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January 23, 2005

Winter NAMM 2005, Day Three: Notes and images from the floor

By Rick Messock
Photos by Brent Peters for Modern Guitars Magazine

Saturday, January 22, 2005, day three of the 2005 Winter NAMM Show. The only complaint about this year's NAMM show is that it won't go on long enough to take in all the sights and sounds available. Third day at the show and it seems we've just scratched the surface. Celebrities are out in force today and every booth is alive with non-stop action.

Below are a few of the highligts of the day's events.

Additional NAMM coverage: Spotlight on Gibson; Spotlight on PRS; Spotlight on Daisy Rock Guitars; Spotlight on Atomic Amps.



Hair day 1


Hair day 2


Hair day 3


Need to put your axe to rest?


Joe Satriani (left) and Steve Vai (right)


Johnny Hiland at the PRS booth


Martin Guitars booth: Dick Boak (left) with Jimmy Crespo (right)


Dean Guitars


RKS Guitars: Dave Mason (left) and RKS president and CEO, Ravi Sawhney (right)


Nickleback


Go ahead, it won't break.


Optek Fretlight guitar learning system


John 5 at the Marshall booth


And what would NAMM be without...NAMM girls...





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