NAMM 2019: Akai Pro MPK Road 88 road-ready stage piano style MIDI controller

An unexpected full hammer-action 88 keyed gigging MIDI controller from Akai Pro built into a flight case and ready to rock. The minimal interface has loads of room for stacking your beers.

Erica Synths Sample Drum module from the Techno System finally arrives

Quite a while after the release of the Techno System Erica Synths cool looking Sample Drum two channel sample player is almost ready for release. Will it be worth the wait?

NAMM 2019: Traveler Guitar announce JEM-Style Vaibrant range!

The new Traveler Guitars Vaibrant range is a very '80s looking, Steve Vai inspired nod to a certain Ibanez guitar that is loved by many players. But will it be a gem of a travel guitar?

NAMM 2019: Is John Mayer about to release a PRS SE Silver Sky? No!

Is John Mayer about to get a new PRS signature model guitar? Well, he is teasing something on his Instagram page and so we could be in for a PRS SE Silver Sky perhaps? Or maybe new colours?

Behringer UB-Xa – first photos of their completed Oberheim clone

Uli Behringer has been feeding the internet with day-by-day images of their Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer clone under construction. Today he published some photos of the finished hardware - and it looks great!

NAMM 2019: Epiphone ‘Old Glory’ Jared James Nichols Les Paul Custom

Epiphone is teasing the new limited edition signature Jared James Nichols 'Old Glory' Les Paul Custom and it looks like a stripped back P90 loaded tone monster of a guitar.

NAMM 2019: Is MXR about to release a signature Green Day pedal? Yes!

Has Green Day frontman Billy Joe Armstrong just let the cat out of the bag? We're pretty sure he has and it looks like MXR is going to show a Dookie drive pedal at NAMM next week!

NAMM 2019 Special Rolling Report

The Winter NAMM show is on this week in Anaheim California - and if this doesn't get your GAS going, nothing will. All the rumours, news and leaks right here, updated around the clock.

NAMM 2019: Fender American Acoustasonic Series Telecaster

Fender introduces the new American Acoustasonic Series Telecaster a hybrid guitar based upon one of there most popular guitar designs and incorporating their new SIRS system

NAMM 2019: Official – “Model: Samples” is Elektron’s new Sampling Production Workstation

Elektron's mysterious beatbox is revealed to be the oddly named and uninspired looking Model: Samples 6 track sampling workstation that doesn't actually sample. Updated with video!

NAMM 2019: Accusonus adds an automated De-Clipper to ERA Bundle 3.0

Fully automated, ERA De-Clipper detects clipped audio fragments by itself and sets the threshold accordingly, restoring audio segments and improving signal quality.

Joe Bonamassa plays new Fender Dual Professional Signature amp on Instagram

It looks like Fender and Joe Bonamassa have been cooking up a new Signature amp - the blues legend has been A/B-ing a 70-year-old Dual Professional and 7-hour old Dual Professional on Instagram.

NAMM 2019: More leaked Fender pedals – Pinwheel Rotary Speaker Emulator and Tre-Verb

Two more Fender effects pedals have been leaked by CME. These pedals use DSP to mimic some of the company's classic amp tones and one adds a stereo rotary speaker emulator to its pedal range.

NAMM 2019: Walrus Audio debuts Lillian Analog Multi-Stage Phaser

The new Walrus Audio Lillian Analog Multi-Stage Phaser pedal has 4- and 6-stage phaser settings and borrows some of its control ideas from the Julia pedal.

NAMM 2019: Over 30 new guitars from Cort including its first 8-string, the KX508MS

Cort has been super-busy getting its 30+ (!) new models ready for NAMM 2019 - among them its first ever 8-string model, the KX508MS, with Fishman Fluence pickups.

NAMM 2019: Lucem Custom Instruments Spirit Animal – Softsynth loaded!

The latest guitar from UK based Lucem Custom Instruments features a fully functional soft-synth in the form of organic control via onboard touch screen.

NAMM 2019: Electro Harmonix Bass Mono Synth pedal gives bassists new synth sounds

Big, fat, dirty bass synth tones? Yes, please! Check out the brand new Electro Harmonix Bass Mono Synth pedal in all its glory - and it looks like it will have an attractive price, too.

NAMM 2019: Joyo R-02 TaiChi with Dumble tones for, er, $53!

Joyo claims its R-02 TaiChi overdrive pedal captures the tone of the legendary Overdrive Special amp. In the 50 pound/dollar region! Is there any chance a pedal this cheap can get close?

NAMM 2019: Elektron teasing a new box of beats?

An artfully cyptic video from Elektron is teasing that they have some sort of drum machine and bassline box to reveal at NAMM. What do you think it could be?

NAMM 2019: MIDI 2.0 is ready for prototyping

After lots of talk about the future of MIDI the MIDI Manufacturers Associationg drags the proposed specification for MIDI 2.0 into the spotlight of prototyping. Let's hope it works.

NAMM 2019: IK Multimedia iRig Micro Amp, a compact recording and practise tool

IK launches a new portable, iPhone-friendly practise amp with mini speaker: the IK Multimedia iRig Micro Amp could be the perfect practise and recording tool for guitarists.

Best free plug-ins this week: MRatioMB, ModulAir, Sound Gadgets

While we are busy covering NAMM 2019 announcements and teases (it's intense this year...), generous and hard-working developers squeezed in a trio of free plug-ins for having fun during downtime.

Offset guitar hardware by Halon Guitar Parts new for 2019

Offset players! Halon is soon to announce new parts for upgrading/changing your hardware for your Jazzmaster or Jaguar, adding plenty of options and high-quality workmanship.

NAMM 2019: Nexi’s Skunkdrive and Octavius pedals for Skunk Anansie are ready to rock

Nexi Industries and Skunk Anansie's Ace collaborate on two new analogue signature pedals for the Nexi pedalboard system: Skunkdrive and Octavius are ready to rock!