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 – 212-2 (Level 2), 213D (Level 2)
Thursday –
10:30am – Syu. (Galneryus)
3:00pm – George Lynch
4:30pm – Syu. (Galneryus)
Saturday –
11:00am – 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 – Gary Holt. Gary’s new ESP and LTD Signature Series guitars are debuting at NAMM 2015.
2:30pm – 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 – Tom Quayle & Martin Miller
2:00pm – Toni Martinez & Jack Gardiner
4:00pm – Fernando Pareta
Friday –
2:00pm – Toni Martinez & Jack Gardiner
Saturday –
1:00pm -Tom Quayle & Martin Miller
2:00pm – Toni Martinez & Jack Gardiner
ISP TECHNOLOGIES, LLC – 5863 (Hall B)
Thursday & Friday:
12:00pm – 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 – Giorgio Mongelli solo artist from Italy appearing at 1:30 daily.
3:00pm – Ethan Brosh
KORG USA, INC. – 6440 (Hall A)
Thursday –
4:00pm – Jordan Rudess w OrKeystra – Performance showcasing the New Kronos by Korg Inc. – Korg USA Sound Room. (4:15 P.M.)
Friday-
11:00am – James LoMenzo – Performance showcasing new products from Ashdown Engineering. – Korg USA Sound Room.
11:30am – Adrian Legg – Performance showcasing new Ashdown Engineering products – Korg USA Sound Room.
12:30pm – Nita Strauss (The Iron Maidens, Alice Cooper) – Performance showcasing new Blackstar Amplification products – Korg USA Sound Room.
1:00pm – Mike Spreitzer – Performance showcasing new Blackstar Amplification products – Korg USA Sound Room.
2:00pm – Jordan Rudess w OrKeystra – Performance showcasing the New Kronos by Korg Inc. – Korg USA Sound Room. (2:10 & 2:50 P.M.)
3:00pm – Jordan Rudess w OrKeystra – Performance showcasing the New Kronos by Korg Inc. – Korg USA Sound Room. (2:50 P.M.)
4:00pm – Dirty Loops – Performance showcasing the New Korg Kronos – Korg USA Sound Room. (4:15 P.M.)
5:00pm – Dirty Loops – Performance showcasing the New Korg Kronos – Korg USA Sound Room.
Saturday –
1:00pm -Al Jourgensen & Sin from Ministry
4:00pm – Jordan Rudess w OrKeystra – Performance showcasing the New Kronos by Korg Inc. – Korg USA Sound Room. (4:15 P.M.)
5:00pm – Jordan Rudess w OrKeystra
NS DESIGN – 5860 (Hall B)
Thursday –
12:30pm – 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 – Levin Brothers
CLEARTONE STRINGS – 4750 (Hall C)
Friday –
1:00pm – 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 – Mojotone Pickup Tone Demonstration Featuring Josh Snow
2:30pm – Signature Guitar Pickup (PW HORNET) Demonstration by: Paul Waggoner of Between the Buried and Me (BTBAM)
WOOD VIOLINS – 3404 (Hall D)
Friday-
10:00am – 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 – 4340 (Hall C)
Saturday –
12:30pm – Emil Werstler of the metal band, Chimaira, demonstrates the NEW Fishman Fluence 7-String Modern Humbucking Pickups
1:30pm – Devin Townsend, songwriter and music producer will be demonstrating the Fishman Fluence pickups
2:00pm – Gary Hoey will be demonstrating the new Fishman Fluence pickups
