The Bad Guitarist

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.
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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!
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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 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 preamp pedal. Audio Surplus brings back the RadioShack nostalgia with Radio Trash, Fender teamed up with Chicago Music Exchange and Anderton's to release a lineup of 4 special edition Lavender Mist Player II guitars. Speaking of Fender, their incoming CEO promises big things for the future of the company!

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!