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Summer NAMM 2005




Martin Guitars Car Talk Special Edition Graces The Fair City Of Nashville

June 27, 2008
Martin Car Talk Special Edition At Summer NAMM
Has anyone thought of producing Guitar Talk, a show dedicated to the maintenance and preservation of classic guitars and basses but with a humorous slant? Have you listened to Crosstalk lately?  

Offsite Link: Visit Martin Guitars's official website or Car Talk's official website for more information.

DigiTech HarmonyMan Conducts Interval Theory Clinic At Summer NAMM

June 26, 2008
DigiTech HarmonyMan
If Casey Jones were an improvisational jazz guitarist, the DigiTech HarmonyMan would be the unstoppable interval-theory machine that pushed him to his tragic, and somehow-exhaustion related demise.  

Offsite Link: Visit

Crown XLS 5000 Handles The Two Ohm Duty At Summer NAMM

June 24, 2008
Crown XLS Series Amplifiers Expanded
What did the Zen Bhuddist Transcendentalist say to the hot dog vendor?

"Make me one with everything."

That was my "ohms" joke.  

Offsite Link: Visit Crown Audio's official website for more information

Samson C01U Microphone

October 04, 2006
Samson C01U
Summer NAMM 2005: Samson presents the C01U microphone. This is a direct-to-USB condenser mic, using the same transformers as the original CO1 model. Best of all, the C01U needs no external power. Just plug it in, fire up...  

Offsite Link: Check out at Samson's official website.

Schecter Damien EX Series Guitars

October 04, 2006
Schecter Damien EX Series
Schecter's Damien EX Series guitars are ready for possession. This series comes in a Floyd Rose six-string and seven-string configuration. ...  

Offsite Link: Check out more info about these Schecter guitars at the official Schecter website.

VMV JazzKat Amplifier

October 03, 2006
VMV JazzKat
VMV rolls out it's latest amplifier, the VMV JazzKat amp. The VMV JazzKat features a standard channel for guitar, plus a combo input for a microphone, letting performers strum and sing from a single amp. The combo plug...  

Offsite Link: For more info on the VMV JazzKat, check out the official product website.

Rainsong Advanced Series Graphite Guitar

October 02, 2006
Rainsong Advanced Series Graphite Guitar
Summer NAMM 2005: Is wood going out of fashion in the guitar manufacturing business? Maybe not, but RainSong is making the case for alternative materials with its Advanced Series all-graphite guitar in this demo video....  

Electro-Harmonix 16-Second Delay

September 30, 2006
Electro-Harmonix 16-Second Delay
Sixteen seconds is an eternity to a guitar player, and Electro-Harmonix knows it. Their 16 Second Delay Pedal gives the guitarist a generous four channels of luxuriously long looping capacity and pinpoint control. Stomp it...  

Offsite Link: Check out the official Electro-Harmonix page for more info on the 16 Second Delay

DOT Music's Tactile Metronome

September 30, 2006
DOT Music's Tactile Metronome
Summer NAMM 2005: DOT Music presents the Tactile Metronome. This ingenious device attaches to the body and pulses so music students can literally feel the beat. This device has a wireless option that extends for 250 yards,...  

Peace Drums Paragon Series Demonstration

September 29, 2006
Peace Drums Paragon
Summer NAMM 2005: Peace Drums presents the Paragon Series. This gorgeous Canadian Maple kit offers crisp snares, good hi-hats, and a solid bass drum. There's also a peek at Peace's signature snare from the drummer of Stray Cats....  

Offsite Link: For more information, check out official Peace Drums website.

Cabinet construction, Trace Elliot-style

September 28, 2006
A discussion of Trace Elliot cabinet design and construction
Cabinet construction, Trace Elliot style

Summer NAMM 2005: A discussion of Trace Elliot cabinet design and construction. Get a look at a "bare cabinet" and learn how Trace Elliot creates a powerful yet lightweight...  


Offsite Link:

You can also check out the Trace Elliot site.

Schecter Hellraiser Series guitars, Summer NAMM 2005

September 28, 2006
Schecter Hellraiser Series
Schecter presents it's line of Hellraiser Series guitars. Fans of cheesy 80s television will have no problem remembering SCTV's Count Floyd. Looking at the Hellraiser brings to mind Floyd's most famous phrase; "Ooohhhh,...  

Offsite Link: Check out the Hellraiser Series guitars page.

Trace Elliot 1215 Bass Combo

September 27, 2006
Trace Elliot 1215 Bass Combo

Summer NAMM 2005: Trace Elliot's 1215 bass combo amp is a fifteen-incher with a 12-band graphic equalizer and dual band compressor. Since this is one of the models brought out for the Trace Elliot relaunch in 2005, should...  


Offsite Link: You can also check out the Trace Elliot site for additional specs on the 1215.

TC Helicon VoiceLive Vocal Processor

September 27, 2006
TC Helicon VoiceLive vocal processor
TC Helicon shows off the TC Helicon VoiceLive vocal processor. If you've ever wished you could harmonize with yourself in a live setting, you'll want to see this unit in action. The box doesn't simply appromximate your...  

Offsite Link: Check out the VoiceLive page on the TC Helicon website.

Switch Wild Series guitars, Summer NAMM 2005

September 27, 2006
Switch Wild Series guitars
Switch Music talks up its Wild series guitars, made from a material called Vibracell. Using Vibracell, Wild series guitar necks and bodies are manufactured together as a single piece. Is it better than wood? You be the judge....  

