NAMM 2026: AI, the existential threat to us all, or the great savior of humanity? Whatever your thoughts on the technology that's on everybody's lips, there's no doubting its increasing influence on the world of guitar gear.
Last year, for instance, Positive Grid unveiled BIAS X, software that, in short, uses AI to respond to prompts and recreate the guitar tones of any reference song you can throw at it (we dug it!). There was Lowden, which announced that it would start putting AI in its acoustics to help players better look after their guitar – and track it down when lost or stolen. Guitar Center even introduced Rig Advisor, the world’s first-ever guitar-minded AI shopping assistant. You get the point.
