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*This is a Pro Charvel/Jackson/Fender Post!
I went Thursday, and plan to go Sat. But I thought I was give a review of the NAMM Show from a guy that has been to many over the years.
I got there around 11:30, to find a Parking Nightmare, To see Ed Roman had about 12 parking spaces for his ghetto ass bus and limo... There was no where to park, usually, you can pull into the Convention Center's Parking, but it was FULL....Wow...
So, 10 Bucks valet at a hotel and I walked a block.
The Last Show I went to was 2002. It was lame, lots of USA/Flag Guitars, very light in traffic, and it was easy to talk to all my old friends, I was quoted as saying "Internet Killed the Video Star".
I saw Brooks Burton was at the ever so impressive Fender/Jackson Booth...he was knee deep in conversation and I was exhausted so I figured I'd say hello on Sat. Not many Dan' Graphics, but that upsidedown double neck got it hard, good to see them taking chances, but the Non-Recessed Floyds were cool enough for me, The EVH's are in Glass, LAME. They should do more Tributes to King, Warren, Amir, in my opinion...
I am a Fender Junkie, after growing up on Charvels. I was impressed with Fender the most, The coolest Booth by far, and all the "Sold" Tags maybe me feel that "The Guitar is still alive"...I love it how every year the Thinlines sell out the fastest..I own 3 early Custom Shop Thinlines, I feel I have something to do with it...
This Year, Unbelieveable, TONS OF GUITARS!!!, though most are imports, The Big Names are stepping Up. I have worked for ESP endorsers for close to 15 years, their Booth is just smoking and swamped, almost GMW Quality in Craftmenship....Ibanez was very impressive...I do production music, so I am a bit of a tech head on that stuff too..It was weird to see AKAI have about a poker table worth of wares, Digidesign had just the Icon and 2 big screens,Groove Tubes was smaller than ever, I grew up in Sylmar and know Aspen and Rick, but didn't have the heart to ask "How its' going". Floyd Rose had a small booth and was very approachable, If you have a camera, get a "Hero Shot" with him, I did the same with Leo in 1985, I have a pic with Mr. Fender.... Roland had too much empty space, very little to offer, If you have Protools, Reason, and a Pod, you can make music..that does sound good, I own many amps, and many pedals, and "Know" Old school rocks, but its bittersweet to see these companies struggling. Tom Anderson was downstairs, next to the Kazzoos and Tamborines...I like there guitars and Tom is cool, but with that many employees, how do they make money? I guess making 30k a year a guy building guitars makes them happy... GMW is a long wait, but Lee is the best builder there is and smarter than all of them combined...The Dean Booth messed me up, The ultimate Tribute to Dime, I won't go into detail, but it was touching. Vinnie Paul needs to be thanked for all that was going on there. I'm sure many guys will post about the Dean booth, but I won't. I was Ace's Tech and met Dime many times before and after, I touched the Dean From Hell,
This is a ramble, but I wanted to post to let you guys know that us guitar geeks have been IN and OUT of style as long as I have been alive ( 33 Years)...Let's Rock!!!
And if you see me Sat. Say Hi, I'll be with a hottie, I'll buy you a Drink.
Casey McNerney
I went Thursday, and plan to go Sat. But I thought I was give a review of the NAMM Show from a guy that has been to many over the years.
I got there around 11:30, to find a Parking Nightmare, To see Ed Roman had about 12 parking spaces for his ghetto ass bus and limo... There was no where to park, usually, you can pull into the Convention Center's Parking, but it was FULL....Wow...
So, 10 Bucks valet at a hotel and I walked a block.
The Last Show I went to was 2002. It was lame, lots of USA/Flag Guitars, very light in traffic, and it was easy to talk to all my old friends, I was quoted as saying "Internet Killed the Video Star".
I saw Brooks Burton was at the ever so impressive Fender/Jackson Booth...he was knee deep in conversation and I was exhausted so I figured I'd say hello on Sat. Not many Dan' Graphics, but that upsidedown double neck got it hard, good to see them taking chances, but the Non-Recessed Floyds were cool enough for me, The EVH's are in Glass, LAME. They should do more Tributes to King, Warren, Amir, in my opinion...
I am a Fender Junkie, after growing up on Charvels. I was impressed with Fender the most, The coolest Booth by far, and all the "Sold" Tags maybe me feel that "The Guitar is still alive"...I love it how every year the Thinlines sell out the fastest..I own 3 early Custom Shop Thinlines, I feel I have something to do with it...
This Year, Unbelieveable, TONS OF GUITARS!!!, though most are imports, The Big Names are stepping Up. I have worked for ESP endorsers for close to 15 years, their Booth is just smoking and swamped, almost GMW Quality in Craftmenship....Ibanez was very impressive...I do production music, so I am a bit of a tech head on that stuff too..It was weird to see AKAI have about a poker table worth of wares, Digidesign had just the Icon and 2 big screens,Groove Tubes was smaller than ever, I grew up in Sylmar and know Aspen and Rick, but didn't have the heart to ask "How its' going". Floyd Rose had a small booth and was very approachable, If you have a camera, get a "Hero Shot" with him, I did the same with Leo in 1985, I have a pic with Mr. Fender.... Roland had too much empty space, very little to offer, If you have Protools, Reason, and a Pod, you can make music..that does sound good, I own many amps, and many pedals, and "Know" Old school rocks, but its bittersweet to see these companies struggling. Tom Anderson was downstairs, next to the Kazzoos and Tamborines...I like there guitars and Tom is cool, but with that many employees, how do they make money? I guess making 30k a year a guy building guitars makes them happy... GMW is a long wait, but Lee is the best builder there is and smarter than all of them combined...The Dean Booth messed me up, The ultimate Tribute to Dime, I won't go into detail, but it was touching. Vinnie Paul needs to be thanked for all that was going on there. I'm sure many guys will post about the Dean booth, but I won't. I was Ace's Tech and met Dime many times before and after, I touched the Dean From Hell,
This is a ramble, but I wanted to post to let you guys know that us guitar geeks have been IN and OUT of style as long as I have been alive ( 33 Years)...Let's Rock!!!
And if you see me Sat. Say Hi, I'll be with a hottie, I'll buy you a Drink.
Casey McNerney
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