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- Keith Richards says one instrument is the ‘most important’ for any guitar player to start with - cultfollowing.co.uk
- Review: Rabea Artist Series Sabre - Mixdown Magazine
- This Klon-style overdrive is nearly 50% off for Black Friday. At just $99, it’s the best way to get the sound favored by John Mayer, Jeff Beck, Warren Haynes and many other celebrated guitarists - GuitarPlayer.com
- Get the sound Adam Jones and James Hetfield made famous for less than $100 during Sweetwater's Black Friday sales event - GuitarPlayer.com
- This year’s best looper pedal deals, starting at $59 - Guitar World
- Eddie Cochran played one, Marc Bolan carried it for him, and it inspired a policeman who changed the world of rock: Get this gorgeous orange Gretsch for $150 off this Black Friday - GuitarPlayer.com
- Legendary guitarist Hamin Ahmed leads GMC Session 03 in Dhaka - The Daily Star
- Beatles and Brian May guitar tones for $99 – is Sweetwater sure this Tech 21 SansAmp amp pedal deal isn't a misprice? - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I just plain stole it.” The group that pinched an iconic riff from the Who to make two of the 1970s’ greatest power-pop hits - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- Buddy Guy: ‘I’m the Last Old Man Playing the Blues’ - Rolling Stone
- He's Not a 'Guitar Hero,' but Even 'Shredders' Can Actually Learn a Lot From Him: Turning Imperfections Into Useful Tools - Ultimate Guitar
- 'More Than One Generation On Stage': Tom Morello To Perform In India With Son Roman - News18
- The one guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan thought everyone should study: “A wonderful cat” - Far Out Magazine
- Walrus Audio’s Qi Etherealizer is my favorite signature artist stompbox of the year. It's now $90 cheaper at Sweetwater's Black Friday sales event - GuitarPlayer.com
- Come on (let the good times roll): The Epiphone Jimi Hendrix "Love Drops" Flying V is $300 off this Black Friday weekend - GuitarPlayer.com
- This is the perfect time to be a beginner or young guitarist – you can currently score more than $250 off our fave entry guitars from Squier, Epiphone, Yamaha and more - Guitar World
- “We thought smoking pot in an alley on First Street in San Francisco seemed like a bad idea.” Jefferson Airplane’s Jorma Kaukonen on Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and other giants of San Francisco’s psychedelic rock scene - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I’ve probably spent all my royalties on the endless pedals that arrive at the door to my wife’s displeasure”: How Marillion’s Steve Rothery forged a new musical alliance – and got addicted to buying pedals in the process - Guitar World
- NPAC hosting guitarist Emmanuel on Dec. 14 - The Rogersville Review
- Grammy award winning guitarist Tom Morello to bring son on his maiden India tour: ‘More than one generations on stage’ | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times
- Pay half the price, earn twice the looks. You’ll shine onstage with this gorgeous D'Angelico Excel DC XT Semi-hollowbody, now 50 percent off during Sweetwater’s Black Friday sales event - GuitarPlayer.com
- “It made much more sense than Chuck Berry playing ‘Sweet Little Sixteen.’” Did this novelty act inspire the greatest guitar riff of all time? Ritchie Blackmore on the band that made “Smoke on the Water” possible - GuitarPlayer.com
- Guitar Tricks just dropped a whole year of guitar lessons to only $99 thanks to this impressive 89% off Black Friday offer - Guitar World
- We gave the PRS Archon 50 a five-star review. Get up to $200 off right now during Sweetwater's Black Friday sale - GuitarPlayer.com
- Jack White and Eminem play NFL halftime show - Guitar World
- “It’s a true privilege”: YouTuber gets the chance to try Gary Rossington’s legendary Free Bird Gibson Les Paul/SG – so he plays Free Bird - Guitar World
- “Turn your damn guitar amps down, Joseph!” Joe Bonamassa cancels gig after hearing injury and has low-volume jams with a guitar legend instead - GuitarPlayer.com
- Paul McCartney and John Lennon were ambidextrous - GuitarPlayer.com
