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Summer NAMM 2016 Coverage

Summer NAMM 2016

We’re here at Summer NAMM 2016 in Nashville, where we’re surrounded by awesome new gear. From eagerly-awaited releases to surprise announcements, we’re here to capture it all. Keep checking in with us throughout the show, as we’ll be continuing to update this page with our latest pics and news.

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Sightings & Performances

Over at the Hammond booth, we saw Dr. Lonnie Smith! Dr. Epiphone will see you now... We got to hear Robben Ford play at the Roland booth! Artist Savannah Lynne covers a Johnny Cash tune at the Fishman booth. Dave Nassie demos Seymour Duncan pickups through the Palladium gain stage pedal. Artist ibekellymorris shows us the Boss RC-202 -- a loop station for your hands, not your feet! Artist ibkellymorris demos the new Boss RC-202. Jordan West creates rhythms using a cajon, a Boss Acoustic Singer VE-8 & RC-1 Loop Station, and the After Midnight Project guitarist TJ Armstrong drew a crowd rocking at the Gator Cases booth. Nick Bowcott has a tattoo of Jim Marshall's signature. Grim Reaper's Nick Bowcott at the Marshall booth!

Guitar & Bass

DigiTech's Dirty Robot stereo mini synth pedal! Digitech's Obscura altered delay pedal! We got a closer look at the D'Angelico EX-59 Marilyn Monroe hollowbody. A whole crop of DigiTech pedals! For all the Deadheads out there: the D'Angelico Dead & Company electric guitar. The master in full view: the Reverend SENSEI HB FM electric guitar! Mad Professor pedals! It's a wall of Yamaha Revstars! There's a crowd near the Epiphone Masterbilts. The ESP LTD Metallica Master of Puppets limited edition guitar. Mason poses with the ESP LTD Bill Kelliher guitar. Mason strums on a Taylor 12-string. A Marilyn Monroe guitar...and more classic beauties on display at the D'Angelico booth. A wall of 700s and 500s at the Taylor skybox! Pete Townshend's signature Fender Stratocaster! Mason tries out the Ernie Ball Music Man Valentine. Now available at zZounds! Corbin poses with a hardtail Fender Mustang 90 in Green. Twice as fast and just as gnarly, a throwback Fender Duo-Sonic in Yellow. We stopped by the Mod Shop at the Fender booth. Reverend Reeves Gabrels Signature Spacehawk Electric Guitar Here are some signature model Reverend Guitars! Left: Gil Parris. Right: Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak. Which Billy Corgan signature Reverend do you like best? Sergio digs the Silverburst finish. The Full Hog! Take a peek at the Hog 2 Harmonic Octave Generator Guitar Synth pedal. We stopped by the Electro-Harmonix booth to look at their pedals! We got a closer look at some Marshall Mini Jubilees. What a beautiful sight! It's a wall of Marshall JCM 800s. Here's an up-close look at the Seymour Duncan Forza overdrive and Killing Floor boost. Check out this awesome spread of Seymour Duncan pickups and pedals. Another shot of Dave Nassie's demo at the Seymour Duncan booth. A close-up look at the Seymour Duncan Palladium gain stage pedal. Alex from Seymour Duncan shows off their new pickups to the zZounds crew. We took a look at Eden's ukulele amp. Full-sized Dan, pint-sized Eden Microtour Portable Mini Bass Amp stack! We're at the Wampler booth, drooling over all the pedals! Corbin tries out some pedals at the Walrus Audio booth! Here's the back of the Martin D-28 John Lennon dreadnought, showing the peace sign! Here's more Lennon iconography on the D-28! See Lennon's Savile Row eyeglasses? Sergio does his best cowboy impression at the Martin booth! Martin D-28 John Lennon dreadnought headstock with the famous Lennon self-portrait on it! Martin D-28 Louvin Brothers Limited Edition Acoustic Guitar. Deal with the devil not included. Martin 00-DB Custom Signature Jeff Tweedy Acoustic Guitar. You've got to see the beautiful Macassar laminate back on this Martin! Check out this gorgeous Martin Custom Grand Auditorium! Liquid metal bridge pins on the Martin SS-00L41-16. The NAMM Show Special SS-00L41-16 demonstrates legendary Martin craftsmanship at its best. We got our ears rocked off at the Roland Boss booth with this all-Boss pedalboard. Corbin at the Boss booth -- like a boss! Sweet, chimey sounds from the new Boss CE-2w chorus pedal at the Roland Boss booth!

Recording & Live Sound

Adam and Ryan from Adam Audio. Check out their new monitor + subwoofer bundles now available! In the Beat Lounge, getting a demo of Reason 9's new graphical Pitch Edit tool. New from Empirical Labs: the Arousor -- a software plug-in version of the Distressor compressor! The StudioLive for small space is here! Meet the PreSonus StudioLive AR8, announced at Summer NAMM. PreSonus StudioLive AR12: an analog mixer, SD card recorder, and a multichannel USB audio interface. Meet the Summer NAMM 2016 Best in Show: the PreSonus StudioLive AR16 mixer. Tascam's new iXR audio interface for iOS devices is super thin, light and portable. Tascam iXR: Throw this little guy in your bag with your iPad for mobile recording with 2 mic preamps New from Tascam: the iXR audio interface -- it's bus-powered, no Camera Connection Kit needed! Yamaha's new EMX7 powered mixer is made for the road. Those Yamaha's new EMX series powered mixers are here! Here's a look at the EMX5.

Keyboards & MIDI Gear

Some Leslie/Hammond cabinets -- among them the 147A, 981, and the LS2215. Casio's Celviano Grand Hybrid digital pianos have real wooden keys and hammers inside. Great action! No Richie J, but we're keeping our eyes peeled! Aphex Twin's new EP was inspired by the Cheetah MS800 -- a little known synth module from the '80s. A mysterious product launch was announced on Aphex Twin's twitter -- a new EP! Reed Larrimore at Yamaha demonstrates the Yamaha Montage 8 -- now shipping! Getting our hands on a Seaboard Rise 49 with Gerald Peter at the ROLI booth. A closer look at the Dave Smith Instruments OB-6 module! Coming soon from Dave Smith Instruments: the OB-6 synth module. Shot glass not included.

Drums

We watched a demo of the Mimic Pro module! Mason takes the Alesis SamplePad Pro for a spin. A closer view of the Pearl Crystal Beat acrylic kit! The Pearl Crystal Beat acrylic kit looks really cool all lit up! NAMMgoers try out Alesis' new e-drum kits! At the Roland/Boss booth, Jordan West rocks out on an EL Cajon! Josh Cuadra from Alesis shows off the DRP100 drummer isolation cans.

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Hayley

My name is Hayley! I'm a displaced Southerner from North Texas, avid reader, and that nerd that plays wind instruments (flute, clarinet, oboe, and now an EWI). I'm obsessed with tacos, corgis, and warm weather.

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