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- Johnny Marr on Working With Singers: 'My Role Is to Let Them Think They're the Alpha, but I'm Running It' - Ultimate Guitar
- Musician Benjamin Ryan redefines guitar playing with new invention - The Channels
- Zashabuti Unveils the ZAMP - Premier Guitar
- Ritchie Blackmore reveals THIS artist as 'a natural guitar player' - Geo News
- “It’s especially special to be playing at The Whisky... where almost all of my guitar heroes have played”: Sophie Lloyd announces debut US headlining show at LA’s Whisky A Go Go and shares blazing shred cover of Alice Cooper’s Poison - MusicRadar
- “Astonishingly, his continued non-acknowledgment as a near direct tonal descendant of Jimi Hendrix continues to this day”: Vernon Reid names the ’70s guitar hero who is still overlooked – despite playing with Hendrix - Guitar World
- “It must have taken two weeks of tweaking to wrestle that thing to the point where it would stay in tune”: Joe Satriani called on Eddie Van Halen’s techs to figure out how to make his Frankenstein playable - Guitar World
- Ritchie Blackmore on his favourite guitarist: “I think, How the hell is he doing that?” - Yahoo Entertainment
- 5 Questions With Ernie Ranglin - Jamaica Gleaner
- “A piece of music history and a slice of automotive greatness in an epic bundle”: Yngwie Malmsteen’s #4 Strat has been listed on Reverb – and it comes with a free Ferrari - Guitar Player
- “Oh my gosh, you're here. And you've brought your guitar”: David Gilmour and his daughter Romany surprise Brighton pub with Wish You Were Here duet - Guitar Player
- “We brought in some Marshalls and stacked them, and my friend started playing some bad blues”: Ritchie Blackmore once protested hotel construction by cranking his amps at 3 a.m. – but didn't know that Eric Clapton was in the room next door - Guitar Player
- Bret Michaels’ Guitarist and Musical Director Clarifies Why Michaels Didn’t Want to Tour - MetalSucks
- “I had a little too much Jack Daniels and went to sleep. Early the next morning, I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: Session pro George Terry recalls the first time he met a Beatle - Guitar World
- “Elvis started beating the snot out of his guitar, and Bill grabbed his bass and started playing. Sam poked his head out of the door and said, ‘What are you guys doing? That sounds pretty good’”: Scotty Moore details the legendary That’s All Right session - Guitar Player
- Fender Player 1 vs Player 2: should you upgrade? - Guitar World
- “This guitar holds the magic of Malmsteen’s fast-paced, virtuosic playing”: One of Yngwie Malmsteen's main Fender Strats is up for grabs – and it comes with a free Ferrari - Guitar World
- “The playing is fiery, the lines are emotionally powerful and the melodic ideas and phrasing are perfect”: Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to his favorite guitar player of all time - Guitar World
- “Pure valve-drive power allowing you to experience rich, dynamic, and authentically classic tones”: Ashdown’s new SX tube amp series offers mid-priced options for vintage amps with modern features - Guitar Player
- “Crafted for limitless self-expression with refined body contours and improved weight and balance”: Gibson revives its forgotten '80s relic, the Victory, in response to “player requests” - Guitar Player
- “There’s spite and aggression in the performance. But there’s also pain”: Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was designed to settle a score with Rolling Stone - Guitar Player
- “There’s spite and aggression in the performance”: Unreleased Prince documentary suggests his iconic While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was an “act of revenge” against Rolling Stone - Guitar World
- They may have lit the fuse for high-voltage rock, but The Kinks are much more than You Really Got Me – and Ray Davies’ inventive acoustic style influenced a generation of players, including Pete Townshend - Guitar World
- Songwriter/Actor Tom Mason Sails Away With Joy In His Wake - WMOT
- “After the first take, Paco needed to relax, so he smoked a joint and the second take was the one. The rest is history”: Al Di Meola on the magic of Mediterranean Sundance - Guitar Player
- “I never liked the idea of getting lessons from a guitar player, and thought it would be more useful to learn from someone who didn’t play the guitar at all”: Lo-fi guitar hero Mk.gee on why he decided to learn guitar basics from an upright bassist - Guitar World
- “Created in response to player requests for the return of this ’80s-era cult favorite”: Gibson channels Superstrat and PRS vibes as it revives its Victory model for the first time in 40 years - Guitar World
- “Guitar players have been sleeping on wah for the last two decades!”: Cory Wong teams up with Hotone Audio for the Wong Press, a 3-in-1 volume, expression and wah pedal - MusicRadar
- John 5 Explains Why 'Heavy' Guitar Tone Shouldn't Be Too Distorted, Says He Adapts Playing Style to Venue Types - Ultimate Guitar
- “I went to a Jimi Hendrix concert… I thought it was a bunch of noise. I left”: Frank Marino recalls how he was unimpressed with seeing Hendrix live - Guitar.com
