If you're a musician who loves gear—new gear, old gear, vintage gear, pawnshop prizes, and other goodies—the annual NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention in Anaheim, California, is a treasure trove of, you guessed it, GEAR.
NAMM's upcoming 2025 version will take place January 21-25, showcasing the new product lines of major, minor, and boutique gear manufacturers. While many companies wait until the first day of the show to debut their newest of the new for 2025, other makers like to drum up some pre-show buzz by releasing product details early.
As the weeks unfold, The Music Soup will occasionally post NAMM news on early introductions and show highlights for our musician readers who are obsessed with all things gear.
Here are some rumors on guitar gear that we can share now...
The Majors Return: Big companies such as Behringer, Fender, Gibson, and Marshall have been absent the past few shows, but they are scheduled to return in 2025.
Ibanez: Ibanez is expected to unleash a storm of metal guitars—meaning lots and lots of models to delight aggressive players of all skill levels.
Yamaha: Look for more models in the Pacifica Professional series, as well as continued innovations in the Revstar and TransAcoustic lines.
ESP: The company will be celebrating its 50th anniversary, and anything can happen.
Reverend: The "We Know What Players Want" manufacturer is rumored to drop a number of new configurations in its signature-artist and standard lines.
Line 6: It seems effects pedals get smaller all the time, and as Line 6 has been focusing on compact stompbox solutions recently, we could see some HX Mini pedals.
Zoom: Zoom is reportedly looking to dominant the burgeoning looper pedal set with its MS-goLP+.
Eventide: The company's partnership with tone iconoclast Jack White on the Knife Drop Sub-Octave Fuzz/Analog Synth Terror was quite the "Wow!" What other artist-influenced surprises could be in store for 2025?
Orange: Look for more possible collaborations with Orianthi and other big artists.
Martin: Expect one heck of a party at Martin's launch of its Three-Millionth Guitar.
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