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NAMM 2024: Korg is embracing ‘portablism’ with a new portable record player/looper inspired by the Vestax Handy Trax
If you want to DJ with one turntable, the Handytraxx could be the answer
NAMM 2024: “Atmos just got easy” - Audient heads into immersive territory with the Oria audio interface and monitor controller
It can handle everything from everything from stereo to 9.1.6 setups
NAMM 2024: Are Mooer Audio's X2 Tender Octaver and Harmony pedals pitch-perfect?
Onboard presets and under-friendly controls
NAMM 2024: “Uncompromising Gretsch power and fidelity in stunning style”: Electromatic series expanded with fresh finishes and ltd edition Pristine models
Those limited edition Pristine Jet and Center Block Double-Cut models are very easy on the eye as Gretsch once more adds seriously classy options to its sensibly priced Electromatic range
NAMM 2024: “Zebralette 3 will become one of the most comprehensive wavetable generation tools available, and like its predecessor, it'll be free” - u-he is releasing the cutdown version of its new synth before the full-blown Zebra 3
This Zebralette can change its stripes
NAMM 2024: Charvel raises the (whammy) bar for its shredder-spec Pro-Mod series with super-hot Bubblegum Pink and Malibu Sunset colours and distressed nitro finishes
The hot-rodded guitar specialist brand does not disappoint with ergonomic builds, double-locking Floyd Rose and two-point Gotoh vibratos, Seymour Duncan pickups as standard
NAMM 2024: Fender thinks we need an amp stand, and I think it might be right – but there are two catches
Gear Furniture is now a thing – and Fender might be on to something good here
NAMM 2024: "Build it, tweak it, connect it" - Korg’s Nu:Tekt NTS-1 mkII takes the build-it-yourself synth to another level, adding a multitouch keyboard, 8-step sequencer and more
A new version of the DIY mini synth that looks even more fun and creative
NAMM 2024: A different kind of Kaoss? Korg’s Nu:Tekt NTS-3 puts a new spin on the classic XY effects pad and you can build it yourself in 20 minutes
You can even build and add your own effects via the LogueSDK
NAMM 2024: "A streamlined and compact effects switching solution with a remarkably simple interface" – is Fender's new Switchboard Effects Operator the ideal excuse to upgrade your pedalboard?
Less tapdancing, more playing
NAMM 2024: Squier reveals new '60s-inspired Classic Vibe guitars for players who want to get closer to Fender vintage
Four models will arrive in the Spring
NAMM 2024: "The most accurate recreations of the legendary Patent Applied For humbucker pickups ever made" – Gibson is selling '1959' PAFs
The '59 sound for $999
NAMM 2024: Fender is going to town for the Strat's 70th birthday with new models available now
Four models at different price points
NAMM 2024: “This isn’t just a guitar; it’s an all-encompassing musical companion” - Vox’s APC-1 has a built-in amp, speaker and rhythms, and its pushing all our retrofuturistic buttons
If you’d designed ‘the guitar of the future’ back in the ‘60s, it might have looked something like this
NAMM 2024: "Practice anytime and anywhere" with Vox's amPlug 3 range of 7 classic bass and guitar amp-cloning headphone amps
"Reinvented" range aims for classic AC30 sounds, boutique vibes, versatile bass tones and more
NAMM 2024: Did new Gibson and Epiphone guitars just get revealed in two Falcon amp demos?
It's never too early for Easter eggs – and one of these is Firebird-shaped
NAMM 2024: PRS reveals new John Mayer Silver Sky finishes, pickup specs and… tuning buttons that go back to the future!
Two of our favourite Silver Sky colours so far have arrived
NAMM 2024: Boss has something to sing about with the launch of the VE-22 Vocal Performer, a portable multi-effects box with countless creative features
A creative toolbox that could be just the ticket for live performers
