Best of NAMM 2012
Overall Winner: Ibanez FRM100TR
Paul Gilbert thrashes and rolls only with the best of instruments. His signature models deliver with a rough and tumble combination of shred playability and warm tone just where he wants it.
Runners Up
A lot of great products came out of NAMM 2012 but only one can be crowned Best Overall. Below are runners-up to the Best Overall category.
| 1 | Porter & Davies BC Gigster |
| 2 | Jet City JCA20HV |
| 3 | Fishman TriplePlay |
| 4 | Sonnus WAHOO |
| 5 | Cort X-11 |
| 6 | Peavey Composite Acoustics |
| 7 | Jet City Wedge Amp |
| 8 | Carvin Steve Vai Legacy 3 Amp |
Category Winners
| Electric Guitars | Ibanez FRM100TR |
| Acoustic Guitars | Peavey Composite Acoustics |
| Bass Guitars | Cort Guitars Curbow52 |
| Guitar Amplifiers | Jet City JCA20HV |
| Bass Amplifiers | SuperBassman |
| Accessories | GHS Multi-Packs |
| Effects | DigiTech iStomp |
| Audio | Eminence EJ1250 |
| Keyboards | Alesis Vortex |
| Drums | Premier Iron Maiden |
| Percussion | Z-Stick |
| Cymbals | Sabian Players' Choice Aero Crash |
| Most Innovative | Peavey AT-200 |
| "Don't go to the gig without it" | Planet Waves NS Tuner AND Drum Wallet |