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- “To think that Jamerson could compose this entire bassline spontaneously and still be locked into the groove is astounding. That's his genius”: How Motown hit-maker James Jamerson funked up a Christmas classic on this 1968 holiday gem - Guitar World
- “Muddy Waters made me eat a sandwich. He said, ‘Just call me your daddy.’” Buddy Guy on how a 150-foot guitar cable, a great big lie and a little kindness got him the gig that launched his career - Guitar Player
- Former KISS Guitarist BRUCE KULICK On The Passing Of ACE FREHLEY – “I Remember Thinking ‘This Is Like EDDIE VAN HALEN’s Death” - BraveWords
- “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 - Guitar Player
- 80’s Guitarist ‘Never Wanted To Play Like Eddie Van Halen’ - Alternative Nation
- “Walter Becker or Donald Fagen panicked and thought, Wait a minute…Nobody knows what Steely Dan is!” Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on the “life-altering” impact of the Dan’s smash breakthrough - Guitar Player
- Eric Clapton’s opinion on Stephen Stills - Rock and Roll Garage
- Phil Upchurch, Jazz Guitarist and Sideman to Stars, Dies at 84 - The New York Times
- Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist KIKO LOUREIRO: Being A Band Is 'Not About Everybody Being The Best' Musician - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “Dad let me organically follow whatever I wanted. That was his main mantra: ‘Just play.’ It’s that simple”: Wolfgang Van Halen on Allan Holdsworth, unintentional Van Halen-isms, and his go-to guitar-test riffs - Guitar World
- “The moment I discovered what it feels like to teach yourself a riff that you love, I was hooked. It feels like you're riding the universe”: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
- “I remember thinking, ‘This is like Eddie Van Halen’s death.’ He influenced so many, and he was one of a kind. His legacy is monumental”: Bruce Kulick remembers Ace Frehley, and the Frehley-era Kiss song that caused him the most trouble - Guitar World
- “I was like, ‘Wow, that guy’s good. Then it dawned on me: That’s me!’” He’s a first-call session guitarist and one of the most recorded players in history. But even he can’t say what makes him so in demand - Guitar Player
- “I could take this Mexican-made version out on tour and nobody would know the difference.” Jason Isbell says this is what you need to know about guitars made south of the border - Guitar Player
- “When people ask, ‘Why do you need so many?’ They don’t get what it is to be a collector. You have the ability to preserve things”: Joe Bonamassa on why he takes gear collecting so seriously - Guitar World
- John 5 explains why he doesn’t improvise when playing other people’s songs: “I show respect by playing the songs just as they were written” - Guitar.com
- “This amplifier carried a different kind of history — one we couldn’t let drift away.” How the Beach Boys' Dumble Overdrive Special ended up in Hawaii, and the celebrity who’s now recording with it - Guitar Player
- The Guitarist Paul McCartney Said Even Eddie Van Halen Couldn’t Touch - American Songwriter
- “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
- Nancy Wilson shares which Heart song ‘was hard to get behind’ ahead of Hershey concert - PennLive.com
- Hungarian Jazz Guitar Great Gábor Szabó Honored in Budapest - BBJ - Budapest Business Journal
- This '70s Rocker Was Voted 'Most Underrated Guitarist of All Time' - Yahoo
- This ’70s Rocker Was Voted ‘Most Underrated Guitarist of All Time’ - Parade
- Deep Cut Friday: ‘Jewel’ by T. Rex - AOL.com
- “It was the worst show I've played in my life. I could not stop thinking: He's right there!” Jerry Cantrell on his friendship with Eddie Van Halen and how the rare guitar Ed gave him went missing - Guitar Player
- “I think people pay for their biases – people will pay more to reinforce the incorrect opinions that they already have”: Jason Isbell on why Mexican-made guitars should not be underestimated - Guitar World
- “Surely Jimi Hendrix would have wanted his fellow musicians to receive everything to which they are entitled.” Hendrix's Experience bandmates Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding sue Sony over lost royalties - Guitar Player
- “I can’t say how he got the variety of sounds he did. They broke the mold when they made him”: This late rock guitar legend doesn’t get the credit he fully deserves, according to Paul Rodgers - Guitar World
