NAMM 2018: HARMAN takes on budget studio monitors with JBL 3 Series MkII

The new JBL 3 Series MkII studio monitors look just like their 2013 incarnations, but there's been some fine-tuning under the hood, leading, JBL says, to greater linearity and lower harmonic distortion.

NAMM 2018: Lewit’s new LCT 441 FLEX mic supports 8 polar patterns

Ahead of the NAMM 2018 musical trade show, Austrian microphone maker Lewitt introduced a new multi-pattern studio microphone - the LCT 441 FLEX. A follow up to the LCT 440 PURE studio mic, the new model ...

Gibson tantalises Flying V fans at CES with glimpses of new “Modern” model

Looking a bit like a retro '50s Jackson Roswell Rhoads, this new V could be the star of the show for Gibson, but will it be enough to win back the fans?

LEAK: Fender preps new Parallel Universe Series for NAMM 2018 launch

A new leak of Fender guitars slated to debut at the NAMM Show later this month include Jazz Tele, Whiteguard Strat, Strat Tele Hybrid, Troublemaker Tele and the Jaguar Strat - enter the Parallel Universe!

NAMM 2018: Earthquaker Devices want to manipulate your drive with the Westwood

With an active EQ section designed to compliment you amp's tone, this subtle drive pedal from boutique effects builders Earthquaker Devices looks like one to check out.

DFAM: Moog release the Moogfest exclusive Drummer From Another Mother

The DFAM used to be only obtainable if you built one yourself at a Moogfest DIY workshop. Now Moog will build you one for you and it could be the first in a line of "Mother" inspired synthesizers.

NAMM 2018 Rolling Report: All stories on one page!

NAMM 2018 is nearing fast, and the first announcements and rumours are starting to seep through. We'll be covering all the latest developments as they happen - watch this space.

4MS Spherical Wavetable Navigator to re-emerge at NAMM 2018

Not seen since Superbooth 2017 the Spherical Wavetable Navigator is back on the radar and due to be the centrepiece of the 4MS stand at NAMM 2018. Could it be available soon?

NAMM 2018: Mooer micro preamps in Mesa/Boogie, Friedman and Matchless flavours

Mooer is digitally cloning boutique American guitar preamps and offering us twin-channel versions that will fit in your pocket - at under £100 each. With built-in speaker emulation. Phew.

Deckard’s Dream Expander to debut at NAMM 2018

A Black Corporation Instagram photo reveals the new Deckard's Dream Expander is ready to go and will be on show in Anaheim at NAMM 2018 along with this dream of a synthesizer.

NAMM 2018: Roland and Zoom battle it out for the hand-held recorder market

Ahead of NAMM 2018, Roland and Zoom each announced a new field recorder product, the R-07 and the H1n respectively. Both have some nifty features to lure musicians, journalists, podcasters and the like.

LEAK: Fender Limited Edition Meteora to launch at NAMM 2018

This new limited edition Fender Meteora looks like a cross between a Telecaster and an offset Jazzmaster style body, will players love it or hate it?

Touch Innovations XG glass touchscreen system for loaded superstar DJs

XG, Touch Innovation's magnificent touchscreen MIDI controller is the knobby, posh, over-compensating DJ-ing version of an iPhone X. If you really, really want this, be prepared re-mortgage your house.

NAMM 2018: TC Electronics churn out four more “Sonic Specialists” effect pedals

Yet another slew of TC Electronics vintage-inspired effects pedals using digital technology - we just hope they will be cheap enough to warrant taking a punt on.

Epiphone debuts striking new Anaconda Burst Les Paul Slash signature model at CES

Epiphone has announced two new Slash signature Les Paul models, one of them signed by the man himself. Yes, that will cost you a little more, but it's still cheaper than last year's Gibson version.

Gibson Semi-Hollow Modern Double Cut launches at CES

New 24-fret semi-hollow body guitars available in pearlescent colours have just been teased via Gibson's Facebook page and they look like they will once again divide opinion with fans.

The Roland SE-02 MIDI editor you’ve been waiting for has arrived

Momo Müller's MIDI editors for hardware synths are probably the best in the business. He's just released the SE-02 MIDI editor for the Roland monosynth so you can automate the hardware from your DAW with ease.

Gridlab Strum: Elegant virtual guitar strumming via Monome controller

A beautiful video has emerged demonstrating the elegant strumming of virtual guitar sounds with Gridlab Strum. It employs the Monome Arc and Grid instrument controller devices through Maxforlive.

Boss Katana-Air: A wireless wonder amp?

The latest desktop guitar amp from Boss is the new Katana-Air:, a completely wireless amp with quite a few tricks up its sleeve. Could this new practise amp make you ditch your cables?

Behringer announces OB-Xa clone: Is Uli for real?

Uli Behringer shares his thinking behind the cloning of classic synths and I'm starting to believe it. Is it time to stop the trash talk and celebrate what he's doing? Next up is an Oberheim OB-Xa clone.

Behringer finally reveals the Vocoder VC340

It's here, the first proper photo of what we now know is the Behringer Vocoder VC-340 and it looks an awful lot like the Roland Vocoder Plus VP-330, exactly as we hoped it would.

Could the iMac Pro be user-upgradeable after all?

A full teardown of the new iMac Pro reveals that the CPU and RAM could be relatively easy to upgrade after all, but storage and graphics are perhaps another story.

Laney to debut 30-Watt LA30BL Tony Iommi amp at NAMM 2018 – 50 years late!

A new lower powered, affordable version of the Tony Iommi signature LA100BL amp head, this new 30-Watt version also has a matching 2x12 slant-front cabinet to help achieve it's vintage British amp tones.

Tracktion Corporation announce Waveform 9 Public Beta

Waveform, formally known as Tracktion, is heading towards a brand new version and Tracktion Corp has opened it up for public beta testing if you are a registered user.