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plasticmoonrain · Post by **plasticmoonrain** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:01 am

I don't know about you, but I was pretty unimpressed with the NAMM product announcements this week.

It seemed like a blur of sequels and bloatware. Brass 2, Amplitube 3 -- more this packed in, more that.

Upgrades to 64 bit. Yawn.

Nothing new or unique. Didn't see any must-haves yet.

Drew

pough · Post by **pough** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:15 am

I'd be surprised if there were any. Waiting for a couple thousand people to show up in one building to announce a product is ridiculous in the internet age.

heffus · Post by **heffus** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:17 am

pough wrote:I'd be surprised if there were any. Waiting for a couple thousand people to show up in one building to announce a product is ridiculous in the internet age.

koolkeys · Post by **koolkeys** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:19 am

pough wrote:I'd be surprised if there were any. Waiting for a couple thousand people to show up in one building to announce a product is ridiculous in the internet age.

Well, about 100,000 people, but not all at once or all interested in a particular product. But still.

Brent

ouroboros · Post by **ouroboros** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:23 am

koolkeys wrote:
pough wrote:I'd be surprised if there were any. Waiting for a couple thousand people to show up in one building to announce a product is ridiculous in the internet age.
Well, about 100,000 people, but not all at once or all interested in a particular product. But still.

Brent

get online and off my damn streets you freakin' cones!

pough · Post by **pough** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:27 am

ouroboros
I don't know if I tell you often enough, but I love you.

koolkeys · Post by **koolkeys** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:28 am

ouroboros wrote:
koolkeys wrote:
pough wrote:I'd be surprised if there were any. Waiting for a couple thousand people to show up in one building to announce a product is ridiculous in the internet age.
Well, about 100,000 people, but not all at once or all interested in a particular product. But still.

Brent
get online and off my damn streets you freakin' cones!

Hehe, I'm not there this year. I can't even see your street right now!

Brent

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 5:34 am

I thought about posting one of these too.

But namm seems to get worse every year. It's really hyped and it super crowded but it's the same ol' thing. ALLOT of guitars and basses that are basically just more expensive versions of what was already out there (how many more times is PRS going to try to reinvent the guitar???????)

We already knew about AT3, so there was no surprise there. Much else was a waste, though I have to say I applaud companies trying to go x64 (though the ones who don't are just bringing the rest of us down

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calex · Post by **calex** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:08 am

But you can't go off to a nice convention and cheat on your wife who stayed home with just the internet.

ckatrun411 · Post by **ckatrun411** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:12 am

Doesn't Fender own PRS now? If, "no," wont they in about two years? Seriously, it hasn't been the same for me since they bought Jackson, although, I'm craving a Charvel, just cause they are fairly cheap now. I suppose if I had $2,500 I'd buy the original.....

http://www.wayneguitars.com/index.htm

^ ------ Currently manufacturing the most bad ass guitar in America, and the world.................................

Owned by Fender, just about $1,000 at Sweetwater.... Ouch, HOT, ouch Corporate Guitar WhORE

http://www.charvel.com/

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:16 am

ckatrun411 wrote:Doesn't Fender own PRS now?

I don't know, but there are so many guitars that are so ridiculously overpriced. And they just keep coming.....a never-ending 2000usd+ breed of guitars I'll never see at guitar center and couldn't afford if I did

ckatrun411 · Post by **ckatrun411** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:28 am

hibidy wrote:a never-ending 2000usd+ breed of guitars I'll never see at guitar center and couldn't afford if I did

Yeah, that's a joke, "the brand new $4900 les paul cap his ass," and shit like that. $59 hundred, hundred, Fender 59 Tele, and silly shit like that.

But you can also find a 1980s superstrat for a $1000

http://www.sweetwater.com/guitargallery ... /sC003927/

Just imagine, ApliTube 3 and one of these shielded, quiet, sinister sounding superstrats I've been thinking about this all day............

justin3am · Post by **justin3am** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:39 am

I don't know... there is a lot of exciting stuff going on. It's just not happening in the big booths on the main floor. It's getting easier and cheaper for small companies to produce and distribute cutting edge technology and niche products. It's a great time for DIY electronics and I think there will be more big developments in live sound as the gap between big venues and local clubs closes.

Cordelia · Post by **Cordelia** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:39 am

Besides Amplitube 3, which is interesting to me, what's caught my eye so far is hardware-
Roland spd-30 Octapad
Allen and Heath Zed 10 mixer
Cakewalk A-800 Pro midi controller
Alesis Video Track

Gear I'd like to check out.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:46 am

Cordelia wrote: Roland spd-30 Octapad
Cakewalk A-800 Pro midi controller

These two do look interesting.

Still, I'd like to see a really good 61 key controller without all the transport and gobbly gook that just uses class compliant connection and has good keys. Unless you get something huge and excessive like the A-xxx controller, you get shit. I've already got a nice reliable "shitty" controller in my keyrig 49.....fits perfectly in my little home setup too.

Not impressed by NAMM product announcements