NAMM 2019 Special Rolling Report

The Winter NAMM show is on this week in Anaheim California - and if this doesn't get your GAS going, nothing will. All the rumours, news and leaks right here, updated around the clock.

NAMM 2019: Fender American Acoustasonic Series Telecaster

Fender introduces the new American Acoustasonic Series Telecaster a hybrid guitar based upon one of there most popular guitar designs and incorporating their new SIRS system

NAMM 2019: Official – “Model: Samples” is Elektron’s new Sampling Production Workstation

Elektron's mysterious beatbox is revealed to be the oddly named and uninspired looking Model: Samples 6 track sampling workstation that doesn't actually sample. Updated with video!

NAMM 2019: Accusonus adds an automated De-Clipper to ERA Bundle 3.0

Fully automated, ERA De-Clipper detects clipped audio fragments by itself and sets the threshold accordingly, restoring audio segments and improving signal quality.

Joe Bonamassa plays new Fender Dual Professional Signature amp on Instagram

It looks like Fender and Joe Bonamassa have been cooking up a new Signature amp - the blues legend has been A/B-ing a 70-year-old Dual Professional and 7-hour old Dual Professional on Instagram.

NAMM 2019: More leaked Fender pedals – Pinwheel Rotary Speaker Emulator and Tre-Verb

Two more Fender effects pedals have been leaked by CME. These pedals use DSP to mimic some of the company's classic amp tones and one adds a stereo rotary speaker emulator to its pedal range.

NAMM 2019: Walrus Audio debuts Lillian Analog Multi-Stage Phaser

The new Walrus Audio Lillian Analog Multi-Stage Phaser pedal has 4- and 6-stage phaser settings and borrows some of its control ideas from the Julia pedal.

NAMM 2019: Over 30 new guitars from Cort including its first 8-string, the KX508MS

Cort has been super-busy getting its 30+ (!) new models ready for NAMM 2019 - among them its first ever 8-string model, the KX508MS, with Fishman Fluence pickups.

NAMM 2019: Lucem Custom Instruments Spirit Animal – Softsynth loaded!

The latest guitar from UK based Lucem Custom Instruments features a fully functional soft-synth in the form of organic control via onboard touch screen.

NAMM 2019: Electro Harmonix Bass Mono Synth pedal gives bassists new synth sounds

Big, fat, dirty bass synth tones? Yes, please! Check out the brand new Electro Harmonix Bass Mono Synth pedal in all its glory - and it looks like it will have an attractive price, too.

NAMM 2019: Joyo R-02 TaiChi with Dumble tones for, er, $53!

Joyo claims its R-02 TaiChi overdrive pedal captures the tone of the legendary Overdrive Special amp. In the 50 pound/dollar region! Is there any chance a pedal this cheap can get close?

NAMM 2019: Elektron teasing a new box of beats?

An artfully cyptic video from Elektron is teasing that they have some sort of drum machine and bassline box to reveal at NAMM. What do you think it could be?

NAMM 2019: MIDI 2.0 is ready for prototyping

After lots of talk about the future of MIDI the MIDI Manufacturers Associationg drags the proposed specification for MIDI 2.0 into the spotlight of prototyping. Let's hope it works.

NAMM 2019: IK Multimedia iRig Micro Amp, a compact recording and practise tool

IK launches a new portable, iPhone-friendly practise amp with mini speaker: the IK Multimedia iRig Micro Amp could be the perfect practise and recording tool for guitarists.

Best free plug-ins this week: MRatioMB, ModulAir, Sound Gadgets

While we are busy covering NAMM 2019 announcements and teases (it's intense this year...), generous and hard-working developers squeezed in a trio of free plug-ins for having fun during downtime.

Offset guitar hardware by Halon Guitar Parts new for 2019

Offset players! Halon is soon to announce new parts for upgrading/changing your hardware for your Jazzmaster or Jaguar, adding plenty of options and high-quality workmanship.

NAMM 2019: Nexi’s Skunkdrive and Octavius pedals for Skunk Anansie are ready to rock

Nexi Industries and Skunk Anansie's Ace collaborate on two new analogue signature pedals for the Nexi pedalboard system: Skunkdrive and Octavius are ready to rock!

NAMM 2019: Tech21 Geddy Lee Signature SansAmp YYZ

The new Tech 21 SansAmp YYZ was designed for Geddy Lee and is essentially a diminutive version of the existing GED-2112 rack system. Yup, a full-on rack-mount amp in a pedal enclosure.

NAMM 2019: new Sony PCM-A10 and PCM-D10 hi-res portable recorders

Sony is bringing a pair of new HD audio portable recorders to NAMM 2019- the PCM-D10 and PCM-A10. Both offer high-resolution audio recording, though they differ in conversion quality.

NAMM 2019: Friedman tease on Instagram – BE-100 deluxe!

Friedman Amplification teases a new amp via its Instagram page - we can now confirm this is a new Friedman BE-100 deluxe to be launched during Winter NAMM 2019!

NAMM 2019: Cranborne Camden EC2 preamp and headphone amplifier with textbook specs

A two-channel rackmount preamp, the EC2 implements Cranborne's Camden 500 preamp design, Mojo analog saturation circuit, and a dual headphone mixer.

Is Behringer about to drop a 303-style synth?

An out-of-focus shot of a box that COULD be a 303 "tribute" synth has turned up in a promo video for the upcoming RD-909 - will Behringer present a prototype at its NAMM pre-show party?

NAMM 2019: Erica Synths Plasma Drive high voltage distortion for Eurorack

Erica Synths takes the Gamechanger Audio Plasma Pedal and plugs it into Eurorack. Plasma Drive will boost your signals to 3000V and discharge them via a xenon-filled tube for electrifying distortion.

NAMM 2019: Blackstar HT-1R and HT-5R MkII amps

New MKII versions of Blackstar's HT-1R and HT-5R amp range are aimed squarely at studio and home practice environments, coming in head and combo formats, plus matching cabs.