- “I turned into a Strat player. I never thought I would”: Danielle Haim on her guitarist-for-hire days with Julian Casablancas, I Quit energy and Haim’s historic Grammy nomination - Guitar World
- Win tickets to see the Johnny A. Trio at a special Guitar Player Presents event in Oakland, California - Guitar Player
- “He was my soulmate guitarist, and we were in sync musically. Sad we lost him. Such a tragedy.” Paul Rodgers on playing with Paul Kossoff, Mick Ralphs, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Brian May, Steve Cropper, Slash and Joe Bonamassa - Guitar Player
- “When he was around, he would hear something and say, ‘That’s a little bit leftfield, but what if we do this?’” Steve Morse says 95 percent of his ideas for Deep Purple were dismissed, but he found a kindred spirit in one member - Guitar Player
- “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 - Guitar Player
- "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
- 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
- Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, dies - NPR
- Steve Cropper, Guitarist for Stax Records, Booker T. & the M.G.’s and The Blues Brothers, Dies at 84 - The Hollywood Reporter
- Steve Cropper, guitarist and member of Stax Records' Booker T and the M.G.'s, has died at age 84 - ABC News
- Guitarist Phil Upchurch, who played with Donny Hathaway and Michael Jackson, dies at 84 - Los Angeles Times
- “He’s a bit overpowering at times.” John Lennon, Paul McCartney or Ringo Starr? George Harrison said he would have formed a new group with just one Beatle - Guitar Player
- “After getting minor surgery, we hired our good friend to give us a hand”: Gojira name stand-in guitarist after Joe Duplantier undergoes hand surgery - Guitar World
- 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
- “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
- 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 - Guitar Player
- “He was beyond belief. Nobody could play like that in those days.” Queen’s Brian May on the “fireball” guitarist who affected him like no other - Guitar Player
- 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 - Guitar Player
- “I discovered that you need to be anxious – it keeps you motivated. I try to feed off the anxiety and play guitar”: The life and times of Brent Hinds, the visionary guitarist with a maverick style who made Mastodon a big beast of metal - Guitar World
- “I owe not just an artistic debt to him, but a life debt to him”: Tom Morello on the genius of Ace Frehley - Guitar.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
- “The last thing he told me during that last interview was, ‘I’m probably gonna go until the wheels come off!’” I spoke to Ace Frehley a dozen times in the last two years of his life – oft-misunderstood, he was the true embodiment of rock ’n’ roll spirit - Guitar World
- KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley dies aged 74 - BBC
- Kiss Guitarist Ace Frehley Dead at 74 - Rolling Stone
- Ace Frehley, Kiss Lead Guitarist and Solo Artist, Dies at 74 - Variety
- Ace Frehley, founding member of rock band KISS, dead at 74 - Page Six
- Ace Frehley, founding guitarist with theatrical rock band Kiss, dies at 74 - Los Angeles Times
- Ace Frehley, legendary Kiss guitarist, dies at 74 - NBC News
- Ace Frehley, founding guitarist for KISS, dead at 74 - ABC News
- “I didn’t realize how short he was!” The late Ace Frehley always spoke his mind. And when it came to his Kiss replacements Bruce Kulick, Vinnie Vincent and Tommy Thayer, the Space Ace had plenty to say - Guitar Player
- Ace Frehley, a Founding Member of Kiss, Is Dead at 74 - The New York Times
- Justin Hawkins thinks there’s one guitarist who could have rivalled Eddie Van Halen – if only he was born 10 years earlier - Guitar.com
- “He 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 - Guitar Player
- “He just blows everybody away”: Samantha Fish on who she thinks are the best modern blues guitar players right now - Guitar World
- “I hadn’t seen him in a while, and I wish I had.” Jimmy Page remembers original Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja, who has died at age 79 - Guitar Player
- Maggie Baugh: What to know about Keith Urban's guitar player - Fox News
- Who Is Keith Urban's Guitar Player Maggie Baugh? Meet the Musician - Us Weekly
- Blues guitar player to perform at Palindrome - Peninsula Daily News
