NAMM 2017: Sterling by MusicMan adds St Vincent, Valentine and Majesty guitars

Looks like Sterling has added some great new signature models to their 2017 lineup and all of which should be a lot cheaper than their Music Man counterparts.

NAMM 2017: Boss announce 40th anniversary Limited Edition DS-1-4A Distortion pedal

Celebrating 40 years of distortion from little compact pedals.

NAMM 2017: Apollo Twin MkII – is black the new black?

UA launched the Apollo Twin MkII at NAMM 2017. Do the features match UAD's hype? So far it looks like a successful product tweaked, rather than a redesign...

NAMM 2017: Soulsby Atmultitron polyphonic 8-bit synthesizer prototype on show

The Atmultitron has 6 voices, a sequencer, wavetable sampling and serious modulation but we won't hear it until 2018

NAMM 2017: Roland Cloud gives you all their Plug-Out synths as plug-ins

OMG! I've got a Roland SH-101, SH-2, Promars, System-100, System-1, and D-50 running in my DAW direct from Roland Cloud. And the biggest piano in the world. UPDATE: video demo of all the synths

NAMM 2017: Fusion Box analog DSP from Erica Synths

Erica Synths spill out of the Eurorack and onto the desktop with the Fusion Box Flanger/Delay valve based effects unit.

NAMM 2017: Paradigm – dynamically restructuring synthesis from Fabulous Silicon

Strange and unexplained synthesizer that they say does cool things that no one understands - welcome to a new Paradigm

NAMM 2017: Oberheim announce Eurorack SEM-X

Tom Oberheim gently enters the Eurorack market with the SEM-X a module version of the classic SEM plus a Phase Shifter and Ring Modulator

NAMM 2017: TASCAM sounds out musicians’ market with TM microphone range

Tascam's expanded range of budget microphones includes the TM-280 and TM-180 condensers, TM-Drums set and TM-AR1 acoustic screen...

NAMM 2017: EarthQuaker Devices Space Spiral modulated delay pedal

This new Space Spiral delay from Earthquaker Devices really does have a character all of its own: unique, dream-like and slightly cuckoo...

NAMM 2017:Tech21 Q/Strip MOSFET Preamp: Sound of the 60s & 70s?

A MOSFET preamp designed to work with many different instruments including bass, acoustic guitar and also keyboards, the Q\Strip is Tech 21's latest DI/preamp offering.

NAMM 2017: Seymour Duncan Andromeda delay – Out of this world

Andromeda is a new feature-packed 'dynamic delay' pedal that will have you up all night making odd noises - and reading the manual...

NAMM 2017: Ibanez RG30JCLTD J-Custom 30th Anniversary

Ibanez celebrates 30 years of the RG with something pretty underwhelming.

NAMM 2017: Rode debut new valve, ribbon and SoundField surround mics

Australian mircophone manufacturers Rode are celebrating their 50th birthday at NAMM by presenting new valve mics, including a SoundField model they are billing as a "world first"...

NAMM 2017: Gretsch ‘Salute’ Malcolm Young, recreating his ’63 Jet Firebird

Malcolm Young and AC/DC have rocked the world many times over and Gretsch have chosen 2017 to recreate his iconic guitar at last.

NAMM 2017: Can Suhr’s new OD pedal ‘Eclipse’ the Analogman KoTV4?

A new analogue cabinet simulator and a new dual channel drive pedal both simple to use but with lots of useful features.

NAMM 2017: Rupert Neve Designs R10 500 Series Rack and MC5 module

R10 ten-slot 500 Series rack from Rupert Neve Designs anyone? Also previewing at NAMM from Rupert Neve is a new SwiftMix Master Control for the 5088.

NAMM 2017: Teenage Engineering OP-Z is coming together

We saw the OP-Z last year but now it's slowly coming together as a 16 track synth sequencer that also pulls in lights, visuals and animation

NAMM 2017: Digitech DOD Rubberneck Analog Delay

DOD's new Rubberneck delay sports some handy functions, and looks like it's trying to appeal to a more 'boutique'-orientated crowd...

NAMM 2017: Korg introduce square-looking Grandstage Piano

Grandstage is a very weird looking stage piano from Korg. Doesn't look cool enough to rival the RD-2000 to me.

NAMM 2017: Boss collaborate with Strandberg Boden on V-Guitar Prototype

A modern mash-up of virtual guitar technology and progressive guitar design, this new collaboration between Strandberg Boden and Boss aims to push some boundaries, and it's being shown off at NAMM this weekend.

NAMM 2017: Catalyst Audio introduce Buchla based Eurorack modules

Catalyst Audio have a range of modules based upon the Buchlas 100 series but in a Eurorack format, plus a couple of sequencers.

NAMM 2017: Electro Harmonix Operation Overlord stereo distortion

Multi-faceted stereo filth - If you can play it, this will distort it.

NAMM 2017: Bastl KLIK keeps DAW and modular together

KLIK is a little box that takes an audio click from your DAW and converts it to modular level clock for perfect synchronisation for €49