'Best in Show' at The 2026 NAMM Show

The final morning of The 2026 NAMM Show closed out with "Best in Show," a roundup of the biggest products, services and technologies at NAMM. Moderated by Frank Alkyer of Music Inc. and UpBeat Daily magazines, the session featured a panel of gear experts and buyers who shopped the show floor to bring you their top picks, including Jim Tuerk of Reverb, Laura Penrose of Nick Rail Music and Penrose Strings, Geoff Metts of Five Star Guitars, Cyph Shah of Astro Audio Video Lighting, Robert Christie of A & G Central Music and Gayle Beacock of Beacock Music. 

Here are the winners in all four categories:

Add-Ons & Accessories
Casio Dimension Shifter, Booth 9102
Evans Pull Cord Drum Key, Booth 6623
Ernie Ball USB-C Batteries, Booth 5420
PMI Gear Smoke NINJA PRO Hazer, Booth 11725
Vandoren Juno J-5 Student Clarinet Mouthpiece, Booth 8920
Wesla by Waller Objects of Delight, Booth 7400

Gotta Stock It
Earthquaker ZEQD-Pre, Booth 208B
On-Stage GSWB5000 Guitar Workstation, Booth 11113
Bad Cat PurePath, Booth 4644
Hosa MAK-582 PatchPal, Booth 4830, 15108
Yamaha EAD50 Drum Module, Booth 300E, 304ABCD
Yamaha DSU50 Stereo Condenser Mic and Trigger Pickup, Booth 300E, 304ABCD
Yamaha Flute Assist, Booth 300E, 304ABCD

Companies to Watch
Telepathic Instruments, Booth 9904
Conn Selmer, Booth 110, 9120
Eddie Wang, Booth 4307
Glassonic, Booth 10837
MakeMusic, Booth 8902
LEH Guitars, Booth 5527

Best In Show
Neural Quad Cortex Mini, Booth 212A, 5243
Yamaha M-6300 Power-Lite Series, Booth 300E, 304ABCD
Boss GX-1 Guitar Effects Processor, Booth 202AB
Electronic Stage One Wireless Speaker, Booth 18400
Fox 5800 Clarinet, Booth 9731
Cannonball Black Sapphire (30) Saxophone, Booth 8720