The Bad Guitarist

Episode 84: After taking a week off, we are back but unfortunately we are both sick. Speaking of being sick, we have both been feeling burnout in the guitar YouTube space with Fender cease and desist reaction videos dominating this space for the past couple weeks. While it is an important topic, we have nothing to contribute to the conversation that hasn't already been said and we do not wish to speculate over facts in the matter that we simply do not have access to. We will continue to report on the facts as things develop, but we see no need to film content on the subject just for the sake of getting clicks. We're all outraged about it, but what else can really be said on the subject until there is more to report on?We also discuss the upcoming $89 JHS pedal release, Summer School Electronics' guitar club program, and EarthQuaker Devices teaming up with the lottery league fundraiser for a limited edition Barrows Fuzz. And of course we had to talk about the new Wes Borland signature guitar.

In this episode, we recap the week's biggest guitar gear releases and discuss the latest news!Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcastJoin us every Mon-Fri for the Daily Guitar News and every weekend here on the Bad Guitarist Podcast

This week we discuss a ton of new releases. The obvious big ones are the new Fender Vintera III and Epiphone Futura lineups, followed by some great pedal drops including the Summer School Electronics Fuzz 101, Matthews Effects Cartographer MkII, a collaboration Fuzz Wah from Morley and DOD, FruitFX's Space Cube, and Diamond reissuing their long-discontinued phaser! We also discuss the latest Synergy Module based on the JCM 800 and Marshall released, of all things, a Sex Pistols 50th anniversary JCM 800 half stack!This week's topic dives into the announcement from Mythos Pedals to wind down operations to a smaller team and switch from a dealer network to direct sales. This comes at a time where American small businesses and consumers are struggling with the cost of living and a constantly shifting economy. Is this a signal of what we can expect to see from other small and medium sized builders in the Musical Instrument space in the near future?Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcastHelp us get to 1000 channel subscribers so we can give back to our audience and host an awesome giveaway. If we hit 1000 by the time the show hits 100 episodes, we will make the giveaway even more special!

This week we discuss the latest from EHX, JHS, Walrus Audio and more! We also talk about what influences you to buy (or not) new music gear. Is it mass video releases when a pedal comes out? FOMO? Or do you have a specific sound in mind when researching a piece of equipment? Inversely, who in your life keeps you in check from going overboard with the gear purchases or making possibly regrettable decisions?

This week we are coming at you with a short episode. We discuss the Fender 75th anniversary Telecaster collection, CopperSound's Mod Club, and Blame Electronics addresses JHS reaching out regarding the Tnydumble trade dress, and a 64 pickup guitar from Dark Arts Guitars.Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcast

This week we talk about the latest from EarthQuaker Devices, Eastwood Guitars, IK Multimedia, Laney amps, and the 30th Anniversary Fender Hot Rod Deluxe! We also talk about the upcoming limited release from Summer School Electronics and how we missed the drop last year. Maybe this is our year?Our topic this week is "What makes a fair trade?"Special thanks to Justus over at FuzzImp FX for helping us out with information on the Gibson Memphis ES-339 Studio as part of our topic. Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcast

This week we discuss new releases from Wampler with the Golden Jubilee, EHX put out a bass version of the Big Muff 2, Coffee Shop Pedals dropped the Cold Brew Chorus/Vibrato, OC Pedal Co. dips their toes into reverb, and Behringer did what they do best, clone other people's designs. Eastwood Guitars teamed up with Michael Weber to release a 35 fret "baritone guitarlin". Gibson released (and sold out of) a limited edition Gary Clark Jr. ES-355, and both Jackson and Charvel announced new models for 2026. Benson also released the Redland amplifier!Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcast

This week we are still trying to catch up with all the big NAMM releases as well as a few new releases from this past week! From the Epiphone 2026 lineup to a re-issue from Silvertone, to new pedals from Klowra, Hiwatt, Park Amps, and Freqscene Effects! This week also launched the official release of the Greathammer from Electronic Audio Experiments and the JHS Morning Glory Clean.Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcast

This week we discuss the sale of Norman's Rare guitars to the parent company of Carter Vintage Guitars, Harley Benton closing their USA Reverb shop and a ton of releases! From EHX's new versatile Hardware plugin pedal to The Walrus Audio Mantle and Canvas Volume pedal, two new releases from Klowra, and a Fuzz from Vox, don't miss out on this week's new gear. We also discuss the Gibson Keith Richards ES-355 and Kat's hate for headless guitars, with new models from Donner and Hils.

This week we are back after a couple weeks off with Andrew being sick. We cover a small handful of new releases, including a new series from Collision Devices, a Collab pedal between Summer School Electronics and Super Cool Pedals and some crazy new AI powered open source device from Roland. But the real fun of this week's episode is about us discussing our individual top 10 gear releases of 2025.Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcastHelp us get to 1000 subscribers on YouTube and we will host an awesome giveaway!

We are back after a week out of the country and we're excited to be talking about all the Black Friday pedal releases - From the JHS Kilt 10 year anniversary edition to THREE new compact effects from Death By Audio, to Mythos Pedals finally releasing their take on the Rat circuit and Fractal dropping the AM4 modeler and multi effects unit. And we couldn't forget about the Wampler TCD, Brian's take on the classic Fulltone OCD, with tons of improvements. Find us on Threads and Instagram @badguitaristpodcastHelp us get to 1000 channel Subscribers for your chance to win an upcoming giveaway once we hit our goal!

This week we are discussing the 2025 edition Blacked Out releases from Reverb in collaboration with Walrus Audio, Earthquaker Devices, Daredevil Pedals, Way Huge, and Death By Audio. We also talk about the all-in-one DFX-1 drum effects unit from Walrus, Heather Brown Electronicals dropped the Darlene Compression, TWA partnered with the creator of the Tube Screamer for a fresh take on a classic, and IK Multimedia has entered the headphone amp modeling game with the Tonex Plug. Other gear releases include Ernie Ball rechargeable batteries and La Bella putting out a new set of Ella Feingold signature inverted strings.Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcast Help us get to 1000 Subscribers on YouTube so we can host a giveaway!

After over a year of doing this podcast, it is time to test Kat's knowledge of guitar gear and ability to identify different brands and models of guitars, pedals, amps and well known guitarists and influencers! From Fender to Gibson, Phillip McKnight to John Mayer, join us for some quick trivia before jumping into this week's gear news. We are talking about the Gibson and Epiphone Back to the Future ES-345 guitars, another batch of Fender Hello Kitty Stratocasters, and some awesome new pedals including the Diamond Memory Lane, Keeley Oaxa, OBNE Sunlight and more!