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Mapex targets comfort and speed with the Design Lab Swift belt-drive bass drum pedal

Elsewhere, Mapex has equipped the Swift with an easy-reach hoop clamp, which can be attached and adjusted single-handedly ...
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DW expands DWe line-up with Roland module and cymbal-equipped bundles

The range-expansion centres around all-new DWe bundles, which are available in four-andfive-piece configurations. For the ...
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“Everybody can play it... Just bring your own energy”: Fatoumata Diawara’s signature SG wears her Malian roots proudly on its horns

NAMM 2026: Epiphone announces its latest signature model, a vibrantly colorful and soulful SG for singer-songwriter Fatoumata ...
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MXR's high-gain Eddie Van Halen collab headlines Jim Dunlop's fresh pedal drop – and there's an Iron Maiden Killers Cry Baby too

The MXR EVH Modern High Gain Pedal was co-designed with Eddie Van Halen in 2015 and is officially here, and it's joined by a ...
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Champagne Symphony Nova? Apogee’s latest audio interface is fizzing with ARM-based DSP and has built-in speaker correction, too

The majority of the effects are contained within Apogee’s enhanced ECS Channel Strip, which runs on the Nova’s onboard ARM ...
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“We are proud to support the invaluable work War Child do and hope the record will make a positive difference to the lives of children affected by war”: Arctic Monkeys ...

And among the new artists to record contributions are the Arctic Monkeys, who have recorded a brand new track, Opening Night.
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Seymour Duncan unveils MortalCoil active humbucker set, a multi-voiced pairing featuring the crushing new MC1 plus classic JB and Jazz humbucker voicings – will i…

A serious upgrade to any high-performance electric guitar, Seymour Duncan promises a super-fast attack, clarity even when the ...
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“Give the average guitar player the chance to own my live rig. My tone. The tone worth $100,000s”: Billy Corgan and Laney Amplification unveil the ultimate Smashin…

The Supergrace is a two-hander between Laney and Brian Carstens, and Corgan gave it a trial by fire when playing with My ...
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“A seamless start-to-finish creative workflow”: LANDR announces new “ethical” AI music-making assistants for songwriting and production, but will using them leave y…

Both Blueprints and Layers incorporate multiple specialist AI models and were developed within what LANDR calls its “Fair ...
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“Uncompromising tone whenever inspiration strikes”: Blackstar’s portable desktop-friendly Beam Mini amp unveiled at NAMM 2026

Designed as a complete, compact desktop solution for practice, songwriting, recording or casual play… the new Blackstar Beam Mini desktop amp is on display at NAMM ahead of its March release ...
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"From professionals to advanced amateurs, EAD50 empowers every drummer to achieve their ideal sound": Yamaha confirms the EAD50, and it looks set to be your …

As well as playing audio, the EAD50 is, of course, capable of recording it too. On board is a built-in recorder, sampler and ...
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“For those seeking acoustic power, projection and an enormous amount of volume": Faith unleashes a slew of updates and new models at NAMM

Faith says the new Neptune "loves to be played and strummed hard" and has "an enourmous amount of volume and projection", while the Venus is "comfortable to play for long periods of time yet doesn't ...