- “I had no idea how good of a guitar player he was when we started recording. Most of the guitar on the records is him”: Foo Fighters super-producer Nick Raskulinecz on the most surprising thing about Dave Grohl's guitar playing - Guitar World
- “I grabbed his hand saying, ‘Thank you for everything.’ He goes, ‘You were the only guitar player who said no to me’”: Nuno Bettencourt remembers his final exchange with Ozzy Osbourne – a reminder of the gig he once turned down - Guitar World
- Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - Guitar Player
- Legendary Steel Guitar Player Robby Turner Dead at 63 - Taste of Country
- FORBIDDEN's CRAIG LOCICERO: 'If You Can't Write Heavy S*** In' The Standard Guitar Tuning, 'Then I Don't Know What To Tell You' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “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
- “Eric's not playing on it. That’s me”: The time John Mayer received the ultimate guitar playing compliment from Paul McCartney’s session guitarist - Guitar.com
- Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia was intimidated by guitar legend Michael Bloomfield: book - Fox News
- 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
- “I don’t want people to be upset with me because I don’t mention Ritchie”: Glenn Hughes has worked with some of guitar’s all-time greats – now he’s named the best he’s ever played with - Guitar World
- “We were mixing ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ and they just kept on coming in and borrowing all sorts of different stuff!” Peter Frampton says Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley used his guitars on Kiss’s smash 1975 live album - Guitar Player
- John Fogerty says this thing is more important to musical success than being a good guitar player: "Even if your playing is kind of average, you can go far” - Guitar.com
- “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
- “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
- “I don't think Jimi Hendrix was a guitarist. Eric Clapton is excessively tedious.” Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the one guitarist he thought was fun - Guitar Player
- “You couldn’t be in a rock band unless you looked a certain way”: Why Tim Pierce didn't join Bon Jovi – despite playing guitar on their first hit - Guitar.com
- "He was rock and roll to the roots." Dave Davies names the guitarist who defined rock in the 1970s, and picks the song that proves it - Guitar Player
- The '70s rock guitarist The Kinks' Dave Davies calls the “great and underrated guitar player of the time” - Guitar.com
- Video 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - ABC News
- “When I first heard Van Halen’s version of ‘You Really Got Me,’ I laughed. It really misses the point of the whole meaning of the song.” Dave Davies on Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and the Kinks’ power revolution - Guitar Player
- Mick Ralphs, Guitarist in Bad Company and Mott the Hoople, Dead at 81 - Rolling Stone
- “If he was that tuned into me and missed that point, then he missed the whole point.” Eric Clapton on the one thing Eddie Van Halen didn’t understand about playing the blues - Guitar Player
- Rick Derringer, Guitar Journeyman Behind ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone
- “There's no chance to ever play together again.” Dave Navarro unloads about Jane's Addiction and the shocking night when Perry Farrell attacked him onstage - Guitar Player
- MARTY FRIEDMAN Has Nothing Against 'Flashy' Guitar Playing: 'I Just Wanna Be Excited By What I Hear' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “I’m like, ‘What the f***? My guitar, it’s completely out of tune!’ ” Samantha Fish names the one thing that can ruin every gig - Guitar Player
- Winner of Guitar Player Magazine International Competition to perform locally - timesobserver.com
- The ‘luckiest guitar player on Earth’ lives in Dallas, and he plays with the Eagles - Dallas News
- LAMB OF GOD's MARK MORTON: 'I Have Never Completely Defined Myself As Just A Heavy Metal Guitar Player' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- “There’ve been so many times we thought, 'Oh God, that's it. How can we go on?’” Steve Howe reflects on the future of Yes — and reveals that he once refused to let his techs tune his guitars - Guitar Player
Guitar Amp News
- Guitar.com Deals Of The Week: pre-Christmas savings to stuff your stockings with - Guitar.com
