I was just wondering if any one had any idea as to what may be some of the new Offerings at Summer NAMM?

Or may be some one who is attending summer NAMM could post some of their observations here.

I'm going...will let you know "what's up".

Russ

good to hear you are going. I can not wait for your (and hopefully other's) review(s).

When is the 2005 summer NAMM?


Regards;
BN

July 22 - 24

Load in tomorrow...ends Sunday

Russ

Dear Russ;

Could you see if Yamaha is showing their new Tyros 2( what are the new features), and ask when they are releasing it in North America. Thanks

Regards;
BN

Sure thing, BN...and I'll try to be objective, even though I dispise everything
with a Yamaha name on it (except motorcycles and acoustic or Disklaver pianos)!

Russ

Just wanted to bring this to the top again.

Hey, folks....not much to report...Yamaha wasn't at the Summer show at all...no drums, guitars, basses, keyboards...NOTHING.

Other majors also decided to stay home. Gibson wasn't there, and many of the high end boutique amplifier builders and drum manufacturers took a pass.

Casio was there with mainly digital pianos, and Rowland was there, mostly pushing organs. They did have a D-70, but both times I visited the booth, the guy there to demonstrate was on a break or demonstrating a portable organ.

Since we were there representing a client, we didn't get much attention, since our badges identified us as show participants, and folks in the booths were trying to corner buying customers (store owners, catalog reps.).

Bootsy Collins and Victor Wooten were big hits in the St Louis (Ampeg) booth, and I was pleased to see that Giannini is back in the US market.

Confronted Saga about the problem I've had with defective guitars and have been promised some action (or, they were probably trying to just make me go away).

Concession was, it was a "dud" of a show. Nothing really new on ANY front.

It was a disappointment..


Russ