Guitar Summit 2026 Recap Puts New Signatures, Modelers and Live Players Side by Side
The Mannheim show’s post-event highlights range from Matteo Mancuso’s Revstar and Eventide’s H9 Gen 2 to artist performances and boutique builders.
Oct 4, 2026
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Guitar Summit’s 2026 post-show recap captures how the Mannheim event mixed new gear, playable prototypes and live performance. Highlights included Matteo Mancuso’s new Yamaha Revstar, Europe’s lone PRS SE Silver Sky Defender display, Wes Hauch’s high-end Ibanez Iceman and Eventide’s redesigned H9 Harmonizer Gen 2.
The floor also provided hands-on time with TONE3000 Neural Amp Modeler captures through Blackstar’s Beam Mini and IK Multimedia’s touchscreen TONEX Board. Marshall built a Jimi Hendrix-themed booth, while performances from Andy McKee, Jack Gardiner, Rabea Massaad, Jared James Nichols and Greg Koch kept the event tied to playing rather than product display alone.
Credit: Guitar World
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