- “My first real death experience was almost dying myself.” Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age on his near-death experiences: “I remember thinking, I’m just going to do what I want to do” - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “The culmination of everything I've learned over the last 25 years.” Lindsey Buckingham teases new solo album after burying the hatchet with Mick Fleetwood - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- “Girls playing rock and roll would be so cool and sexy. I thought everybody would love it.” Joan Jett on battling the boys club to become a rock and roll guitar icon - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I’ll show you what got me in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney reveals the song he performed when he met John Lennon. But it wasn’t his guitar playing that earned him his respect - GuitarPlayer.com
- 'It's Nothing About That': The One Thing People Don't Get About Playing Rock, According to Nuno Bettencourt - Ultimate Guitar
- "It was a bit of a macho song.” John Lennon said it was the worst. George Harrison called it one of his favorites. How a “throwaway” Beatles song made it onto 'Rubber Soul' - GuitarPlayer.com
- “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
- Modern Metal Players 'Very Rarely Choose to Bend Anything', but This One Guitarist 'Isn't Afraid to Throw in a Bluesy Riff Every Now and Then', Wolf Van Halen Says - Ultimate Guitar
- 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
- “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I wanted to write a Montrose album, and he wanted to write an album more like the Eagles – and I hate the Eagles”: Stevie Salas on being asked to join David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar’s bands – and why he turned them down - Guitar World
- “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
- 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
- 'He'd Tell You That Himself': The One Guitar-Related Thing Eddie Van Halen Was 'Terrible' at, According to Wolfgang - Ultimate Guitar
- 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
- “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
- Ace Frehley, legendary Kiss guitarist, dies at 74 - NBC News
- “Reflecting on all of his incredible life achievements, Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!” Ace Frehley, larger-than-life Kiss guitarist, dies at 74 - Guitar World
- Robin Trower Looks Back on Seeing Jimi Hendrix and Albert King Perform Live for the First Time: 'I Wanted to Give Up Playing Guitar For About a Year' - Ultimate Guitar
- Want to Start Playing Guitar? This Is the Best — and Easiest — Way to Do It, Tim Henson Says - Ultimate Guitar
- Joe Bonamassa on Why You Should Never Do This One Thing on Stage, and What a Guitarist's 'Greatest Asset' Is: 'You Don't Need an F1 Pit Crew for a Three-Minute Jam' - Ultimate Guitar
- “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- 'I'm a Sh_t Player': Bryan Adams on Being 'Technically Not Very Good' on Guitar, and the Key Thing He Learned From a Legendary Producer - Ultimate Guitar
- Dad of Keith Urban’s guitar player addresses romance rumors after Nicole Kidman divorce - New York Post
- John 5 Addresses State of Guitar Today, Names Three Guitarists That 'Changed Music': 'Really Took It to the Next Level' - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I Had No Idea': What Shocked the Foo Fighters Producer About Dave Grohl's Guitar Playing - Ultimate Guitar
- The 'Ultimate' Achievement for Any Musician, According to Warren Haynes: 'All of My Favorite Guitar Players Are Like That' - Ultimate Guitar
- “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 Wish I Was Better at Some Parts': At 80, This Is How Much John Fogerty Practices Playing Guitar Every Day - Ultimate Guitar
- Get more Guitar Player stories in your day with these two easy steps - GuitarPlayer.com
- Legendary Steel Guitar Player Robby Turner Dead at 63 - Taste of Country
- Gus G on Why Ozzy Chose Him as His Guitarist, Explains Why Tony Iommi's Playing Style Is the 'Hardest One to Emulate': 'His Playing Is So Unconventional' - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I Kind of Put My Foot in' It: Paul McCartney's Guitar Player Shares Opinion on John Mayer's Playing, Recalls Mistaking Him for Another Guitarist - Ultimate Guitar
- “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
- 'I Hadn't Heard a Guitar Player Like That Before': Jake Kiszka's Mirador Bandmate Explains What's Special About Greta Van Fleet Guitarist's Playing - Ultimate Guitar
