As I write this, NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants, is gearing up for its annual gear fest this week in Los Angeles.I’ve been on the fence about going since September. I’m connected enough to gain entry, but the

 So now the show’s over. Quite a past few days. NAMM is exhausting but exhilarating on a good day, and the tail end of the show was a good day—one that allowed me to see some cool gear in a

Sunday wrapped up the 2011 Winter NAMM show. Despite the recession, there was a palpable sense of vibrancy and excitement that persisted until the doors were all closed.

Here we are again, in Anaheim, at the NAMM show. Every year, thousands of us make the pilgrimage to the second happiest place on Earth, like the salmon returning to Capistrano, to quote Lloyd Christmas. This is the place where

 This is Day 3 of NAMM in sunny Anaheim, California, and I’m feeling slightly giddy about all the cool things I’ve seen so far. From amps that deliver incredibly sweet clean and overdriven tones to way out pedals to righteous

 Those of us old enough to remember the first time they saw the original Star Wars movie would have enjoyed the session I did today.