Cool Encounters at the Source Audio 2026 NAMM Booth

That’s a wrap—NAMM 2026 is in the books! We had an absolute blast this year at the annual meeting of the music gear industry in sunny Anaheim, California. Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth. It was great reconnecting with old friends and meeting so many new ones.

A rock legend stopped by the booth! Brad Gillis of Night Ranger played some riffs through the L.A. Lady Overdrive and Encounter Ambient Delay+Reverb. A lot of people might not know that Brad Gillis spent some time in Ozzy Osbourne's band shortly after the passing of the great Randy Rhodes. Brad played on Ozzy's 1982 live album of Black Sabbath covers, "Speak of the Devil." We're not positive but we think we hear a bit of "Symptom of the Universe" (the opening track on "Speak of the Devil") in the video below. 

This year we welcomed an incredible lineup of artists to our NAMM booth to check out the Encounter Ambient Delay+Reverb, Artifakt Lo-Fi Elements, C4 Synth, and so much more. We posted some great video footage of a few of the great musicians that stopped by. Below are some lovely sounding videos from Ben Cote, Ira Black, and Richie Nobrega Jr.

So many talented musicians stopped by the Source NAMM booth this year. I you couldn't be there in-person, we've got a few photos to help recreate the experience. 

TYLER LARSON & JARED JAMES NICHOLS

LOIDA LIUZZI

PAUL DAVIDS

OSCAR HERNANDEZ of EARLY MOODS

EVAN STANLEY of STANLEY SIMMONS

ALICE IZZY 

STEEL BEANS

RONNIE FICARRO of MAMMOTH

Huge THANKS to Reverend Guitars, Quilter Amps, and Rockboard by Warwick for loaning us the amazing guitars, amps and pedalboards that we used at the show!

We also took the opportunity to celebrate a major milestone—2026 marks Source Audio’s 20th anniversary! Be sure to check out our 20 Years of Innovation blog to learn about the many highs (and a few occasional lows) throughout our long(ish) history. 

Finally, we’d love to share a little insider info. Due to timing, we weren’t able to show everything we’ve been working on over the past year. But just between you and us, some very exciting things are just over the horizon. We’re all on this journey together, and the Source Audio team is working tirelessly to create the tools that help you forge your own musical path. 🌵 Stay tuned…