[jackr]

Anyone beside me going to Summer Namm this weekend in Nashville?

[JonnyBoy]

No, but do tell like you usually do when you find cool stuff!!

[tcsned]

I miss going to Summer NAMM as I no longer manage a music store

Have fun!

[strumminsix]

Nope. Kinda annoyed with NAMM lately anyway. Seems I read up on all the updates, announcements, premieres, etc and the next day:
- get pissed that companies made no announcements (read Digidesign & 11Rack)
- search for a product and find that it doesn't even have a delivery date to stores (read Fender & tele acoustasonic)

[jackr]

I am not going for NAMM, i am going for the vendors that are there. I love to see the newest, latest and greatest gadgets and of course the nicest guitars by custom builders. (like Nick Huber)

And I want to see what deals I can get to make or save money!. Plus see and meet some of the artists that are there.

Basically just have a good time.

[tcsned]

Jackr - while your at NAMM if you happen to see my buddy Scott Fore there playing he's worth checking out - he's a fantastic bluegrass and gypsy jazz player. I played with him for a couple of years and still do on occasion. I'm not sure who's booth he'll be at (maybe Bourgeois guitars), but he'll be there for the duration. Tell him Tom says hi, I haven't talked to him in a couple of months.

[JonnyBoy]

Nope. Kinda annoyed with NAMM lately anyway. Seems I read up on all the updates, announcements, premieres, etc and the next day:
- get pissed that companies made no announcements (read Digidesign & 11Rack)
- search for a product and find that it doesn't even have a delivery date to stores (read Fender & tele acoustasonic)

I have to agree with you there, what's the deal with inventing cool stuff and showing it off before they know if they are even going to produce it? It is not an inventor's expo but a trade expo. Gear that will never make it to production that year, or ever for that matter, shouldn't be there. There are other shows for gizmos that will never be produced. That is annoying, but still most everything else is for sale and a lot of it is super cool. I enjoyed reading about Jack's last visit.

[tcsned]

I have to agree with you there, what's the deal with inventing cool stuff and showing it off before they know if they are even going to produce it? It is not an inventor's expo but a trade expo. Gear that will never make it to production that year, or ever for that matter, shouldn't be there. There are other shows for gizmos that will never be produced. That is annoying, but still most everything else is for sale and a lot of it is super cool. I enjoyed reading about Jack's last visit.

I see it like the car companies showing "concept cars" at car shows. I'm sure they're conducting market research to see what causes a buzz with the dealers. It's probably their best chance to get in front of a lot of merchandisers at once. Though I understand the annoyance. I only went three times when I was managing the store - seeing Chet Atkins noodling on a guitar at the Gibson booth with only a few people standing around made them all more than worth it.

[strumminsix]

Prior to NAMM too many manufacturers talk about "new lines" and "updates" and "new version" and "upgrades" to be announced there.

Then the event occurs and you hear:
- nothing on the new lines
- what the updates will "probably do"
- that developers are "working" on a new version"
- upgrades will be available "soon"
- a bunch of new products that won't be on the shelves for 6-12 months

That just seems silly.

[tcsned]

Prior to NAMM too many manufacturers talk about "new lines" and "updates" and "new version" and "upgrades" to be announced there.

Then the event occurs and you hear:
- nothing on the new lines
- what the updates will "probably do"
- that developers are "working" on a new version"
- upgrades will be available "soon"
- a bunch of new products that won't be on the shelves for 6-12 months

That just seems silly.

yeah, those are lies right up there with "it's on backorder" - I'm cool with people having a prototype to demo and things like that but showing up with nothing is weak