Rabs Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 Loads of vids up of new stuff for those interested
cody78 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 That Gibson ES-275 at 06:28 in the first video looks very cool. The Gretsch streamliners look great, but I can't imagine you can get a good jazz tone from them as he claims. I have a G5120 and it doesn't work for jazz so good, but maybe those different pickups may be better? Fenders look like Fenders but now Elite! What's going on with the truss rod though? Not keen on the idea of down at the end of the fingerboard near the pickups for adjustment. Charvel still do not appeal to me in those vomit colours, but the natural ones are quite nice.
deeman Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 My bandmate works for switchcraft and is at NAMM. All I saw was a picture he took with the bassist from the counting Crows. I'm hoping he swipes me some prototypes!
darling67 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 One of these years, I'll get to NAMM! Unfortunately, it always seems to fall on my birthday weekend, and other plans trump it. My company used to get you passes if you requested them. But now, with cut-backs, it's not so easy. Even some of my colleagues who SHOULD go as part of their jobs had to get special permission, etc. <_<
SteveFord Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 I like the new 335s but would really like to take home the 345. Still no ebony for the 355.
LarryUK Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 I'm cynical. I think guitars are going like smartphones. A new one every year just for the sake of it and they do a little change and call it a new guitar. The Strat is just a Strat.
badbluesplayer Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 The ES guitars look great. Nice new models. I noticed in the first video at about 11:15 the Gibson guy says that they're using Richlite on the Custom because they "don't have the ebony right now." That jives with my guess that they're not going to use any ebony for a certain period of time as part of the settlement having to do with the ebony issue. Just guessing. [thumbup]
Pin Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 I like the new 335s but would really like to take home the 345. Still no ebony for the 355. And still no Varitone on it. Strange choices (at least to me)
pippy Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 ...What's going on with the truss rod though? Not keen on the idea of down at the end of the fingerboard near the pickups for adjustment.... Well, of course, until the 'Bullet' truss-rod appeared in the '70s that's where all Fender truss rods had their t-r adjustment screw-head. I'm not a fan of the new-look access slot, though. Very Ugly. OK; I know functionality is important but how often, really, does one need to adjust a truss-rod? Perhaps I'm just lucky with where I live but in 41 years of playing I have never once needed to adjust a t-r (after it had been set properly). Pip.
pippy Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 That Gibson ES-275 at 06:28 in the first video looks very cool... OOOhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!................................ Yes... Pip.
JayinLA Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 I got to say I am stuck on the line 6 wireless G10 V3 system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T32xJbHjbKs 7:44 in the vid goes to the new G10. I'm in, and on that note I just purchased a Black Sabbath Ticket. (Last North American Tour)
cody78 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Well, of course, until the 'Bullet' truss-rod appeared in the '70s that's where all Fender truss rods had their t-r adjustment screw-head. I'm not a fan of the new-look access slot, though. Very Ugly. OK; I know functionality is important but how often, really, does one need to adjust a truss-rod? Perhaps I'm just lucky with where I live but in 41 years of playing I have never once needed to adjust a t-r (after it had been set properly). Pip. I didn't know that about 70's Fenders as I've never looked into their history as much as I have Gibson. The only guitars in my collection I find I do adjust the truss rod on every so often (every few years I've found) is some of my cheaper ones. I have a couple of Epi's and the Gretsch I mentioned earlier which I have adjusted a few times over the years. Interestingly, none of my Gibson's have ever needed adjusting (my oldest Gibson is now 19 years old too this year!).
Rabs Posted January 23, 2016 Author Posted January 23, 2016 This is an interesting idea.. I think some electrics could do with humidity sensors
Dub-T-123 Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 Damn I really wish I would have gone this year. Is it still going? Maybe I can sneak in The fender booth looks really interesting. How bout that bigsby jazzmaster? And the thinline Tele? Those looked great!
quapman Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 I'm cynical. I think guitars are going like smartphones. A new one every year just for the sake of it and they do a little change and call it a new guitar. The Strat is just a Strat. Ya I pretty much agree with that. I don't need the latest greatest anything. I really don't 'need' anything at all. Except practice.
kidblast Posted January 25, 2016 Posted January 25, 2016 screw it, I'll admit it,, I want a Marshall CODE combo amp. I feel the force of gas strong in that one..
Rabs Posted January 26, 2016 Author Posted January 26, 2016 Aluminium laser cut guitars (ive still not seen any Half n Halfs ;))
Pesh Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 One day...I will go to this show...and it will be amazing!
JayinLA Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Once Again ESP Steals the Show At NAMM....IMHO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyrjc4Be90w
Rabs Posted January 27, 2016 Author Posted January 27, 2016 One day...I will go to this show...and it will be amazing! Yeah we don't really have anything like that over here.. Well not as big as that anyway.. The nearest I have come to that is when I was in games I attended the E3 computer show in L.A. a few times, man it was amazing... The nearest thing we have is the Birmingham Guitar Show which is on at the end of Feb, and I am on a waiting list to be an exhibitor :o so I may be there. http://www.theguitarshow.co.uk/
JayinLA Posted January 27, 2016 Posted January 27, 2016 Yeah we don't really have anything like that over here.. Well not as big as that anyway.. The nearest I have come to that is when I was in games I attended the E3 computer show in L.A. a few times, man it was amazing... The nearest thing we have is the Birmingham Guitar Show which is on at the end of Feb, and I am on a waiting list to be an exhibitor :o so I may be there. http://www.theguitarshow.co.uk/ That looks like a show worth going. Lot's of small manufacturors. Plus the Swap factor. Their will likely be other players with stuff looking to trade or sell. I went to NAMM twice. When I saw Joe Satriani, I did it. I got his autograph. Felt Dumb as hell but I also got to jam with **** Dale. This is a Cussword on this forum:
Rabs Posted January 27, 2016 Author Posted January 27, 2016 That looks like a show worth going. Lot's of small manufacturors. Plus the Swap factor. Their will likely be other players with stuff looking to trade or sell. I went to NAMM twice. When I saw Joe Satriani, I did it. I got his autograph. Felt Dumb as hell but I also got to jam with **** Dale. This is a Cussword on this forum: Cool... And well yeah, if I get the call and go.. Im going to be pooping it against all those builders... But hey, you gotta try or you never know :)
Pesh Posted February 1, 2016 Posted February 1, 2016 Yeah we don't really have anything like that over here.. Well not as big as that anyway.. The nearest I have come to that is when I was in games I attended the E3 computer show in L.A. a few times, man it was amazing... The nearest thing we have is the Birmingham Guitar Show which is on at the end of Feb, and I am on a waiting list to be an exhibitor :o so I may be there. http://www.theguitarshow.co.uk/ I'm looking at going to this! I saw it advertised a few places, so thought about heading up. Trying to get some others interested, too. Let me know if you do get in as an exhibitor!
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