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Category: NAMM 2012

The Voice of Vater on Video

Permalink 05/17/12 18:09, by Dan Grigor, Categories: NAMM 2012, Ric Tortorete, video , Tags: bebop, bfmn exclusive, namm 2012, ric tortorete, stickmate, vater, video interview
by Ric Tortorete I could have spent all day playing around in the drum rooms at NAMM. There was so much to see. I had heard about some new toys from Vater. They're called Stickmate and just wait 'til … more »

Molecules Drums - Like Nothing You've Ever Seen or Heard Before In Your Life

Permalink 03/12/12 14:23, by wakitu, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Dan Grigor, Review, wakitu, NAMM 2012, Ric Tortorete, video , Tags: dan grigor, matt sorum, molecules drums, namm, namm show, ric tortorete, stevie wonder
Each year, at NAMM, we look forward to viewing the latest innovations, those presenting their new products to the music industry for the first time. This year we again found the wacky, the wonderful, and some stuff that is just plain wrong. We also foun… more »

Nick Smith Demos the MuseBox Live from the Peavey Booth at The NAMM Show

Permalink 03/07/12 20:23, by Dan Grigor, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Dan Grigor, NAMM 2012, NAMM 2012 Music , Tags: dan grigor, it's like that, muse research, musebox, nick smith, peavey, stanley clarke, the namm show
by Dan Grigor My relationship with Peavey takes us back in time to the 70s. Like most local gigging musicians of the day, the first real PA I owned was a used Peavey:  a small 100 watt, old Model 120 or something with two of those classic Peavey tower… more »

Anacleto Squeezes Into the Quality Hohner Line

Permalink 03/01/12 17:02, by Dan Grigor, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, NAMM 2011 Music, NAMM 2012, NAMM 2012 Music , Tags: canned heat, fabulous thunderbirds, hohner, john mayall's bluesbreakers, kim wilson, larry taylor, namm
There is a little town in Germany called Trossingen, it is home to the "largest factory of small musical goods in the world." Since 1857 the biggest little instrument company in the history of the world has realized the dream and life's work of… more »

From the Roland Room at NAMM Great Music on Cool Tools

Permalink 02/24/12 01:00, by Dan Grigor, Categories: Dan Grigor, Review, NAMM 2012, NAMM 2012 Music , Tags: brockett parsons, gaia, joe “flip” wilson, jupiter-80, namm, patrick lamb, roland, roxboro, stanley clarke, tyra juliette, v-drums
by Dan Grigor There is a room at every NAMM show that isn't part of the main exhibit hall area. It is outside, all by itself near the John Lennon Stage, by the bus. It is a magical place. It is the Roland Room. Roland is one of those companies that has cr… more »

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