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JHS Launch Vintage Performer Series of Acoustic Guitars

Vintage Performer Series of acoustic guitars launched at Winter NAMM 2025, now available worldwide. Whilst celebrating the company’s 60th anniversary and the 30th of its...

Aurora Music Works To Distribute Australian Guitar Brand – Fenech

Aurora Music Works (AMW) is delighted to announce that it has partnered with Australian acoustic guitar brand “Fenech Guitars” to distribute these amazing instruments...

The 2025 NAMM Show Unites the Global Music Industry with World’s Largest Global Gathering

The 2025 NAMM Show Unites the Global Music Industry with World’s Largest Global Gathering  NAMM STATEMENT  From January 21-25, NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the...

NAMM Announces Eight New Board Members Joining in 2025

NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, announced today at the 2025 Show during its annual meeting...

Marshall Announces Exciting New Launches at NAMM

Marshall makes a powerful return to NAMM with the launch of three exciting new products — Modified Series, Studio 900 and Overdrive Pedals —...

Tsakalis Audioworks releases the PHONKIFY X – Envelope Filter and Octave

Audio Distribution Group are happy to announce that Tsakalis AudioWorks is releasing a new product. Expanding the features of the esteemed original PHONKIFY, PHONKIFY X brings new...

Faith Guitars’ Eclipse Series to Make International Debut at NAMM 2025

Faith Guitars are delighted to announce the USA and International debut of the new upgraded Eclipse Series – to be showcased at Faith’s booth...

NAMM: New Strings from La Bella

NEW Preferita® Classical Guitar Strings Inspired by the rich, vintage tones of early 20th-century classical guitars, Preferita® strings feature premium nylon trebles and tarnish-resistant alloy-wound...

Roland Hosts Bandcamp Sessions Artist Showcase at The NAMM 2025

Roland Corporation and Bandcamp are excited to announce the Bandcamp Sessions Artist Showcase as part of its “NAMM All Access from the Roland Studio”...

Gibson Returns to NAMM for 2025

Gibson is proud to return to NAMM 2025 this week to showcase a handful of the new 2025 line-up during NAMM Global Media Day,...

Taylor Guitars Debuts Gold Label Collection

Taylor Guitars Debuts Gold Label Collection: "The Company’s New Guitar Line Boasts TOTALLY New Design and A sound UNLIKE ANYTHING IT'S EVER PRODUCED." The New...

Musical Instrument Industry Unites to Support Victims of the Los Angeles Wildfires

Gibson Gives and The Guitar Center Music Foundation bring together over 20 manufacturers to raise funds and help rebuild the lives of those in...

Fano Guitars and Novo Guitars Begin a New Chapter Under Dennis Fano

Iconic American guitar brands, Fano Guitars and Novo Guitars, have announced a merger under a new British-based parent company, Psonic Design Lab. Since their...

Jensen Speakers presents the Blackbird 15/100 Signature Edition

Jensen Speakers is proud to introduce a new and unique guitar speaker in the Blackbird family. The Blackbird 15/100 is the culmination of more than...

Martin Guitar Refreshes Standard Series, Debuts New Models Ahead of 2025 NAMM Show

C. F. Martin & Co.® is unveiling an exciting lineup of new guitars ahead of The 2025 NAMM Show, including refinements to its trusted...

The 2025 LA Wildfires Relief Fund

The NAMM Foundation has created The 2025 LA Wildfires Relief Fund, committing $50,000 and they are accepting additional contributions. Including the link below to the...

Compression Driver Trilogy from Lavoce at NAMM 2025

Lavoce Italiana, the premium transducer company with a heritage of over 35 years designing and manufacturing high performance HF and LF loudspeaker components, are...

Jack White to Receive 2025 NAMM Innovation Award, Jeffrey “Skunk” Baxter to Host

NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organisation, has announced 12-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and one...

Yamaha Announces Star-Studded Artist Lineup at The 2025 NAMM Show

Yamaha, a world-leading manufacturer of musical instruments, has unveiled an extraordinary lineup of renowned artists set to captivate audiences at The NAMM Show. Kicking...

NAMM Announces Star-Studded Performances Featuring Jack White, Jacob Collier, Peter Frampton at 2025 NAMM Show

NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organisation, has announced a robust lineup of artists and bands scheduled...

LD Systems MAILA® goes USA – Adam Hall Group has its US premiere at the 2025 NAMM Show

The Adam Hall Group is coming to the 2025 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. From 21 to 25 January, the leading German manufacturer of...

NAMM Announces Schedule of Events , Industry Session for 2025 Show

NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, will kick off its 2025 platform of events beginning with...

 Roland Corporation Announces Participation in The NAMM Show 2025

Roland Corporation announces Roland’s participation in The NAMM Show 2025, taking place from January 21-25, 2025, at the Anaheim Convention Center. Roland will bring...

The 2025 NAMM Show Expands to Five Days of Events With Three Days of Exhibits

NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, has announced today its initial lineup of events and exhibits...

The NAMM Foundation Welcomes New Executive Director Julia Rubio

NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, has announced Julia Rubio as the new NAMM Foundation executive...

