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NAMM Show to pivot again as world's biggest annual music instrument and equipment show rebounds from pandemic

SAN DIEGO — For much of its 122-year history, the NAMM Show has served as a vital economic barometer for the creators, manufacturers, distributors and retailers of music instruments and equipment. It has also helped them to navigate unexpected shifts in an industry that saw near-record U.S. earnings of $8.7…

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chuck D, who is rolling out new 'culture app,' will be honored at NAMM Show

SAN DIEGO — Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Chuck D will make a double impact at the 122nd annual NAMM Show, which runs Thursday through Sunday at the Anaheim Convention Center.

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NAMM 2023: LR Baggs promises “game-changing” performance and non-invasive installation from its new HiFi acoustic guitar pickup system

The HiFi system features dual bridge plate sensors and high-fidelity electronics for “exceptional balance, definition, dynamics, and good feedback resistance”

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NAMM 2023: Sony's new MDR-MV1 headphones are aimed at spatial sound creators (and possibly dogs)

They boast a huge frequency range, but do Sony's MDR-MV1 have the surround power you need?

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NAMM 2023: Apogee's Jam X is a compact guitar audio interface with a built-in analogue compressor

Super-compact recording box promises to "bring your instrument to life"

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NAMM 2023: Revv unveils the Shawn Tubbs Tilt Boost – a tone-sculpting workhorse it hopes will be “your new always on pedal”

The new design downsizes Tubbs’ signature overdrive for a compact sound-shaping boost the session great never turns off

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NAMM 2023: IK Multimedia's AXE I/O One could be the guitar interface your wallet's been waiting for

AXE I/O One is the cheapest in the AXE guitar interface range but still boasts a lot of tone-shaping features and software

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NAMM 2023 live report: rolling news from the world's biggest music-making gear show

All the hot new guitars, synths, drums and other products as they're announced

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NAMM 2023: Polyend announces Tracker Mini, and it looks like a 'best in show' contender

Handheld video game-style device is smaller and lighter than the original Tracker but somehow boasts more features

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NAMM 2023: Yamaha unveils what might be its most premium acoustic guitars ever – the FG9 R and FG 9 M

Built using cutting-edge acoustic measurement and 3D structural measurement processes, the two flagship FG9 series six-strings cater to those who are “pursuing the highest level of expression”

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NAMM 2023: Sound Particles' 'first ever' 3D synth is a "game changer", according to Jean-Michel Jarre

The SkyDust 3D synth uses spatial audio to modulate sounds in space and time

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NAMM 2023: Amphion's first 3-way monitor in 25 years might have been worth the wait, but is it worth the cost?

Good studio speakers are worth waiting (and paying) for…

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NAMM 2023: You dirty Bastl! Distortion-fuelled mini mixer promises to be your new Bestie

Keep it clean or overload it to “turn Bestie into a beast”

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NAMM 2023: Neumann updates one of the finest studio monitors ever made, because you should "never be satisfied"

The KH 120 II is a successor to a studio legend, and comes at a not unreasonable price

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NAMM 2023: Seymour Duncan announces the HyperSwitch – an app-controlled selector switch that lets you create custom pickup wiring configurations via Bluetooth

From phase reversal and coil splitting to series and parallel configurations, this potential game-changer lets players design, store and recall numerous pickup configurations using a smartphone

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NAMM 2023: DSM & Humboldt looks to provide the ultimate zero-watt pedalboard amp solution with the Simplifier MKII

The all-analog DI tone machine just got a significant upgrade

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NAMM 2023: Sequential has massively updated the Take 5 synth, but not quite in the way we expected

Free update doubles the sounds and adds new synthesis methods

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NAMM 2023: Joe Bonamassa and Seymour Duncan release ‘63 Cradle Rock Strat signature pickup set, based on the blues-rocker's prized sunburst Fender

The three single coils, crafted in the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop, were deemed by JoBo to be "spot on" recreations of those found in his original '63 Strat

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Fender CEO Andy Mooney explains why Fender isn’t at this year’s NAMM – and what needs to change before it returns

The company's head honcho said he'll “never say never” about returning to the trade show, but it doesn't look likely any time soon

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NAMM 2023: Josh Smith and Seymour Duncan release the Flat V pickup set – an unorthodox blend of Tele-style single coils

The pickups – which first arrived in the blues titan's Ibanez signature model – feature a unique combination of Alnico 2, 3 and 4 magnets in order to facilitate dynamic, expressive playing

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NAMM 2023: Ampeg gives bassists “an entire rig in a single stompbox” with the SGT-DI preamp and DI pedal

Featuring the brand's first IR Loader, SVT and B15 tube amp emulation modes and a built-in Super Grit Technology overdrive circuit, the SGT-DI ranks as one of the most comprehensive bass boxes out there

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NAMM Show returns to Anaheim as streamlined, safety-first live event

SAN DIEGO — How will the NAMM Show — the world's largest and oldest annual music instrument, equipment and technology show — pivot back to being a live event this weekend after canceling last year's edition because of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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