- jesus lizard News & Articles - Premier Guitar
- “‘What are you still doing at home? You’re supposed to be on a flight going to Detroit to audition.’ That was my introduction to P-Funk”: DeWayne Blackbyrd McKnight on how he came to join George Clinton's legendary music collective - Guitar World
- “Over the years I’ve realized I thrive most when I’m actively working with my bandmates behind the scenes”: Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson explains why he's decided to sit out the band’s comeback tour - Guitar World
- Simon McBride Reveals Why He Had to Mod His Amps for Deep Purple, Explains What Makes Don Airey So Great - Ultimate Guitar
- He’s played with Michael Jackson, Elton John and three of the Beatles, and was a world-class soloist while still in his teens – why Toto guitarist Steve Lukather is one of rock’s greatest players - Guitar World
- mgk makes special appearance ahead of Browns season opener - clevelandbrowns.com
- Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Lou Reed, dies at 86 - South China Morning Post
- Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers, who played with David Bowie, Lou Reed and others, dies at 86 - WDIV ClickOnDetroit
- Bass guitarist Herbie Flowers dies aged 86 - BBC.com
- Frank Marino Shoots Down Bizarre Jimi Hendrix Rumor, Says Hendrix's Music Originally Sounded Like 'a Bunch of Noise' to Him - Ultimate Guitar
- “I thought it was a bunch of noise. I left. Later, it almost felt like Jimi Hendrix was saying, ‘I'll make sure you never forget my name’”: Frank Marino on the time he left a Hendrix gig early – and the truth behind the bizarre Hendrix haunting story - Guitar World
- “I’ve got something special to do tonight”: Watch Steve Lukather cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing, with Jeff Beck's white Strat - Guitar Player
- “All of a sudden out of the blue I didn’t have any control of this arm”: Brian May recovering after suffering “minor stroke” - Guitar World
- Queen’s Brian May says he can still play guitar after a minor stroke affected one arm - Los Angeles Times
- “A player who took the instrument to places no-one else had ever gone before”: Epiphone’s Jimi Hendrix ‘Love Drops’ Flying V recreates the guitar great’s most psychedelic model - Guitar World
- 'You Will Be Miserable': Yngwie Malmsteen Names One Thing Guitar Players Shouldn't Do - Ultimate Guitar
- “We were at an EMI dinner, and David Gilmour was there. I said, ‘By far, you’re my favorite guitar player. How do you come up with those melodies?’” W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless on the invaluable advice he received from the Pink Floyd icon - Guitar World
- “I went out to have a cigarette. The door opens and it’s the producer. He looks at me and says, ‘You feel like playing?’”: Steve Hunter on the time he spontaneously tracked the guitar solo for Aerosmith's Train Kept a Rollin' - Guitar Player
- Guitar virtuoso Mdou Moctar gets political after home country experiences coup - PBS NewsHour
- “Look what's happened here because I'm playing this solo. It's spreading all over the internet. Do you know what that does? It inspires people to want to play guitar”: Corey Feldman hopes his viral solos will inspire others to pick up the instrument - Guitar World
- Cardinals guitars are music to the ears of guitar players - STLSportsPage
- “I can say 100% he’s not faking. He’s playing pretty badly, but he is playing”: Controversy surrounds Corey Feldman’s guitar ‘skills’ - MusicRadar
- “The dude is so cracked. He comes up with the most insane sounds you’ve ever heard”: Polyphia’s Tim Henson names his favorite new guitar player - Guitar World
- No more encores for Tacoma musician Jerry Miller, one of the best to ever play guitar - Tacoma News Tribune
- “He gave us ninety years of tireless efforts to educate, inspire, and entertain”: British blues pioneer John Mayall dies at 90 - Guitar Player
- ‘Best guitar player in the world’ with strong Bay Area ties dies at 81 - The Mercury News
- Moby Grape guitarist Jerry Miller dies aged 81 - Guitar.com
- Jerry Miller, influential Moby Grape guitarist who Eric Clapton called the “best guitar player in the world”, has died aged 81 - Guitar World
- Rock legend once called ‘best guitar player in world’ has died - cleveland.com
- Jerry Miller, Moby Grape Lead Guitarist and Co-Founder, Dies at 81 - Variety
- Rock legend, ‘best guitar player in world,’ dead at 81 - AL.com
- Jerry Miller Dies: Moby Grape Cofounder Voted One Of Rock’s Guitar Greats Was 81 - Deadline
- “The guitar is a symbol of what he represents for us; we must do it for him and our heritage”: A fundraising campaign has been launched to buy Rory Gallagher’s Stratocaster and keep it in Ireland - Guitar Player
- Ted Nugent Names the 'Greatest Guitar Player in the World,' Praises Motown Musicians - Ultimate Guitar
- Slash says Eddie Van Halen was a blues player at heart – and that's what made him so good - Guitar Player
- Slash Names Greatest Thing About Eddie Van Halen's Playing (and It's Not Tapping): 'Nobody Could Touch Him' - Ultimate Guitar