- “This amplifier carried a different kind of history — one we couldn’t let drift away.” How the Beach Boys' Dumble Overdrive Special ended up in Hawaii, and the celebrity who’s now recording with it - Guitar Player
- Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
- “Back in the heyday we had huge touring budgets and room for large travel rigs. Now you can store all your amps on a USB stick”: The greatest guitar gear of the 21st century (so far) - Guitar World
- “It’s clear to see that modelers have won the battle”: Modelers outsold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet - Guitar World
- “It can be a creamy and gooey boost, and it can breathe saturated fire.” Strymon launches its new Series A line of analog pedals with the Fairfax, a “full tube amp circuit” in a pedal - Guitar Player
- The Lava Studio Amp is the world's best Practice Amp - stuffed with smart features and killer playability - Guitar Pedal X
- Guitar amp sims have gotten astonishingly good - Ars Technica
- “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
- “The ABRAMS100 packs a whallop and it’s perfect for pedals!”: Electro-Harmonix presents 100-watts of serious solid-state power in a compact guitar amp head weighing just 2.5lbs - MusicRadar
- “The first truly great portable electric guitar amp” is on sale for Black Friday - Guitar.com
- The Boss Katana 50 is my favorite practice amp – and it just hit the lowest price of the year thanks to this Amazon Black Friday deal - Guitar World
- VOX Introduces the Micro Superbeetle Guitar Amp - Premier Guitar
- 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
- “I was saying, ‘It’s going to explode.’ I was terrified the place was going to burn down”: When Eddie Van Halen crash-tested one of EVH’s most iconic guitar amps – and risked 5150 Studios in the process - Guitar World
- Local Guitar Amp Designers Keep Those Vacuum Tubes Aglow - Racket MN
- My Surprising Journey with Vintage Fender Amps - Premier Guitar
- News - Greer's Mizuki Blue replicates Tube-Amp-like Textures with 2 JFET Gain Stages - Guitar Pedal X
- PRS Guitars Announces New SE Models Plus a New Combo Amp Ahead of 2026 Updates - Premier Guitar
- “The American tube amp that powered generations of rock, surf, and pop music”: Universal Audio reimagines a classic Fender amp used by Keith Richards, The Beach Boys and beyond as a plugin – and it’s currently free to download - Guitar World
- “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
- “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
- Video: Meet Charlie Barker, a Twin-Style Tube Amp For Working Musicians - Reverb
- “It now goes to Infinity. Just think about that for a moment… Oh, my God, that’s literally infinity”: For Spinal Tap’s reunion, Nigel Tufnel asked Marshall to make him an an amp that went beyond 11 - Guitar World
- Bad Cat Introduces the Ocelot — Small Amp. Big Attitude. Total Control. - Premier Guitar
- “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
- With guitar amps starting from just £44, Thomann’s massive Hughes & Kettner sale just made modernizing your rig a lot cheaper - MusicRadar
- With up to 40% off guitar amps Thomann's huge Hughes & Kettner sale just made upgrading your backline a lot more affordable - Guitar World
- We gave the Spark 2 9/10 in our review – and it's on sale now in Positive Grid's Back to School promo - Guitar.com
- “A new benchmark for authentic sound”: Line 6 has finally shared what the Helix Stadium’s potentially game-changing tones actually sound like - Guitar World
- Guitar Journal: JHS Closing, John Lennon Amp, & Fernandes Bankrupt - Gearnews.com
- Sophie Burrell x Boss Katana Tone Crafting Masterclass at the Roland Denmark Street Store - Guitar Pedal X
- Man buys John Lennon's old Fender guitar amp on Facebook Marketplace… for barely $4,000 - Guitar.com
- “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
- EarthQuaker's latest utility is the super handy Easy Listening '65 Deluxe Voiced Analog Amp Simulator / Headphone Amp - 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
- “There were things I wanted to achieve that I wasn't really getting out of those amps”: Why Slash worked with Magnatone on a signature amp after 30 years of playing Marshall stacks - Guitar World
- Dad who bought guitar amp on Facebook floored by previous rock star owner - Manchester Evening News
- “It’s official. The age of touchscreen guitar amps is here”: This is all the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and we might have a winner for the best new sub-$1k electric guitar of 2025 - Guitar World
