It’s January as soon as once more, and meaning NAMM 2025 is correct across the nook, the place a whole lot of manufacturers will showcase thrilling new merchandise on the Anaheim Conference Heart in California.

The continuing wildfires in Los Angeles threw the standing of the upcoming NAMM Present into doubt, however because it stands, NAMM CEO John Mlynczak has confirmed the conference will go forward, and his crew are “monitoring the scenario every day”.

Going down throughout 5 days from 21 – 25 January, this 12 months’s NAMM Present will see the return of Fender for the primary time since 2020, and of each Gibson and Marshall, too, amongst a whole lot of different common exhibitors.

And the Guitar.com crew are going to be on the bottom on the Anaheim Conference Heart, roaming its huge halls and getting the lowdown on as a lot new gear as we are able to all through the present.

Beneath, we’ll be retaining you updated with the newest rumours, teasers, product launches and breaking information. Carry on NAMM 2025.

Mesa Boogie is reviving the Twin Rectifier

Mesa Boogie has introduced the return of its revered Twin Rectifier amplifier. Initially launched in 1992, the Twin Rectifier shortly grew to become synonymous with rock and steel music, and has been utilized by the likes of Alice in Chains, Software, Blink-182 and lots of extra. This new iteration will hit the market on 14 January, with Mesa Boogie describing it as a “trustworthy recreation” of the unique mannequin, with “some welcome upgrades like improved cleans that improve however don’t distract”.

Cryptic put up by Gibson’s Cesar Gueikian alerts the return of the cult RD

When Gibson launched its RD electrical guitar in 1977, it wasn’t profitable as the corporate would have hoped, and was subsequently discontinued. However a brand new Instagram put up from CEO Cesar Gueikian strongly hints on the guitar’s return. “This fiddle is ‘Actually Dope’” he writes, alongside a video of himself enjoying the guitar via an amp by Mesa Boogie, which Gibson acquired in 2021.

Martin overhauls its Customary Sequence in response to participant requests

As one of many greatest acoustic guitar makers on the earth, Martin has constructed a status for listening keenly to the requests and suggestions of its prospects. And for NAMM 2025, the model has overhauled its Customary Sequence for the primary time since 2018, incorporating participant calls for onto three new fashions. Such adjustments embody Sitka spruce Golden Period prime bracings, a brand new GE modified low oval neck profile, and thinner fretboards with beveled edges and refined string spacing on the nuts.

Will the Lite Jam’s light-up fretboard make studying the guitar simpler than ever?

The marketplace for newbie and entry-level guitarists continues to be a robust one, and the all-new Lite Jam seeks to supply fledgling guitarists a studying expertise that trumps all others. That includes a fretboard full of 150 full-spectrum LED lights, this guitar reveals learners precisely play chords, scales and extra.