- “One day, Eric called and said, ‘Buddy Guy, George Harrison, and I are playing the Roxy tonight. You’re going to come and jam’”: The night Eric Clapton invited Richie Sambora to a dream jam session - Guitar Player
- “I had hoped to have my band do a spectacular set in front of this enormous crowd... but even though we played well, the audience was very much asleep”: John Fogerty on Creedence Clearwater Revival's disappointing Woodstock set - Guitar Player
- Paul Gilbert Speaks Up on How He Shifted from a 'Shredder' to a Bluesier Guitarist, Shares Opinion on Instagram Shredders - Ultimate Guitar
- “I did what I had to do as a man for my family, and I don’t regret leaving – I regret how it happened”: Richie Sambora reflects on his departure from Bon Jovi - Guitar Player
- “She’s a badass guitar player who always played a Pink Paisley Telecaster – they should have made a signature model 20 years ago”: Susan Tedeschi names the guitarist who deserved a signature model but never got one - Guitar World
- Glenn Hughes Says This Is the 'Greatest Blues Rock Guitar Player Today' - Ultimate Guitar
- “Workshops, impromptu collaboration and mentorship in an intimate and relaxed environment”: George Benson to head up a star-studded guitar event with Steve Lukather, Cory Wong and Tommy Emmanuel - Guitar Player
- Scott Ian Names Van Halen's 'Most Metal Song,' Opens Up on Playing Eddie's Parts as 'a Caveman Rhythm Guitar Player' - Ultimate Guitar
- Tom Morello Explains Why He Doesn't Use Copies of His Guitars for Live Shows: 'I Look at Them as Colleagues' - Ultimate Guitar
- “We need more guitar players!”: R.E.M. reunite, Trey Anastasio pays homage to Steely Dan at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony - Guitar Player
- Why 'The Best' Guitar Player Doesn't Exist and How to Tell a Story With Music: Inside the Mind of Guthrie Govan - Ultimate Guitar
- Taylor Swift voted the 8th best guitarist of the last two decades - Guitar.com
- “Eric Clapton’s roadie came by the house, and he brought a Strat with him... He said, ‘I’ll sell it to you for £60’”: Ritchie Blackmore's first Strat came from Eric Clapton's collection - Guitar Player
- “I was in shock for the first few days – I never thought I'd meet a Beatle, much less play with one”: Rusty Anderson on how he became Paul McCartney's guitarist - Guitar World
- “Buddy signed my Squier Stratocaster and asked me to play a few notes for him, then said, ‘Be ready when I call you’”: How an 8-year-old Quinn Sullivan became Buddy Guy's protégé, and friend - Guitar Player
- “My hands are the true story of my personality. One hand looks glamorous, and the other is a real worker with broken nails”: Heart's Nancy Wilson on rhythm guitar, and the mistake acoustic players often make when playing electric - Guitar Player
- 'Why Are You Even on the Stage?': Nuno Bettencourt Shares Opinion on Musicians 'Faking It' With Backing Tracks - Ultimate Guitar
- Most Guitar Shredders Can't Do These Things, Lenny Kravitz Says: 'Talking Loud but Saying Nothing' - Ultimate Guitar
- “He has found things to do on the guitar that are like nobody else. It was the same when I first saw Prince”: Eric Clapton picks an unlikely contender as his favorite contemporary guitarist - Guitar World
- “I fired Hendrix. He was a damn good guitar player, but the guy was never on time”: Rare pre-fame Jimi Hendrix recording from his short stint as Little Richard's guitarist is now up for auction - Guitar World
- “Lack of use, plus three bouts of COVID, probably phased out the plectrum for me”: Mark Knopfler on why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking - Guitar Player
- The Smashing Pumpkins' New Guitarist Speaks up on Being Selected: 'I Thought My Touring Days Were Over' - Ultimate Guitar
- “When I told my father I wanted an acoustic guitar, he was thrilled about getting me an instrument that wouldn’t deafen the family, like my Les Paul and Twin Reverb”: With a spunky vintage National resonator, Tinsley Ellis has finally gone acoustic - Guitar Player
- “He was and is the best guitar player I've ever played with”: Ozzy Osbourne reveals the name he rates above all his other guitarist collaborators - Guitar World
- Ozzy Osbourne Explains One Thing American Guitarists Tend to Do, Names 'the Best' Guitarist He Worked With - Ultimate Guitar
- Heart attack kills punk rock frontman, guitar player and producer Steve Albini - UPI News
- 10,000 people applied to be The Smashing Pumpkins' next guitarist. Meet the woman who got the job. - CBS News
- Duane Eddy, Grammy-Winning ‘Peter Gunn’ Guitarist, Dies at 86 - Variety
- Duane Eddy, King of the Twangy Guitar, Dead at 86 - Rolling Stone
- Dickey Betts, legendary guitarist and founding Allman Brothers Band member, dies at 80 - GPB News
- Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band Guitarist, Dies at 80 - Variety
- Joe Bonamassa on His One Guitar-Playing Weakness: 'I Can't Pull It Off' - Ultimate Guitar
- Ace Frehley on the creation of his new solo album, and the '59 Les Paul he'll always regret selling - Guitar Player
- 11-year-old guitar hero from Hurricane who goes viral - WSAZ
Guitar Amp News
- Zashabuti Unveils the ZAMP - Premier Guitar
