NAMM 2017: Line 6 Variax Shuriken – Technical ecstasy?

12 Foot Ninja's guitarist Stevic McKay has an interesting new signature guitar - the Variax Shuriken by Line 6 - and seems to be offering something no other guitar maker has yet tried...

NAMM 2017: Orange Acoustic Pre-Amp – The Heat is on!

A stereo valve preamp designed to give acoustic players control and flexibility for both live and recording work - the Orange Acoustic Pre Amp has its own Heat control!

NAMM 2017: Ibanez celebrate 30 years of the JEM 777 and ‘Nessie’ is finally released!

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic rock guitar designed by Steve Vai, back in the Eighties and finally, all three original colours are available once more.

NAMM 2017: Line 6 Helix Native puts those Helix sounds in your DAW

Line 6's popular Helix is coming out in software format for your DAW in 2017 and existing Helix owners benefit from preferential pricing as well!

NAMM 2017: Qu-Bit reveal Tone, Contour, Mixology and Chance modules

New modules from Qu-Bit always delight, enlighten and entertain. These four are very creative, cleanly finished and fully featured

NAMM 2017: Aston Starlight microphones hit the target – with lasers

Aston Mics are introducing the worlds first laser targeting pencil microphone, the Starlight, along with a charcoal version of Halo.

NAMM 2017: EVH 5150, Wolfgangs and 5150III 15-Watt head – a mini eruption, baby!

Eddie's iconic striped, 'banana' headstock 5150 shred machine has been revealed for 2017. So hot, it'll have your ice cream man melting!

NAMM 2017: Malekko announce a monosynth, drum machine and Groovebox

3 similar looking boxes from Malekko with potentially interesting noises and functions but sadly they weren't working.

NAMM 2017: DigiTech FreqOut and CabDryVR feedback and cab emulation pedals

DIgitech are presenting two new simulation pedals at NAMM, one giving you virtual giutar cabinets and the other offering feedback tones without requiring you to crank up your amp...

NAMM 2017: Orange ape a classic compressor with Kongpressor pedal

Monster-sized compression in a package that's small and pedalboard-friendly - that seems to have been the design brief for this natty-looking little Kongpressor by Orange..

NAMM 2017: Softube’s Console 1 MkII to cost less and offer UAD integration!

At a new RRP of $499USD, Console 1 MkII offers a lot of bang for buck. Hardware control of the included SSL emulation - and over 60 UAD plug-ins...

NAMM 2017: Make Noise Soundhack Morphagene – what?

A new module in collaboration with Soundhack the Morphagene takes old sound and makes it new in alarming ways.

NAMM 2017: Laney’s Tony Iommi LA100BL amp and TI-Boost pedal summoned from below!

This limited edition set of amp, speaker cabinet and treble booster could probably unthrone the Devil himself. All hail Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath!

NAMM 2017: Digitakt 8 voice drum machine and sampler from Elektron

The Digitakt is an 8 track sampler and drum machine that's ready to sequence all your gear.

NAMM 2017: Blackstar LT Echo Combos and new Fly 3 Bluetooth amp announced

Blackstar push further into the micro-amp market with new affordable units in the form of the LT Echo combo and Fly 3 Bluetooth.

NAMM 2017: Orange Rocker 32 and 15 combo amps – low weight, big tone?

Two new Rocker combo amps from British amp company Orange are aiming to be light in weight, but heavy on tone.

NAMM 2017: DSI announce REV2 the 16 voice successor to the Prophet 08

Dave Smith decides to improve on the Prophet 08 by making the REV2 twice the synth it ever was

NAMM 2017: PreSonus StudioLive Series III Digital Mixers

Details were revealed last year of the StudioLive 32 digital console. Now accompanied by a StudioLive 16, the StudioLive Series III consoles are here.

NAMM 2017: Intellijel and Applied Acoustics offer us some PLONK

PLONK is AAS's acoustic modelling plonked into an Intellijel Eurorack module for some cool percussive noises

NAMM 2017: Steinberg bring two new HALions and an Absolute 3

Finally you can actually sample into HALion and build your own instruments - hooray! Thanks Steinberg it only took 6 versions.

NAMM 2017: Dynaudio upgrade LYD range with LYD 48

Adding a new model to a range of monitors can be a risky move. Is the LYD 48 a quick fix of existing issues, or a model worthy of the title 'flagship'?

NAMM 2017: 4MS release sampler and delay Eurorack modules

Two new modules from 4MS, the Stereo Triggered Sampler and the Tapographic Delay

NAMM 2017: Dreadbox tip 4 voices into the Abyss

The long anticipated polyphonic Abyss from Dreadbox is on show and it's looking deep and moody,

NAMM 2017: Is the Slate VRS8 a breakthrough or hot air?

Shown at NAMM, watch the keynote presentation of this new 'Virtual Recording Studio', made up of the VRS8 interface and ML-2 microphone. But is it really a "breakthrough"?