NAMM?

iceberg · #1 01-14-2009, 04:38 PM

Hey Justin, you doing the NAMM thing this year?

jmjbassplayer · #2 01-15-2009, 12:40 AM

My tech Mike and I are going to mosey on down there tomorrow (Thursday) and meet our various peeps, look at pedals, geek out for a while.

Best,
JMJ

kyral210 · #3 01-16-2009, 01:46 PM

Gahhhhh!! Why do I have to live in the UK with no money to visit NAMM? The UK versions are pretty useless

jmjbassplayer · #4 01-17-2009, 08:48 AM

It wasn't that awesome, don't worry.

In some ways, you can glean most all of the info just seeing the Harmony Central coverage afterwards.

Plus you have to dodge the herds of old dudes with terrifying haircuts, skin tight jeans, and white Reebok high tops.

Oh...and the relentless cacophony of slap bass. Horrible.

JMJ

thombo · #5 01-17-2009, 11:25 AM

i have very fond memory of harassing you at winter NAMM '03. you were just walking around and i totally geeked out on you. i think i said something to the effect that i could care less about meeting slash, aerosmith, or stew copeland (some biggins that were there) but i was very honored to meet you. i believe that i also mispronounced your last name.
you were totally cool and stoic, humored me and moved on to the moogerfooger booth. thanks for letting me be a nerd.

jmjbassplayer · #6 01-17-2009, 07:21 PM

All good. That's a funny anecdote.

pbass2 · #7 01-17-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jmjbassplayer

It wasn't that awesome, don't worry.

In some ways, you can glean most all of the info just seeing the Harmony Central coverage afterwards.

Plus you have to dodge the herds of old dudes with terrifying haircuts, skin tight jeans, and white Reebok high tops.

Oh...and the relentless cacophony of slap bass. Horrible.

JMJ

Hey JMJ----this was the first year I didn't go in ages (I just KNEW they'd still be slappin', heh heh

Was there anything that knocked a sock or two off? I don't care if it's bass specific or not (sorry TB!)----I usually spend my time geeking on crazy midi controllers or software anyways.

JimmyM · #8 01-17-2009, 09:02 PM

I love all the different NAMM types...the ballcap/lanyard guy who wants to look like he's working there but isn't, the aging hairband rockers who really should quit wearing spandex cycling shorts, the young kids talking about their massive amounts of Myspace friends loud enough so the reps hear and offer them an endorsement...sorry I missed it. But I'm sure Justin will be pleased to hear that Markbass came out with an 800w Little Mark Tube amp at NAMM!

casio · #9 01-18-2009, 03:03 AM

and then you have us guys half way across the world who have the distinct possibility to analyze every new piece of equipment stagg and squier puts out, but almost everything else is a shot into the dark (left to the net)!
and did I mention everyone here loves markbass?

its a tough world...

jmjbassplayer · #10 01-18-2009, 09:40 AM

Who knows? Maybe I'm selling that Markbass stuff short. All I know is I'm not down for how it looks, and I heard Jeff Berlin playing one at Bass Player Live in NYC, and it sounded like glass. Everyone's got a different taste, I suppose.

JMJ

JimmyM · #11 01-18-2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jmjbassplayer

Who knows? Maybe I'm selling that Markbass stuff short. All I know is I'm not down for how it looks, and I heard Jeff Berlin playing one at Bass Player Live in NYC, and it sounded like glass. Everyone's got a different taste, I suppose.

JMJ

I just said that for the joke because I know how you're not down with the black and yellow baby amps. I'm not crazy about the Berlin combo either. Glassy is the right word. But if you can get past the yellow and the tiny size (I know, tain't easy), the LMII is a really good head. Some think I'm out of my mind for saying this, but I honest to God think the LMII sounds very much like a clean running B-15 head. The controls don't behave the same, nor does it full you full of warm fuzzies the way a tube amp moves air, but I must say it's got a big tone, so I keep one in the car for emergencies. I hide it when I use it, though. Gotta have some pride in your look, you know?

EDIT: Even though I like the LMII, I get a big kick out of you goofing on Markbass, albeit a masochistic one. I see what you write and I say, "Damn, that's funny," but at the same time, I say, "Damn, I'm such a douchebag!"

kyral210 · #12 01-19-2009, 01:36 PM

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Plus you have to dodge the herds of old dudes with terrifying haircuts, skin tight jeans, and white Reebok high tops.

Oh...and the relentless cacophony of slap bass. Horrible.

LOL!!!!

TaySte_2000 · #13 01-21-2009, 06:32 AM

I'm wondering if you picked up any new toys at Namm we should know about

jimmy rocket · #14 01-21-2009, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

if you can get past the yellow and the tiny size (I know, tain't easy), the LMII is a really good head. Some think I'm out of my mind for saying this, but I honest to God think the LMII sounds very much like a clean running B-15 head. The controls don't behave the same, nor does it full you full of warm fuzzies the way a tube amp moves air, but I must say it's got a big tone, so I keep one in the car for emergencies. I hide it when I use it, though. Gotta have some pride in your look, you know?

Perhaps you could just throw it in the old hollowed out shell of a tube amp to get the look w/o the weight.

This made me laugh because I just tried out for a new band last weekend. I replaced the Ampeg stack with a LMII and some Aggie 112s. The sound killed with the band (kind of a Deathcab vibe) but at one point as I was setting up the singer/guitarist looked at my rig and said "is that little thing your amp head?"

Halfway through the first song he looked back at it with a smile on his face.