Trash Kat Drum Inventor Kevin Reed is a survivor of a traumatic brain injury that initially had a world-renowned neurosurgeon doubting there was any chance for his survival. But after a marathon brain surgery (which removed...
Offsite Link: Read Kevin's story and see all the specs at Thunder Echo Drums.
Zoom's MRS-8 digital multitrack is featured in this exclusive Gearwire video. It lets you record on two tracks simultaneously, has fully programmable drum and bass functions with touch-sensitive pads, plus a set of vocal...
Remo shows off its Powersonic bass drum head. The head is made of two-ply, seven-mil. mylar with two internal subsonic dampening rings. The demo video includes a look at what Remo calls the "ESDS dampening system". Remo says...
Minarik specializes in unusual guitar designs, and the latest is no exception. The Medusa is built with a "bass frequency chamber" which amplifies and accents bass notes. The conch shell design feature is made to enhance...
Korg gives KAOSS fans another major temptation with the KP3. This sampler and performance effects rig is aimed at DJs, producers, and musicians alike. Check the features! The sampler captures audio with 24-bit converters,...
Offsite Link: More info is available at the Korg site.
At Winter NAMM 2007, Galaxy Audio showed off the Anyspot Traveler, a portable PA system with a built-in battery system and universal power supply for use anywhere in the world. It has a host of wireless features including...
Zoom presents two new hard disk multitrack recorders; the Zoom HD-16 and the HD-8 have 80GB hard drives, built-in CD burner, and extended sampling time (now up to 60 seconds). Why do you need so much sampling time? Check...
One thing you're sure to find plenty of at NAMM is signature series guitars. Gearwire's Joe Wallace got a word in with Washburn on their latest, which include signature axes by Disturbed, Black Label Society, and Paul Stanley....
Offsite Link: More info is available at the Washburn site.
The Ernie Ball crew went costume crazy at Winter NAMM this year. Lots of spandex, outrageous wigs, and leather jackets. Ernie Ball rep Adam Gainey stopped teasing out his faux-hawk long enough to talk to Gearwire about EB...
Offsite Link: More info is available at the Ernie Ball site.
There are too many bizarre NAMM moments to relate; the gents dressed up as characters from Clive Barker's Hellraiser films, the ghost-town atmosphere at some of the vendor booths in the NAMM "basement," a musician explaining...
Half the fun of going to NAMM for some people is playing spot-the-celeb. I myself saw the ghost of Paul Stanley signing autographs (though at first I thought it was Cher, I kid you not,) had a nice chat with Stray Cat bassist...
