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Marshall is returning to NAMM for the first time in 5 years – and has teased some blockbuster launches
By Matt Owen published
After previously hinting that digital amps, modeling software and other advancements were in the works, Marshall is now set to embark on an all-new chapter when NAMM 2025 kicks off
Ozzy Osbourne’s all-star Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony pays tribute to Randy Rhoads
By Phil Weller published
An all-star band comprising Zakk Wylde, Andrew Watt and Chad Smith assembled to pay homage to the singer’s solo work during a star-studded celebration
Nobody expected Fender to return to NAMM – but it will return to the gear trade show in 2025
By Matt Owen published
Fender last attended NAMM in 2020, and as recently as 2023 the firm's CEO Andy Mooney said a return looked unlikely
George Benson is leading a four-day concert and workshop event featuring the biggest names in session guitar
By Matt Parker published
Breezin’ with the Stars combines workshops, gigs and a luxury hotel resort
Green Day, The Killers, and Jane’s Addiction members confirmed for 2024 Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp
By Phil Weller published
The four-day event will give attendees the chance to be mentored by rock 'n' roll greats, before concluding with gigs at iconic LA venues
After another destroyed guitar controversy at Coachella, is guitar smashing simply not cool anymore?
By Janelle Borg published
After another destroyed guitar controversy at Coachella, is guitar smashing simply not cool anymore?
“We were all delusional enough as kids to think this might happen to us”: boygenius, Metallica, Paramore, Larkin Poe, Jason Isbell and Joni Mitchell win big at the Grammys 2024
By Matt Owen published
Molly Tuttle, Chris Stapleton and newly anointed Fender signature artist Juanes also took home awards during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony
NAMM 2024: the 10 biggest things we discovered at this year's show
By Matt Owen, Matt Parker published
From a new wave of star-studded semi-hollow signature guitars, to the AI invasion, these are the things we saw, heard, and thought at the music-making event of the year
NAMM 2024: “A true vintage classic based on the first loudspeakers designed specifically for the electric guitar”: Celestion celebrates its 100th anniversary with a speaker that pays homage to its earliest innovations
By Matt Owen published
A potential collaboration with Marshall – details of which are set to arrive in Spring – has also been teased
NAMM 2024: “Organic boosting that you can tweak to match any rig”: MXR has brought back its Torino overdrive with a flash new chassis – but you'll have to be quick off the line to bag one
By Matt Owen published
The new-look Gran Torino revamps and revives the Il Torino template, but only as part of a limited release
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