Coffin Girls and Dean Fashion Show: NAMM Show 2011
Pics from the Dean JAMM fashion show at the 2011 NAMM Show
Pics from the Dean JAMM fashion show at the 2011 NAMM Show
The one thing about NAMM is that you can always guarantee a great party will happen. At this year’s NAMM it was the Dean Guitar’s NAMM JAM featuring Leslie West, Michael Schenker, Hellyeah and Megadeth at The Grove in Anaheim.
Godin guitars debuted their new Richmond Empire line of guitars at this year’s NAMM show, and we were thoroughly impressed with this great looking instrument. One of the most impressive aspects of the instrument is that it is all made in Canada, but yet it sells for under 600$.
Canadian guitar maker Godin had a very interesting and diverse collection of guitars and other stringed instruments at this year’s NAMM show. One of the instruments that immediately
Besides announcing a number of new guitars at this year’s NAMM show, PRS was also showing off some great new amplifiers. But, even more exciting than that news was Paul’s announcement that the company will now be launching a Custom Shop for amps. So, in the past this option was only available to artists, custom amps are now going to be available to all customers starting now.
Quotes from Chuck Garric, Mike Wilton, Mike Inez, Dweezil Zappa, Kerry King, Tom Peterson and Henry Rollins
PRS rolls out the big guns at their press conference during this year’s NAMM show including Orianthi, Brad Whitford, Myles Kennedy, Ricky Skaggs, Warren Haynes and Dweezil Zappa
The PRS Signature Limited Run reintroduces the concept of the popular “Signature Series” guitar first offered over 20 years ago and adds PRS’s top tier Private Stock appointments and a list of influential artists. Limited to 100 pieces, the Signature model showcases a culmination of years of artist input and boasts PRS’s first ever multi-endorsement guitar with Tom Wheeler, Howard Leese, Michael Ault, Davy Knowles, and Paul Reed Smith all backing the model.
Saturday at this year’s NAMM show was a big day for major artists making appearances at booths for performances and to sign autographs for long lines of fans. After checking out Steve Vai at Ibanez, Steve Morse at Ernie Ball and Alex Skolnick at Heritage Guitars, I was walking from one side of the room to the other when I happened to pass the Orange amp exhibit, and standing in front of a giant amp, happily signing autographs for his fans, was Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-López.
During the PRS press conference at this year’s NAMM show, the company brought along about 30 or so of their biggest name endorsees, including the likes of Brad Whitford, Ricky Skaggs, Warren Haynes, Orianthi and many more. Among the stars that were there to show off the new PRS guitars and amps was 311 guitarist Tim Mahoney, whose SE model guitar was on display in the company’s showroom.
