NAMM 2011: all the latest news
Winter NAMM 2011 takes place in Anaheim, California from 13-16 January 2011. Easily the most important event in the music-making industry calendar, the NAMM show brings together all of the major hardware and software manufacturers for a trade-only convention.
Alongside the most exciting and revolutionary new music-making products of 2011 from market leading exhibitors like Fender, Gibson, Korg, Roland, Line 6, Peavey, Avid and many more, there will be an array of celebrity appearances and the usual helping of weird and wonderful sights and sounds from the basement.
As usual, MusicRadar will be reporting live from the show floor. We'll be bringing you up-to-the minute news, pictures and videos of the latest product announcements, star appearances and anything else that catches our eye. If you want to keep track of everything that's going on, bookmark this page and check it reguarly. If it's happening at NAMM, you'll find it right here.
Also, be sure to follow MusicRadar on Twitter and Facebook where we'll be posting live updates, pictures and videos from the moment that the doors open on Wednesday 13 January.
Highlights:
The 10 best guitar tech products of NAMM 2011
Total Guitar: 8 guitar accessories we're excited about
11 best electronic and acoustic drum products of NAMM 2011
The 10 best music tech products of NAMM 2011
NAMM 2011: Day Three and Day Four highlights
Show floor videos, galleries and interviews:
VIDEO: Vox Dynamic Looper pedal demo
VIDEO: The world's fastest guitarist plays slowly!
VIDEO: Fairlight CMI 30A unveiled by Peter Vogel
VIDEO: Warwick basses and Framus guitars
VIDEO: Stu Hamm demos his new signature Washburn bass, The Hammer
VIDEO: Korg Kaoss Pad Quad demo
VIDEO: Roland GR-55 Guitar Synthesizer demo
VIDEO: Roland V-Piano Grand demo
In pictures: Natal's new drum range
In pictures: Neil Peart's Time Machine tour drum kit
VIDEO: Natal snare drum adjustable throw demo
VIDEO: Misa Kitara digital guitar demo
Steve Vai - an exclusive interview at Ibanez about his Euphoria acoustic-electric and more
VIDEO: Kemper Profiling Amplifier demo
VIDEO: Akai SynthStation 49 revealed
VIDEO: Billy Sheehan on his new Yamaha Attitude III bass
VIDEO: Korg Kronos Workstation demo
VIDEO: Yamaha's new Club Custom drums demoed
VIDEO: Orange TH100 demo and DIVO explained
VIDEO: M-Audio Venom synth demo
VIDEO: Dream Theater's Jordan Rudess in iPad 'duel'
VIDEO: Def Leppard's Phil Collen unveils his new Jackson PC Supreme guitar
VIDEO: Yamaha's A Series acoustic-electric demoed
VIDEO: bass extraordinaire Victor Wooten interviewed
VIDEO: Spectrasonics and Bob Moog Foundation OMG-1 in action
Fender's Telebration anniversary Telecasters
VIDEO: Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin producer Andy Johns
VIDEO: Epiphone Robb Flynn Flying V signature guitar
VIDEO: Pete Lockett on Remo percussion
VIDEO: Steinberg Cubase 6 revealed
Guitar and bass:
Lodestone Pulse electric guitar and Primal Instinct SPI bass unveiled
Hayden unveils MoFo 55 and 100 heads and 1x12 combo
Electro-Harmonix Mistress Flanger pedal unveiled
Electro-Harmonix Stereo Talking Machine unveiled
Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man Tap Tempo pedal unveiled
Electro-Harmonix Killswitch pedal unveiled
Red Witch debuts Seven Sisters pedals
Mesa/Boogie unveils TransAtlantic TA-30
Tech 21 unveils three new pedals
Strymon announces Lex rotary pedal
Martin introduces the D-45 Authentic acoustic guitar
Martin expands Performing Artist Series acoustic guitars
Dunlop unveils five MXR stompboxes
PRS introduces Channel "C" and "H" amps
AmpliTube announces new partnerships
Ashdown unveils 220 Dual Tube bass amps
Ashdown introduces Drophead LB 30 and 200 bass amp combos
Zoom G2.1DM Dave Mustaine Signature multi-FX guitar pedal
New Yamaha guitars and basses unveiled
PRS debuts Dweezil Zappa model
Taylor Guitars launches Doyle Deluxe model
Martin Guitar announces Pete Seeger custom editions
Gretsch introduces George Harrison Tribute Duo guitar
Mesa/Boogie Royal Atlantic RA-100 guitar amp unveiled
Lâg unveils new Tramontane guitars
Blackstar launches HT-1 all-tube guitar amp
Boss unveils RC-30 and RC-3 Loop Station pedals
