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?

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This week we discuss the new Jackson Custom Shop Misha Mansoor Surfcaster, The Guitar Center Exclusive Keeley Red Nectar, Wylde Audio and Rev each put out a mini head and Buddy Blues gets his own signature guitar. We also discuss the bizarre video circulating social media in which the Guitar Center CEO announced the launch of their new guitar brand, but there's a catch. They want the public to help design it.

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 discuss the latest pedals, guitars and guitar news!Strymon released a blacked out version of the Cloudburst, Native Audio announced a looper that has already sold out of the first several pre-order batches, and Source Audio is coming for the Strymon Flint with Pathways, a super versatile reverb and tremolo. KMA Machines announced a feature-packed headphone amp, and Gibson continues to sell $20K custom shop signature guitars. This week's topics include our recent trip to a local music shop and comparing good vs. bad experiences in big box vs. mom and pop shops. We also discuss trying to keep up and stay relevant as a small YouTube channel when the algorithm only rewards larger, well-known creators. Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcastHelp us hit 1000 channel subscribers so we can host a giveaway to give back to the community!

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.

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In this week's episode we cover the release of several new pedals under $200, including the CopperSound Pedals Ion Fuzz, the limited edition JHS Overdrive Preamp, Oneder Effects' Burn Pile and the Catalinbread CB Paint! We also cover the release of Ibanez' new semi-hollow Artcore Baritone and the Fender John Osbourne Signature Telecaster!

News stories from this episode include the Fender Lawsuit in Germany, Behringer's parent company suing Boss over alleged use of their Polytune tuner in the GT and GX series pedals. And of course, we had to cover the recent auction of the Jim Irsay guitar collection.

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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.

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This week we discuss the latest and weirdest effects from Dazatronyx, JHS, Red Witch, and Alexander Pedals! We also discuss the 50th anniversary editions of the Ernie Ball Music Man Stingray bass, the Browne Alkene release, new Gretsch models and the limited edition Orangewood Guitars Del Sol!Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcastHelp us hit 1000 YouTube subs and we will host a giveaway!

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 was a slow one for gear releases, but we highlighted our favorite three of the week. Sunn released the Beta Mini Head, Jordan Wav teamed up with FruitFX to make a production model of his infamous Frog Pedal and Hungry Robot released an updated version of the Moby Dick delay! Our topic today comes from a Facebook group post in which a user pointed out yet another price increase on Squier instruments. This comes right after Fender just dropped the price of the Vintera II series and before the release of this year's Fender and Squier lineups. We discuss the market of affordable guitars in whole and compare the business strategy of Squier vs. Epiphone and speculate perhaps Squier is headed toward a full pricing spectrum of everything from low end, low price guitars all the way up to premium quality instruments that may soon cost over $1000?Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcastHelp us get to 1000 YouTube channel subscribers and we will host an awesome giveaway. Maybe we should give away a Squier before prices go up again?