- John Fogerty says this thing is more important to musical success than being a good guitar player: "Even if your playing is kind of average, you can go far” - Guitar.com
- 'I Don't Care if You Are Al Di Meola or Not': Santana Reveals One Thing All Guitar Players Need to Practice More - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I Read Comments Saying, 'You've Got Nothing on Brent'': New Mastodon Guitarist Speaks on Being 'Judged', Shares Opinion on Brent Hinds' Playing - Ultimate Guitar
- 'Ozzy Walked in and Said, 'What the F**k Is That?'': Jake E. Lee Reveals How Iconic 'Bark at the Moon' Solo Was Really Made, Explains How Ozzy Made Him a Better Guitarist - Ultimate Guitar
- “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
- 'If It's Not What I Heard on the Record, It's Not It': Dweezil Zappa Speaks Up on 'Laziness' of Guitar Players When Playing Covers - Ultimate Guitar
- 'They Were Putting You in the Female Category': Lita Ford Opens Up on How People's Reactions to Women Playing Guitar - Ultimate Guitar
- 'It Has Nothing To Do With Anybody Else': Slash Shares Opinion On His Own Playing, Names One Thing He's Always Trying To Do - Ultimate Guitar
- Dweezil Zappa Speaks Up on Guitar Players Copying Eddie Van Halen, Names Guitarist Who 'Always Sounded Good' - Ultimate Guitar
- “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
- This Was Actually Yngwie Malmsteen's Favorite Guitar Player, His Ex-Bandmate Reveals: 'Who Knew?' - Ultimate Guitar
- "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
- Video 10-year-old guitar-playing prodigy rocks on - ABC News
- 'I Was Like, 'This Is So Amazing!'': Yngwie Malmsteen Says This Was His 'First Favorite Guitar Player' — Even Though He Didn't Know Who It Actually Was - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I Felt Responsible': His Death Was Tragic, But This (Overlooked) Guitarist Inspired One of the Most Enduring Songs - Ultimate Guitar
- 'That's the Only Way I Could Say, 'That's Good', or 'That's Bad'': Yngwie Malmsteen Reveals One Thing You Really Need To Do To Get Better At Playing Guitar - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I See So Many People Widdling and Shredding': Richard Kruspe Reveals One Simple Thing Guitarists Should Focus on, Names Greatest Guitar Riff Ever - Ultimate Guitar
- Rick Derringer, Guitar Journeyman Behind ‘Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,’ Dead at 77 - Rolling Stone
- Myles Kennedy Names 'Biggest Misconception' About His Guitar Playing, Compares Playing With Slash and Mark Tremonti - Ultimate Guitar
- “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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- Marty Friedman Shares Opinion on Polyphia, Explains Why 'Flashy' Playing Alone Doesn't Excite Him: 'I Got Over People Being Good Guitar Players' - Ultimate Guitar
- 'People Get Weirdly Bent Out of Shape When I Talk About My Guitar Playing': Billy Corgan Talks About His Guitar Playing - Ultimate Guitar
- 'I Don't Want to Play Like Steve Vai': Buzz Osborne Speaks on His Approach to Guitar and Songwriting - Ultimate Guitar
- Winner of Guitar Player Magazine International Competition to perform locally - timesobserver.com
- 'A Lot of People Say They Can Play Megadeth's Music, and They Can't': What Dave Mustaine Looks for in a Guitar Player - Ultimate Guitar
- 'Very Incestuous': One Issue Yngwie Malmsteen Has With Classic Rock Guitarists - Ultimate Guitar
- Al Di Meola Reveals Key Thing to Keeping a Steady Rhythm: 'for Most Guitar Players, It's Not Achievable' - Ultimate Guitar
- Forget Expensive Guitars: These 3 Legendary Guitar Players Swear by Budget Instruments - Ultimate Guitar
- Alex Skolnick Says Frank Zappa Was 'Not the Most Polished Guitar Player,' Explains What Really Made Him Special - Ultimate Guitar
Guitar Amp News
- UA Introduces Paradise Guitar Studio - Sonicstate
- Black Friday guitar deals 2025 LIVE: all the biggest savings at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender, Amazon and more that are still live - Guitar World
- Get the sound Adam Jones and James Hetfield made famous for less than $100 during Sweetwater's Black Friday sales event - GuitarPlayer.com
