NAMM 2019 Preview: The Latest News, Leaks and Rumours

08 Jan 2019 by Angus Baigent | Approximate reading time: 1 Minute

Winter NAMM 2019 Preview · Source: gearnews.com

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The 2019 edition of the world’s most important music instruments trade show, the Winter NAMM, is just around the corner! Keep up to date on all the hottest news, rumours and leaks emerging in the run-up to the show with our NAMM 2019 Preview coverage. Seen something interesting we’ve not covered here? Heard a hot rumour you want to share with us? Let us know in the comments below or drop us a line here.

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

22 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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?

Epiphone Jared James Nichols 'Old Glory' Les Paul Custom

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

22 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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!

22 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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: Fender American Acoustasonic Series Telecaster

22 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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

22 Jan 2019 in Studio

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

21 Jan 2019 in Studio

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

Fender Joe Bonamassa Dual Professional on Instagram

Joe Bonamassa plays new Fender Dual Professional Signature amp on Instagram

21 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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.

More leaked Fender pedals - Pinwheel Rotary Speaker Emulator & Tre-Verb Tremolo:Reverb

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

21 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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

21 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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

21 Jan 2019 in Guitar, Deals

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.

Lucem Custom Design Spirit Animal with onbaord Tracktion synth

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

21 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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

21 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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.

Joyo R-02 TaiChi - Dumble Super Overdrive tones?

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

21 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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?

21 Jan 2019 in Studio

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

21 Jan 2019 in Studio

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

21 Jan 2019 in Guitar

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.

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