Get the latest news from Guitarist at NAMM 09
The NAMM Show is the largest music products trade show in the US. Every year, thousands of music industry pros come together to show off the newest gear, products and software. Taking place from 15-19 January, this year's show is once again in Anaheim, California and promises to be the best yet.
Naturally, Guitarist is there, reporting live from the Anaheim Convention Centre - and it's our biggest, most comprehensive coverage yet.
We go to Southern California so you don't have to...
This year, we'll be blogging direct from the show, as well as bringing you video product demos of all the latest kit, exclusive interviews with top artists and behind-the-scenes gossip from the show floor plus we'll be posting news and press releases for every new bit of gear we can find.
You can find our news and gossip over at our sister site MusicRadar.com who have a blog dedicated solely to NAMM 09 - it's at
namm09.musicradar.com or you can get there from MusicRadar.com/namm.
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Whether you're reading our blogs, watching videos or reading the hottest news, keep it Guitarist and MusicRadar to be sure of the best NAMM 2009 coverage on the net!
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“It’s kind of scary to go through these…like, ‘Oh I’m going to take that back!’”: Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes is (reluctantly) selling a heap of his stage-played gear on Reverb, including a Guild acoustic from the Yours To Keep tour
“There’s three of us playing guitar in Foo Fighters… A lot of tone details can get lost, which is what drew me to the Cleaver – that P-90 cut”: Chris Shiflett on how he found his weapon of choice with his Fender Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe
Simon Bradley is a guitar and especially rock guitar expert who worked for Guitarist magazine and has in the past contributed to world-leading music and guitar titles like MusicRadar (obviously), Guitarist, Guitar World and Louder. What he doesn't know about Brian May's playing and, especially, the Red Special, isn't worth knowing.
“It’s kind of scary to go through these…like, ‘Oh I’m going to take that back!’”: Albert Hammond Jr of the Strokes is (reluctantly) selling a heap of his stage-played gear on Reverb, including a Guild acoustic from the Yours To Keep tour
“There’s three of us playing guitar in Foo Fighters… A lot of tone details can get lost, which is what drew me to the Cleaver – that P-90 cut”: Chris Shiflett on how he found his weapon of choice with his Fender Cleaver Telecaster Deluxe