- “You plug into a great Dumble and it is this awe-inspiring warm feeling you get”: Mark Tremonti reveals how he bought one of his sweetest-sounding Dumbles at a swap meet and explains why they are the holy grail of tube amps - MusicRadar
- Fender Mustang Micro Plus – Tone Master vibes in a pocket-sized package - Guitar.com
- “Provides Marshall Plexi fanatics with the dynamic, bone-crushing tones of their dreams and then some”: Suhr SL68 MkII head review - Guitar World
- “Enough power, oodles of tone, and a super easy lug”: Fishman Loudbox Micro acoustic combo amp review - Guitar World
- “Pure valve-drive power allowing you to experience rich, dynamic, and authentically classic tones”: Ashdown’s new SX tube amp series offers mid-priced options for vintage amps with modern features - Guitar Player
- “Pays homage to vintage legends while infusing innovative features”: Ashdown’s mid-priced SX range looks to put a modern spin on classic tube amp tones - Guitar World
- “If you talk about rare unicorns, that's the amp. To have something that John Mayer himself couldn't distinguish from the real thing, that’s something we would love to do”: The Neural DSP team reveal the vintage amp they dream of one day modeling - Guitar World
- Announcing the Fender Mustang Micro Plus - Mixdown
- Guitar Amp Modeler Under $100? Yes, Harley Benton Just Did That: Here's the DNAfx GiT Core - Ultimate Guitar
- Mustang Micro Plus: Fender’s ultra-portable guitar amplifier finally gets an upgrade - Guitar.com
- "Worth the extra money for the added features over the original": Fender Mustang Micro Plus Headphone Amp review - MusicRadar
- FENDER® INTRODUCES THE MUSTANG™ MICRO PLUS, EXPANDING INNOVATIVE POCKET-SIZED AMP RANGE - PR Newswire
- Why Fender's new Mustang Micro Plus headphone amp is the right update at the right time - MusicRadar
- “A celebration of Dimebag’s timeless influence”: Dimebag Darrell’s Warhead amp has been revived as a compact lunchbox head – and it was tested during Pantera rehearsals - Guitar World
- You May Not Like It but Tube Amps Are Changing Forever: Here's Why - Ultimate Guitar
- Quick! Get the original Spark smart amp at a super low price for a limited time in Positive Grid’s big Labor Day sale - MusicRadar
- cranked tube amp News & Articles - Premier Guitar
- “This amp captures his iconic sound and personal design touch”: Steve Vai and Positive Grid team up for a signature Spark Mini with preloaded custom presets and a Hydra-inspired design - MusicRadar
- Best guitar amp headphones: Our top choices, from wearable tech to pro in-ear monitors - MusicRadar
- 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
- “When people plug into it, whatever guitar they are gonna use through this, it is going to amplify their personality’: Orange and Orianthi team up for the Oriverb – an all-tube 2x12 combo she describes as a “dream come true” - MusicRadar
- “Designed to authentically produce the much-loved tones of the original Invective 120… the perfect pedal platform”: Nail Periphery tones in a more portable format as Peavey reworks Misha Mansoor’s tube amp as a 20-watt combo - MusicRadar
- “No-one will ever have an amp on stage at the Sphere. They might have dummies, but they’re not on”: Trey Anastasio reveals why it’s impossible to play with onstage amps at the most advanced music venue in the world - Guitar World
- “Fingerpicking came from not having an amplifier. After dad forked out for the guitar, I didn't have the nerve to ask him for one”: Mark Knopfler says the lack of a guitar amp growing up helped him develop his now-iconic fingerpicking style - Guitar World
- "It's extremely rare that this happens at any business": Thousands of dollars of drugs found hidden in an amp by shocked Guitar Center employees - MusicRadar
- Guitar Center staff find thousands of dollars’ worth of drugs stashed inside guitar amp - Yahoo! Voices
- “Faster, smarter and more accurate than any human”: Neural DSP unveils TINA – a robot that promises to revolutionize the digital amp modeling world forever - Guitar World
- Neural DSP’s new TINA robot uses machine-learning to model amps with “unparalleled precision” - Guitar.com
- Georgia Guitar Center employees find thousands of dollars in drugs stuffed inside guitar amp - ActionNewsJax.com
- Guitar Center employees find thousands of dollars in drugs stuffed inside guitar amp - WSB Atlanta
- “That amp quite literally changed my life”: Damon Johnson explains why finding the right amp kickstarted his career - Guitar World
- “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
- Positive Grid teases the Spark 2: “Yes, it has a looper” - Guitar.com
- "I think the speakers in your amplifier have the largest single impact on guitar tone": This guitarist seeks to proves it - MusicRadar
- Prime Day guitar deals 2024: all the post-Prime Day sales that are live right now - Guitar World
- “It was like going back 60 years... You can imagine what it would have sounded like in the Cavern”: Could this be Lennon’s first Vox? - MusicRadar
- “The serial number was the same as John Lennon’s amp. I couldn’t believe it”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used on early Beatles recordings and Cavern gigs – was lost for 60 years. Now it may have been found, covered in black paint, on an auction site - Guitar World
