I have long ago given up the hunt for the microscopic amounts of lefty guitars and basses at NAMM
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. I do, however, go to insane lengths to plan/map out new products and artist demonstrations. then tear up the game plan by the end of the 1st day because of getting way-laid by 1) cool stuff we stumble across 2) folks/friends/artists we run into and 3) sore feet!
I'm also a synth junkie and spent a lot of time in the Korg booth playing with the ARP 2600 re-issue. And at Novation with the Summit. And at ASM with the Hydrasynth. Spent a couple of hours one morning in the Gibson acoustic room and had the wife try out various SJ-200's (they have some cool new models!), Hummingbirds, Doves and the Cheryl Crow sig model. I got my hands on the lone lefty SJ-200
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. Gotta get there early to avoid the cacophony lol. I'm SO glad Henry J. is out of the picture at Gibson, it is truly a breath of fresh air dealing with them now.
Also spent a fair amount of time in the Pro Audio section checking out the gear as I want to simultaneously upgrade and downsize my P.A.
Artist-wise it was a bit thin for us this year. Didn't really run into anyone I recognized, though my drummer buddy who did attend on Saturday ran into a ton of artists, none of whom I recognized lol.
I did very much like the new bass amp by Traynor:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218740485877554&set=a.1950054545337&type=3&theaterAnd then there was this, probably my favorite drum booth at the show:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10218756536798817&set=a.10203502153368765&type=3&theaterMy FB page is wide open, so you should be able to see whatever I posted re the show.