by wakitu For BareFoot MusicNews, the NAMM show is a rich feast of images: taking a look at new products for review, making personal contact with the manufacturers whose hard work will be covering in the year ahead, getting to meet face-to-face with… more »

by Frank Butler While hitting booth after booth at the 2010 NAMM show, we came across EKO Guitars. EKO, an Italian company, puts out some really nice guitars with bodies that look like fine art. The best artisans in Europe build them with the finest… more »

by Dan Grigor We stopped by the Hanson Guitar booth at NAMM 2010 and met John Pirruccello. He showed us the new line of eight Hanson guitars for 2010. They are gorgeous! We also learned something. Hanson is also a pickup company. They design and… more »

I admit it; I’m excited. If all goes according to plan, BFMN’s UK photog “Moon” Saunders, owner of Moonshayde Photography, will be at Wembley Arena tomorrow with a camera in her hand and a guest reviewer at her side. From what we hear, she… more »

Under the category of useful software tools for musicians, you should definitely put a star next to Roni Music's "Amazing Slow Downer."  Here's what it's good for and how it can help you.… more »

Wow, what a month we’re having! Lining up gigs, interviews, new photogs and writers coming on board soon, and I have been madly editing video. Coming up we have Martin Tour Video #3. (Part Two is here.) It has the cool David Crosby 12-string in… more »

by Frank Butler I was noodling around on a Schecter Solo-6 Custom at Namm 2010. Wow! What a sweet guitar. We have the standard “it played like buttah” saying around here for nice axes — this one was one of those that really did. It kind of was a… more »