~ Non-Digital Tom’s Super Spectacular NAMM 2008 thread! ~

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Dusty Strings





I thought the hammered dulcimer was cool, so I asked for a demo. This guy promptly obliged with a tasty improvisation. Then after a couple of minutes, his buddy joined in on a smaller model. They drew quite a crowd after that.

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Deering Banjos



Luthier’s Consortium… I didn’t know luthiers consorted…

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Here’s Andy Fuchs at the Fuchs Amp booth





Fuchs also makes a line of pedals called Plush

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James Trussart Custom Guitars

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Are you gassing yet?

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Here’s the Tom Anderson Guitars display, complete with grabby hand in play.

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This 60 seconds between posts is brutal...

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Hofner Guitars, from Germany. Yes, they still make the “Beatle Bass.”





A Union Jack Beatle Bass, even…

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Here I am with Mark Stoddard of Lava Cable. I’ve gotten several cables from Lava – great customer service!

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Tone Pros – I just got a set of Kluson remakes from them for the LP Special I’m overhauling.

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Pyramid Strings



Gerard Melancon and Melancon Guitars

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TV Jones



Mmmm… English Mount

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Ooh La La Manufacturing



Here I am with my friend Amada. We get our picture taken together every year – we’re just at a different booth now. Wait, who’s that lurking behind us?



Why, it’s Bruce Bennett, of Bennett Sound Labs.



Bruce stopped making pedals and is now making these guitars, which are being sold through Ooh La La.

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Bad Cat





This gentleman with the tattoos all the way up his neck hooked me so I could demo that little 15-watt head sitting on top – 2 EL84s, very nice!



Pod Cat?!!



I love amp guts!

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The guys from Foxx Pedals are very tall… seriously.