Frankfurt Musikmesse 2010: the ultimate guide
Frankfurt's Musikmesse is Europe's largest music equipment trade fair, and the 2010 event runs from 24-27 March.
As you'd expect, MusicRadar will be reporting live from the show floor, bringing you the latest news, plus photo galleries and videos of the hottest gear and most eye-catching stands. We'll be sure to stalk any celebrities who are walking the Musikmesse halls (and riding its numerous travelators), too.
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Day reports
Videos
Line 6 digital wireless mics and Relay system
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Line 6 James Tyler Variax guitars
Blackstar Amplification's new HT pedals in action
Marshall's Natal Drums in action!
Fender's American Deluxe series on video
3 GAIA SH-01 videos from Roland
Marshall's grand unveiling of Natal Drums on video
Roland Lucina AX-09 video demo
Elektron Octatrack prototype video
Roland GAIA SH-01 synth video demo
Photo galleries
Musikmesse 2010: From The Basement
International Vintage Show highlights gallery
New Yamaha electric guitars and basses in pictures
Da Fact Karlax controller in pictures
Ibanez Limited Edition guitars in pictures
Clapton's Blackie and SRV's Lenny in pictures
Product news: guitars
Line 6 releases POD X3 V2.0 software
Line 6 launches XD-series digital wireless microphone systems
Line 6 announces free software update for spider guitar amplifiers
Line 6 announces Relay RXS06 wireless receiver and TBP06 wireless transmitter
Line 6 launches Relay digital wireless system - worldwide
Line 6 releases POD Farm 2 Plug-in
Line 6 announces Variax guitars designed by James Tyler (UPDATE)
DigiTech announces JamMan delay looper
P Style bass receives the East treatment with P-Retro
The Fret-King Country Squire BT "Evocation"
Vox AGA150 Acoustic Guitar Amplifier
Vox Virage II launched at Frankfurt
TC Electronic launches BG500 115 and 210 bass combos
Fender announces new American Deluxe guitars and basses
Epiphone expands Masterbilt line with DR-500MCE acoustic
Epiphone unveils Jeff Waters Annihilation-V signature guitar
Epiphone introduces the new Les Paul Plustop PRO/FX
DBZ Snake Skin Venom poised to strike
Gibson announces Frankfurt 2010 product line-up
Blackstar expands HT valve FX pedal range
Gibson unveils Joan Jett Blackheart Melody Maker
EBS announces Fafner II Dual Channel Bass Amp
Knaggs Guitars launch at Frankfurt
Product news: tech
DA FACT unveils Karlax, "the ultimate controller"
Radikal announces Accelerator synth
Numark M6 USB DJ mixer unveiled
VirSyn Matrix 2 vocoder gets new filters
Steinberg announces free 5.5 Update for Cubase 5
Alesis announces iO2 Express audio interface
Spectrasonics updates Omnisphere and Trilian
Hercules provides new details about its DJ Console Mk4
Line 6 releases POD X3 V2.0 software
Line 6 releases POD Farm 2 Plug-in
DigiTech announces JamMan delay looper
Muse Research selects Ultimate Sound Bank for MuseBox sounds
Steinberg presents HALion Sonic VST3 production workstation
Steinberg announces WaveLab 7 for Mac OS X and Windows
Universal Audio announces 4-710D four channel "Twinfinity" mic preamp
Roland unveils GAIA SH-01 synthesizer
Korg PS60 performance synthesizer revealed
Korg Micrometro is mini digital metronome
Roland unveils the CD-2i SD/CD Recorder
Roland launches the FR-3X V Accordion
Korg MR-2 is high-res mobile recorder
Roland R-05 pocket recorder announced
Roland introduces the Boss BR-800 Digital Recorder
Korg introduces MP-10 Pro media player
Korg monotron is analogue ribbon synth
Cakewalk and Boss announce V-Studio 20
Korg microSTATION workstation unveiled
Korg ELECTRIBE•MX/SX instruments reborn
Roland Lucina AX-09 is more affordable keytar
Toontrack Beatstation features revealed
JazzMutant announces Mu Ableton Live controller
PreSonus launches major enhancements to Studio One
Adam Audio expands SX-Series monitors
Adam Audio launches AX-Series monitors
Mackie announces new HD Series subwoofers
Lexicon to launch LXP Native Reverb Plug-in Bundle
SPL DrumXchanger to make its debut
Steinberg to show two new apps
Product news: drums
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