NAMM Show 2025: Day 5 Roundup

Day 5 Roundup: the latest news & hottest products from NAMM 2025!

…and just like that, the NAMM Show 2025 draws to a close! As anticipated, it’s been an action-packed week and we’ve had a blast. This is us signing off from Anaheim with our final roundup, and we’ve saved some of the juiciest bits ’til last! Read on to find out more, and don’t forget to check out our other daily roundups for ALL NAMM 2025 news!

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Gibson 2025 ‘first look’ & commemorative models

Gibson being back at NAMM 2025 was big news, and typically they had plenty on show. One of the highlights was the 1955 Commemorative Edition Les Paul, a nod to the guitars that were proudly displayed 70 years ago at the 1955 NAMM show – which we found quite extraordinary. These instruments were made in extremely limited numbers, and the whereabouts of a mere handful are known today. The Commemorative models feature the same custom nitro lacquer metallic car finishes as the originals (the first time they’ve been recreated since) as well as the ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridges and Stop Bar tailpieces – the ’55 models were the first Les Paul Standards to feature this config. This is guitar history!

The iconic brand had plenty more on display besides their Commemorative models: a highly-lauded Warren Haynes signature, the Double Trouble ’50s and ’60s Les Pauls, the beautifully historic Gibson Custom acoustics, and more. Keep your eyes peeled and sign up to our newsletter for availability in coming months!

Here’s what Gibson had to say about their return to NAMM:

“Gibson and NAMM share in our missions to better lives through music and to strengthen the music instruments industry at large,” says Beth Heidt, Chief Marketing Officer at Gibson. “At NAMM, the MI community connects with industry leaders, retailers, influencers and artists, to learn about new products and trends while supporting professional development, music education and nonprofits through the arts. Gibson is especially proud to join forces with the Los Angeles Wildfire Relief program this year at NAMM to support our Los Angeles community of artists and music makers.”

Hiwatt Super-Hi & Noel Gallagher’s Custom 100 Reissued

We’re thrilled to see the return of Hiwatt to the fore of the amp world, and they’ve used NAMM 2025 to show off some super exciting stuff for the coming year. More affordable versions of the Super-Hi heads (designed with Mike Fortin) will be welcome news to fans of the Brit sound meets high-gain chunkiness.

Arguably the biggest news is the hand-wired Custom 100, a reissue of an amp first built for Noel Gallagher. According to Arv from Hiwatt: ‘It’s about as classic British sound as you can get.’ Could this be part of Oasis’ backline for the 2025 reunion tour? We’ve got our fingers crossed!

Believe The Hype: Dumble at NAMM

The tone you’ve all been waiting for. And so have we! Lee & Pete got the chance to plug in & crank a Dumble Special Overdrive, in a room full of Dumbles no less. In the Captain’s own words: “I am now officially qualified to tell you if your digital Dumble patch actually sounds like a Dumble. It doesn’t by the way…”