The Bad Guitarist

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

The Bad Guitarist

Show Notes

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!

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