- “It reacts like a guitar amp”: Blackstar’s Polar 2 USB audio interface has been designed specifically for guitarists – and it could be the solution to all your guitar-recording woes - Guitar World
- “I think it sounds very close to vintage amps. If I hadn’t told you that, you probably wouldn’t have guessed, right?”: Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett explains why he opted for a digital modeler over tube amps on his latest EP - Guitar World
- “Pure Bassman tone that’s virtually indistinguishable from the original”: Fender expands the Tone Master range with its first-ever tweed model – and it's a digital repro of the best-sounding Fender amp of all time - Guitar World
- “Now you can experience my amplifier treasury for yourself”: Joe Satriani has modeled his epic amp collection – including some you might not expect - Guitar World
- “These amps just breathe like a well-rounded tube amp, no matter what you throw at them”: Can solid-state amps compete with tubes? Laney thinks its Lionheart Foundry combos are up to the challenge - Guitar World
- Best acoustic guitar amp 2024: Amplify your sound without losing your acoustic resonance - MusicRadar
- “The crown jewel of my amplifier collection”: Joe Bonamassa has bought Lowell George’s Dumble Overdrive Special Reverb after a 15-year quest - Guitar World
- “There’s something about the JCM800 that just feels really good”: Polyphia’s Tim Henson and Scott LePage on why the classic Marshall tube amp has become a mainstay of their backline - MusicRadar
- Polyphia's Tim Henson Explains One Advantage of Tube Amps Over Digital Stuff, Reveals His Ideal Setup - Ultimate Guitar
- “File under ‘whatever it takes’. If you happen to be walking through, you’ve got no choice but to hear it!” John Mayer is still using his tube amps at The Sphere – but you’ll never guess where he’s hiding them - Guitar World
- John Mayer is still using his tube amps at The Sphere – but you’ll never guess where he’s hiding them - Yahoo Entertainment
- Unlike the Edge, John Mayer is using real amps for Dead and Co’s Sphere shows… but with a unique twist - Guitar.com
- “I’m probably gonna buy this. So there you go. Sold already”: Watch the Pretenders’ James Walbourne get to grips with a vintage Gibson Explorer – and no, not the guitar - MusicRadar
- 'This Is Not a Kemper, This Is a Tube Amp': Mark Tremonti Explains Why He Didn't Want Extra Features on His Signature PRS Amp - Ultimate Guitar
- Watch Phil X demo Joe Satriani’s new 3rd Power Dragon Amplifier – the Marshall-inspired fire-breather Satch will be taking on the road to play classic Van Halen tracks with Sammy Hagar - MusicRadar
- “There’s a great simulator that really does a very good job of simulating my sound”: Brian May reveals which affordable amp-in-a-box gets closest to nailing his iconic Queen tone – but it’s one you might not expect - Guitar World
- Why Marshall Should Embrace Modified Amp Circuits This Year - Ultimate Guitar
- Jam Anywhere with this Cigarette Pack Guitar Amplifier - Hackster.io
- "We've been behind and now we want to catch up": It sounds like Marshall's CEO wants to make up for lost time with modelling amps – but is he too late? - MusicRadar
- “I think it’s unrealistic to expect any one amp to be able to ‘do it all’”: Guthrie Govan on how Hans Zimmer forced him to embrace digital modeling – and why he’s not going back - Guitar World
- “If we lose the amp-making business, we lose everything. We’ve got to go back and show the guitarist community that Marshall truly cares about them”: From digital amps to modelers and mods – Marshall’s new CEO has big plans to win back guitar players - Guitar World
- Boss reveals the Katana Gen 3: the evolution of a guitar amp phenomenon - MusicRadar
- “Katana Gen 3 elevates the lineup, providing a playing experience that goes where no other amps can”: Boss has launched the latest evolution of the Katana range – and it’s more versatile than ever - Guitar World
- “Advancing the lineage of the amps guitars players love, and preserving its heart and soul”: Boss has teased the third generation of its best-selling Katana amp range – and an official announcement is coming soon - Guitar World
- “A verbatim sonic-twin of Dave’s all-time favourite amplifier”: Friedman Amplification’s Vintage Collection debuts with the PLEX – a 50W tube head based on Dave Friedman’s legendary ‘68 JMP - MusicRadar
- 'It Always Has to Be the Real Thing': Jim Root Says Using Modelers 'Doesn't Make Sense' to Him, Shares Opinion on Vintage Amps - Ultimate Guitar
- Steve Morse on the “elusive quality” of tube amps digital modellers can’t capture - Guitar.com
- “It's an elusive quality that hasn't been captured by modeling amps”: Steve Morse pinpoints the key traits that give tube amps the edge over their digital counterparts - Guitar World
- Gus G Says He Doesn't Use Traditional Guitar Amps in the Studio: 'I Just Use Plugins' - Ultimate Guitar
- 'Once You Get a Good-Sounding Amp, You're Good to Go': Zakk Wylde on Why He Likes to Keep His Rig 'As Simple as Possible' - Ultimate Guitar
