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EXPLAINED: Namm 2024 | Vintage Vibes

“It’s like an artifact from an ancient technological civilization”: Tosin Abasi and Music Man unveil two new eye-catching finishes for the Kaizen and tease some “exciting and progressive” updates in the near future

Demoing the new model at NAMM 2024, Abasi praised Music Man’s desire to push the envelope with the guitar’s design, adding that he’s “never seen anything like” its new distressed metallic finish

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NAMM 2024: the 10 biggest things we discovered at this year's show

From a new wave of star-studded semi-hollow signature guitars, to the AI invasion, these are the things we saw, heard, and thought at the music-making event of the year

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NAMM 2024: “From buttery goodness to gnarly thunder and lightning distortion”: The limited edition Way Huge Smalls Geisha Drive packs tumultuous tones into a seemingly peaceful package

Featuring colorful artwork and Japanese katakana writing, the limited edition overdrive sets out to deliver “dynamic, touch sensitive tones” and look great on your pedalboard in the process

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NAMM 2024: “A lower cost option that’s pure Takamine in its voice”: An affordable take on Takamine’s all-black Legacy Series has been in demand “for decades” – with its latest G Series acoustics, the Japanese luthier has finally obliged

Complete with gig-ready TP-3G electronics, the builds offer budget-conscious alternatives to its Legacy Series EF341SC and EF381SC models

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NAMM 2024: "We'll change the microphone world forever" - Aim Audio targets mic market with two new condensers and 'world-first' features

New company brings mic manufacturing back to its home city of Berlin and opens with "stunningly beautiful" models

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"Music time's over": The sad story of the 145-year-old Martin acoustic that Kurt Russell destroyed on Quentin Tarantino's orders

NAMM 2024: On display for the first time, this sad pile of wood was a historic 1870s parlor on loan from the Martin Guitar Museum

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NAMM 2024: “Retro lines and hybrid designs”: Vintage’s new Revo Series takes a leaf out of Squier’s Paranormal playbook with these wild affordable offsets

A generous collection of Fender-flavored builds have been debuted by the budget gear champion, offering a quirky take on a range of classic silhouettes

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NAMM 2024 live: this year’s biggest guitar news as it happens

Everything you need to know direct from the show floor at the world’s no. 1 guitar gear show

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NAMM 2024: “A rich and articulate old-school tone that embodies the sound of mid-century New York”: D’Angelico’s iconic flagship archtop guitars are back – and “better than ever”

The New York luthier has redesigned its EXL-1 and Style B archtops to honor the brand’s heritage while improving hand fit and introducing extra features, too

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NAMM 2024: all the latest guitar news, rumors and predictions from the greatest gear show on Earth

The guitar, amp and pedal news you need to know about, all in one place

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