- A massive $200 discount on a plug-in suite featuring four iconic amplifiers from one of the brands at the forefront of digital amp emulation tech. This Universal Audio offer is one that can't be missed - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I carry one in my luggage at all times”: Steve Vai doesn’t leave the house without this mini amp – and now you can pick up his new favorite piece of gear for $50 less - Guitar World
- Buy a Friedman amp for $99 in this bonkers Black Friday deal - Guitar World
- The Boss Katana: Go Mini is on sale for $99 this Black Friday - Guitar World
- Drunk Beaver's Pedal Drop #34 is a really cool take on the Roland Jazz Chorus Preamp Section - specially as per the JC-120H and JC-77 Editions of Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- “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
- 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
- News - 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
- “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
- The Real Reason Why Amp Modelers Became So Popular — And Why Joe Bonamassa Still Won't Play Them - Ultimate Guitar
- 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
- “It possesses the horsepower to remain clean, even at the loudest volumes, and handles – and delivers – the highest dynamic content from your picking hand”: Mesa/Boogie reissues a cult classic that takes the amp brand back to the beginning - musicradar.com
- “He wanted all that at an undoable selling price”: Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith confirms rumours that it built James Hetfield a signature model – and it combined three iconic amps in one - musicradar.com
- “When I went to the all-digital realm, I took on a world of pain that I was not expecting”: Why Stephen Carpenter has returned to tube amps for Deftones’ latest tour - Guitar World
- Who Really Owns a Sound: Are These Guitar Amp and Pedal Plug-Ins Any Different From New Bands Ripping Off Famous Acts? - Ultimate Guitar
- “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
- “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 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
- “I realized I had something very exciting on my hands. I wasn’t expecting it at all”: Guitarist unwittingly buys John Lennon’s old Fender Deluxe – after the suspected White Album combo turned up on Facebook Marketplace - Guitar World
- 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
- 'I Started To Get Disillusioned With The Consistency Of My Sound With Marshall': Slash Opens Up On How He Switched From Marshall To Magnatone Amps - Ultimate Guitar
- 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
- Clean Tube Amps Are Becoming Trendy Again: Is This the Reason for the Rise in Popularity of This New Gear? - Ultimate Guitar
- 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.com
- Fender to launch new American Vintage, Mustang, and Tone Master amps this year – here’s everything you need to know - Guitar.com
- Supro Announces New Airwave Tube Amp - Premier Guitar
- 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 - GuitarPlayer.com
- Best Combo Amp for Every Budget: Fender, Orange, Marshall & More - Gearnews.com
- Thomann has acquired Hughes & Kettner – and is promising a bright future for the German amp giant championed by Alex Lifeson and Tommy Thayer - Guitar World
- Best amp modellers 2025: High-tech tone solutions for all guitarists - musicradar.com
- Engl unleashes Fireball IR Dual Channel High Gain Distortion Preamp - with Noise Gate and Mid Boost - based on its most formidable amp - Guitar Pedal X
- News - Chug vs Chug Lite - a simple GPX Head-to-Head Comparison - Guitar Pedal X
- John Mayer Names One Thing 'That Can Only Come from the Ignition Inside a Tube,' Speaks on His Unusual Live Amp Setup - Ultimate Guitar
- Is He Ditching Axe-Fx? John Mayer Used a New Guitar Amp Modeler at Coachella 2025 Performance - Ultimate Guitar
- Best Fender amps 2025: The finest Fender amplifiers you can get your hands on - GuitarPlayer.com
- Best amp modelers 2025: Get your dream guitar tone with my top picks - GuitarPlayer.com
- 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
- News - IK Multimedia ToneX One Joe Satriani Chrome Edition Deep Dive - Guitar Pedal X
- News - The Boss Katana : GO - Personal Guitar Amplifier / Headphone Amp is Back! - Guitar Pedal X
- Airis Effects' latest 'Nasty' High Gain Preamp - the 51-Filthy is a wonderful mix of Block Peavey 5150 and Diezel Hagen - Guitar Pedal X
