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Ernie Ball might be best known for producing high-quality strings, but they've got much more up their sleeve. They've released two expression pedals called Overdrive Expression and Ambient Delay to give you more control over your overdrive and delay effects, both wrapped in a sleek, shiny housing.

The Peavey 6505 series is widely acclaimed, but apparently the amp manufacturer still felt something was missing from the lineup. That's why they've added two new products to the range. One is called the Piranha Micro Head, a 20W hybrid top that can practically fit into your jacket pocket. The other is the Guitar Subwoofer, a cabinet with an 18" speaker and 300 watts of power to beef up the low end. Together, they're a great pair.

Hartke presented four new bass effects pedals and a bass amp head at this year's NAMM show. The four new pedals are the Bass Attack 2 DI box, the HC33 analogue bas chorus, the HF44 fuzz pedal and the HL77 loop pedal. The TX600 amp head has a capacity of 600 watts.

For years, Yamaha E-drums have been known to offer authentic drum sounds and unique drum pads. It's hard to top Yamaha's compact electronic drums kits in their price-to-quality ratio, and they keep innovating, trying to incorporate their customers' wishes into their latest models. That's why they're proud to present the latest models in their DTX E-Drum series: the DTX720K, DTX760K, and from the brand new DTX900 series, the DTX920K!

If you're looking for a mixer or turntable, check out Reloop's RMX series. From simple 2-channel mixers to more comprehensive models and multi-effect players, this series has it all. Now, with the RMX 10, Reloop is adding another great product to their RMX line-up.

If you're a synth connoisseur, Tom Oberheim and Dave Smith are two names that will certainly ring a bell. Together, these legends have developed the OB-6, and what better time to present a new polyphonic analogue synthesizer to the public than NAMM?

When it comes down to it, the British are very proud of their heritage, and clearly, so is amplifier-maker Blackstar, with the unveiling of their Limited Edition FLY 3. This mini guitar amp combo has a cream-coloured housing and the good ole Union Jack printed on the grille - you can't get much more patriotic than that! Of course, it also includes ISF and digital tape delay, making it just as good as any of Blackstar's other amplifiers.

When ESP LTD announced their collection for 2016, two big names appeared to be missing: Metallica's James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett. By now, though, their brand new signature models have been presented to the public!

NAMM 2016 has already introduced us to a number of fantastic new products and now we have some more to tell you about. The E series from QSC. The E series is based on QSC's widely renowned K series, but the E series is completely passive.

The German brand Mode Machines is following the micro-pedal trend by introducing their MM-1 distortion, MM-2 overdrive, MM-3 fuzz, MM-4 chorus, MM-5 delay, MM-6 phaser, MM-7 compressor, MM-8 flanger and MM-9 power supply. What's so special about these pedals? You can connect them to your electric guitar, bass, or even synthesizer! They are also compact enough to leave some room on your pedal board.