The Bad Guitarist

The Bad Guitarist
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Married couple Andrew and Kat break down all the latest and greatest guitar, pedal and amp releases. The catch? Kat is new to the gear world and will try to convince Andrew not to buy more equipment while he teaches her about the community and convince her why they NEED to buy more!

  1. FEB 9

    Ep. 71: Are GOOD Affordable Guitars Disappearing?

    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?

    37 min

  2. FEB 1

    Ep. 70: Klowra Gnash Distortion, 2026 Epiphone Lineup, JHS Morning Glory CLEAN?

    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

    41 min

  3. JAN 25

    Ep. 69: NAMM And Wood Wire Volts 2026 Pedal Releases!

    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 @badguitaristpodcast

    1 hr

  4. JAN 18

    Ep. 68: EHX Brings Plug-ins To Your Pedalboard, Walrus Audio Mantle, Harley Benton QUITS the US!

    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.

    50 min

  5. JAN 11

    Ep. 67: EXCLUSIVE Fender Lavender Mist Lineup, DSM Humboldt Dumblifier, MASSIVE Ibanez 2026 Releases

    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!

    46 min

  6. JAN 4

    Ep. 66: Our Top 10 Guitar Gear Releases of 2025. You'll Hate Us After This.

    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!

    53 min

  7. 12/14/2025

    Ep. 65: JHS And EHX Big Muff 2, Strymon Fairfax, YET ANOTHER Shameless Behringer Clone

    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

    55 min

  8. 11/30/2025

    Ep. 64: All The Coolest Black Friday Pedal Releases

    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!

    51 min
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Married couple Andrew and Kat break down all the latest and greatest guitar, pedal and amp releases. The catch? Kat is new to the gear world and will try to convince Andrew not to buy more equipment while he teaches her about the community and convince her why they NEED to buy more!

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  • Creator
    The Bad Guitarist
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © The Bad Guitarist
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