebrates 50 Years Of The Stingray Bass - Premier Guitar
- Music Man Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the StingRay Bass - Bass Magazine
- “A flamboyant guitar suited to a flamboyant performer”: T-Bone Walker’s Gibson ES-5N helped give rise to electric blues – and it’s been listed for $2 million - Guitar World
- “Lars and I saw him headbanging at the Whiskey. ‘Let’s get that guitar player… oh, he’s playing bass!’ This skinny dude with bell bottoms, playing a wah solo. ‘Wow, we need him!’”: James Hetfield on the life and death of Metallica legend Cliff Burton - MusicRadar
- “Most Fender colors were inspired by automotive trends. Candy Apple Red stood out because it came from the hot-rod scene”: Why Leo Fender’s favorite custom color finish still drives guitarists wild - Guitar World
- Can These Replace Your Spring Reverb & Single-Knob Phaser? - Premier Guitar
- “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
- “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
- “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
- Guitar played on Ghost Town up for auction - BBC
- Best bass guitars 2026: long and short-scale bass options for beginners to pros - Guitar World
- NAMM 2026: The best new things in bass from the biggest music instrument event of the year - Guitar World
- Bass guitarists to step into the spotlight for new concert series - The Columbus Dispatch
- Ernie Ball Music Man Celebrates 50 Years of the Stingray Bass & More! - Premier Guitar
- “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
- 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: 7 new releases to get us from February to March (27 Feb 2026) - Q107 Toronto
- New Music Friday release radar for February 27, 2026: top albums, song releases - DraftKings Network
- New Music Friday: Bruno Mars, RAYE, BLACKPINK, Gorillaz and more - Official Charts
- Gnarls Barkley Return With “Pictures,” First New Music in 18 Years - The Source Magazine
- New music! Shatta Wale releases ‘Danger’ from WYFL Riddim feat. DJ MAC & CrashDummy - ghanamusic.com
- Social Distortion releases new album after nearly 15 years – title track 'Born To Kill' out now with music video - Chaoszine
- Rapper Lil Poppa Dies at 25 After New Music Release - National Today
- Bruno Mars and nine more new music releases you must hear this week - Cleveland.com
- Hilary Duff, Baby Keem, Megan Moroney & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- New album releases 2026: Dates for Harry Styles, Gorillaz, Leigh-Anne and more - Official Charts
- Looking Ahead: A Release Calendar of Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Billboard
- New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026 - Pitchfork
- 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 Magazine
- Harry Styles Revealed the Full Track List of His New Album - 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
- New Music Friday: Robbie Williams, A$AP Rocky, Aaron Rowe, Madison Beer and more - Official Charts
- New Music Friday: 8 new releases for the middle of January (16 Jan 2026) - Global News
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