- “Dumble would refuse to build them for a lot of people, but for whatever reason, he agreed to make four for me”: Pearl Jam used Dumble amps on new album Dark Matter, reveals producer Andrew Watt - Guitar World
- Gibson Amplifiers Falcon 20 2×10 joins the Falcon amp range - gearnews.com
- The best of the past, the best of the future: the hottest guitar amps and amp pedals coming out in 2024 - MusicRadar
- Best amp modellers 2024: High-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles - MusicRadar
- Boss aims to redefine the headphone guitar amp with the $119 Katana:Go - MusicRadar
- “Puts authentic sounds from the stage class Boss Katana amp series at the instrument’s output jack”: Has the Katana:GO just changed the headphone amp game forever? - Guitar World
- Best pedal amps 2024: Get the sound, feel and response of an amp, all on your pedalboard - MusicRadar
- Best guitar amps 2024: tube, solid-state and modeling amplifiers for all levels and budgets - Guitar World
- Guitar Gear Gems: Marshall Group amp revenue was only 5% - gearnews.com
- Marshall Group says amplifiers made up just 5% of revenue last year, reveals push for digital amps going forward - Guitar.com
- “We think Marshall represents the rock and roll attitude”: Amp sales accounted for just 5% of the Marshall Group’s revenues in 2023 – but it looks like new digital amps could be on the way - Guitar World
- “It is a tribute to the enduring legacy of tube amplifier culture”: Would you buy a $40,000 guitar amp? Because Jens Ritter has just made one and the Encore is a Fender/Dumble inspired work of art - MusicRadar
- “A groundbreaking electric guitar amplifier that sets a new standard”: Ritter’s new Encore might just be the most luxurious guitar amp ever made – but it’s going to cost you $40,000 - Guitar World
- Is 2024 Going to Be the Year of High-End Tube Amps? - Ultimate Guitar
- NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: The latest news on the hottest releases. Catch it all here! - gearnews.com
- NAMM 2024: “This cutting-edge design ushers in an unprecedented era of sustainable audio engineering”: This amp cabinet is absurdly slim and so light it can be worn with a guitar strap – meet Eminent Technology's latest innovation, the Model Twenty-Two - Guitar World
- Follow All NAMM 2024 News: Guitars, Gear, and All the Updates in One Place - Ultimate Guitar
- NAMM 2024: “Keeps a guitarist’s gear safely organized, on display, and at the ready”: The gear furniture trend continues as On-Stage releases a workstation for keeping guitars, amps, pedals and more in one place - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: Fender thinks we need an amp stand, and I think it might be right – but there are two catches - MusicRadar
- NAMM 2024 Live: Our top moments from the biggest gear show in the world - Guitar.com
- Vox debuts the amPlug3 travel amp in 7 guitar and bass forms - Guitar World
- “Gibson is back in the amp business”: Gibson’s Falcon amps have landed – can the Mesa-made combos get their claws into the boutique amp market? - Guitar World
- JOE SATRIANI Is Having A Special Guitar Amp Built To Replicate EDDIE VAN HALEN's Sound: 'I Wanna Be Able To Feel It' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- Gibson stopped making amps in 1967 – but will 2024 see their return? - Guitar.com
- It looks like Gibson Amps will be making a comeback very soon - MusicRadar
- 'Is This a Scandal?' Guitar Amp Builder Points Out One Problem With Marshall's High-End Model - Ultimate Guitar
- The world’s biggest amp brands are not who you think they are: these are Reverb’s best-selling guitar amps of 2023 - Guitar World
- The Best-Selling Pedals & Amps of 2023 - Reverb
- The Week In Guitar: Spinal Tap’s coming back, and Alex Lifeson launches new amps - Guitar.com
- Legendary Amp Builder Names Biggest Issues With Amps Today, Says Electric Guitar Wood Affects the Tone a Lot - Ultimate Guitar
- Wait, Did U2's The Edge Ditch His Tube Amps For Universal Audio Pedals? - Ultimate Guitar
Bass Player News
- Herbie Flowers, ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ Bassist, Dies at 86 - The New York Times
- 30 Legendary Rock + Metal Bassists Who Play With A Pick - Loudwire
- Iconic bass player Marcus Miller to bring ‘whole picture’ to Indy Jazz Fest - Indianapolis Business Journal
- Tony Levin Ready for ‘Heavy Lifting’ on BEAT’s King Crimson Tour - Ultimate Classic Rock
- “When I was playing with Prince, I saw how he was using it and I just saw his swag with it, so I kind of adapted it”: MonoNeon reveals the one pedal Prince urged him to use, now a staple in his bass rig - Guitar World
- Incubus drummer “love[s]” playing with new bassist, Nicole Row: “She’s a bada** player” - 105.7 The Point
- “I find it hard to believe we'll never play again. I refuse to consider it over”: Aerosmith may have retired from touring, but bassist Tom Hamilton says it might not be the end for the band - Guitar World
- Legendary rock band loses key member to retirement mid-tour - PennLive
- How a burlesque-dancing, bass-playing actor from Hamilton became air-guitar champion of the world - CBC.ca
