Namm 2025 predictions

[Boudoir Guitar]

Cant go there. I am banned. But I mean, just like a Fender ToneMaster Deluxe.

Buy a small, cheap power amp. For home use even the Mooer Baby Bomb is fine. Buy a 1x12 cab. There is plenty of room to chuck the stomp and power amp in the bottom of the cab when not in use.

 

[GTR37]

It could be like that old Line6 / Bogner collab.

Mesa designs the amp, but it's MIC. Amplitube provides the digital models.

What's scary is that modeling is good enough now that this would actually sound amazing.

Never thought about that but yeah I guess they could do the power section ir loader
Maybe trhrow a tube in the preamp and collab with Amplitube on the preamp voices

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Never thought about that but yeah I guess they could do the power section ir loader
Maybe trhrow a tube in the preamp and collab with Amplitube on the preamp voices

Why not just buy the actual amp at that point? It’s not like Boogies have to be cranked to give up the goods.

 

[saarangnarayan]

Jose mod Marshall Plexi RI for sure.

 

[la szum]

Jose mod Marshall Plexi RI for sure.

Friedman is working on just that, and has partnered with his Jose's family to make it happen.

I doubt it will be this year. Dave seemed to suggest it was a couple of years out, but will be
happening.

 

[la szum]

NAMM may cease to exist someday. It sure is watered down these days, because
with the social media platforms manufacturers are trickling out products during
the entirety of the year, and not teasing products at Winter NAMM and Summer
NAMM 2x per year.

 

[SillyOctpuss]

NAMM may cease to exist someday. It sure is watered down these days, because
with the social media platforms manufacturers are trickling out products during
the entirety of the year, and not teasing products at Winter NAMM and Summer
NAMM 2x per year.

I suppose it's probably still helpful to smaller companies who don't have a large social media presence yet. They'd at least get a lot of people seeing their booth who've never heard of them before.

 

[Dave Lewis]

I think next years NAMM show will have to go some to better this years German show for quality new products and the way it was run without all the noise .

 

[la szum]

True. That space at NAMM is expensive, though---which can be a deterrent for
smaller outfits.

I do suspect Anaheim enjoys the economic stimulus all those bodies
provide in needing to be housed and fed for a week or so.

It does seem that the mystery reveal on social media is the predominant trend
now. Tease a few photos over the course of a few weeks to build intrigue.

 

[holoholo]

A large “Soon” sign in an empty booth?

 

[mercifulfuzziness]

NAM will be there so long influencers use it to make new content.

All the Rhets of the world are cork sniffin and then our YouTube will be full of it for months after

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

I suppose it's probably still helpful to smaller companies who don't have a large social media presence yet. They'd at least get a lot of people seeing their booth who've never heard of them before.

Also, as the interaction between dealers and Fender/Gibson et al. Get more awkward: “HEY!! Yeah, no these are our special releases that we are only selling direct - you can’t have them. Also, sorry for poaching your customers with our DTC marketing.” - I imagine building relationships with dealers will be more and more important for smaller brands looking to get their stuff out into dealers hands where players can touch and play them.

 

[Tanax]

Fluff hinted at factory modding from Marshall.

 

[DrewJD82]

Schecter- a new guitar that looks nice but has the wrong specs. Or a new guitar with all the right specs but doesn't look great.

That’s been Ibanez for 20 years now.

 

[Stone]

Neural with some kind of soon thing

 

[GTR37]

I fell out of love with Ibanez. Its like they are marketing to hipsters. Nothing too bright or showy. It has to be some muted shade of some color you really don't like. It can't be completely traditional looking, but it still has to look good with flannel and a beard.

I thought the AZ series were really nice playing guitars
But maybe some different Colors would have been nice
The Nita Strauss Color I thought was awesome the black burst to natural
But other than that they have a lot of drab Colors and finishes

 

[Digital Igloo]

Another way of rehashing the Helix tech or was that every year?

Or more accurately, "Another potential hardware product that utilizes a vast array of wildly successful IP that's consistently expanded and improved upon every year for a decade, including complete engine rehauls and all new technologies?"

 

[ian_dissonance]

The only thing I want to spend money on right now is some goldilocks "FRFR" that isn’t much bigger than a 1x12 powered speaker and moves air like a 2x12 or more features in an XR18 format mixer (8 auxes, more attention to the audio interface features). I think I’m going to have to spend money on a MIDI controller so I can get LFOs for Helix, so maybe someone will do something with a feature set like the MC6 but with just like, one button for $80.

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

I think next years NAMM show will have to go some to better this years German show for quality new products and the way it was run without all the noise .

Guessing you're talking about Guitar Summit?
That's like the Dallas Int'l Guitar Show.

A show that's there for the end customer.

NAMM in comparison was a proper Trade show, there to get dealers to look at new gear and order plenty of stock.
The public day for tire kickers isn't what any manufacturer was there for.

If we look at the European counter Musik Messe in Frankfurt that's already history and it was the bigger show.

Where it still works is in Asia.

Since the business model has become more and more online only, NAMM is obviously going to go the way of the dinosaur.

 

[KFF]

Or more accurately, "Another potential hardware product that utilizes a vast array of wildly successful IP that's consistently expanded and improved upon every year for a decade, including complete engine rehauls and all new technologies?"

I'm sure that's what he meant.

Well done, you!