TOP 5 Cool Things @ NAMM 2024

Here's a fun little top 5 things (Amps and Guitars) I saw at the 2024 NAMM Show.
In no particular order.

0:00 Intro
0:38 Aristides
3:13 MarconiLab EGO
4:45 Bad Cat FUZZ
8:05 Cream Guitars
9:06 ZUTA Group

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[adiohead]

7:51 love the awkward hand shake with Thomas from Blu Guitar

[S-T-E-V-E]

5:37 Guy in the back really likes polishing his Neck! 😂

[tito.tarantula]

Wow, those Bad Cat fuzz pedals are pretty awesome. Thx for the heads up on those, I will surely keep my eye out for their release.

[peachmelba]

Just a note on multiscale instruments: A guitar's fretboard can be calculated and laid out in such a way that no special bridge hardware is needed.
Put simply, when designing a multiscale fretboard, a choice can be made on the fret number position of the sole parallel (non slanted) fret on the guitar. Most multiscale guitars have their parallel fret at position 9 or 12, 12 being most often chosen.
In those instances, special bridge hardware is needed.
The trick to using standard bridge hardware on a multiscale instrument lies in choosing a hypothetical number for the instrument's parallel fret. Typically, the number used is 1000, as in fret position 1000 (you see why it's a hypothetical number).
This creates a situation where the fret fan gets flatter and flatter as the hypothetical fret positions get spaced increasing close to one another, literally in the most minute fractions of inches. The creates an ever more parallel fan within the end point of the average overall scaled length such the bridge does not need to anything special.
The fan will look and feel slightly different but ergonomically, the benefit of multiscale remains intact.

[kaekayyy]

7:51 that disaster of a high five behind ☠

[YBA]

You and Glenn are legends. Glad you two got home safe!

[StillScooterTrash]

Good video man. A level on a bridge is only useful if the guitar itself is sitting perfectly level.

That heritage was well fluffed before you got ahold of it. LOL

[jamesosterberg]

I was impressed by the sound you got by testing the new "GBG 120 - Zuta Amp" at the Zuta booth !! It sounded glorious !!
Next to that, I've checked the test video of that new "GBG 120" by Euge Valorvita at Zuta's Studio. 1h20 of Euge and Baskim Zuta talking about and testing that amp. And to me, it looks like the perfect amp !! It sounds incredible !!

[zappasmoustache]

Was pleased to see cream guitars in your list. They were definitely the stand out for me from watching your coverage. Great content as always. Thankyou.

[S-T-E-V-E]

Your coverage was great by the way! You should aim to go again! 👌

[spearchuckerbear]

I really enjoyed seeing your personality come out in your NAM coverage. I have only seen your previous dramatic industry videos.

[elspanoo]

That guitar swinging around on its wallmount was the most tense i've ever felt haha

[adamstrachn]

Appreciate your coverage of NAMM this year. Marconilab and Cream Guitars are amazing. Definitely want to pick one of each up some day.

[Oilid]

Your NAMM coverage was the quickest, very pro and best for modern guitar players.
Thank you.
PS: your playing is great!

[RichardsGuitarshop]

As someone who has been in the industry for 28 years and love my world in terms of the people who I work with both in my team and my close relationships with my suppliers - I find the industry at large enormously depressing. I went to the NAMM show this year and a tale of two halves - well I should say 90% / 10%. 10% was wonderful and 90% was just sad and depressing. The truth is most of what people are buying is sad and depressing and what most people buy INTO is sad and depressing. Ironic but its the truth I perceive / view. Keep doing the good work. You will never be as popular as you should be - because I believe you are truthful - and without an agenda beyond what is seen on the screen. Thats never the most popular formula but its one you will be proud of.

[DaveYT]

Doctor I keep getting flash- backs to NAMM Lol Love it, p.s,hope we'll get the same coverage of Birmingham too, was going but lost my job so I'll be relying on you and a couple of my other fave youtubers .Cheers .

[wilhelmtheconquerer]

It's cool to see another musicians take on innovation in the guitar industry.
Personally I prefer mid-80's shredder specs (thin but not TO thin necks, 24 jumbo frets, fretboard radius at 10" to 14", hot passive bridge humbuckers, Floyd Rose systems, neck-thru construction, etc.), in other words, the stuff that was cutting edge 40 years ago.
That said I love the small quality of life stuff that's been coming out in more recent years, like locking tuners the EVH D-tuna, stainless steel frets, lume inlays, the Hipshot Xtender and stuff like that.
Headless instruments, Evertune bridges and fanned frets isn't for me though, but to each their own.

[kirabarsmith]

Really enjoyed your coverage, KDH. My favorite part is getting to see who the geniuses are behind these inspiring products.

[kellybrincks]

I still love how Mr. BLUG was also impressed by the sound and your playing

[nicholaspossinger]

I used to have the same outlook towards fuzz early on. If it wasn't heavy distortion or drive I didn't touch it lol. Until I played a good fuzz pedal, then it changed everything. From pickup preferences and amp choices all the way down to how I even played guitar. And now that there are so many unbelievably talented pedal builders out here it was easy to find great examples of other vintage fuzz circuits and they're interpretations or re-imagining of those circuits. And it can be tricky too being not all fuzz sounds great out of just any setup you know some sound better with single coils or humbuckers, some sound better into a clean amp while others sound better into an amp that's starting to break up. It's all trial and error and most of all personal preference. None of it actually matters, there are no "rules" just suggestions. But when you find the right fuzz for you it can be magic!