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Ed Sheeran with his new PRS SE Ed Sheeran Cosmic Splash Hollowbody Baritone Piezo, a limited edition signature guitar featuring his own original artwork.
PRS and Ed Sheeran team up for SE Hollowbody Piezo Baritone featuring pop superstar’s own artwork

By Jonathan Horsley Published

NAMM 2026: Limited to 1,000 instruments worldwide, the Ed Sheeran SE Hollowbody Baritone 'Cosmic Splash' has a unique build and look and comes with an 8" by 8" signed print

Artists
Warm Audio Fluff Drive: the new signature overdrive for Ryan 'Fluff' Bruce is a five-knob pedal finished in white and Teal.
“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

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

Guitars
Rane System One standalone two-channel DJ system
Rane’s System One is a standalone DJ system with motorised platters aimed at scratch and open-format DJs

By Si Truss Published

NAMM 2026: Rane's new flagship two-channel DJ device runs on Engine DJ and includes a built-in touchscreen

Tech
Akai Professional MPC XL first look review
Akai’s MPC XL is its new flagship standalone production station – watch our first look review

By Si Truss Published

NAMM 2026: The MPC XL massively ups the power of the MPC X; but is it better than last year’s Live III? We get hands-on and find out

Tech
The Vox VTB-1 Treble Booster is a Rangemaster-inspired pedal that features a single chicken-head dial and a Fat switch, and has gold text on a black paint job.
Vox unveils “re-engineered” treble booster with all the tone and none of the inconsistency of vintage units

By Jonathan Horsley Published

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

Guitars
AlphaTheta DJM-V5 3-channel DJ mixer
AlphaTheta’s DJM-V5 is a compact and more affordable take on its flagship V10 DJ mixer

By Si Truss Published

NAMM 2026: The three-channel V5 comes equipped with four-band EQ, channel compressors, send effects and multiple filter modes

Dj Gear
A black and white photo of Chris Isaak playing his Silvertone 1446 in 1987. On the right, a cutout of the recently reissued guitar in black and sunburst finishes, with the black version offered with a Bigsby B70 vibrato.
Silvertone resurrects the cult semi-hollow electric guitar loved by Elvis Costello, Hubert Sumlin and Chris Isaak

By Jonathan Horsley Published

NAMM 2026: A long-lost catalogue classic is back from the dead and it might be the coolest release you'll see all year

Guitars
ASM Leviasynth
The Leviasynth rises! Hydrasynth’s successor is finally here. Has ASM created one of the decade's best synths?

By Andy Price Published

NAMM 2026: The anticipation was high, but will the Leviasynth be a worthy follow-up to ASM’s incredible 2020 debut?

Hybrid Synths
Squier Sonic Series: featuring mini-Stratocasters, single-humbucker Esquires and cult offsets too, the Fender-owned budget brand has made a big play for the beginner market in 2026
Squier unveils huge Sonic Series refresh – super-affordable, beginner and child-friendly versions of classic Fender models

By Jonathan Horsley Published

NAMM 2026: There are Sonic Mustangs with dual-humbuckers, vintage and modern colour finishes, classic Strats, HSS Strats... A 3/4-sized Strat too. But you'll have to wait until July

Guitars
celemony
“No AI, no loops, no MIDI”: Celemony’s Tonalic puts a world-class session player in your DAW that intelligently adapts to your arrangement

By Matt Mullen Published

NAMM 2026: This hybrid of virtual instrument and session player combines the organic feel of live performance with the flexibility of DAW-based editing

Tech
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