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NAMM 2018 Coverage

The zZounds crew is at the 2018 NAMM show in Anaheim, checking out all of the latest, greatest gear, and we’re documenting it all on our blog! Comb through our photo galleries, organized neatly by type of gear, to see it all — you’ll even find links in some captions to take you to zZounds where you can pre-order the gear we already have up! It’s like being at NAMM, just with less noise and leather.

Sightings and Performances:

A woman in a brown hat plays an acoustic guitar while singing at a microphone.

Two women smile at camera during backstage moment at music industry event.

Four people sit in conversation chairs at a Reverb jam station during industry event.

A man smiling while playing a Yamaha grand piano at an indoor event.

Man sits at merchandise table with punk rock poster and guitar imagery above.

Two men posing together at an event, one wearing a patterned shirt and one in black.

Woman in denim jacket stands beside bass player holding yellow electric bass at music event.

A drummer demonstrates a Sonor drum kit during a live presentation event.

Man in dark jacket plays a white keyboard instrument at an indoor music booth.

Guitar and Bass:

At an Akai trade show booth, a man and woman demonstrate a blue electric guitar.

Ampeg effect pedals on display beneath backlighting at a music trade show.

A long-haired musician performs on stage playing an electric guitar into a microphone.

The Boss GT-1000 multi-effects processor displays a color screen and multiple control knobs.

A Boss Katana Artist amplifier features multiple controls and an integrated display screen.

Ampeg effect pedals on display beneath backlighting at a music trade show.

A man holds a vibrant yellow Ibanez Jem Junior electric guitar.

A musician plays a black Squier Stratocaster at a Fender Play promotional booth.

Three Fender Jazzmaster electric guitars displayed at a music trade show exhibition.

A NAMM display showcases burgundy and yellow D'Angelico semi-hollow body electric guitars.

A black Fender double-neck Stratocaster has mint-green pickguards and natural wood necks.

Multiple Fender acoustic guitars in various colors hang on a wall-mounted display rack.

A cream-colored Fender Telecaster displays hand-painted multicolored flower designs across its body.

A navy blue Fender Telecaster features ornate paisley inlay patterns in copper and gold.

A man holds a sunburst bass guitar in front of a black Blackstar amplifier system.

At an Akai trade show booth, a man and woman demonstrate a blue electric guitar.

Five compact guitar amplifiers in blue, yellow, and green sit displayed on a white shelf.

A Marshall Origin 50 amplifier head with cream control panel sits under red neon lighting.

Multiple Marshall Origin amplifiers on white platform beneath red neon lighting at a music venue.

An Orange Matamp amplifier head displays control knobs on its cream colored control panel.

Orange Rocker 15 Terror amplifier head mounted above a tan speaker cabinet at a show.

Multiple Rickenbacker bass guitars in various colors displayed at a music convention or trade show.

A Telecaster guitar body covered in colorful knitted horizontal stripes hangs on a white wall.

Person holding a tan electric guitar body above a colorful board of guitar effect pedals.

Keyboards & DJ:

Two black Adam Audio monitor speakers with tweeters are displayed at a trade show.

A Blech audio interface with colorful modular preamp units and monitoring equipment is shown.

Two Bose audio interface devices with numerous knobs and buttons are displayed together.

A person wearing headphones sings into a microphone inside a portable acoustic isolation booth.

Three black JBL monitor speakers with large woofers are displayed on a white surface.

A woman in a brown hat plays an acoustic guitar while singing at a microphone.

A Neumann U67 vintage tube microphone displayed in shock mount and case.

A PreSonus EarMix wireless personal mixer features color-coded control knobs.

Several PreSonus NSB network stage box units arranged on a wooden table.

Pro Tools audio editing software interface is displayed during a live presentation.

A person wearing headphones tests a Shure microphone at a trade show.

The Zoom H1 is a handheld portable digital audio recorder.

Recording & Live Sound:

A person wearing headphones sings into a microphone inside a portable acoustic isolation booth.

The Zoom H1 is a handheld portable digital audio recorder.

A woman in a brown hat plays an acoustic guitar while singing at a microphone.

A person wearing headphones tests a Shure microphone at a trade show.

Three black JBL monitor speakers with large woofers are displayed on a white surface.

Two black Adam Audio monitor speakers with tweeters are displayed at a trade show.

A Neumann U67 vintage tube microphone displayed in shock mount and case.

Pro Tools audio editing software interface is displayed during a live presentation.

A PreSonus EarMix wireless personal mixer features color-coded control knobs.

Several PreSonus NSB network stage box units arranged on a wooden table.

A Blech audio interface with colorful modular preamp units and monitoring equipment is shown.

Two Bose audio interface devices with numerous knobs and buttons are displayed together.

Drums:

A drummer demonstrates a Sonor drum kit during a live presentation event.

An Alesis Command electronic drum kit is displayed at a music store.

A Sonor drum kit with brass-colored shells is displayed on a stage.

A transparent red Ludwig Vistalite drum kit is on display.

A Gretsch drum kit branded Heartbreaker is displayed at a Steve Ferrone showcase booth.

A Sabian cymbal expert in a black shirt demonstrates hand-hammered cymbals at a show.

Multiple Sabian cymbals mounted on display wall showing various drum kit cymbal types.

Jan 25, 2018Mason
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Mason

Mason has played guitar since age 14 and has remained a charmingly amateurish musician ever since. Mason joined zZounds in 2014 and serves as editor of the zZounds Blog, as well as Accessories Merchandiser. Prior to zZounds, he earned a degree in journalism and worked as a newspaper editor and freelance writer. When not writing or editing for zZounds, you can find him playing his Strat, hosting bar trivia, and chasing his toddler around the house.

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Comments: 2
  1. Ricardo L Larrabure
    8 years ago

    Interested in the Kronos gear so please keep these articles coming!

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  2. Levi Maeda
    8 years ago

    Hopefully zzounds gets some rickenbackers !

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