1996 Summer NAMM

This is a listing of new product announcements and news from Summer NAMM. This page contains links to press releases directly from the companies. These have not been edited, so they retain a marketing angle, but there is still some useful information in them. Guitar players, and those interested in effects might want to try the guitar report. It contains additional information beyond what is in the press releases. They are intended to complement each other. Any comments or suggestions about this service are certainly welcome. Enjoy!

PLEASE NOTE: Some of these are only announcements about products that are not currently shipping and available in the stores. We have tried to state the expected dates of availabilty where possible.

See also: Winter NAMM '96

Roland/Boss

GT-5 Guitar Effects Processor

Boss PW-2 Power Driver and XT-2 Xtortion

Boss SYB-3 Bass Synthesizer

Roland MC-303 Groove Box

Roland RA-800 Realtime Arranger

Yamaha

CS1x Synthesizer

VL70m VIrtual Acoustic Synthesizer

G50 Guitar MIDI Converter

QY700 Sequencer

MD4 Digital Multitrack Recorder

MT8XII Multitrack Cassette Recorder

DD-50 and DD-9 Digital Drum Machines

DigiTech/DOD

DigiTech RP-12

DigiTech GSP-2101 Artist

DigiTech Studio 400

DOD Bass Chorus and Stereo Flanger Pedals

DOD Acoustic 1

DigiTech Control Seven MIDI Controller

Fender

Hot Rod Amps

Fat Strat®

Squier® Deluxe Series

Tex-Mex Strat®

Jimi Hendrix Model Stratocaster® Guitars Planned

Squier® Strat® Pak

ART

FX-1 Personal Stereo Effects Processor

Eighty/Eighty Available as Combo and Head

Personal Acoustic Guitar Processor

Phat Boy Bass Processor

Levelar

Korg

Korg Introduces New N-Series Music Workstations

Korg Introduces Soundlink Digital Recording Systems

Korg Announces Five Options for Trinity Music Workstations

KDM-1 Digital Metronome

Free Video Manual Included with Trinity Music Workstations

Ampeg

Super Jet Combo

B-100R Rocket Bass Combo and V4B Bass Head

SVP-1500 Power Amp

Crate

GX60C and GX60D Guitar Combos

Blue Voodoo Mini Stack

CA60 and CA60D Acoustic Amps

Alesis

QS 7

QS 8

NanoCompressor

Marshall

VS230R and VS265R Stereo Chorus Combos

Valvestate Extension Cabinets

JTM600 Head and JTMC410 Cabinet

Other Manufacturers

Tech 21 Trademark 60 Combo Amp Parker Guitars NiteFly Bolt-On Guitars

Sony MDM-X4 MiniDisc Multitrack Recorder Passport Designs' Rhapsody Available for Mac

MiniDisc: A Technical White Paper from Sony

EBS-1 Version Two Bass Preamp nord lead "Virtual Analog" ROM Version 2.0 Shipping Spirit Folio Notepad Mixer

Fafner Bass Head Sabine NitroStasis(TM) Strings Spirit Absolute Zero Monitor

dbx Project 1 262 Compressor/Limiter dbx 1034 Stereo/Mono Crossover/Limiter ddrum4 Percussion Controller