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NAMM 2024 live: this year’s biggest guitar news as it happens
Everything you need to know direct from the show floor at the world’s no. 1 guitar gear show
NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth
The guitar, amp and pedal news you need to know about, all in one place
NAMM 2024: “Unique air cell core technology” in... a strap? Through modern engineering, Ernie Ball’s new Comfort Cloud line looks to provide “optimal cushioning” for prolonged playing
The new design looks to make the strap “stronger and more comfortable” through a nifty neoprene and air cell core tech construction
NAMM 2024: “The same design as the one Jimi Hendrix wore when he stole the show at a 1967 music festival”: Vintage reissue straps are now a thing: check-out this Dunlop x Authentic Hendrix reproduction of Jimi’s Monterey Pop strap
Get the strap that held the guitar that Hendrix set on fire...
NAMM 2024: “A core component of Zakk's sound since 1988”: Dunlop has reissued Zakk Wylde’s go-to Rotovibe pedal to celebrate 20 years of partnership – and it’s got a sleek new look
The $399 unit follows in the foosteps of the original limited-edition Rotovibe revival, which has been a pedalboard mainstay for the Black Label Society guitarist
NAMM 2024: “Some people were like, ‘That's the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen!’ It turns out it was the most successful instrument we ever could have imagined”: John Petrucci on the wild ride of his signature guitar, the Music Man Majesty
Like many game-changing ideas, the Majesty (which wasn't the guitar's original name...) was not immediately welcomed with open arms, the Dream Theater man says
NAMM 2024: “This cutting-edge design ushers in an unprecedented era of sustainable audio engineering”: This amp cabinet is absurdly slim and so light it can be worn with a guitar strap – meet Eminent Technology's latest innovation, the Model Twenty-Two
At just 16.5lbs, the new development can serve as an FRFR cab for your multi-effects modeling needs, or as a dedicated amp and cab for a regular pedalboard
NAMM 2024: “One of the most unique and spectacular LTD models that Takamine has ever created”: Takamine's master luthiers celebrate once more around the sun with this spectacular solar system-themed acoustic guitar build
Every year the firm builds a guitar to showcase the finest work of its Japanese luthiers and this year’s model really dazzles
NAMM 2024: “From classic 1970s to contemporary modern”: Following the success of its Kim Thayil signature model, Guild’s expanded range hopes to find a Polara for every player
The overhauled Polara solidbody has formed the basis for three new tiers of standard line Polara builds, including the Deluxe, Night Edition and standard lines
NAMM 2024: “Angular, cubist and aggressive”: Kauer’s divisive Gripen guitar does away with all curvature for an early contender for ‘boldest guitar of 2024’
The pointed-twin of its flagship Banshee model, Kauer has created an origami Explorer of sorts that boasts crown shaped inlays and a choice of three humbucker combinations
