Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
After spending three days scouring every inch of the Anaheim Convention Center at this year's NAMM show, the Guitar World team assembled during the event's final few hours to discuss the gear that blew them away.
Here, Mike Astley-Brown (Online Editor-in-Chief), Paul Riario (Tech Editor), Matt Owen (News Editor) and Rob Laing (Reviews Editor) share their personal highlights of the show, from game-changing practice amps to long-awaited signatures...
0:00 Intro: the best of NAMM 2026
0:30 Neural DSP Quad Cortex mini
3:11 Laney Super Grace (Billy Corgan Signature)
4:29 Blackstar Beam Mini & NAM Modeling
6:03 Casio Dimension Shifter
8:55 Wampler & Synergy machine learning power amp
9:41 Tosin Abasi x Cordoba 7-String Nylon
12:38 Chris Buck Yamaha Revstar signature
13:17 Mentha Works Monk Echo
15:27 Polyend Endless Pedal: AI in a Stompbox
#namm2026 #guitarworld #guitargear
After spending three days scouring every inch of the Anaheim Convention Center at this year's NAMM show, the Guitar World team assembled during the event's final few hours to discuss the gear that blew them away.
Here, Mike Astley-Brown (Online Editor-in-Chief), Paul Riario (Tech Editor), Matt Owen (News Editor) and Rob Laing (Reviews Editor) share their personal highlights of the show, from game-changing practice amps to long-awaited signatures...
0:00 Intro: the best of NAMM 2026
0:30 Neural DSP Quad Cortex mini
3:11 Laney Super Grace (Billy Corgan Signature)
4:29 Blackstar Beam Mini & NAM Modeling
6:03 Casio Dimension Shifter
8:55 Wampler & Synergy machine learning power amp
9:41 Tosin Abasi x Cordoba 7-String Nylon
12:38 Chris Buck Yamaha Revstar signature
13:17 Mentha Works Monk Echo
15:27 Polyend Endless Pedal: AI in a Stompbox
#namm2026 #guitarworld #guitargear
