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Winter NAMM 2018 (ultra Pic-heavy)

#782
wintremute said:
So yesterday at the Red Panda booth I met Case Tanner and found out about Serek basses...but I forgot to see what Red Panda has to offer!

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Here you can see Case pointing out the Bitmap. He swears by it. However, all the pedals can be used by a bass.

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I highly recommend their pedals. If I could afford it I'd own them all. Especially useful if you record, IMO. Amazing breadth of unique sounds you can get from them.

wintremute said:
Hey, it's our old friend @MarkoYYZ and the Hammersmith Booth!

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I fell in love with that Silver Sparkle bass!

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Then Marko took it from my greedy hands!

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I when I came back later in the day......IT WAS MARKED AS SOLD!!!


Oh well, at least these guys feel my pain.

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Bummer, that silver one is gorgeous!

wintremute said:
Kiesel, like MTD is a tightly packed booth where getting pics is a challenge.

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TLDR, but how has no one noticed the comb-over mullet!!!

wintremute said:
World Sound Music (Huizhou)

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Remember how I said sometimes people didn't seem to want me to take a picture (because I'm trying to pose my bass)? Well, this booth had what appeared to be a small family: Husband, wife, toddler. They were in the middle of eating. It made me think how difficult this show must be for the Asian based companies. All that jet lag, and then you have to be totally on point as the masses swirl around your booth. Well, this lady stopped eating and got up out of her chair to make sure I was getting good pictures (it was a small booth). I felt like a cad. I'M NOT TRYING TO STOP YOU FROM FEEDING YOUR BABY!

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I really dig their original body styles. They look familiar, yet kinda fresh. They aren't a knock off of a Warwick are they?
 
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#785
How about some Bass of Pics of yours truly with some Awesome Female Bass Players at NAMM 2018. With Crystal Fawn, Lynne Davis, and Funk Goddess Ida Nielsen

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#793
wintremute said:
These looked pretty sturdy.

Rock N Roller

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silvertone said:
After I attended NAMM 11 years ago - I bought one these carts.
Probably one of the smartest gear purchases I've made in terms of saving my back.
Entirely worth the money.
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+1 to that! :thumbsup:

For almost twenty years, I've been helping a vendor-friend lug around and sell DVDs, books/comics/manga and other assorted bric-a-brac at anime and sci-fi conventions up and down the East Coast. She picked up the RT10 a few years ago which can carry up to ten steel display grids at a time. That or an 'eff-ton of boxes full of books (aka: Stoopid-heavy boxes!) all in one trip. They're also very compact when you fold it up for storage.

Just last year, I bought an RT2 for my mother to help her with her art gallery shows, as well as an RT6 for my wife's craft show gear and displays. The clincher was that I bought them through Guitar Center, using one of their 15%-off coupons for each of them. So, if you get their email coupons, they will apply to Rock N' Roller gear.

Rock N Roller R6RT Multi-Cart 8-in-1 Equipment Transporter Cart
 
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#794
gebass6 said:
Cheap Trick in town?
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"Rick Nielsen" screamed to mind the second I saw that, too! That thing is insane!! :confused: :wideyed: o_O

But then, if you want to tackle "Master Exploder" on your own, all you need is that beastie, The Pick Of Destiny and you're set! :whistle:

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#795
wintremute said:
I don't hear much talk about them here on TB. What's your take on the LTD?
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Beautiful lookin' gear! I especially like the design of the ESP Stream basses and I'm glad to see they're keeping it alive. drool 'Tis a shame that they only make super-flat/modern necks which don't work well for me, so that's a big non-starter. Otherwise, I'd be all over a Stream 204.
 
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#796
wintremute said:
Thanks for giving me a name for my Trickfish post.

Why didn't you let me know you were at the show? I would love to meet you. Maybe next year.
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We probably walked right past each other. I'm planning on going next year.
 
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TB24 said:
We need to do a pree NAMM 2019 post with a TalkBass Member meet up location (inside the hotel or the show Halls). Would be nice for us all to get a photo together. :)
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The Uva bar
 
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