NAMM 2025:
Our industry's biggest trade show is finally here! We'll be posting our favourite releases and announcements right here, as well as on our Instagram & Facebook Pages. Be sure to follow and stay tuned to keep up to date with all the latest news coming straight out of Anaheim at NAMM 2025.
MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS
Roto-Control
- Motorized MIDI controller for software and hardware
- Fully assignable motorized touch-sensitive knobs,
- User definable haptics for detailed control,
- High-res screens providing easy-to-read labels for every control
- Internal memory with storage for over 8000 assignments.
YAMAHA
Yamaha DTX6K5-M
The DTX6K5-M offers playability closer to that of acoustic drums, thanks to its large-diameter pads and a rack that allows flexible setup options. Its sound module delivers standout sounds in any song, along with additional features such as compatible apps and practice functions, enhancing your daily performance experience.
Stock will be landing imminently in Australia, so expect to see it in our Drum Department very soon!
TAYLOR GUITARS
Gold Label Collection
Now this has us excited! Taylor have unveiled a new lineup in their consistently excellent and innovative range of Acoustic Guitars - the Gold Label Collection. Key features of the Gold Label Collection include a new body shape in the Super Auditorium - slightly longer than Taylor's Grand Auditorium bodies for improved low end presence, Fanned V-Class Bracing - a new approach to bracing for Taylor which will enhance the midrange and a new Neck Joint which will enhance the guitar's low-end resonance and allow for easy precise adjustability. These should be shipping shortly after NAMM and we can't wait to get our hands on each model and try them out for ourselves - learn more about the Gold Label Collection here.
MARSHALL
Marshall Pedal Overdrive Series
Marshall have unveiled a new Series of Overdrive pedals, inspired by their heritage of legendary amplifiers! Totalling 5 pedals, each distills an amp from Marhsall's catalogue of classic amplifiers, including the 1959 Plexi and JCM 800. Marshall's Overdrive Series is set to retain every nuance and the unmistakable sonic characteristics of their tube amps, all into a compact, board friendly format. The Overdrive Series are:
First shipment is due to land sometime next month. Follow our Socials to be notified about their arrival!
SHURE
SLX-D4Q+ and SLX-D4QDAN+
Shure is no slouch when it comes to digital wireless systems and the newly revealed SLX-D4Q+ is a sleek quad receiver that brings four channels of wireless versatility to Shure's SLX-D range. Key features include 138MHz Wide Tuning Range - allowing every Quad Receiver to be used country-wide, and RF Cascade, allowing you to create an 8 channel SLX-D receiver system by simply connecting a pair of SLX-D Quad receivers with no additional accessories or cables required. A standard model and Dante compatible version will be available.
Nexadyne 2, 5 & 6 Instrument Microphones
Shure's Nexadyne 8/C and 8/S were two of our Live Sound team's favourite vocal microphones last year, thanks to Shure's patented, Revonic dual-engine transducer technology. While it seemed like only a matter of time, we are none the less thrilled to see the Nexadyne range expand into Instrument Mics. The Nexadyne 2, 5 & 6 are Supercadioid Dynamic mics for Kick Drums, Guitar Amps and Tom/Snares respectively, and come equipped with the very same Revonic technology to incredible sonic detail and clarity on every and any stage. All in the discreet black finish that's synonymous with the Nexadyne name? Count us in.
KORG
KORG miniKORG700Sm
Straight off the back of the KRONOS revival last week, Korg have kicked off their NAMM exhibition with the announcement of the miniKORG 700Sm - a slimmed down model of the legendary miniKORG 700S. The 700Sm is set to deliver all the features found on the 700FS reissue, whilst offering a smaller keyboard and an overall size that's roughly 86% of the 2021 reissue. No ETA on pricing availability just yet but we'll keep you posted!
POLYEND
STEP
A Drum Machine Pedal was not on our NAMM 2025 bingo card, but if anyone was going to do it, it'd be the Polish music hardware manufacturer. Touted as the first fully programmable drum machine in a pedal format, STEP comes off the back of Polyend's , PRESS compressor pedal and looks to have an equally robust build quality. STEP has 4 track drum machine, comes with over 2000 samples, parameter locking per step on each drum track, punch in FX and more! We think STEP will be perfect for both writers and performers. Expect to see a First Look video with Matty shortly after stock arrives - subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified as soon as it drops!
More to come.