- Mooer’s F15i is a $190 desktop modeling amp with touchscreen - Guitar World
- “A bold step forward in modern amp design”: Blackstar goes up against Boss and Positive Grid with the ID:X – a next-gen modeling amp with newly developed tech that isn’t afraid of the competition - Guitar World
- “It might be the smallest of the small, but it’s a Goliath in sound”: On-Stage Travel Guitar Amplifier review - Guitar World
- My MGAT-5 Sinvertek Real Amp Abstraction of the Soldano SLO-100 has landed - and Mr Wu has once again knocked it out of the park! - Guitar Pedal X
- Best acoustic guitar amp 2025: Amplify your acoustic with a top-rated amp - MusicRadar
- Fender to launch new American Vintage, Mustang, and Tone Master amps this year – here’s everything you need to know - Guitar.com
- “Phenomenal tone at any volume”: Fender’s American Vintage ’62 Super revives a “hidden treasure” tube amp that bridged the gap between two legendary combo designs - Guitar World
- Supro Announces New Airwave Tube Amp - Premier Guitar
- Roland Announces BOSS Effects Pedals Plug-In - Premier Guitar
- “The engineer was so happy with the sound, he was not even mad about it. You know if an engineer likes a piece of gear, it must be pretty good”: Jack White says his new Fender amp sounded so good that he rerecorded half of the guitars on No Name with it - MusicRadar
- “Swan song folks, it's been a great ride”: Joe Bonamassa adds a ninth Dumble to his collection – and promises it will be his last - 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 2025: My top tube amps for the ultimate guitar tone - Guitar Player
- Best Combo Amp for Every Budget: Fender, Orange, Marshall & More - Gearnews.com
- Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner - Guitar World
- Best amp modellers 2025: High-tech tone solutions for all guitarists - MusicRadar
- Engl unleashes Fireball IR Dual Channel High Gain Distortion Preamp - with Noise Gate and Mid Boost - based on its most formidable amp - Guitar Pedal X
- Divided by 13 CCC 9/15 Review - Premier Guitar
- Best amp modelers 2025: Get your dream guitar tone with my top picks - Guitar Player
- Carr Skylark Special Review - Premier Guitar
- “If you’re a young guitar player, that’s money well spent”: The amp pedal John Mayer thinks everyone should own - Guitar.com
- “This is going to merge into a very hot topic among guitar players”: Why John Mayer decided against ditching his tube amps for modelers for Dead & Company’s Sphere residency – despite the venue’s shortcomings - Guitar World
- “The real cost of Trump’s tariff tax”: Morgan Amps says new tariffs will add up to $1,000 to the price of its amp heads - Guitar World
- “‘Cheap guitar’ doesn't mean bad guitar”: Why Yvette Young would rather have an expensive amp than an expensive guitar - Guitar.com
- “His expertise and vision have always set the standard for what a great amplifier should be”: Matchless Amplifiers and Bad Cat Amps luminary Mark Sampson – one of the leading minds of the boutique amp movement – has passed away - Guitar World
- News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- Positive Grid Launches the Spark NEO - Premier Guitar
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- News - 2025 January Pedal-Chain Update - Episode I - Peak Pedal Mania - Guitar Pedal X
- Best pedal amps 2025: Get the sound, feel and response of an amp, all on your pedalboard - MusicRadar
- What’s going on with Dumble Amps? The return of an icon - Guitar World
- Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025 - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2025 Live: The biggest product launches, plus photos from the show floor… - Guitar.com
- NAMM 2025 rumors, predictions and breaking news - Guitar World
- Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2025 Gallery: The Latest from the NAMM Show - Premier Guitar
- NAMM 2025: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- “Modeling is just not fun. It doesn’t give you any sort of feeling. You gotta shake the pant legs and feel that air”: Dave Friedman, who’s built amps for Jerry Cantrell, Steve Stevens, and Chris Shiflett, is not ready to hop off the tube train - Guitar World
- Orange Announces Three New Portable Amps and the O Tone Combo Amp - Premier Guitar
- “Lightweight, portable, and incredibly powerful”: Orange launches “studio-grade and gig-ready” Baby Range – three affordable, compact heads that downsize classic Orange tones (and introduce some new ones, too) - Guitar World
