{"id":238,"date":"2019-07-29T20:30:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T02:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fillimusic.com\/?p=238"},"modified":"2019-07-31T13:33:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T19:33:25","slug":"summer-namm-nashville-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fillimusic.com\/?p=238","title":{"rendered":"Summer NAMM Nashville 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Walking into Summer NAMM there was a myriad of new musical and music technology on<\/p>\n

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NAMM 2019 Floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

display. There were lots of IEMs (In Ear Monitors) there, not surprising as this is clearly the future of stage monitoring. Since I play guitar mostly and my second musical passion being recording, I zeroed in a lot on guitar and recording gear.<\/p>\n

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Fix Audio Series 500 console<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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I am really intrigued by the 500 series stuff. Was instantly drawn to a 500 series mixer by Fix Audio. Imagine having a console where every preamp could be easily changed to suit any style of music and instrument. Also the console main section and metering was changeable. I am partial to VU meters and the console on display was full of VU\u2019s. Pricey but a great idea!!<\/p>\n

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API The Box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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There was The Box there from API. Same idea with a lot of 500 series modules that could be changed to suit any taste.<\/p>\n

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Paoletti Leonardo Guitar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Got to see first hand the Paoletti guitars, handcrafted in Italy from 130 to 150 year old chestnut woods from the Paoletti family\u2019s Chianti wine barrells. They had 2 guitars on display, the Leonardo (a true work of art) and a guitar owned by Richard Fortus from Guns N Roses.<\/p>\n

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Paoletti Guitar owned by Richard Fortus of Guns-n-Roses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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There was also a true backpack guitar that the neck folded and would easily fit in a backpack and stored under an airline seat. Then the guitar could be easily taken out and ready to play in just minutes. This was from Ciari Guitars, a company in Nashville. Should be a hit with the downtown Nashville Broadway musicians who need to move from club to club quickly.<\/p>\n

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Ciari Folding Guitar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Fender Acoustisonic Guitars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Of course all the big guitar companies were there Fender, Gibson and Martin. Really enjoyed seeing the new Fender Acoustisonic Telecaster, lots of them on display.<\/p>\n

Gibson and Martin also had LOTS to see!!! Gibson had a throne made of guitar bodies and necks, had to get a pic on the throne.<\/p>\n

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Gibson Guitar Throne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Timberline guitars had some really nice Harp Guitars. A really unusual sound.<\/p>\n

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Timberline Harp Guitar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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JRK pickup wheel guitar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

JRK Custom guitars had the pickups on a wheel guitar. The guitars had a hole in the middle and the pickup wheel sits in the hole and can be rotated for different configs of the pickups.<\/p>\n

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JRK Guitar pickup wheel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Since I was walking with 2 drummers, we saw some really cool drum stuff. What really caught my eye was a drum pedal that uses polar opposing magnets instead of a spring to push the bass drum and high hat pedal back up.<\/p>\n

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Drumnetics Magnet Drum Pedal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Drumnetics drum and high hat Pedals<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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We saw some Ergosonic drums that the shells turned forward with a bottom head.<\/p>\n

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ErgoSonic drumset<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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CafeKit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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There was a small drum set called a CafeKit, would be nice for really small jobs where there is not a lot of room for the drums.<\/p>\n

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Welch Tuning System<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another cool idea was a drum set that had a type of guitar tuner on it, so the heads could be easily tuned on the fly while playing. This is called the Welch Tuning System.<\/p>\n

Also there were smaller percussion things, such as brightly colored Cajons and a device called the Junkhat that sort of took the place of a high hat.<\/p>\n

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JunkHat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Brightly colored Cajon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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All in all, lots of things to see and touch. Definitely worth going!!!<\/p>\n