Roland Cube-XL bass amp series announced
Trace Elliot unveils Trace Acoustic amps
Rivera's Rockcrusher makes its debut
DigiTech launches TH-150 tube head, Classic-15 and Fusion modelling combos
DigiTech unveils limited edition Eternal Descent Lyra pedal
HardWire launch SP-7 Stereo Phaser pedal
Peavey premieres Triple XXX amp
Peavey debuts TransTube Special 212 amp
Peavey unveils Composite Acoustics line
Peavey announces Xport USB guitar interface
Peavey announces ReValver MK III.V software
Vox Night Train 50 tube amp head announced
Vox launches Dynamic Looper pedal
Vox launches TB35C1 and TB35C2 guitar amps
Vox unveils AC30C2-RD Limited Vintage Red Edition
Vox Series 22 solid body electric guitars revealed
Squier introduces Stratocaster guitar and Rock Band 3 controller
Takamine launches 11 new guitars
Blackstar Amplification extends Series One range
Fender updates Mark Hoppus Signature Jazz Bass
Fender introduces G-DEC 3-friendly songbook SD cards
Fender unveils G-DEC 3 Thirty Blues, Metal and Country amps
Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb FSR unveiled
Ovation unveils eight new guitars
Fender Custom Shop guitars and basses in pictures
Jackson releases David Ellefson signature bass
Guild announces new Standard Series acoustic-electric guitars
Alesis announces GuitarLink Plus
Ampeg unveils Portaflex Series bass amps
Ampeg launches BA Series combo practice amps
Ampeg launches Heritage B-15 flip-top bass amp combo
Akai unveils 10 Analog Custom Shop guitar FX pedals
TC Electronic unveils Blacksmith bass amp
TC Electronic announces seven new FX pedals
Ernie Ball Music Man unveils the John Petrucci JPXI
Ernie Ball Music Man launches Game Changer pickup switching system
JHS announces V100AFD Paradise
AweSome unveils Hyper-Mod Telecaster Control Plate
Grid 1 announces world's first battery-powered pedalboard
Dean Guitars' Bret Michaels series debuts
Eventide Space stompbox unveiled
PRS announces new electronics, hardware, neck shape and finish
Marshall YJM100 Yngwie Malmsteen signature head unleashed
DBZ unveils Z-Glide guitar neck
Way Huge Green Rhino returns with the MK II
Amptweaker introduce TightMetal distortion pedal
Toadworks launches DECO Effects Pedals
Dean launches John Entwistle signature bass series
3rd Power introduces the British Dream 112 tube amp
3rd Power unveils Switchback 312 amp cab
Orange Amps launches TH100 amp head
Fender launches American Special Jazz and Precision basses
Fender updates Classic Design Series acoustic guitars
Fender unveils Rumble bass amp heads and cabs
Orange unveils OPC musician's personal computer
Fender Mustang III, IV and V amps announced
Squier introduces new Vintage Modified Instruments
Fender 60th Anniversary Telecaster unveiled
Fender launches 60th Anniversary Precision Bass
Epiphone Nighthawk Custom reissue announced
Fender introduces Road Worn Player Series guitars
The Fret-King Black Label Series JD guitar
Orange Amps launches two new Terror Bass combos
Orange launches new tube bias technology DIVO
ESP announces LTD Xtone acoustic guitars
ESP unveils LTD Surveyor-4 and Surveyor-5 basses
Fender announces the Wayne Kramer Stratocaster
ESP unveils Metallica's Hetfield and Hammett signature guitars
ESP reveals new Signature, 200 Series and Deluxe models
ESP unveils LTD Slayer-2011 Reign In Blood guitar
T-Rex launches Reptile 2, Twister 2, and Tonebug Sustainer
PREVIEW: The Kemper Profiling Amplifier
PREVIEW: The Kemper Profiling Amplifier explained on video
Korg USA joins forces with Blackstar Amplification for exclusive US distribution
Tech:
Tascam TA-1VP vocal processor features Auto-Tune
Shure debuts SE215 sound isolating earphones
Shure unveils SRH550DJ and SRH940 pro headphones
Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec plug-in announced
Tascam DP-03 8-track digital Portastudio
Tascam unveils US-200 and US-600 audio interfaces
Teenage Engineering OP-1 shipping in eight weeks
Waves Aural Exciter plugin unveiled
Waves announces C6 Multiband Compressor
Audio-Technica introduces ATW-CHG2 recharging station
Korg announces NanoSeries2 mini controllers
Audio-Technica reveals AT2022 X/Y mic
Korg Pa3X professional arranger workstation
iZotope and BT Introduce Stutter Edit
