Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

J Moose

J Moose

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Hey you! You coming to this thing?!

http://www.ampshow.com/

I've gone to the last two years and had a BLAST each time. I'm stoked that its two days this year because one day is really just NOT enough time to take everything in.

For the uninitiated the Amp Show takes place in an Embassy Suites hotel in Piscataway NJ... takes over two floors of the place and each brand has the front of their room setup with amps & pedals or whatever they make. Its a LOUD event for sure! Last year Wizard & Metropolis had dueling full stacks on opposite sides of the place.

Best part?

No NAMM/AES sound police running around with meters telling you to turn down!

Here's a few pics from last year;

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Re: Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

Looks great - I hope I can make it.
 
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Ahh maybe I will! I have been thinking about upgrading some gear and that would certainly be an amazing show to get up to speed.
 
Re: Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

Hey Moose I'll be there man, maybe I'll drag a few people along for the ride as well ... anything there for a bassist or is this purely a guitar players wet dream?
 
Re: Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

There's a whole lot more guitar stuff then bass gear but there's certainly bassists walking around too. Last year TC was there with the bass heads... I've also seen PV, Eden, Trace Elliot etc. in years past...

And of course... lots of pedals which are fairly universal!

Scott - I hate to tell 'ya, but some folks actually sell gear that's at the show!

For instance Richard Goodsell hates shipping amps home... hehehehe
 
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Re: Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

I'm in bro! Rich is in Virginia that weekend so I've got no band obligations. I'll try and drag pete too, maybe the ol' lady will be up for a trip too...
 
Re: Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

I'm going to try to make it as well- though I feel it would be a bad thing for my recent amp GAS.
 
Re: Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

joelap said:
Psssst. Jeff. Do it. Do it. Do it.
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LOL.

Believe me I don't need the encouragement (though thank you for it! ) :D Having played NMV and 800 series Marshalls for many years and having been denied that luxury for the past 10, I would love nothing more than to go down their and rip through something similar at full-tilt! It will spoil me though- it's like high end guitars, you get spoiled and then have a hard time "making due" when you need to economize :banghead:

One Mfr. I didn't see on the list for the show was DR.Z. I'd really like to give that Monza a whirl. Was Z there last year Moose?
 
Re: Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

I don't recall seeing Dr Z at the show, but you can easily play an assortment of Dr Z amps at Ultrasound ...
 
Re: Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

JeffB said:
One Mfr. I didn't see on the list for the show was DR.Z. I'd really like to give that Monza a whirl. Was Z there last year Moose?
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I don't think I've ever seen 'Z' there but there's so much other good stuff its ridiculous... the 3 Monkeys room was packed every time I walked by last year... those amps sounded seriously good. If you're after the 'Z' thing then maybe check out Sommatone and Goodsell.

Anyone who's coming should check out the subforum joelap posted...

If enough of us are attending plans have been hatched for a post-show dinner/beer fest at a wicked brew pub that's about 15 minutes from the site. Which night is yet to be determined... I'll be attending both days since its only about a 30 minute ride for me. Could be both nights as far as I'm concerned!!!
 
Re: Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

J Moose said:
If enough of us are attending plans have been hatched for a post-show dinner/beer fest at a wicked brew pub that's about 15 minutes from the site. Which night is yet to be determined... I'll be attending both days since its only about a 30 minute ride for me. Could be both nights as far as I'm concerned!!!
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I'd be interested in a piece of this!
 
Re: Who's going to the NY/NJ amp show? June 5-6

The place I'd love to hit for dinner is JJ Bitting... they brew in-house and are known for ribs & such but they have salads and other stuff like seafood in case there's a vegetarian among us.

http://www.njbrewpubs.com/

We need to figure out which evening is better for us and I'll make reservations for the group. If you want to attend let be known here and/or send me a PM.

Its about 10-15 minutes up the highway in Woodbridge... or, there's a TGI Fridays about 5 minutes down the road from the amp show. Nothing wrong with that... but it ain't JJ's!
 
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