NAMM 2025: And we're off!

A brief update just to let you know the UK floor team (this year Nick and Edd) have arrived in LA safely - apart from an incident with Edd's luggage - and will be joining our USA folks (Jim and Mera) to bring you the latest video news from the NAMM Show.
Back in the UK, the Home team (Andy, Ben & Chris B) will be editing and publishing stories as fast as we can manage.

If we can, we'll try to put some extra stuff on Patreon too, but please forgive us if it's sparse, there's so much to handle during a show!

Please do keep the comments and requests coming in - it's hard for the floor team to catch up while they're working, but we'll try to send a heads-up to them for anything you let us know you'd like to see covered.

Meantime, sit back, grab a beverage, and enjoy!

 

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[enochroot]

Nick dressed as a GTA NPC to go play with the MPC and I love it

[Dolle_Man]

What I would like to see: not only the gear demo's and technical bla bla, but also a tour through the chaos and mess. It's nice to have a feeling of the place, and the surounding. Next to interviewing a specific Namm Stand. Just walking though the area's and doing some live respons, with Nick yeah that's something I would love to see. Don't forget the afterparty's and hangover materials! The best part I would say

[morphoice]

God I envy you being there ;-) Love California. I can only dream showing my CS-80 emulation at NAMM one day

[obscuresoundz]

already know the best NAMM content will be on this channel

[therichgetricher]

I used to work for Mackie (LOUD) and thoroughly enjoyed my annual trips from the UK to NAMM every January. - Nice intro Nick, brings back fond memories.

[sloan]

Damn, I love the NAMM Show...was last there (1980) when Bill Collings was the new kid on the block. I spent over an hour playing every guitar in their booth. Seagull & Santa Cruz were also pretty new on the scene, and impressed me. Do yourselves and all your followers a huge service by being sure to check out Aaron Fenech, and Fenech Guitars (Hall E, Booth # 2005). Playing and hearing is believing. Back in the day I set up guitars for lots of people, including Brian Setzer, Tom Petty & Steve Vai, before he was on my personal guitar gunslinger radar. I am an acoustic finger style picker of 64 years, not my first rodeo...I ordered my first custom built Jazz guitar in 1974. I managed Valdez Guitars where we built The Battle Axe Bass for Gene Simmons, the Davesickle for David Lee Roth, an Octave mandolin for Daryl Hall, and a Banjo Guitar for John Lennon. Aaron's Electrics are also very nice. Try them you'll LOVE them. This will be Aaron's first NAMM Show. He is kicking butt in the Aussie guitar market.

[SYNTHMODE-qf]

This is great! Look forward to all the videos! The camera person did a great job! Kept it very steady while walking, awesome!!!

[Phil-]

Walking to NAMM. A quaint British concept which our American friends are unlikely to understand.

[willowmusic]

Very nice introduction. I hope you have a good NAMM experience this year. Looking forward to seeing everything you publish. Thanks for being there for us.

[rozzgrey]

It seems odd seeing Nick in broad daylight, Batts being usually nocturnal. :)

[KordTaylor]

🎉 Time for the usual full-on coverage. Thanks Nick!

[RobinRimbaudScanner]

I couldn't hear a word Nick was saying, that shirt was just so loud 😂 Looking forward to more sonic tales to come!

[HarMegiddo]

Thank you for what you do and building positive community and working so hard!

[entropybentwhistle]

Nick and the gang living in UK time and posting their Wednesday video at 3:30AM Thursday California time

[SidneyBCommercialista]

I would love to see an interview with Martin Gore from Depeche Mode. He should be visiting Namm as usual

[therisinghope]

Looking forward strolling over the NAMM with you mate. Love your keen eye for the good stuff.!

[OdoSendaidokai]

I am looking forward to your interviews and reports. Thanks so much in Advance 🌻

[JonathanRCross]

Thought you were gonna say Tom from Myspace for a second.

[EannaButler]

Good luck team! Looking forward to the Sonicstate treatment 👍

[Angelstarscotland]

I'm a tad envious Nick. Have a great/productive show. I'll get there one year.