NAMM Porn Please!

[JSCHRO7376]

Jorg Schroeder - what was new in your booth, man? Details on the new rigs please?

lots of new things, rack mount preamp, DI box, new models

email me and I'll gladly respond

 

[Metal Mitch]

Jean-Pierre: Please to not sample the frosting... it is made of mercury! You will die!




That's pretty F'in metal. I bet it looks badass under varying stage lights.

 

[timothyandrew]

Can somebody please show me the Ibanez stuff!

+1

 

[Joe Gress]

Mmmmmmm, it's blue.

 

[Brad Johnson]

Send it up to me Brad...I'll play the snot out of it for you!

Glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that, Andy.

 

[emjazz]

Glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read that, Andy.

 

[vinxbass]

Alright, here some of the same ole stuff - NAMM was ASTOUNDING, that's all I've got to say.

and many more memories.

See ya NAMM, next year.

 

[Brad Johnson]

Jorg Schroeder - what was new in your booth, man? Details on the new rigs please?

Yeah, you sure don't want to try to get a gig with a pop diva and pull out something that takes attention away from her (or him). The blue chrome Warwick let's say, even though it's simply one colour and a common shape. I'd rather people comment on my playing, good or bad, than on how bright my amp's LED's are.

But I'm not even saying so much that some looks are inappropriate for some gigs, as I hope that's common-sense, it's that many "boutique" basses look like this clip sounds and exhibit as much visual coherency as this does musical taste & competency - http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=mCZoP_4XeTc

A few, even while looking wild, still have elegance and flow to the look. Benavente and especially Brubakers come to mind. Brad's is a perfect example - it's a 6'er with fancy top and a giant ramp but it looks totally classy & serious.

Personally I think at this point there's so much "me too" in fancy/custom builds that coupled with a change socially due to the coming economy we're going to see something austere like "black" command a premium over a laundry list of exotic woods and precious gem inlays. I think we'll even see many painting over fancy woods with solid colours. Garish displays of having more money than taste are "out", like people driving Hummers when gas is $5 per gallon.

While it might not seem so to some, that's totally on-topic for this kind of thread. But just to be safe ... those tiny Flea basses are a great idea. Anyone know how small they actually are?

Thanks for the nod, Smash. I tend to agree on the exotic wood thing, it seems a lot of people are putting it on their basses simply because it's exotic... not that there's anything wrong with that. It may not seem like it but looks comes in third with Kevin, behind sound and playability. No doubt some buyers might put his stuff in the closet or on display but I believe most end up as working instruments. I gig with all of mine.

The thing many probably don't notice is that some woods are so busy you can't really see the lines of the instrument. I agree that we'll probably see more emphasis on painted instruments and while that may push the prices down, I think that people will eventually figure out that a painted instrument can look as cool as some of the exotic tops out there.

On that green Spalted Maple Brubaker, that's just Kevin having fun with paint. Something to seperate his work from the herd. And my fretless six looked fairly tame until it was painted.

 

[Mudfuzz]

No - that's an Electra Outlaw X-610 that I rehabbed.

But it looks very much like the "Big Al" that Ernie Ball just created.

Cool, they FINALLY did it!

This so makes up for the Bongo!

 

[jmaestro]

Alright, here some of the same ole stuff - NAMM was ASTOUNDING, that's all I've got to say.

and many more memories.

See ya NAMM, next year.

That Spector looks amazing. I saw it also in the last Bass Player. I'll never have one though. $$$$$$

 

[GregC]

Man, what a thread! I've absorbed all the eye candy over the past few days, and just wanted to say I greatly appreciate everyone who took the time to upload and post their pictures and share information and reviews. Great job!

 

[YCBass]

It strikes me as funny that so many bass booths have Aguilar rigs to try the basses on, not that you can really tell anything in that noisy environment anyway, but a DB750 - especially on a tiny cabinet - is about the last amp I'd think of to give me a good idea what a bass sounds like. Kudos to Aguilar for cutting a lot of deals though.

Well, in Mike Lull's case the DB750 in his booth is his personal amp and he swears by it so it makes sense that he would want people to hear his basses the way he hears them.

Not sure what the situation is with the other builders... But if I were one of them I would also want to take advantage of the baddest amp in the world (IMHO) to feature my basses.