- “I never liked the idea of getting lessons from a guitar player, and thought it would be more useful to learn from someone who didn’t play the guitar at all”: Lo-fi guitar hero Mk.gee on why he decided to learn guitar basics from an upright bassist - Guitar World
- “This bass is a reflection of everything I love about playing”: Fender honors viral bass sensation Blu DeTiger with a stunning Sky Burst Sparkle signature Jazz Bass – and it sounds as good as it looks - Guitar World
- “I’m sick of people saying Walk On the Wild Side is a classic. I got paid £12, and David Bowie didn’t even show up”: Session bass legend Herbie Flowers on the making of Lou Reed’s 1972 hit – and the hardest session he ever did - Guitar World
- Rock and roll to real estate: Former Vixen bass player Share Ross buys and sells homes in South Florida - CoStar Group
- Legendary rock band loses another longtime member: ‘Loyal, dedicated, immensely talented’ - AL.com
- Herbie Flowers (1938–2024), Walk on the Wild Side bassist - Legacy.com
- Herbie Flowers obituary: bass player who clashed with David Bowie - The Times
- “Walk On The Wild Side” Bassist Herbie Flowers Dead At 86 - Stereogum
- Rick Wakeman leads tributes for Sky and War Of The Worlds bassist Herbie Flowers - Louder
- RIP Herbie Flowers, the most famous bass player most people have never heard of - A Journal of Musical Things
- British Bassist And Session Musician Herbie Flowers Dead At 86; Tributes Pour In - CelebrityAccess ENCORE
Bass Amp News
- "It now pushes more air, flaps more trouser leg": The Orange AD200B bass amp comes back redesigned, revamped and reimagined - MusicRadar
- Best keyboard amps 2024: Hear yourself loud and clear from your home to the stage - MusicRadar
- The Sunn Amplifiers Story Gets a New Chapter - Premier Guitar
- “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
- Best bass amps 2024: killer low-end amplification options for bassists - Guitar World
- “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
- Best amp modellers 2024: High-tech solutions for guitarists covering all budgets and styles - MusicRadar
- Boss aims to redefine the headphone guitar amp with the $119 Katana:Go - MusicRadar
- Is Ashdown's latest combo its best lightweight bass amp yet? - Guitar World
- NAMM 2024: "Not just powerful, they are portable" – Darkglass announces four new combo digital and analog 500-watt bass amps - MusicRadar
- Best bass amps 2024: Top choice amplification options for bassists - MusicRadar
- Ampeg Venture Series bass amps with SGT - gearnews.com
- Ampeg Unveils Venture Series Bass Amplifier Heads and Cabs - Bass Magazine
- “Red-blooded overdrive without shaking the foundations”: Is Ashdown's upgraded CTM-15 desktop bass amp the ultimate recording rig for tube fans? - Guitar World
- Sunn Amplification range revealed at last - gearnews.com
- Dynamo Amplification launches its first-ever bass amp, a hand-built all-tube head that promises “unmatched clarity” - Guitar World
- Positive Grid reveals the Spark GO: a really small guitar and bass amp - MusicRadar
- Positive Grid’s New Spark GO is No Ordinary Guitar and Bass Amp - Guitar Player
- Fender and U2’s Adam Clayton unveil signature ACB 50 signature 50-watt all-tube bass combo - MusicRadar
Guitar Effects News
- Zashabuti Unveils the ZAMP - Premier Guitar
- Strymon BigSky MX Review - Premier Guitar
- “Higher quality delay and reverb algorithms, and augmented looping engineered to withstand the rigors of touring”: Mooer has seriously upgraded Devin Townsend’s wild signature Ocean Machine pedal – with an expanded looper and superior ambient tones - Guitar World
- “Takes the TS formula and makes it more useful for every player, regardless of style”: Mythos Pedals unveils the Envy Pro Overdrive NV-9, adding switchable low-end and spicy clipping options to a classic recipe - MusicRadar
- “Each delay and reverb effect can also be ‘frozen,’ creating static ambient drones”: Mooer Audio adds upgraded 144-second looper to version two of Devin Townsend’s Ocean Machine - MusicRadar
- Line 6’s $179 POD Express just became a pedalboard must-have after “game-changing” new update - Yahoo! Voices
- HeadRush Prime & Core Update v3.2 — A Mix Product of the Week - Mix
- Upgrade your pedal board: Three legendary pedals are on sale! - gearnews.com
- “An easy and big multi-effect with a lot of appeal”: SSL Module8 review - MusicRadar
- Walrus Audio Fundamental Ambient review – is this the best budget reverb pedal on the market? - Guitar.com
- Mooer Ocean Machine II: Time for a Change - gearnews.com
- “Guitar players have been sleeping on wah for the last two decades!”: Cory Wong teams up with Hotone Audio for the Wong Press, a 3-in-1 volume, expression and wah pedal - MusicRadar
- Boss SDE-3, the vintage Roland SDE-3000 rack dual delay in a new guitar pedal - Synth Anatomy
- Top 3 Non-Traditional Alternatives to the Tone Bender Fuzz - Ultimate Guitar
- Modalics' Plugin Buddy is a free plugin host and utility that lets you run VST3s in Pro Tools - and much more - MusicRadar
- Guitar World deals of the week: save $200 on a Jackson, grab some bargain price Behringer pedals, plus a free Universal Audio plugin - Guitar World
