NAMM 2022 news: all the latest guitar news, rumors, and predictions

NAMM 2022 is nearly upon us | Watch Kirk Hammett fail the intro to Nothing Else Matters and fall on the floor during Metallica's Boston Calling set | Gibson and Lzzy Hale officially unveil the hybrid Explorerbird signature model Created for sauuuuul.peliculas@blogger.com |  Web Version June 1, 2022 CONNECT WITH THE PICK       Handpicked stories from the world of guitar SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE ADVERTISEMENT Editor's Note NAMM 2022 is nearly upon us It’s been a minute, but NAMM is back for 2022 – and all GW hands are on deck to bring you all the hottest gear news from the familiar venue of Anaheim Convention Center, in the not-so-familiar month of June. Though some of the industry's biggest hitters (Fender, Gibson, PRS) are not attending, some big-time guitar gear releases have already been announced, with many more to come on and around the show's June 3 launch date. 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