NAMM 2022: the 10 biggest things we discovered at this year's show

NAMM 2022 highlights
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NAMM 2022: With another gear-fueled assault on the senses over – and a nine-hour red-eye flight out the way – we’ve dosed up on coffee to reflect on the NAMM that was.

Although it was a smaller-scale affair than previous years – more on that later – there was still plenty to get your teeth into, and we were pleasantly surprised by the wave of new releases hitting our eyes and ears.

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Michael Astley-Brown
Editor-in-Chief, GuitarWorld.com

Mike is Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com, in addition to being an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and over a decade's experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock under the nom de plume Maebe.