- Boss has now made its acclaimed dual delay pedal compact with the SDE-3 - MusicRadar
- Best overdrive pedals 2024: explore which drive pedal is right for you - Guitar World
- “Perfectly tailored for his light-speed arpeggios, expressive vibrato, and big, bold riffs... Prepare to be amazed”: MXR creates an expressive, no-nonsense signature overdrive for Yngwie Malmsteen - Guitar Player
- “Endless creative possibilities with just a flick of a switch”: Harley Benton’s DNAfx GiT Core packs 55 amp models, 151 effects and an 80-second looper into a compact format – all for under $99 - MusicRadar
Guitar and Bass News
- Watch Sebastian Steinberg and Soul Coughing Perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live - Bass Magazine
- MusicRadar deals of the week: Save over $1,000 on Spector basses and Guild acoustics, as well as up to 50% off recording gear - MusicRadar
- Mooer and Devin Townsend Launch the Ocean Machine II - Premier Guitar
- Iconic bass player Marcus Miller to bring ‘whole picture’ to Indy Jazz Fest - Indianapolis Business Journal
- “When I was playing with Prince, I saw how he was using it and I just saw his swag with it, so I kind of adapted it”: MonoNeon reveals the one pedal Prince urged him to use, now a staple in his bass rig - Guitar World
- TONY LEVIN Reflects On The Material Of His New Album 'Bringing It Down To The Bass': 'I Put Away Some Of The Proggier Compositions, And Favored The Ones That Were More About The Bass' - Sonic Perspectives
- “Elvis started beating the snot out of his guitar, and Bill grabbed his bass and started playing. Sam poked his head out of the door and said, ‘What are you guys doing? That sounds pretty good’”: Scotty Moore details the legendary That’s All Right session - Guitar Player
- “Pure valve-drive power allowing you to experience rich, dynamic, and authentically classic tones”: Ashdown’s new SX tube amp series offers mid-priced options for vintage amps with modern features - Guitar Player
- D’Mark Alpha 5 Bass Guitar - Bass Gear Magazine
- Video: Blu DeTiger Shows Off Her New Fender Signature Bass & Touring Rig - Reverb
- “I find it hard to believe we'll never play again. I refuse to consider it over”: Aerosmith may have retired from touring, but bassist Tom Hamilton says it might not be the end for the band - Guitar World
- Blu DeTiger’s first signature Fender Jazz Bass features a “growling pickup configuration” - Guitar.com
- Blu DeTiger’s Fender Jazz Bass: A Limited-Edition Showstopper - gearnews.com
- How a burlesque-dancing, bass-playing actor from Hamilton became air-guitar champion of the world - CBC.ca
- Fender Unveils Blu DeTiger x Player Plus Signature Jazz Bass - Premier Guitar
- “Pays homage to vintage legends while infusing innovative features”: Ashdown’s mid-priced SX range looks to put a modern spin on classic tube amp tones - Guitar World
- Fender and Bass Sensation Blu Detiger Unveil Signature, Masterfully Designed for Her Unique Sonic Identity - Bass Gear Magazine
- “This bass is a reflection of everything I love about playing”: Fender unveils limited edition Blu DeTiger Player Plus Jazz Bass in Sky Burst Sparkle - MusicRadar
- “This bass is a reflection of everything I love about playing”: Fender honors viral bass sensation Blu DeTiger with a stunning Sky Burst Sparkle signature Jazz Bass – and it sounds as good as it looks - Guitar World
- Blu DeTiger announces signature Fender bass guitar - NME
New Music releases
- Miranda Lambert leads the pack in a crowded field of new music releases - KNAU Arizona Public Radio
- Kim Loaiza, Marcelo Rubio & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Latin Music Release of the Week? - Billboard
- Queer Jams of the Week: New Music From Charli XCX & Troye Sivan, Demi Lovato, Joy Oladokun & More - Billboard
- 5 of My Most Anticipated Albums of the Fall - The New York Times
- Your Weekend Playlist: New Music To Listen To This Friday - Popdust
- Demi Lovato releases new song "You'll Be OK, Kid" - KWLM (Willmar Radio)
- RAYE Releases New Concert Album “Live At Montreux Jazz Festival” - The Urban Music Scene
- Listen to WINK and nikko's New Collaborative EP, a Double Dose of Dance Music Innovation - EDM.com
- SKILLET Releases New Single 'All That Matters' From Upcoming 'Revolution' Album - BLABBERMOUTH.NET
- New Music Friday Releases: The Weekend, Tate McRae, Teddy Swims AND MORE! - Spin1038
- Best New Music Releases featuring The Terry’s and Fazerdaze - Happy Mag
- New Releases: The Weeknd, Charli xcx & Troye Sivan, FKA twigs, Tate McRae and more - Official Charts Company
- Nine New Hymns Released for New Global Hymnbook - Church Newsroom
- Kendrick Lamar Releases New Song, "Untitled" - Hot97 - Hip Hop & R&B News
- FKA twigs Releases New Single “Eusexua”: Stream - Consequence
- Elvis Costello Announces King of America Box Set - Consequence
- Kendrick Lamar surprise releases new single on social media - NME
- Kendrick Lamar Surprise Releases New Song on Social Media - Consequence
- HIP Video Promo Present: ViennaCC releases brand new music video 'Weekend Mood' - EIN News
- Top new music releases: Canbay & Wolker, Sefo and more | Daily Sabah - Daily Sabah
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