Rob Papen throws Punch drum machine into the ring
Rob Papen throws Punch drum machine into the ring
Korg announces Wavedrum Oriental synth
Spectrasonics Omni TR Omnisphere control app
Spectrasonics announces Omnisphere 1.5
Spectrasonics and Bob Moog Foundation unveil the OMG-1
Avid announces M-Audio Torq 2.0 DJ Software
Line 6 expands XD-V wireless mic range
Dave Smith and Roger Linn unleash Tempest analogue drum machine
Steinberg updates HALion Sonic workstation
Denon DJ announces DN-S37000 firmware update
Roland introduces FR-18 Diatonic V-Accordian
Roland unveils BK-7m backing module
Roland introduces AT-350C Atelier Combo organ
Roland UM-ONE USB MIDI Interface unveiled
Roland launches VIMA JM-5 sound module
Roland launches RD-300NX digital stage piano
Roland introduces Tri-Capture and Duo-Capture USB audio interfaces
Two Notes introduces Torpedo LB-202
Two Notes announces two new plugins
Korg Kronos workstation unveiled
Korg microPiano is a compact grand
Avid releases M-Audio Venom virtual analogue synth
JBL Professional introduce EON210P
JBL Professional announces EON 515XT
Numark introduces NDX800 Controller
Numark announces NPM100 monitors
Numark unveils NS6 DJ controller
Numark debuts DJ2GO controller
Focusrite RedNet brings pro audio networking to your DAW
Focusrite unveils VRM Box - mix using headphones
New Fairlight CMI-30A goes back to the '80s
Quantum Leap Spaces promises "new standard" in convolution reverb
Alesis StudioDock gives iPad audio and MIDI I/O
Mackie announces Thump TH-12A loudspeakers
Mackie redesigns MRmk2 monitors
Alesis launches MultiMix 16 USB FX
Arturia announces Spark drum machine
Universal Audio unveils UAD-2 Satellite Duo and Quad FireWire DSP accelerators
Alesis announces PerformancePad Pro
Akai SynthStation49 iPad MIDI controller unveiled
Akai EIE I/O USB audio interface announced
Eventide Space stompbox unveiled
Steven Slate Drums 4.0 announced
Time+Space releases eXplorer collection with Rob Papen
Steinberg releases Rupert Neve Designs Portico EQ and compressor plug-ins
TC-Helicon VoiceTouch Singles vocal processing pedals
MOTU 828mk3 Hybrid audio interface
Access Virus TI Polar Dark Star unveiled
Blue Microphones introduces Yeti Pro
IK Multimedia launches iRig Mic
Apps:
GrooveMaker Cool & Dre unveiled
Crown releases Powered By Crown app
AKG introduces Wireless App 2.0
AKG launches Perception showcase app
New iOS products from IK Multimedia
TC-Helicon announces the VoiceJam app
Drums:
Aquarian and MIDItronix unveils inHEAD acoustic/electronic trigger drum heads
Sabian adds Holy China to Vault collection
Zildjian unveils Z3 Ultra Hammered Chinas and 22" Swish knocker
Pearl introduces Reference Pure Series drum kits
Meinl launches Classic Custom Series cymbals
Meinl FX Pedal features 10 drum and percussion sounds
Yamaha Custom Birch drum kit launched
Natal launches its first drum kit line
Yamaha launch Steve Jordan drum kits
Sonor announces new Ascent Series
Sonor extends Armoni Cymbal line
Sonor Essential Force Series announced
Sonor unveils Select Force Series
Sonor Smart Force Series introduced
Korg announces Wavedrum Oriental synth
Roland TD-9K2 and TD-9KX2 V-Drums unleashed
Roland unveils TD-4K2 and TD-4KX2 compact V-Drums
LP announces new Stanton Moore drum
Gibraltar launches two-tone compact saddle seat
Toca unleashes Jingle Sidekick
Gretsch introduces new Legend snares
Gretsch announces Renown '57 kit
Gretsch collaborates with Mark Schulman on 2011 signature snares
AKG introduces Groove Pack drum mic set
Alesis upgrades DM10 Studio Kit
Alesis introduces two DM8 drumkits
Zildjian unveils Gen16 AE (Acoustic Electric) Cymbal
Pro-Mark introduces new drum accessories
Gibraltar previews Turning Point drum hardware
Paiste Alpha Swiss Crashes announced
Paiste announces return of Formula 602 cymbals
Paiste unveils Twenty Masters Collection cymbals
Paiste Professional Cymbalbag Trolley unveiled
Mapex launches Raptor direct drive bass drum pedal
Mapex unveils back-supported drum throne
Yamaha announces new GigMaker drum kits
Mapex unleashes Black Panther drum kits
You can also download a full exhibitor list from the official NAMM 2011 site.
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