The Bad Guitarist

Ep. 89: This week we dive into a ton of limited releases, reissues and discontinued gear. Starting with the EarthQuaker Devices Bellows Legacy Reissue, all the way to the $6000 Gibson Long Scale Les Paul Custom to the Guild S-300 reissue and Darkglass Anagram GE. Crazy Tube Circuits finally released the long-awaited White Whale Junior and JHS pushed back the release date of the Notadumble V2. Late...

This week we take a look at a YouTube channel that goes by the name "Guitar Gems with Chase". We dive into the suspiciously fast rise in subscribers, views and frequency in which they post. The entire channel appears to be a content-farmed project and based on their comment section, many are falling for it. Join us for our investigation into this fake YouTuber.

This week we discuss the latest pedals from EarthQuaker Devices, Cornerstone, and October Audio. We jump right into the new Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom finish options and then do a deep dive into all the bizarre and poorly timed released from Fender coming out this summer.

Ep. 86: Here we are, folks. Another week of gear releases and news. Everything from the hottest new pedals from Klowra and EHX to new Gibson, PRS and Epiphone guitars, to tales of bankruptcy and one legend of the pedal industry releasing a pedal that the internet is referring to as the "nothing" pedal. Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcastHelp us hit 1000 YouTube channel...

This week we discuss the latest gear releases, including the JHS Fumble, Merit Ottobit X, Eventide H9 Gen 2, a ton of new acoustics from Orangewood, and the Epiphone Hummingbird Tribute. And of course, we talk about the new Positive Grid Reactor amps, which are driven by AI modeling and we have some strong opinions. We jump on some user submitted topics, such as a quick rundown of Andrew's cur...

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...

Episode 83:In this episode we discuss the biggest releases of the week, including the Marshall and Dunlop collaborative Jimi Hendrix amp and Fuzz Face pedal, An Ibanez Tube Screamer watch, A Fender Pac-Man guitar, awesome new pedals from Mythos and EarthQuaker Devices, and more! We also discuss the declining quality and rising cost of Fender and Gibson vs. their competitors who manage to keep thin...

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

This was a huge week for gear releases! We're talking about new guitars, including the Fender MIJ Hybrid II lineup, the Gibson Jake Kiszka SG, this year's Martin Biosphere acoustic, and a Bilt X JHS collaboration Revelator! And of course we have a ton of new pedals from Buzzing Bugs, Enduring Audio, EHX, Beetronics, Daredevil Pedals, Tsakalis, Walrus Audio, Mad Professor, and Strymon!! Phe...

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 S...

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...

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 d...

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 t...

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

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 Fend...

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 f...

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 giv...

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 releas...

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...

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 Inst...

This week we pack as many pedal releases as possible into a single episode. Between NAMM and Wood Wire Volts, there is a lot to talk about in this episode! We're talking new releases from Casio, MXR, Benson Amps, Beetronix, Revv, Mentaworks, OBNE, Tech 21, Sonicake, Warm Audio, Polyend, Mad Professor, Vox, Seymour Duncan, and so, so many more! Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodc...

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 Gib...

This week we have a lot of new releases starting to come out leading up to NAMM 2026! Ibanez released their entire 2026 lineup early, including some wild new designs, reissues of classics, and a crazy new delay called the Layer Delayer! DSM Humboldt announced their take on a feature-packed Dumble emulator pedal, and EQD teamed up with Dr. Z Amplification to create the ZEQD-Pre, a tube-powered prea...

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 2...

This week we are covering all the last minute holidays releases coming out in December. From the JHS collaboration with EHX on the Big Muff 2 to the Crazy Tube Circuits Orama and Strymon Fairfax, we have a lot to talk about this week so let's jump on in! Please help support and grow our YouTube channel by liking and subscribing Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcast