The Bad Guitarist

Fender and Gibson are out of touch with players.

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 things well built but affordable or offer custom builds for not much more than the two biggest brands (all without suing anyone). Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcast Find us on TikTok @thebadguitaristpodcast

What's The Most You'd Spend On A Pedal?

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

Ep. 81: Fender MIJ Hybrid II, ANOTHER Big Muff, A Flanger I Actually Like?!

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!! Phew, did I miss any?! This week's topics range from female exclusion in the guitar creator space, a sustainable future in guitar production and Andrew reminisces on days of Big Muffs past. We also discuss the future formatting of the show and invite you to watch our new miniseries on YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Threads, where we will post daily guitar news updates every Monday through Friday! T-shirts are coming soon and should be available as early as next week, so if you want to support the channel keep an eye out for the link to our shop! Find us on Instagram and Threads @badguitaristpodcastPlease help us get to 1000 channel subscribers and we will give back by hosting a giveaway!

Ep. 80: Fender Vintera III, Epiphone Futura, BIG Pedal Release Week!

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 @badguitaristpodcast Help 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!

Ep. 79: This Jackson is $9,000? Revv G20, Keeley Red Nectar, Guitar Center Is Doing...Something.

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.