Gear Expo 2023
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![Tama Lil' John Roberts signature snare drum](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2vp82es9AM7EFaTAhBnWRN-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2023: Tama announces limited edition Lil’ John Roberts Signature Snare Drum
By Stuart Williams published
Complete with a steel shell, custom finish and silicone-loaded bearing edges
![Sonor Kompressor Series snare drums](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JPCSZWmGUwKjj99riWBjs6-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2023: Sonor launches Kompressor series snare drums
By Stuart Williams published
The range features undersized steel, aluminium and brass shell options, and starts at under £300!
![The Ernie Ball Music Man Kaizen 6-string arrives a year after EBMM debuted the Tosin Abasi-designed 7-string](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHFhQvn8C7JRZCKoSGeRtf-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2023: Ernie Ball Music Man unveils six-string version of Tosin Abasi’s groundbreaking Kaizen electric guitar
By Jonathan Horsley published
The future-forward multi-scale offset was designed with the Animals As Leaders guitar phenom, and is now available in six strings, with four very smart finish options
![The LR Baggs HiFi is a non-invasive, peel-and-stick pickup system for acoustic guitars that does not interfere with your acoustic tone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bnVDaELW2EybPtpZaDSfJ-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2023: LR Baggs promises “game-changing” performance and non-invasive installation from its new HiFi acoustic guitar pickup system
By Jonathan Horsley published
The HiFi system features dual bridge plate sensors and high-fidelity electronics for “exceptional balance, definition, dynamics, and good feedback resistance”
![Sony MDR-MV1 are for creating spatial audio music](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aMCJqGLCRtzf8orreqUMYL-320-80.png)
NAMM 2023: Sony's new MDR-MV1 headphones are aimed at spatial sound creators (and possibly dogs)
By Andy Jones published
They boast a huge frequency range, but do Sony's MDR-MV1 have the surround power you need?
![jamx builds on the original Apogee jam from 2010](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fnXBtUysPwqNxiRwHuWhd6-320-80.png)
NAMM 2023: Apogee's Jam X is a compact guitar audio interface with a built-in analogue compressor
By Andy Jones published
Super-compact recording box promises to "bring your instrument to life"
![The Fender RIFF is Bluetooth speaker that doubles as a guitar amp](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Geetim4Vg8seAyp4oL9deb-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2023: Fender unveils the RIFF, the take-anywhere Bluetooth audio speaker that doubles as a guitar amp
By Jonathan Horsley published
Is it a Bluetooth speaker? Is it a guitar amp? Well, it's both, it's super-portable, and it is very easy on the eye
![Dingwall John Taylor Signature bass](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r8e65Fdsyc6YZSkjAJ2RnX-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2023: Duran Duran’s John Taylor has a new signature bass – it’s name is Rio Dream and it’s a Dingwall with four-strings
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Rio Dream is based on Taylor's Dingwall NG3 and has a trio of neodymium pickups, a preamp co-designed by Rupert Neve Designs, and disco-friendly finish inspired by the Rio cover art
![Hammond XK4](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X8UNT8PTrn4CZhNgeFnN4Q-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2023: Hammond’s lightweight and ‘affordable’ XK4 organ promises “the B3 experience you’ve always wanted”
By Ben Rogerson published
So-called “modern miracle” features a new modelled tonewheel engine and a new Leslie speaker emulation
![Takamine LTD2023](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k3ZkoKPNwjQHPvd3pdWmC3-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2023: Takamine celebrates the 30th Anniversary of its Sante Fe acoustic with a stunning limited edition cutaway
By Jonathan Horsley published
The LTD2023 has a solid cedar top with oak on the back and sides, and it features a three-slider CTF-2N FET preamp
![IK Multimedia's AXE I/O One is its most affordable AXE](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8heoXBZsywRGzq73xARj2b-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2023: IK Multimedia's AXE I/O One could be the guitar interface your wallet's been waiting for
By Andy Jones published
AXE I/O One is the cheapest in the AXE guitar interface range but still boasts a lot of tone-shaping features and software
![Polyend Tracker Mini - the handheld music maker](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TCSckcvB8oxAicrnjAmDQn-320-80.png)
NAMM 2023: Polyend announces Tracker Mini, and it looks like a 'best in show' contender
By Andy Jones published
Handheld video game-style device is smaller and lighter than the original Tracker but somehow boasts more features
![Mark Heylmun of Suicide Silence introducing his new signature Pro Series Rhoads RR24-7](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ytCmGVupiXSWhxtxYgbEti-320-80.jpg)
NAMM 2023: Jackson and Suicide Silence’s Mark Heylmun team up for a Fishman equipped Pro Series 7-string Rhoads
By Jonathan Horsley published
Heylmun’s signature Rhoads is a bona-fide metal machine, complete with reverse headstock, gold hardware and a Floyd Rose double-locking vibrato
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