- “A new take on a classic”: Marshall teases the release of a modded JCM, as a new era for the legendary amp brand beckons - Guitar World
- Boss launches WAZA Tube Amp Expander Core with “powerful enhancements focused on direct recording applications” - Guitar.com
- Boss shrinks and enhances its Waza Tube Amp Expander - now in more compact W-TAE Core edition - Guitar Pedal X
- Mark Tremonti: “I collect amps like most people collect guitars. My biggest affliction is buying Dumble amplifiers” - Guitar.com
- “We’re going to release an end-all-be-all amplifier with his name on it”: Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai and Metallica are among the rock royalty who used José Arredondo’s legendary amps. Now Dave Friedman is honoring his legacy with a definitive model - Guitar World
- “An original icon built by the same artisans who built them 30 years ago”: Mesa/Boogie is reviving the Dual Rectifier – the hallowed amp head that defined the sound of 1990s high gain music - Guitar World
- News - Rogue Pedal Rehousing helps me complete my ultimate JHS Pedals Gain Trifecta! - Guitar Pedal X
- “I don’t care if all guitar internet hates me. I cannot wait for this pendulum to swing back. Mark my words, it will”: Why Rhett Shull thinks amp modelers will fall out of favor in the future - Guitar World
- ‘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
- News - My 9 favourite Greer Amps Compact Gain Pedals Capsule Collection is complete - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- 16 of the Most Iconic Electric Guitar Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- NAMM 2023: Biggest guitar, pedal and amp announcements - Guitar.com
- Tubesteader's 4th Tube-Powered Gain Pedal is its first Compact - the rather smart Eggnog Tweed-voiced Overdrive / Preamp - Guitar Pedal X
- News - What Two Years of Tone-Questing Looks Like - Acquisitions, Passes and Still Probables - Guitar Pedal X
- News - The Perfect Guitar Amp Design / Next Level Boss Katana - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Ultimate Guitar Amps - A Personal Selection - Guitar Pedal X
Bass Player News
- On This Day in 2018, We Lost the Iconic Bassist Who Turned Down Touring Offers From Bob Dylan and Elvis Presley - American Songwriter
- Basslines and Bedlam: Remembering Limp Bizkit's Sam Rivers - Daily Kos
- “To think that Jamerson could compose this entire bassline spontaneously and still be locked into the groove is astounding. That's his genius”: How Motown hit-maker James Jamerson funked up a Christmas classic on this 1968 holiday gem - Guitar World
- “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
- Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument - Yahoo
- “The moment I discovered what it feels like to teach yourself a riff that you love, I was hooked. It feels like you're riding the universe”: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
- Crown The Empire And Bassist Hayden Tree Have Parted Ways - Rock Sound
- “The guy met me in a Tower Records parking lot and gave me that bass... I’ve recorded every record on it since I got it”: How Flea landed his cherished 1961 Fender Jazz Bass after finding a seller during the early days of Twitter - Guitar World
- Flea has announced his debut solo album – but he’s not the only bassist playing on it - Guitar World
- “You always get some guitar player stealing everyone’s thunder. Bass is mega-important – anyone who’s got an ounce of groove in them realises that”: How a hypnotic ‘Mani’ bassline propelled one of the Stone Roses’ finest moments - Guitar World
- “From a bass-playing point of view, he was the best. Everybody wanted to be him”: Joy Division co-founder Peter Hook on his friendship with Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield – and how groove defined his bass playing - Guitar World
- Ian Lees, Bass Player for Moving Pictures, Has Died - Noise11.com
- Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63 - BBC
- Gary Mounfield, former Stone Roses bassist, has died at 63 - WTOP
- Beloved rocker dead at 63: ‘One of the best to ever pick up a bass guitar’ - PennLive.com
- Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes - The Quietus
- “I found it more rewarding playing bass than playing rhythm. I've always been into Northern Soul and funk grooves and it was like, ‘This is it’”: Anchoring Primal Scream and the Stone Roses, Mani proudly defied trends, and re-defined rock bass in the 90s - Guitar World
