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All the best guitar gear from this year's NAMM Show
The best new guitar gear of NAMM 2026: More effects, more amps, more guitars and more tech than ever

By Simon Arblaster Published

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

Guitars
Hottest music tech gear of NAMM
The best music tech gear of NAMM 2026: Epic polys, acoustic synths, budget samplers, a Behringer Juno and more

By Si Truss Published

MusicRadar's Matt Mullen and Andy Price have been roving the show floor – here are their music technology highlights

Tech
NAMM 2026
NAMM 2026: rolling news from the world's biggest music-making gear show

By Andy Price Last updated

All the hottest new guitars, synths, drums and other gear from Anaheim 2026

Tech
Abasi Córdoba Stage 7 nylon string guitar press image
“Engineered for modern electric players seeking authentic nylon tine without the traditional limitations of classical instruments”: Abasi’s nylon 7-string opens for pre-orders

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: The long-awaited Abasi Córdoba Stage 7 nylon string guitar makes its debut in California

Guitars
Casio sampler NAMM 2026
40 years after the SK-1, Casio is making waves with another fun-looking sampler

By Ben Rogerson Published

NAMM 2026: Handheld device is attracting plenty of attention on the show floor

Tech
JBL BandBox Trio press image
"A brand new amp and speaker with AI vocal and instrument separation tech": JBL’s new BandBox makes it easier than ever to craft the perfect backing track

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: JBL’s new BandBox uses the same instrument separating AI principles that gave us new Beatles music

Guitar Amps
Kurzweil SP8
Kurzweil’s performer-focused SP8 looks like a bomb-proof stage piano that’s also a powerful synth

By Ben Rogerson Published

NAMM 2026: It looks like it covers just about every sonic eventuality

Keyboards & Pianos
Magnatone Slash the Lil’ Viper 8-watt combo amp press image
“Its sound kicks the ass of amps three times its size”: Slash’s latest Magnatone Lil’ Viper 8-watt combo can go toe-to-toe with the big boys

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Slash teams up with Magnatone once more to create a tiny 8-watt amp with plenty of bite

Guitar Amps
A lifestyle press image of the Sterling By Music Man StingRay Baritone SR50 in Toluca Lake Blue leaning against a Marshall amp in an empty room with concrete walls
“A deeper low-end presence within the StingRay lineup”: Sterling by Music Man launches its first ever baritone electric guitar

By Dan Mold Published

NAMM 2026: Sterling by Music Man reveals the company’s first-ever baritone electric guitar, refreshes its popular Luke series and we get two new signature models

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

By Si Truss Published

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

Tech
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