- Positive Grid Launches the Spark NEO - Premier Guitar
- Peavey Is Cashing in on Nostalgia Now: These Are 3 Reasons Why That's a Good Move - Ultimate Guitar
- News - 9 Cool Headphone Amps - Guitar Pedal X
- Session Legend Names One Aspect of Amp Modelers That Shouldn't Be Underestimated, Though He Prefers Tube Amps '99% of the Time' - Ultimate Guitar
- 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.com
- Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025 - musicradar.com
- What’s going on with Dumble Amps? The return of an icon - 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: The Best New Product News & Announcements - Reverb
- Marshall Announces New Products at NAMM 2025 - Premier Guitar
- Fender Reveals New Releases for 2025: NAMM Special - Premier Guitar
- “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
- 'He Was the High-gain Pioneer': Friedman Revives Legendary Mods and Eddie Van Halen's Secret Weapon With New Amp - Ultimate Guitar
- “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
- News - The Origin Effects Deluxe 55 and Tubesteader Eggnog are my Tweed Kings! - Guitar Pedal X
- How Guitar Gear Will Evolve in 2025: Inflation, Digital Amps, and the Shifts That Will Define the Year - Ultimate Guitar
- The Most Watched Music Gear of 2024 - Reverb
- 'Yes, I've Sold My Soul': Guthrie Govan Explains Why He Now Prefers This 'Digital Monstrosity' Instead of a 'Real Amp' - Ultimate Guitar
- Mastodon's Bill Kelliher Names 'Number One' Thing for Rhythm Guitar Tone, Reveals Why He Isn't Into Mesa Boogie Amps - Ultimate Guitar
- ‘High off the sound’: Fergus Falls engineer is a guitar amp hero - MPR News
- These are the best new amplifiers of 2024, according to the Guitar.com team - Guitar.com
- I'm Done! 2 Important Reasons I Won't Buy Another Tube Amplifier - Ultimate Guitar
- “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
- Top 5 Reasons I Switched From Tube Amps to Amp and Cab Sims - Ultimate Guitar
- 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
- 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
- The Squier Debut Series Precision Bass might be the cheapest bass Fender makes, but it's not just useful for beginners – save a huge 20% on it with this unmissable Amazon Black Friday deal - Guitar World
- Limp Bizkit Honors Late Bassist Sam Rivers at First Show Since His Passing - Billboard
- Watch Limp Bizkit pay tribute to late bassist Sam Rivers in first concert since passing - NME
- “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
- Watch: LIMP BIZKIT Plays First Concert Following Bassist SAM RIVERS's Death - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Watch Limp Bizkit pay tribute to late bassist Sam Rivers in first concert since passing - Far Out Magazine
- Local artist profile: Harley Breewel - Times News Group
- “My brain started to reject the idea of always serving other people’s songs. It was time for me to stop what I was doing”: L.A. session bassist Pops Magellan walked away from stadium shows with megastars to shine the spotlight on her own material - Guitar World
- “I’ve been willing this to happen forever.” Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt opens up about the band’s upcoming feature film, plans for music — and his brand-new Epiphone signature bass - GuitarPlayer.com
- Bassists, this one's for you – 9 great Black Friday bass guitar deals with up to $250 off Fender, Yamaha, Darkglass, Line 6 and more - Guitar World
- American Routes Shortcuts: Charlie Haden - WWNO
- The "second-best" debut album of all time, according to Mani - Far Out Magazine
- “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
- Greatest bass lines of all time revealed as legendary band secures four hits in top 10 - The Mirror
- Sky Arts Reveals the Nation’s Greatest Basslines – and Queen Reign Supreme - Sky Group
- “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
- The greatest bass lines of all time revealed with Queen dominant, new poll finds - The Sun
- Gary Mounfield, former Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies at 63 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63 - BBC
- Remembering Mani, by Gordon Moakes - The Quietus
Bass Amp News
- Rex, Eston and the Bass King legacy: Inside Australia’s amp empire - Mixdown Magazine
- GEEZER BUTLER Is Selling The Bass Amp Heads He Used At BLACK SABBATH's Final Show - Metal Injection