- Mani: A Life In Six Bass Lines - clashmusic.com
- Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63 - The Guardian
- Former Stone Roses bassist Gary 'Mani' Mounfield dies aged 63 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Bass Amp News
- Peavey’s® Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Bass Gear Magazine
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- Best multi-effects pedals 2025: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - MusicRadar
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- Longtime LAFD leader selected to head a department recuperating after LA firestorm - LAist
- 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
- NS Design Unveils New Carbon Fiber Fin Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- How the MESA/Boogie Bass-800D channels 50 years of bass amp innovation - Gibson
- EMG Pickups Announces All New E-Series Bass Pickups - Premier Guitar
- Juan Alderete Is Bringing Over 700 Bass Guitars, Pedals, and Amps to Reverb - Reverb
- MayFly Audio releases the Sunset Bass Amplifier Simulator - Premier Guitar
- Bergantino Audio Announces the HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier - Premier Guitar
- Bergantino Audio Announces the New HP Ultra 2000W Bass Amplifier! - Bass Gear Magazine
- Fender drops game-changing Tone Master Pro update - Guitar World
- BOSS Katana-500 Bass Head and 1x12” Katana Bass Cabinet - Bass Gear Magazine
- “It did all those Led Zeppelin tours and all the recordings. It did flippin’ everything, y’know?” Jimmy Page reveals “the best amp that I’d ever had in my collection” - Guitar Player
- Esko, Grand Rapids, Northwestern bass anglers head to state - Duluth News Tribune
- “Designed to meet the exacting standards of today’s bassists”: Aguilar has overhauled some of its most iconic bass amps with some choice upgrades - Guitar World
Guitar Effects News
- “It's a Bad Monkey, turned up to 11”: DOD Badder Monkey review - Guitar World
- “It’s taken its time, but finally one of rock music’s most iconic instruments has been launched as a signature run”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a follow-up to the internet-breaking Bad Monkey story - Guitar World
- Robert Keeley and Andy Timmons collaborate once more - this time on a signature Nocturne 3-Mode Modulated Reverb - Guitar Pedal X
- Keeley’s Nocturne: Three Killer Reverbs in A Single Pedal - Premier Guitar
- Mr Wu has expanded the envelope further - another evolved and improved MGAT-1 Pedal is incoming - the Marshall EVO Edition Sinvertek Real Amp Abstraction - Guitar Pedal X
- End of Year Pedal Chain Update - Class of 2025 - Guitar Pedal X
- JHS Pedals' second collaboration with EHX unearths lost alternative OpAmp Muff - the Big Muff 2 - after a rummage through Bob Myer's Workshop - Guitar Pedal X
- EarthQuaker Devices' Sunn O))) HalfLife Fer KGR Harmony Collaboration sells out in under 100 minutes - Guitar Pedal X
- Strymon's new Fairfax is a cool Fuzzy Scuzzy Tube Amp style JFETs saturator with gating sag - Guitar Pedal X
- Electro-Harmonix and JHS Pedals revive Bob Myer’s forgotten circuit with the Big Muff 2 - Guitar.com
- Olinthus delivers it's most practically useful Tiny pedal to date - the sleek diminutive Pillbug FET Compressor - Guitar Pedal X
- “We found it. We built it”: A forgotten design for the Big Muff 2 spent 50 years buried in dust – now JHS Pedals and Electro-Harmonix have unearthed it and turned it into a reality - Guitar World
- Warm Audio WA-TS Tube Squealer review: “it offers a great deal in a small enclosure” - Guitar.com
- “Back in the heyday we had huge touring budgets and room for large travel rigs. Now you can store all your amps on a USB stick”: The greatest guitar gear of the 21st century (so far) - Guitar World
- 2025 Best of the Best Pedals of the year - Guitar Pedal X
- Warm Audio WA-TS Tube Squealer Overdrive Pedal - Guitar.com
- Rig Rundown: Russian Circles’ Mike Sullivan [2025] - Premier Guitar
- “Uniting the unmistakable growl of classic British amplification with the thick, unrelenting saturation of a thundering fuzz”: Crazy Tube Circuits squeezes out another sweet twofer with the Orama preamp/fuzz pedal - MusicRadar
- News - DOD finally releases its Badder Monkey Triple Parallel Blended Circuits Overdrive - Guitar Pedal X
- Valeton GP-50: Multi-Effect Powerhouse and NAM Pedal With Battery and Looper - Gearnews.com
Guitar and Bass News