And thanks for the kind words in your other post on my new Lull... I did appreciate all the "art" basses there (and here on TB) and years down the line I would still love my spalt maple top single cut of whatever brand. But at the end of the day I am at home with the classic designs - the P and J basses are the only ones I can say I "need", the rest is icing. So even if the next purchase is years and years from now, with my 2 Lulls I must say I can easily wait.

 

[sandman]

hey y'all heres what i got for now, i'll post more soon.
1. export model alleva coppolo
2. Mark Peric on a brubaker jamming with Mike Pope on a BSX upright.

 

[Solarmist]

Cool inlays:

That makes perfect sense!

 

[sandman]

hadrian feraud and mike pope jamming, jens ritters stuff was amazing too.

Other highlights, Pavel was amazing, heaps of sweet players, pedullas looked nice, mtds looked great, flea bass was colourful, f clef impressive, too tired to give more detail, sorry guys it's been an exhausting 5 days, cant wait to get home.

 

[milo]

WHERE ARE 2009 WARWICK ROCKBASS

 

[vene-nemesis]

hey y'all heres what i got for now, i'll post more soon.
1. export model alleva coppolo
2. Mark Peric on a brubaker jamming with Mike Pope on a BSX upright.

Whats the insight of the AC export?

 

[Solarmist]

Where are the Ibanez, Peavey, and G&L basses?

 

[SMASH]

Thanks for the nod, Smash. I tend to agree on the exotic wood thing, it seems a lot of people are putting it on their basses simply because it's exotic... not that there's anything wrong with that. It may not seem like it but looks comes in third with Kevin, behind sound and playability. No doubt some buyers might put his stuff in the closet or on display but I believe most end up as working instruments. I gig with all of mine.

The thing many probably don't notice is that some woods are so busy you can't really see the lines of the instrument. I agree that we'll probably see more emphasis on painted instruments and while that may push the prices down, I think that people will eventually figure out that a painted instrument can look as cool as some of the exotic tops out there.

On that green Spalted Maple Brubaker, that's just Kevin having fun with paint. Something to seperate his work from the herd. And my fretless six looked fairly tame until it was painted.

Credit where due for Brubaker. I don't doubt you and a lot of other cats play the heck out of those. More power and all respect to anyone whose playing can match or beat the looks of the more extreme basses. It can be like different women wearing the same outfit - some will look classy while others look like tramps, and context factors heavily.

It makes total sense that at NAMM especially, or online, you've gotta catch the eyes with something exotic - like the concept models at auto shows. Flip that around and it's why we don't see any pics of the Ibanez or Carvin booths in these threads.

"some woods are so busy you can't really see the lines of the instrument."

Well said. Same thing applies to playing within songs - be it the look or the playing, neither is a function of the number of strings but just the sight of 5+ strings on a "bass" can freak some people out.

Well, in Mike Lull's case the DB750 in his booth is his personal amp and he swears by it so it makes sense that he would want people to hear his basses the way he hears them.

Not sure what the situation is with the other builders... But if I were one of them I would also want to take advantage of the baddest amp in the world (IMHO) to feature my basses.

Fair point. Kudos to a builder that actually plays. I really don't care for that amp, but while that's a personal thing I think we can all agree that it's nothing like what people would call a "transparent" type of amp?

That was my thinking initially, but I realize it really doesn't matter though. Any quality bass, radical pickups/electronics/rooms aside, will sound pretty decent in the hands of a good player, so arguably people would be more concerned about the feel and overall vibe of the bass anyway. Plus a lot of people have never seen Aguilar in person so if that helps attract folks to the booth then it's all smart in my book.

If someone really needs to hear a bass through different rigs, they can probably find a couple others somewhere in Anaheim during NAMM.

 

[Basdyret]

I really don't care for that amp (Aguilar DB750), but while that's a personal thing I think we can all agree that it's nothing like what people would call a "transparent" type of amp?

Well, this discussion belongs in the Amps section, but... What? The DB750 is exactly what I would call a transparent or "Hi-Fi" amp, and if my Merlin 600 should die one day, the DB750 would be in line for replacing it.

Strange how people can have exact opposite perceptions