Offsite Link: Check out the Switch Music page.

Radial Hot British Distortion stompbox at Summer NAMM 2005

September 27, 2006
Radial Hot British distortion stompbox
Radial's Peter Janis shows off the Hot British distortion stompbox in this quick demo video. This box is extra crunchy! The Hot British features an extra gain stage for those who want the sound of a Marshall stack with the...  

Offsite Link: Cheack out the Hot British distortion stompbox page.

Fernandes Nomad Deluxe

September 26, 2006
Fernandes demonstrates its Nomad Deluxe guitar, which sports a built-in speaker and Digitech effects processor. The effects include standard reverb, flange, and even amp modeling; there's even some preset drum beats so you...  

Offsite Link: Check out the Fernandes Nomad page.

M-Audio Black Box

September 25, 2006
Remember the days when USB recording interfaces merely did the job of, well, interfacing between the performer and the computer? M-Audio's Black Box doesn't. What used to be a plain vanilla pipeline for the purpose of capturing...  

Offsite Link: Check out the Black Box page.

Notion Software Demonstration

September 25, 2006
Notion
Ever dreamed of composing on the computer and being able to hear what it would sound like as played by a full symphony orchestra? Wake up, sleepy head, dream no more. VirtuosoWorks demonstrates its Notion software, which...  

Offsite Link: Check out the Notion official site.

Shure PSM 200 Demo Video, Summer NAMM 2005

September 22, 2006
Shure PSM 200
Many of the bands Gearwire has interviewed lately sing the praises of in-ear monitoring systems. Gary Numan uses them, so does Head Automatica guitarist Craig Bonitch. These systems have a rep for being pricey, but the entry...  

Offsite Link: Check out the Shure PSM 200 page at the official Shure website.

Summer NAMM 2005: TASCAM FW-1884, FW-1804, US-2400 and US-122 I/Os

September 21, 2006
Summer NAMM 2005: TASCAM FW-1884, FW-1804, US-2400 and US-122 I/Os

Summer NAMM 2005: TASCAM takes us through a tour of some of their Firewire and USB I/O units. Start with the FW-1884, packed with eight analog ins, preamps, 100mm faders, inserts and line-level swicthes, ADAT and S/PDIF,...  


Offsite Link: You can also check out the Tascam FW-1884 page for more information.

September 21, 2006
What has 36 watts, all tube tone, and a nicer upholstery than your car? Kustom's 36 Coupe combo guitar amp. Take this Coupe for a spin around the block and enjoy the dual master channel, all-tube goodness and tight response...  

Offsite Link: Check out the Kustom 36 Couple page.

Fender FM DSP Amplifiers

September 21, 2006
Summer NAMM 2005 Fender FM DSP Amplifiers - Gearwire.com
Fender's FM DSP models are "practice" guitar amplifiers that redefine the category by stuffing a big library of tones and DSP effects into a small footprint. Enabled with a taste of Fender's G-DEC processing technology, the...  

Offsite Link: Check out the Fender FM DSP page.

Fender Families Gearwire.com

September 19, 2006
Fender's been making leading guitars for so long, it can get confusing sorting out the enormous family tree of products. What's the difference between an American and a Standard Strat? Or between a American Deluxe Telecaster...  

Offsite Link: Check out the Fender page.

Summer NAMM 2005 Fender Cyber Twin Gearwire.com

September 19, 2006
Fender's response to modelling guitar amps, the Cyber Twin, relies on Fender's analog engineering strength (they call it "cybernetic amp design") to deliver a broad range of tones associated with classic amps while offering...  

Offsite Link: Have a look at the Fender Cyber Twin page.

Summer NAMM 2005: Audio-Technica Drum Mic Packs

September 15, 2006
Audio-Technica Drum Mike Packs
Summer NAMM 2005: Drummers are not a microphone's best friend. All that thrashing around with the sticks requires a set of mics built like a Marine drill sergeant; rugged, mean, and practically bullet-proof. Audio-Technica...  

Offsite Link: Take a look at Audio-Technica's Drum Mike Packs web page for more information.

Summer NAMM 2005 : Casio CW-50, CW-75, and CW-100 video

September 14, 2006
Casio CW Series
Summer NAMM 2005: Normally Gearwire tends to cover gear that is obviously musical - synths, guitars, microphones, stompboxes, etc. But when all is said and done, you still need a way to get your CDs to the masses. Enter...  

Offsite Link: For more details, check out Casio's CW series official pages.

Casio CTK Series video

September 14, 2006
Casio CTK Series
Summer NAMM 2005: Casio takes Gearwire for a brief walk through its CTK keyboard series, ranging from the economical CTK-496 to the versatile CTK-900.

Casio CTK Series official links: CTK-496 CTK-800 ...  


Offsite Link: For more info on the Casio CTK series, check out Casio's official CTK Series page at the official Casio website.

Summer NAMM 2005 Fender Custom Shop - Gearwire.com

September 14, 2006
Take a stroll through the creations of Fender's legendary Custom Shop, where the world's top luthiers, graphic designers, and A-list guitarists meet. The result is an impressive crop of collectible guitars -- extremely rare...  

Offsite Link: Have a look at the Fender Custom Shop page.

Pearl Reference Series drum video at Summer NAMM 2005

September 14, 2006
Pearl Reference Series drums
Pearl walks us through the Reference Series. This set features a variety of wood blends with an emphasis on size and tone. The 12-inch tom is the only single-wood shell; Birch is added to the smaller toms, African Mahogany...  

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