NAMM is Disneyland for musicians. To make matters worse, it’s right across the street from actual Disneyland in Anaheim, California. So if there’s a better place in the whole of Earth, I dare you to show me this cheerleader orgy/Chinese food & BBQ endless buffet.
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One of the best things about NAMM is the performances – people that are better than everyone else at their respective instrument demonstrating said superiority. So here’s a list of your musical betters and where they will be besting you:
At the .strandberg* booth:
NAMM Jam featuring Steel Panther (with KISS guitarist Tommy Thayer!) at the Grove of Anaheim, Friday Jan 23rd 6pm. Tickets available at the Epiphone booth (300B) or Delve/Gotham booth (4130):
Fluff (Ryan Bruce) will be jamming twice at the KSR Amps booth (4695) and once at Cleartone Strings (4750):
Schecter has lots of clinics and signings happening:
SCHECTER NAMM SCHEDULE FOR 2015
THURSDAY CLINIC:
CHRIS POLAND: 12PM & 3pm (SIGNING AFTER)
dUg PINNICK (KINGS X): 2pm (SIGNING AFTER)
FRIDAY SIGNING 12PM:
TOMMY VICTOR, SIN QUIRIN & AL JOURGENSON (MINISTRY), KEITH MERROW (CONQUERING DYSTOPIA)
FRIDAY CLINIC:
THRASHER & TJ (ESCAPE THE FATE): 11am
NIKKI STRINGFEILD & BRAD JURJENS: 2pm
SIN QUIRIN (MINISTRY) 3pm
SATURDAY SIGNING 12pm:
IN THIS MOMENT FULL BAND, THRASHER AND TJ OF ESCAPE THE FATE, JAKE & JINXX OF BVB
SATURDAY CLINIC:
THRASHER & TJ (ESCAPE THE FATE): 11am
ROB SCALLON 2pm,
SIN QUIRIN (MINISTRY): 3pm
dUg Pinnick’s Grinder Blues
Friday, January 23, 2015 – 10:00pm to 10:40pm
Hilton Anaheim Lobby Stage
Hot for Teacher (Van Halen tribute)
Fri, 01/23/2015 – 11:59pm
Hilton Anaheim, Lobby Stage
ESP GUITARS –Â 212-2 (Level 2), 213D (Level 2)
Thursday –
10:30am – Syu. (Galneryus)
3:00pm –Â George Lynch
4:30pm – Syu. (Galneryus)
Saturday –
11:00am –Â Javier Reyes. Javier is a guitarist in the acclaimed progressive metal band Animals As Leaders, and will be performing on his new LTD Signature Series 8-string guitar.
12:30pm –Â Gary Holt. Gary’s new ESP and LTD Signature Series guitars are debuting at NAMM 2015.
2:30pm –Â Marco Mendoza. Marco is a world-renowned rock bassist, having spent time with bands including Thin Lizzy, Ted Nugent, Whitesnake, Lynch Mob, and his current band, The Dead Daisies.
GRAVITY GUITAR PICKS – 1184 (Hall E)
Thursday –
1:00pm –Â Tom Quayle & Martin Miller
2:00pm –Â Toni Martinez & Jack Gardiner
4:00pm –Â Fernando Pareta
Friday –
12:00pm –Â Tommy Denander
2:00pm –Â Toni Martinez & Jack Gardiner
4:00pm –Â Fernando Pareta
Saturday –
1:00pm -Tom Quayle & Martin Miller
2:00pm –Â Toni Martinez & Jack Gardiner
ISP TECHNOLOGIES, LLC –Â 5863 (Hall B)
Thursday & Friday:
12:00pm –Â Ethan Brosh: Instrumental guitarist extraordinaire, who, after recently opening for Yngwie Malmsteen and fresh off the Jake E Lee’s Red Dragon Cartel Tour, will be appearing in the booth.
1:30pm –Â Giorgio Mongelli solo artist from Italy appearing at 1:30 daily.
3:00pm –Â Ethan Brosh
KORG USA, INC. – 6440 (Hall A)
Thursday –
4:00pm –Â Jordan Rudess w OrKeystra – Performance showcasing the New Kronos by Korg Inc. – Korg USA Sound Room. (4:15 P.M.)
Friday-
11:00am –Â James LoMenzo – Performance showcasing new products from Ashdown Engineering. – Korg USA Sound Room.
11:30am –Â Adrian Legg – Performance showcasing new Ashdown Engineering products – Korg USA Sound Room.
12:30pm –Â Nita Strauss (The Iron Maidens, Alice Cooper) – Performance showcasing new Blackstar Amplification products – Korg USA Sound Room.
1:00pm –Â Mike Spreitzer – Performance showcasing new Blackstar Amplification products – Korg USA Sound Room.
2:00pm –Â Jordan Rudess w OrKeystra – Performance showcasing the New Kronos by Korg Inc. – Korg USA Sound Room. (2:10 & 2:50 P.M.)
3:00pm –Â Jordan Rudess w OrKeystra – Performance showcasing the New Kronos by Korg Inc. – Korg USA Sound Room. (2:50 P.M.)
4:00pm –Â Dirty Loops – Performance showcasing the New Korg Kronos – Korg USA Sound Room. (4:15 P.M.)
5:00pm –Â Dirty Loops – Performance showcasing the New Korg Kronos – Korg USA Sound Room.
Saturday –
1:00pm -Al Jourgensen & Sin from Ministry
4:00pm –Â Jordan Rudess w OrKeystra – Performance showcasing the New Kronos by Korg Inc. – Korg USA Sound Room. (4:15 P.M.)
5:00pm –Â Jordan Rudess w OrKeystra
NS DESIGN –Â 5860 (Hall B)
Thursday –
12:30pm –Â Levin Brothers – featuring Tony Levin of Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Krimson Projekt and many more . . . .Tony on his NS Cello and Double Bass and his brother Pete on Keyboard will be performing “Cool Jazz” from their latest Levin Brothers realease.
3:30pm –Â Levin Brothers
CLEARTONE STRINGS –Â 4750 (Hall C)
Friday –
1:00pm –Â Anthrax Lead Guitarist Dan Spitz Live Performance & Discussion
Experience three-time Grammy nominated multiple Platinum recording artist Dan Spitz as he performs on a lap steel, and discusses a variety of music related topics you’re sure to wanna hear!
MOJOTONE – 4599 (Hall C)
Friday –
11:30am –Â Mojotone Pickup Tone Demonstration Featuring Josh Snow
2:30pm –Â Signature Guitar Pickup (PW HORNET) Demonstration by: Paul Waggoner of Between the Buried and Me (BTBAM)
WOOD VIOLINS –Â 3404 (Hall D)
Friday-
10:00am –Â Wood Violins to Unveil 25th Anniversary Limited Edition Viper Electric Violin Dream Theater’s Jordan Rudess and professional electric violinist Mark Wood will perform at the special ceremony
FISHMAN –Â 4340 (Hall C)
Saturday –
12:30pm –Â Emil Werstler of the metal band, Chimaira, demonstrates the NEW Fishman Fluence 7-String Modern Humbucking Pickups
1:30pm –Â Devin Townsend, songwriter and music producer will be demonstrating the Fishman Fluence pickups
2:00pm –Â Gary Hoey will be demonstrating the new Fishman Fluence pickups