- Best multi-effects pedals 2025: Our pick of the best all-in-one guitar FX modellers - musicradar.com
- Longtime LAFD leader selected to head a department recuperating after LA firestorm - LAist
- 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
- How the MESA/Boogie Bass-800D channels 50 years of bass amp innovation - Gibson
- Respected Bass Amp Tone In Software - Sonicstate
- 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
- Winter NAMM 2025 – Day 1 - Bass Gear Magazine
- Fender drops game-changing Tone Master Pro update - Guitar World
- 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
- Genzler Amplification Launches Kinetix 800 Bass Amp - Premier Guitar
- Boss Announces Katana-500 Bass Head and Cabinet 112 Bass - Premier Guitar
- Boss unleashes a Bass Edition of its Killer ME-90 Multi-FX pedal alongside a potent new Katana 500 Watt Bass Head with matching C112B Cab - Guitar Pedal X
- “Raises professional bass amplification to the next level”: Boss has unveiled its first-ever Katana bass head – and it might have just changed the game for bass players - Guitar World
- Line 6’s new POD Express Guitar and Bass offer a wealth of effects in ultra-portable units - Guitar.com
Guitar Effects News
- Lichtlaerm Audio now has a Quadfecta of superior Compact gain machines with this potent Lennart Bossu Signature Thorn 3-Mode High Gain Distortion, newly in at Joe's Pedals in the UK - Guitar Pedal X
- The 8 Best Compressor Pedals for Any Budget: Shape your Dynamics Like a Pro! - Gearnews.com
- Universal Audio Paradise Guitar Studio: Professional-level Guitar Sound Without Any Hardware - Gearnews.com
- Black Friday guitar deals 2025 LIVE: all the biggest savings at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender, Amazon and more that are still live - Guitar World
- Christone "Kingfish" Ingram calls it one of the five pedals he can't do without. Now the MXR FOD Drive is less than $100 at Sweetwater's Black Friday sales event - GuitarPlayer.com
- This Klon-style overdrive is nearly 50% off for Black Friday. At just $99, it’s the best way to get the sound favored by John Mayer, Jeff Beck, Warren Haynes and many other celebrated guitarists - GuitarPlayer.com
- Get the sound Adam Jones and James Hetfield made famous for less than $100 during Sweetwater's Black Friday sales event - GuitarPlayer.com
- This year’s best looper pedal deals, starting at $59 - Guitar World
- “Once you get the hang of it, this looper has many practical applications and is a fun creative tool”: Walrus Audio Xero Polylooper review - Guitar World
- Beatles and Brian May guitar tones for $99 – is Sweetwater sure this Tech 21 SansAmp amp pedal deal isn't a misprice? - GuitarPlayer.com
- “I carry one in my luggage at all times”: Steve Vai doesn’t leave the house without this mini amp – and now you can pick up his new favorite piece of gear for $50 less - Guitar World
- Who says modelling has to be complicated? Pick up a Line 6 POD Express and see how simple it can be, whilst saving $50 at Guitar Center - GuitarPlayer.com
- My favourite piece of guitar gear released in 2025 is on sale today – try the ToneWoodAmp2 and transform your acoustic guitar sound into something glorious like I did - GuitarPlayer.com
- Positive Grid is knocking up to 30% off its range of top-rated smart amps and software this Black Friday weekend - including the Spark 2, Spark Mini & Bias X - musicradar.com
- Walrus Audio’s Qi Etherealizer is my favorite signature artist stompbox of the year. It's now $90 cheaper at Sweetwater's Black Friday sales event - GuitarPlayer.com
- Best-selling TONEX One modeler: $149 at GC. Don't miss it! - Guitar World
- I am determined to find great tone for under $100. Behold! I have unearthed the best cheap pedal deals from Boss, MXR, Electro-Harmonix, JHS, Walrus Audio and many more - Guitar World
- “Not your typical guitar pedal”: Gamechanger Audio Motor Pedal review - Guitar World
- A massive $240 off the Line 6 Helix Native guitar plug-in. Take it from a long-time Helix user - it's worth it - GuitarPlayer.com
- Boss is slicing through the Cyber Weekend noise with sizable discounts on the practice-friendly Katana amps, our number one looper, and a classic distortion pedal for only $54.99 - Guitar World
Guitar and Bass News
- If you’ve been binging The Beatles Anthology like us, this bargain violin bass is your perfect Cyber Monday deal - Guitar.com
