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These are the gear trends that will shape your guitar buying in 2025: we explored every inch of NAMM to discover what brands are plotting for the next 12 months – and how the guitar gear world at large is changing

NAMM 2025 was one for the history books, with an avalanche of surprise announcements as industry titans broke their own rules, the neck humbucker took a backseat and guitar stars started seeing other companies – here’s what we learned

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Game-changers, trends, innovations, revivals and show-stoppers: the key guitars, amps and pedals of NAMM 2025

Our top picks from the likes of Fender, LR Baggs, MXR, DigiTech, Jackson and more

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“It was too good to keep to ourselves”: MXR gives Eddie Van Halen’s favorite orange box the golden touch with its 50th Anniversary Phase 90

You've had the carrot-colored Phase 90. Here's the carat-colored one, available March for a limited time only

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"The Layers is a subtle and unique pedal, with a lot of expressive depth": MXR Layers review

MXR's soundscaping pedal will sample, modulate, pitch-shift and stack your sound for lush, rich textures

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“The secret weapon that defined the sound of 1980s arena rock”: MXR officially revives the Rockman – the revolutionary headphone amp used by Joe Satriani, Phil Collen and Boston

The device – considered to be a forerunner to today's multi-effects pedals – revolutionized guitar recording, and can be heard on thousands of hits

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“The sound of a thousand hits”: The Rockman amp shaped the sound of 1980s rock – now MXR is bringing it back in a new pedal form

The original Rockman revolutionized guitar recording and is widely considered to be the forerunner to today's multi-effects pedals

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“MXR’s claim that Layers will ‘extend the creative potential of your instrument’ is absolutely right”: MXR Layers review

The latest pedal from MXR can enhance your sound with layered-in ambient sustain for expansive soundscapes

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“The culmination of 45-plus years developing a sound that’s perfect in every possible way… Prepare to be amazed”: MXR’s new Yngwie Malmsteen signature overdrive pedal could be its most dynamic overdrive to date

The streamlined drive pedal is engineered for expressive dynamics in order to accommodate Malmsteen's fiery playing

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“Expand your instrument’s creative potential”: MXR’s new Layers pedal is a supreme soundscaping stompbox that will let you create chord voicings “you never thought possible”

The stompbox allows players to stack three layers of sustain – ranging from short to infinite – with tweakable voicings and a sub-octave button making for versatile, dream-like sounds

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“Pull off chord voicings you never thought possible, compose transcendent melodies, orchestrate harmonic ensembles…”: MXR unveils the Layers Pedal, opening a world to adventures in hi-fi guitar sustain

The Layers Pedal is one of those effects you have to hear to believe, and have to try before you fully understand, but soundscape players will love it and maybe soon we all will too

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“There’s no point trying to compete withSteve Morse or Ritchie Blackmore… One of the things that the guys in the band like about me as a player is I do my own thing”: How Simon McBride brought new color to Deep Purple's iconic sound

Stepping into a role once occupied by Ritchie Blackmore and Steve Morse could be intimidating, but when McBride joined Purple, he never thought twice. And yes, he'll play Smoke on the Water his way

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“Randy was using all the latest guitar techniques, and was able to incorporate all this into his sound and make it his own”: MXR's limited-edition Randy Rhoads Distortion+ is finally here

The highly-anticipated pedal is based on Rhoads' pedalboard, which was unveiled by the late guitarist's family for the first time in 42 years

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“Randy harnessed its raw energy to slam his high-gain amplifier with a torrent of harmonics to create the sonic signature that would etch an indelible mark on music history”: MXR unveils eagerly anticipated Randy Rhoads Distortion+

A meticulous replica of the late Ozzy guitarist's own dirt box, this polka-dot limited edition pedal was developed in partnership with his sister, Kathy Rhoads

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“Everywhere we went he'd find a classical guitar teacher. He was practicing a piece his tutor had given him. He was turning that into an intro”: Ex-Ozzy Osbourne bassist recalls how Randy Rhoads wrote the guitar parts to Diary of a Madman

In a sprawling new interview, Bob Daisley has given fans a fresh look behind the curtain at Ozzy’s first two solo records – and Rhoads' virtuosic guitar talents

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“It’s been a long journey and a labor of love. I can’t wait to hear everyone’s reaction – I think you will all be amazed”: MXR's Randy Rhoads Distortion+ pedal finally gets a release date

MXR’s boffins opened up Rhoads' legendary chip pan pedalboard for the first time in 40 years to create the new stompbox, and after several delays, it will be out very soon indeed

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“You can barely hear the delay when I play live, but it’s my security blanket”: Vinnie Moore reveals what’s on his ever-changing pedalboard

The UFO man might switch things in and out all the time, but right here, right now, this is what he sees when he looks down

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NAMM 2024: “A pedal that can withstand the crushing boot of metal’s most relentless lead guitarist”: Dunlop reissues Zakk Wylde's Cry Baby wah as they celebrate 20 years of partnership

The “thick, cutting wah” pedal follows the reissue of Zakk Wylde Rotovibe and five Wylde Audio/MXR pedals as Dunlop polishes up the guitarist’s pedalboard mainstays

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NAMM 2024: “Organic boosting that you can tweak to match any rig”: MXR has brought back its Torino overdrive with a flash new chassis – but you'll have to be quick off the line to bag one

The new-look Gran Torino revamps and revives the Il Torino template, but only as part of a limited release

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NAMM 2024: "For organic boosting and goosing that you can tweak to match any rig" – the MXR Gran Torino is the new Il Torino pedal

A red relaunch of sorts for the boost / overdrive pedal

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MXR’s new Randy Rhoads signature distortion pedal has been revealed and it looks very cool. The bad news? It’s been delayed until mid-spring

It's fair to say Rhoads fans will be excited about this custom finish Distortion+, which was developed and co-designed with the late Ozzy guitarist's sister, Kathy

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MXR Joshua Ambient Echo review – a delay pedal that gives you the Edge, with a range extending from the traditional to the experimental

A new delay pedal from MXR is a rare event, but this fully featured, U2-themed soundscape generator is worth the wait

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“Hang tight everyone. It’s gonna be epic!” MXR’s Randy Rhoads signature Distortion+ pedal has finally been revealed – but it won’t be ready for NAMM

Kathy Rhoads has shared a first look at the pedal’s design after the late guitarist's legendary “chip pan” pedalboard was examined in detail for the first time in four decades

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NAMM 2024: “Something cool this way comes”: Jack White is teasing his most affordable Third Man guitar gear yet – a collaboration with budget brand Donner

Having already worked up pedals with MXR and Gamechanger Audio, it looks like Donner will be the next brand to collaborate with the White Stripes guitarist and fuzz lover

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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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The new MXR Joshua Echo delay pedal channels the rack sounds of U2's Edge

NAMM 2024: Where the repeats have no name

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