NAMM 2022: Takamine expands its affordable G Series with 6 new acoustic models By Matt Owen published 3 June 22 Five six-strings – with shorter scale lengths for improved playability – and a sole 12-string head up the drop, with each acoustic sporting Takamine's TP-3G electronics
NAMM 2022: Two Notes unveils its GENOME software – an adaptive channel strip tailored to guitarists By Matt Parker published 3 June 22 The new bass and guitar-focussed software promises “the ultimate ecosystem for hybrid- and plugin-based rigs”
NAMM 2022: Yamaha celebrates the 10th anniversary of its THR30II desktop amp with two new-look versions By Matt Owen published 3 June 22 The OG desktop amp might be a decade old, but it's now available in fresh, alluring Black and White colorways
NAMM 2022: Donner expands its DST family of electric guitars with three new ultra-affordable six-strings By Sam Roche published 3 June 22 All but one of these HSS-equipped beginner guitars bear sub-$200 price tags
NAMM 2022: Vintage announces the Historic Series – a line of no-nonsense spruce/mahogany acoustics By Matt Parker published 3 June 22 The new acoustic and electro-acoustic guitars all feature mahogany back and sides and spruce tops at entry-level price points
NAMM 2022: Fresh Nita Strauss, Tom Quayle and Jake Bowen signatures headline Ibanez’s new-for-2022 artist model lineup By Matt Owen published 3 June 22 New models for Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Kiko Loureiro and George Benson have also been unveiled
NAMM 2022: Rapier continues its resurgence with impressively spec'd Saffire 6 and 12-string electric models By Matt Parker published 3 June 22 The retro-style, Alan Entwistle-designed builds feature chunky Astrosonic single-coils and versatile tone controls
NAMM 2022: Rich Robinson talks to Guitar World about his stunning new Martin D-28 signature model and the Black Crowes' covers EP, 1972 By Sam Roche published 3 June 22 “Martin did everything really respectfully and correctly, and I couldn't be happier,” the Black Crowes guitarist says
NAMM 2022 live: all the biggest news as it happened By Michael Astley-Brown published 3 June 22 Everything you need to know direct from the show floor at the world’s no. 1 guitar gear show
NAMM 2022: Laney’s The Difference Engine allows you to mix features from classic delays By Matt Parker published 3 June 22 The new Black Country Customs unit offers echoes from three eras and allows you to blend elements from each into new effects
NAMM 2022: Reverend celebrates its 25th anniversary with stylishly appointed electric guitar and bass models By Matt Owen published 3 June 22 Metallic Silver Freeze finishes, ebony fretboards and special-occasion XXV inlays celebrate the milestone in style
NAMM 2022: Ernie Ball Music Man overhauls its John Petrucci range with a wealth of new finishes By Matt Owen published 2 June 22 Eight striking colorways – including Emerald Sky, Wisteria Blossom and Okelani Blue – have been introduced across the Majesty and JP15 families
NAMM 2022: Ernie Ball Music Man takes a fresh approach to pickup design with new patent-pending Heat Treated pickups By Sam Roche published 2 June 22 Both single coils and humbuckers – inspired by “decades of guitar string research” – will arrive with new Cutlass, StingRay and Cutlass models in July
NAMM 2022: Ernie Ball Music Man and Tosin Abasi join forces for radical surprise model, the Kaizen By Matt Owen published 2 June 22 The unexpected offering debuts a futuristic double-cut body design, and offers new Ernie Ball Heat Treated pickups, a multi-scale design, a tremolo system and a wealth of other surgically precise appointments
Gibson teases Moderne reissue as Kirk Hammett uses prototype onstage with Metallica By Jackson Maxwell published 2 June 22 According to Gibson's Cesar Gueikian, the Metallica lead guitarist has been working with the guitar giant on a plan to "modernize the Moderne"
NAMM 2022: Walrus Audio’s new Lore Reverse Soundscape Generator is post-rock in a pedal By Michael Astley-Brown published 2 June 22 A wealth of delay, reverb and pitch effects promise huge shoegaze and ambient potential
Eric Gales gives a guided tour of his live and studio rig, and shows how he gets his "Darth Vader" tone By Jackson Maxwell published 2 June 22 Gales signature pedals abound, of course, but what does the blues guitar ace do with his TC Electronic Ditto looper pedal?
Soldano announces the SLO-Mini head – a $249, 30W take on the Super Lead Overdrive By Matt Parker published 2 June 22 The US amp firm says its ultra-compact head offers “the same rich overdrive and crunch” as its inspiration
NAMM 2022: BluGuitar launches its analog programmable guitar amp, the AMPX By Matt Parker published 2 June 22 The AMPX, first teased at NAMM 2020, is finally ready
NAMM 2022: Martin unveils its 2.5 millionth guitar, a luxury acoustic encrusted with 436 diamonds By Sam Roche published 2 June 22 The milestone-marking strummer also features a palladium pickguard engraved with a map of New York City in 1833, and a ruby marking the location of Martin's first-ever shop