- Exhibition dedicated to guitar in Cetinje - vijesti.me
- The 8 Best Compressor Pedals for Any Budget: Shape your Dynamics Like a Pro! - Gearnews.com
- Rex, Eston and the Bass King legacy: Inside Australia’s amp empire - Mixdown Magazine
- Black Friday guitar deals 2025 LIVE: all the biggest savings at Sweetwater, Guitar Center, Fender, Amazon and more that are still live - Guitar World
- The Squier Debut Series Precision Bass might be the cheapest bass Fender makes, but it's not just useful for beginners – save a huge 20% on it with this unmissable Amazon Black Friday deal - Guitar World
- Stuck on a Christmas present? Give the gift of music with these budget-friendly guitar starter kits for kids and adults alike - 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
- “The origins of its nickname remain obscure, but, thankfully, the rest of its particulars were easier to pin down”: You know Greeny, now it’s time to meet Stripe – Gary Moore’s other go-to ’59 Les Paul, and a guitar of incalculable vibe - Guitar World
- “My brain started to reject the idea of always serving other people’s songs. It was time for me to stop what I was doing”: L.A. session bassist Pops Magellan walked away from stadium shows with megastars to shine the spotlight on her own material - Guitar World
- “I’ve been willing this to happen forever.” Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt opens up about the band’s upcoming feature film, plans for music — and his brand-new Epiphone signature bass - GuitarPlayer.com
- Bassists, this one's for you – 9 great Black Friday bass guitar deals with up to $250 off Fender, Yamaha, Darkglass, Line 6 and more - Guitar World
- I'm feeling this! The ultimate Squier Sonic Strat for budding Tom DeLonge fans is now even cheaper at only $161 for Black Friday - Guitar World
- “It’s a true privilege”: YouTuber gets the chance to try Gary Rossington’s legendary Free Bird Gibson Les Paul/SG – so he plays Free Bird - Guitar World
- My bandmate gigged this Walrus Audio amp simulator and his tone was better than mine. Now its upgraded successor is $90 off for Black Friday and I’m about to join him - Guitar World
- “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 history of Tech 21 and the SansAmp: how a hobbyist engineer changed guitar pedals forever - Guitar.com
- METALLICA's …And Justice For All Mixer Originally Removed The Bass As A Joke - Metal Injection
- Lars Ulrich Is To Blame For Lack of Bass on …And Justice For All Says Mixing Engineer - Metal Injection
- It’s a kind of magic: Wood grain analysis reveals bass guitar’s link to Queen - Harrow Times
New Music releases
- Max Bianco Releases New Music Ahead of Babyshambles Supports - Click Roll Boom
- New music on our radar this week: Lady Shaka, Yourboykiran, FAUZIA - Mixmag
- Sahir Ali Bagga releases new music video featuring Saima Noor, Afshan Fawad - Dunya News
- The best new holiday music releases for 2025 - Eagle-Tribune
- The best new holiday music releases for 2025 - Orlando Sentinel
- The 10 best new Christmas music albums for 2025 holiday season - The Detroit News
- Tani Yuuki Releases Doraemon TV Anime New Ending Song Music Video - Crunchyroll
- MAX AVOIDANCE releases news singles 'Alone' and 'Lightyear', both out now, new music coming in 2026 - Click Roll Boom
- The Best New Music Releases of November 2025 - Westword
- “The perfect marriage of Aerosmith and the Cult. An Aerocult, if you will”: November 2025 Guitar World Editors’ Picks - Guitar World
- 6 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now - Pitchfork
- All the New Rock + Metal Albums That Just Came Out Today - Loudwire
- New Music Friday: Jessie J, Ed Sheeran, Pulp and more - Official Charts
- Paddington The Musical releases new music video - WhatsOnStage
- Catriona Gray back to making music, releases new song 'Every Christmas' - ABS-CBN
- New Music Friday: Record Store Day Black Friday 2025 : All Songs Considered - NPR
- The best new holiday music releases for 2025 - Grand Haven Tribune
- New music on our radar this week: Danny L Harle, Lancey Foux, Shy One - Mixmag
- Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite This Week? Vote! - Billboard
- Kelsea Ballerini Opens Up About Surprising Favorite Part of New Music Release - parade.com
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