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January 16, 2009

Winter NAMM Show 2009 Day One Coverage

by Staff.

Desi Metcalf at the Daisy Rock booth on the opening day of the 2009 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California

Desi Metcalf at the Daisy Rock booth on the opening day of the 2009 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. Photo by Jesse Stern.

Modern Guitars contributors Jesse Stern and Les July hit the ground running on day one of the 2009 Winter NAMM Show (January 15 – 18, 2009) held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Orange County, California. The Convention Center offers a perfect venue for the NAMM trade show with over 300,000 square feet of floor space and 37 truck docks to offload thousands of musical instruments including guitars, pianos, brass and woodwinds and a full spectrum of musical gear.

Anaheim's balmy 76 degree clear skies offered up a good omen for the music industry's instrument makers who share the convention center's space for the four days of exhibiting and deal making. NAMM offers a setting for manufacturer's to show off their latest gear to retailers and musical instrument dealers to help broker distribution agreements for the year. It's a massive trade show of new guitars, drums, brass and woodwinds, keyboards and a grand array of music related equipment to support musician's needs and gear head's interests.

Jesse and Les checked out some cool new guitars, gear and a few of the performing artists roaming the aisles in the 107th trade show of NAMM's existence. On day one, the two caught up with a number of manufacturers, including Gibson Guitars, Fender, Daisy Rock Guitars, Peerless (South Korea), Cole Clark (Australia), Baden, Watson, JP Guitars, as well as folks from Guitar Hanger and Vogel Guitars who flew up from Quito, Ecuador - reinforcing this year's Winter NAMM theme - "Come Together."

Photo Gallery

Anaheim Convention Center

The Anaheim Convention Center on day one of the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Baden booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Baden booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Baden booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Baden booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


A Baldwin piano on display at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

A Baldwin piano on display at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Bennett Design booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Bennett Design booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


Greg Bennett of Bennett Design at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

Greg Bennett of Bennett Design at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


Greg Bennett and Les July pose at the Bennett Design booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

Greg Bennett (left) and Les July pose at the Bennett Design booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Brazen booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Brazen booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Brazen booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Brazen booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Brazen booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Brazen booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Bulletproof Guitars booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Bulletproof Guitars booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Bulletproof Guitars booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Bulletproof Guitars booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Cole Clark booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Cole Clark booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Cole Clark booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Cole Clark booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Daisy Rock booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the DigiTech booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the DigiTech booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the DigiTech booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the DigiTech booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Fender booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Gretsch booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Gretsch booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Gretsch booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Gretsch booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


From the Gretsch booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

From the Gretsch booth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


Ed Roth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

Ed Roth at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


Klymaxx bassist Jenn Oberle at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

Klymaxx bassist Jenn Oberle at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


Phil Chen< at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

Phil Chen at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


Taku Hirano at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

Taku Hirano at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


Steve Fekete at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

Steve Fekete at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.


Bill Watson of Watson Guitars at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show

Bill Watson of Watson Guitars at the 2009 Winter NAMM Show. Photo by Jesse Stern.

Photo Gallery coverage from day one of the 2009 Winter NAMM Show continues on Page Two »

Day Three Coverage »

Day Two, Page 1 »
Day Two, Page 2 »
Day Two, Page 3 »
Day Two, Page 4 »

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