NAMM 2020: New guitars! New synths! New pedals! New studio gear!

02 Jan 2020 by Angus Baigent | Approximate reading time: 1 Minute

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The 2020 edition of the Winter NAMM show is upon us. From 16-20 January, purveyors of all manner of musical instruments and gizmos will be touting their wares, trying to grab your attention with new releases and clever new technologies. While the sheer volume of news can be overwhelming, we’ll be at the show to sift through all that flashy marketing to bring you the most exciting news from the show. It’s gear galore!

NAMM Show 2020, January 16-20

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Joe Doe by Vintage - Every one tells a story

NAMM 2020: Joe Doe by Vintage – Each instrument tells a story

19 Jan 2020 in Guitar

Brighton guitar builder Ben Court runs Joe Doe guitars, making limited edition one-off guitars. He has teamed up with Vintage to offer his unique designs for less and each with a cool backstory.

NAMM 2020: Eastman SB55 with Lollar P90 – Tone to the bone

19 Jan 2020 in Guitar

Eastman has just announced two new SB55 models based on that classic student guitar from the 1950s. Lightweight Okoume mahogany bodies finished in Antique Varnish, plus a Lollar P90 = tasty!

NAMM 2020: JST Howard Benson Vocals gives you the sound of modern rock

19 Jan 2020 in Studio

JST finished NAMM 2020 with Howard Benson Vocals, a vocal chain plug-in. Knowing Mr. Benson's productions and Sturgis' workaholic tendencies, there's no way this channel strip can disappoint.

NAMM 2020: ThorpyFX Field Marshal & Bunker pedals

19 Jan 2020 in Guitar

This year Thorpy FX recreates two highly sought after '90s Lovetone boutique pedals, with his new Field Marshal and Bunker effects. Hand built in the UK this brand just keeps getting better

NAMM 2020: ElectroSmith Daisy microcomputer audio development platform

19 Jan 2020 in Synths

Electrosmith's Daisy is a development platform for audio applications. It's like an Arduino but designed for audio use. You can run it on a breadboard or in their Euro, pedal and synth test platforms.

Fender American Originals 60s Telecaster Thinline and 70s Telecaster Custom

NAMM 2020: 10 Best Guitar Videos

19 Jan 2020 in Guitar

Here are the best guitar videos we made at NAMM 2020, featuring highlights and crowd winners right from the show floor!

NAMM 2020: Vintage launches new ProShop Unique guitars

19 Jan 2020 in Guitar

The new Vintage ProShop Unique Series, have wear and tear patterns applied to them at the factory to emulate a guitar that has been owned and played for decades.

NAMM 2020: Krotos Concept modulation focused software synth

19 Jan 2020 in Synths

The first virtual instrument from Krotos gives us Concept which uses a powerful modulation engine to mess with sound in all sorts of directions from all sorts of sources.

NAMM 2020: Silo makes a Trident-honoring debut with two plug-in EQs

19 Jan 2020 in Studio

A new plug-in developer by the name of Silo SoundLabs debuted a pair of Trident-inspired console EQ plug-ins at NAMM 2020. Low CPU use and low latency are a priority here!

NAMM 2020: Artesia Pro Xpad elegant and compact pad controller

19 Jan 2020 in Studio

Artesia is known for their elegant and compact Xkey controller but now they've added a nicely designed Xpad to the mix for some finger drumming and loop triggering.

NAMM 2020: New GE300 Lite – yes, another Mooer!

18 Jan 2020 in Guitar

Yes, yet another Mooer GE series amp simulation and effects floor unit. Surely, the world has enough variations of this unit already? The new Mooer GE 300 Lite suggests that, no it does not.

NAMM 2020: Cre8audio gives the NiftyCASE Ears to take it to two tiers

18 Jan 2020 in Synths

Cre8audio has been spotted with a two-tier stand for their NiftyCASE Eurorack case. They are calling it the NiftyCASE Ears and could make it the perfect place for some Roland or Moog Modular clones.

NAMM 2020: New guitars from Fender: 60s Telecaster Thinline and 70s Telecaster Custom

18 Jan 2020 in Guitar

Fender's Corona facility in California makes the American Originals range and this year they have added the new 60s Telecaster Thinline and 70s Telecaster Custom models.

Playtime Engineering Blipblox After Dark

NAMM 2020: Blipblox After Dark toy synthesizer for possessed children

18 Jan 2020 in Synths

Building on the success of the Blipblox's Fisher-Price approach to synthesizers they've stuck it through a portal of evil and Blipblox After Dark is the horrifying result.

NAMM 2020: Fender Treadlite Wah and Volume/Expression pedals

18 Jan 2020 in Guitar

Fender has two new pedals called the Treadlite Wah and Volume/Expression. Each one has a bit of a '70s retro vibe to it with the wooden panels, but has modern day features for working musicians.

NAMM 2020: Behringer RD-6 analog drum machine

18 Jan 2020 in Synths

As predicted Behringer has revealed their RD-6 Analog Drum Machine based on the Roland TR-606. It additional it has an extra drum sound, individual outputs and a distortion circuit.