I'm so excited... this is my first NAMM here on TalkBass and my first in general. Today is going to be wild. Looking forward to showcasings from MTD, Lakland, Warwick and Fender. IDK about anyone else though. Maybe Modulus. Most definitely Ibanez.
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Let the NAMM madness begin...
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Boris, I must say that your posts above are comedy (Shoreline) gold, if I do say so myself, which I just did.
It's called the Ying Yang and it hurts!
I'm going to go in the record as saying NAMM kinda sucks. It just a giant tease. 99% that is displayed there will ever make it way into the stores. All the stores will still have the same selection of generic crap and the public will never get to try any of the equipment because we can't get in. Why should buyers be the only ones that get to see and test out every Warwick bass or Fuzzrocious pedal when they are never going to put them in the stores anyway? Does having famous players at a trade show hawking gear do anything for buyers? You know who would love to meet those famous players? People that actually BUY the equipment.
Every manufacturer has a Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTub channel, so it isn't like we don't know what's coming down the pike. What we CAN'T do is touch and listen to the gear first hand. The NAMM show doesn't meet those goals, and makes it feel like a self-congratulatory vestige of a bygone era.
Every manufacturer has a Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTub channel, so it isn't like we don't know what's coming down the pike. What we CAN'T do is touch and listen to the gear first hand. The NAMM show doesn't meet those goals, and makes it feel like a self-congratulatory vestige of a bygone era.
So, I'm counting on you to report back regarding all of the rumors and predictions from my posts above! Also, photos of the aforementioned t-shirts will be appreciated.
You can't gain access to any of it anyway.
Only people connected to the industry or endorsing artists can get in. Even if you can find someone to sell you a pass it is $150 for a 3 day pass. I live an hour away from where it is going on right now, but it might as well be in China.
I can already watch people report on gear on YouTube. So what's the point? I don't need to watch other people yap about it, I need to play it myself.
It's pretty cool if you like to rub elbows with some big shots who obviously don't want to be there.
Oh, I would totally love to do that. I'd love to meet musicians I admire while trying out some real equipment.
The point is I can't. Some over stuffed wanker with snakeskin cowboy boots from the GC buying department can, and he\she isn't going to do squat about what they see because they are only every going to have the same 3-4 brands of basses in their stores.
There needs to a convention for actual people.
Sorry for derailing the thread.
That's funny. I didn't even know there was a hospitality room!
Since you're feeling somewhat disenchanted, please see my posts on p. 1 of this thread for all the predicted events at NAMM. You'll be in the "know" after that and you won't miss the hospitality room.
Rumor is it's the Iron Lotus but it's so dangerous, who knows if they'll actually try it!
Interesting. Those look like Delano pickups, or something based on their design. They smack of a Sandberg.
I like the pickups. Basic P and J but with MM size poles. But the body and pickguard shapes are just awful.
The lines and proportions don't flow well and I don't see the need for 2 separate new body styles
