Guitar Pedals

The best new guitar gear of NAMM 2026: More effects, more amps, more guitars and more tech than ever

By Simon Arblaster published 27 January 26

MusicRadar's Rob Laing carried the weight of the guitar world on his shoulders as he single-handedly took on the NAMM Show 2026... and survived to tell the tale

Polyend Endless is a customisable stompbox with a text-to-effect generator that will create any effect you describe

By Si Truss published 23 January 26

NAMM 2026: Polyend’s new pedal can load custom effects coded in C++, or created with Polyend’s text-based Playground generator

“Our amplifier learns your cabinet’s impedance through controlled sweeps and continues to monitor it in real-time”: Synergy’s Power Amp Machine-Learning tech could be 'revolutionary'

By Dan Mold published 23 January 26

NAMM 2026: Rise of the robots! Synergy’s latest amplifier uses cutting-edge Machine-Learning tech to fuse punchy tube tones with solid state conveniences

MXR's high-gain Eddie Van Halen collab headlines Jim Dunlop's fresh pedal drop – and there's an Iron Maiden Killers Cry Baby too

By Jonathan Horsley published 22 January 26

NAMM 2026: The MXR EVH Modern High Gain Pedal was co-designed with Eddie Van Halen in 2015 and is officially here, and it's joined by a special Way Huge fuzz and some cool Cry Babies

Billy Corgan and Laney Amplification unveil the ultimate Smashing Pumpkins amp-in-a-box pedal

By Jonathan Horsley published 22 January 26

NAMM 2026: The Supergrace is a two-hander between Laney and Brian Carstens, and Corgan gave it a trial by fire when playing with My Chemical Romance in front of 60,000 fans

“Our goal has been to define the standard for what an all-in-one digital rig can be”: Neural DSP’s game-changing Quad Cortex amp modeller just got a lot smaller – but it’s got the same sounds, the same power, and a 7” touchscreen too

By Jonathan Horsley published 21 January 26

NAMM 2026: It does all the things that the regular-sized Quad Cortex, only it's small, a lot smaller

“It transforms how a guitarist commands the stage”: Casio’s Dimension Shift lets you control effects with your strap

By Jonathan Horsley published 21 January 26

NAMM 2026: The Dimension Shifter allows guitarists to control stompbox parameters wireless simply by moving their guitar strap

“I wanted to fix every issue I’ve ever had dialling in metal tones on similar pedals or even the original”: Warm Audio has just made Ryan ‘Fluff’ Bruce its first ever signature pedal and he explains why, yes, the world needs another overdrive

By Jonathan Horsley published 20 January 26

NAMM 2026: The Fluff Drive was inspired by the Maxon TS-01 but features a suite of contemporary updates to make it work gangbusters with extended-range guitars

Vox unveils “re-engineered” treble booster with all the tone and none of the inconsistency of vintage units

By Jonathan Horsley published 20 January 26

NAMM 2026: Vox's VTB-1 Treble Booster in inspired by vintage Rangemaster units but remixes the circuit recipe and promises lower noise and a more robust performance