Fender Returns To NAMM 2025

Since 2020, Fender has showcased its commitment to innovation by introducing a virtual Online Dealer Event, an online move designed to address the evolving...

Studiomaster Expands and Uprates its FOH Loudspeakers for 2024

Studiomaster has widened its FOH loudspeaker portfolio coming out of Q1, with a line up of new and uprated replacement series and brand new...

Audio Distribution Group Announces Return of Fulltone USA to Catalogue of Distributed Products in Europe

Audio Distribution Group are extremely pleased to announce that they have partnered with Fulltone USA to bring back this legendary brand to portfolio, with...

NAMM 2024

It should be said, ahead of sharing our thoughts and experience of NAMM 2024, that Music Instrument News last attended NAMM in 2020. This...

Ashdown 2024 NAMM Releases

Ashdown has been diligently crafting some exhilarating new products that they're excited to unveil at the NAMM Show 2024! With innovation at the forefront,...

Palmer Unveils The Supreme Soaker

Palmer is proud to launch the Supreme Soaker: the analog dynamic tube amp hub for the modern-day guitar player. Offering a multitude of practical features...

The Neumann MT 48 Becomes An Immersive Audio Interface

At NAMM 2024, the legendary studio equipment specialist Neumann.Berlin is presenting a feature upgrade for the MT 48 audio interface introduced last year. The...

MOOER Continues to Effect Guitarists with Its New GE1000 Multi-Effect Pedal

MOOER has consistently pleased the guitar pedal market with its GE multi-effect range, and its latest addition, the GE1000, is set to be no...

W. E. Hill & Sons Historic Light & Dark Rosin – Rebranded

Barnes & Mullins are pleased to announce the rebranding of W. E. Hill & Sons' historic Light and Dark Rosins. At this year's NAMM Show, Hill's...

L.R. Baggs Announces HiFi Duet – High-Fidelity Pickup + Microphone Mixing System

LR Baggs announces the new HiFi Duet – a high-fidelity pickup + microphone mixing system that embodies the pinnacle of multi-source technology, combining our...

New Releases From EBS At NAMM 2024

EBS Black Haze 2 The EBS Black Haze 2 is the ultimate solution for a rich and creamy drive sound for your bass or guitar...

Faith Guitars Blue Moon Mercury Gets International NAMM 2024 Debut

Faith Guitars are delighted to announce the USA and International launch of the Blue Moon Mercury acoustic guitar at NAMM 2024 – to be...

JHS reveal new acoustic, electric and bass guitars from Vintage, Rapier, Revo and Fret Dancer

JHS have revealed a host of exciting new models from popular guitar brands making their world debut at NAMM 2024, these include the Vintage®...

LD Systems Presents MAUI G3 MIX Models With Integrated Mixer

With the MAUI G3 series, LD Systems set the sound benchmark for compact column PA systems in 2023 and delivered an unbeatable PA package...

IK Multimedia NAMM 2024 Panel Schedule: Hear from Touring Pros, Top Engineers, Influencers and More

IK Multimedia is pleased to announce its attendance at NAMM 2024 showcasing the latest products for guitar, recording, instruments, and creators. It's all happening...

C.F. Martin & Co.® to Debut New Models at 2024 NAMM Show

C. F. Martin & Co. is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated lineup of new instruments set to debut at this month's 2024 NAMM...

Sennheiser Group brings audio galore to The 2024 NAMM Show

Visitors will be welcomed to experience the latest solutions from Sennheiser, Neumann, Dear Reality and Merging Technologies in two dynamic demo rooms. The anticipation is...

Aim Audio – Launch of New Microphone Brand

Aim Audio® is an all-new pro-audio brand led by a very experienced team of industry professionals. Launching with ground-breaking and stunningly beautiful mics, each...

C. F. Martin & Co.® Unveils Remastered X Series Guitars

Refreshed lineup of budget-friendly acoustic-electrics features new HPL patterns, playability enhancements & more. Martin Guitar is proud to announce the release of its remastered X Series...

New Magneto U-One Velvet Deluxe

Introducing the Velvet Deluxe, A redesign of the Velvet Custom model with a lightweight chambered body and 2 new Magneto Metro Pole MAC-5 Humbuckers....

The NAMM Show: The Music Begins Here

Mark your calendars! The 2024 NAMM Show will be held January 25–28. Thousands of brands from across music, sound and entertainment technology have already...

Museum of Making Music Benefit Concert Featuring Graham Nash Raises More Than $195,000 for Educational Programs

NAMM’s Museum of Making Music welcomed patrons to a sold-out “Concert for a Cause” benefit event that featured legendary Grammy Award®-winning renaissance artist Graham...

The NAMM Foundation Elects Victor Wooten to Board of Directors

The NAMM Foundation is honored to welcome legendary bassist, educator and author Victor Wooten to its board of directors. In the role of director-at-large,...

NAMM YP and WON Announce New Leadership

NAMM Young Professionals (NAMM YP) and Women of NAMM (WON) recently elected new leaders to continue serving NAMM members on behalf of the music...

NAMM Announces New Leadership for Executive Committee

The NAMM board of directors has elected a new executive committee to continue the organization’s legacy of service to NAMM members and the industry...