I'm going to NAMM for one day
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do just that! its a fun time and can be overwhelming too. lots going on usually. i remember jolly and i at the nashville namm many years ago, steve bailey and victor wooten sitting down and jamming. the namm officials came over and asked them to stop since they had created a huge bottle neck in the convention center with their huge crowd and it was considered unsafe 
Chris Pile
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If you see Dan Erlewine, tell him HEY from Chris Pile in Wichita. Last time I saw him was the 1990 NAMM show.
Chris Pile
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I recall the Chicago NAMM shows when they had barely clad "local talent" handing out flyers and inviting attendees into the booths. Hubba-hubba!
Chistopher
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If I ever make the effort to get out there I've thought about buying one
Chris Pile
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I know some guys who did back in the 80's.
I remember TAMA had a solid brass snare that weighed 100 pounds. The reps said if you can pick it up with one hand, you can have it. Billy Cobham one handed it, and immediately boogied out the door with it.
Ibanez had a solid brass Ibanez Artist, same offer. No one could do it. It's been for sale online almost 10 years on Reverb for a ridiculous price.
No, but I've bought pedals and other small things. Thing is, if you buy something, you gotta carry it around. There's no place to store anything.
blakejcan
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I went to the show for a day. Well, more like 4-5 hours as I had to sneak out of my actual work on a Friday, drive there, navigate the madness of Disneyland and parking and do the long march into the event space and finally find the guitar pocket of the universe.
Perhaps the most stimulating to the senses tradeshow I've ever been to. Tons of booths, lots of sounds and crowds in almost every direction. Once I got my bearings and started to find booths that I wanted to check out it was pretty rad. I got to talk to Allparts guys who have helped me out with my fledgling guitar building side hustle. They were so kind. It was awesome.
Same with Doug Kauer at Kauer guitars. Super generous with his time and talking to me about guitars and just life. What a good dude.
Mostly it was a lot of walking, stopping for a minute, gawking, rinse and repeat. So many shredders and great guitars and stuff happening that it gets a bit mindnumbing at some point. I hate to say it but after a few hours it all kinda sounds the same more or less. I'm sure there are tons of things I passed over and if I ever go again I'd definitely plan a bit better but all in all, good experience. When I stopped and looked at the pictures after the event it all stuck out a bit more for me as to what was truly great.
Last bit...man, I love me rock n roll relics guitars. The paint schemes and slight tweaks on Gibson favorites were some of my faves for sure.
Sorry if I missed anyone who was there!
Perhaps the most stimulating to the senses tradeshow I've ever been to. Tons of booths, lots of sounds and crowds in almost every direction. Once I got my bearings and started to find booths that I wanted to check out it was pretty rad. I got to talk to Allparts guys who have helped me out with my fledgling guitar building side hustle. They were so kind. It was awesome.
Same with Doug Kauer at Kauer guitars. Super generous with his time and talking to me about guitars and just life. What a good dude.
Mostly it was a lot of walking, stopping for a minute, gawking, rinse and repeat. So many shredders and great guitars and stuff happening that it gets a bit mindnumbing at some point. I hate to say it but after a few hours it all kinda sounds the same more or less. I'm sure there are tons of things I passed over and if I ever go again I'd definitely plan a bit better but all in all, good experience. When I stopped and looked at the pictures after the event it all stuck out a bit more for me as to what was truly great.
Last bit...man, I love me rock n roll relics guitars. The paint schemes and slight tweaks on Gibson favorites were some of my faves for sure.
Sorry if I missed anyone who was there!
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