- “To think that Jamerson could compose this entire bassline spontaneously and still be locked into the groove is astounding. That's his genius”: How Motown hit-maker James Jamerson funked up a Christmas classic on this 1968 holiday gem - Guitar World
- “Al Di Meola would call Yamaha and other companies, and say, ‘I think you need to pay attention to what’s going on here’”: Paul Reed Smith remembers his attempts to build guitars for other brands before starting his own company - Guitar World
- MODEST MOUSE Restocks Reverb Shop With Tour-Used Guitars, Vintage Synths, and Rare Studio Gear - That Eric Alper
- “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
- “The moment I discovered what it feels like to teach yourself a riff that you love, I was hooked. It feels like you're riding the universe”: Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
- “I think people pay for their biases – people will pay more to reinforce the incorrect opinions that they already have”: Jason Isbell on why Mexican-made guitars should not be underestimated - Guitar World
- Peavey’s Legendary Super Festival Bass Amp is Back - Premier Guitar
- “James Brown told me, ‘Son, you can’t come on my stage with that funny-looking thing!’” When a young Bootsy Collins joined James Brown’s band, the Godfather of Funk bought him a Fender Jazz Bass. Now it’s up for auction - Guitar World
- The greatest bass lines of all time revealed with Queen dominant, new poll finds - The Sun
- “Thank goodness it wasn’t painted”: John Entwistle’s Warwick bass triples in value after analysis reveals links to another rock great - Guitar World
- It’s a kind of magic: Wood grain analysis reveals bass guitar’s link to Queen - London Evening Standard
- Mani: A Life In Six Bass Lines - clashmusic.com
- “I looked at the bass, Billie looked at me, and I picked it up. I thought, ‘Did I just become a bass player?’” Green Day’s Mike Dirnt looks back on his early bass days – as Epiphone launches signature version of his cult classic Grabber G-3 - Guitar World
- IK Multimedia Announces TONEX Plug for Guitar and Bass - Premier Guitar
- Anthony Jackson, Master of the Electric Bass, Is Dead at 73 - The New York Times
- “My only regret is that I don’t get to play them all as often as I would like”: U2’s Adam Clayton is auctioning off a score of bass guitars that have shaped the band’s sound over the years - Guitar World
- Fender Partners With Turnstile for New Line of Guitars & Bass Guitars - billboard.com
- Adam Clayton Opens First-Ever Exhibition Of His Iconic Bass Guitars In Ireland - Noise11.com
- “One of the most visionary and influential bassists in the history of our instrument”: Anthony Jackson, low-end legend who pioneered the concept of the modern six-string bass, dies aged 73 - Guitar World
- Bass Giant Anthony Jackson Has Died - clashmusic.com
New Music releases
- Brand New Music Releases Tribute Single for Late Lee Min - 조선일보
- Simon Cowell's new boyband set to release first music video TOMORROW after huge success of Netflix show - The Sun
- Jessica Simpson Celebrates ‘Sold Out’ Music Release: ‘My Heart is So Full’ - Parade
- The best new holiday music releases for 2025 - niagara-gazette.com
- Shakira Performs With Her Sons in Argentina & More Uplifting Moments in Latin Music - billboard.com
- New Music Friday December 12, 2025: The Week's Best Releases - Sweety High
- Which New Music Release of the Week Is Your Favorite? Vote! - billboard.com
- New Music Friday: 35 Hip-Hop, R&B Releases You Need On Your Playlist - VIBE.com
- VOLUMES Release New Album, Mirror Touch, And Drop New Music Video For "Adrenaline" - Metal Injection
- The New Rock + Metal Albums Out Today - Loudwire
- Watch the music video ‘Emmanuel’ for Christmas - Church News
- The best new holiday music releases of 2025 - New York Daily News
- new music releases - Travel And Tour World
- New Music Friday: YUNGBLUD & Aerosmith, The Beatles, Olly Murs and more - Official Charts
- Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! - billboard.com
- BAD OMENS Release New Single 'Left For Good' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Kelsea Ballerini Opens Up About Surprising Favorite Part of New Music Release - Parade
- News: Anti-Corp Music Releases Two New Albums - New Noise Magazine
- RM Teases That the BTS Comeback Album Is 'Really Good' - ELLE
- New album releases 2026: Dates for Gorillaz, Robbie Williams, Leigh-Anne and more - Official Charts
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