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: Ibanez cuts costs on new JEM7VP Steve Vai Premium guitar

14 Jan 2019 in Guitar

A new, slightly more wallet-friendly Premium version of Steve Vai's famous JEM guitar is being premiered at Ibanez's NAMM 2019 booth - and it screams shred!

NAMM 2019: IK Multimedia tease the AXE I/O guitar tone infused audio interface

14 Jan 2019 in Studio

IK Multimedia get the tease machine working on the run up to NAMM 2019 with what appears to be the AXE I/O audio interface with some "Z-TONE" guitar tone built in.

NAMM 2019: Something big coming from Noise Engineering

14 Jan 2019 in Synths

Noise Engineering has a new 24HP uber-module to show at NAMM this year. The internet is alive with combinations of latin words to try to guess the name of what is probably a complex digital oscillator

LR Baggs Align Series Chorus and Delay pedals

NAMM 2019: LR Baggs adds new Chorus and Delay pedals to its Align Series

13 Jan 2019 in Guitar

Like the other pedals in this LR Baggs line, these two new stompboxes are specifically tailored to acoustic guitar, adding a chorus and a delay to add to the Align Series.

NAMM 2019: Martin Woodstock 50th Anniversary acoustic guitars

12 Jan 2019 in Guitar

Martin is celebrating the 1969 Woodstock festival with the release of two acoustic models. There is one for all budgets and both feature a nod to that classic festival poster.

NAMM 2019: Ibanez AZ Series with new signature models

11 Jan 2019 in Guitar

Ibanez has new bunch of signature models derived from its AZ Series, bearing the names of players from Polyphia and Chon; a new guitar for Andy Timmons rounds out this five-piece set.

u-he Twangström spring reverb shakes things up with physically modelled springs

11 Jan 2019 in Studio

u-he's spring reverb is an upgraded standalone version of the reverb unit from Bazille, one of the developer's best-known synthesizers. It uses physical modelling instead of convolution.

Joyo R-05 Maximum a new dual-channel drive

NAMM 2019: Joyo R-05 Maximum, a budget dual-channel overdrive

11 Jan 2019 in Guitar

Another one?!? Joyo is releasing yet another new pedal, the R-05 Maximum dual-channel drive pedal. Could this set a new benchmark for budget overdrive pedals?

NAMM 2019: ThorpyFX Deep Oggin chorus/vibrato pedal

11 Jan 2019 in Guitar

ThorpyFX collaborates with Lovetone's Dan Coggins on the Deep Oggin, his new chorus/vibrato effect that looks absolutely bomb-proof. Has Major Adrian Thorpe MBE done it again?

NAMM 2019: Blackstar HT-20R MKII Head and Combo Apmlifiers

11 Jan 2019 in Guitar

Blackstar is launching the HT-20R MKII head and combo at NAMM 2019. Will this updated version of a popular amp bring enough to the table to convince players in a saturated market?

NAMM 2019: Audient Sono – An interface for guitarists

11 Jan 2019 in Guitar

The cat is out of the bag: The Audient Sono is a desktop interface with a single 12AX7 tube on the inout and two notes Torpedo modelling tech to give you amp-like feel and tone.

NAMM 2019: Strymon Volante Magnetic Echo Machine hones in on vintage delay effects

10 Jan 2019 in Guitar

The new Strymon Volante is a modern day take on classic virtual drum, tape and reel-to-reel echo effects all designed to make tape style echoes fun and less hassle.

NAMM 2019: Red Witch Fuzz God III with 64 fuzzes in one!

10 Jan 2019 in Guitar

This new Kiwi-made Fuzz God III silicon fuzz pedal has 64 combinations/variations of fuzz available, and completes some sort of "holy trinity" (we have no idea what that means)...

NAMM 2019: Orange TremLord 30 combo Pedal Baby 100 power amp

10 Jan 2019 in Guitar

Orange unveils Pedal Baby 100 power amp and TremLord 30 combo - Of the two, the Pedal Baby 100 advances existing Orange amp concepts in interesting ways.

NAMM 2019: Mackie debuts new flagship DRM active & passive loudspeakers

10 Jan 2019 in Live

A major new series of passive and active PA speakers from Mackie: the DRM series covers the 1600-2300W range and includes features like on-board DSP and integrated colour display.

NAMM 2019: EMG pulls out a bag of new Signature pickups for bass and guitar

10 Jan 2019 in Guitar

EMG has added new signature pickups designed for Lars Frederiksen, David Ellefson, Frank Bello, Tom Araya and Prashant Aswani; the new sets are due to ship in late January 2019.

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