The Annual NAMM predictions rumours thread 2024

[Sascha Franck]

Zoom is releasing new multistomps... The already launched MS-50G+, the MS-200D+ (distortions), the MS-70CDR+, MS-60B+ and one new concept for them: MS-80IR+... They say it'll be amp and IRs multistomp.

I'm actually interested to see whether they upped their amp game. The drive box might be interesting, too. Latency of their MS devices is almost spectacularly good, so you should even be able to stack 2-3 of them. Too bad they have no EXP in on them, otherwise the MS-50G+ would be a no brainer for me.

 

[Sedaxel]

I'm actually interested to see whether they upped their amp game. The drive box might be interesting, too. Latency of their MS devices is almost spectacularly good, so you should even be able to stack 2-3 of them. Too bad they have no EXP in on them, otherwise the MS-50G+ would be a no brainer for me.

Yeah, I'm curious too.

I don't like the lack of cab sims un the 50G+, though.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Look at it this way.
When I was at THD we always brought extra stuff. Since a bunch of guitar builders and pedal makers asked for amp/cab set-ups for their booth.
That was no biggie since we shipped two 500+cu.ft. Freight crates we piled on top off.

But I would have thought thrice about shipping new gear there if we weren’t attending, waiting for it to return to sell them as demo/factory seconds.

And in those days it actually still mattered if you were showing.

I can’t imagine all these pedal makers thinking “okay, we could snag an amp-modeler pedal that will be bone simple for everyone to use and cost us maybe $300. Oooooooor we could buy a Quad Cortex for $1800 that will be off putting for more than a few folks” and ALL of them going the latter route. But who knows.

 

[holoholo]

There's this updated flat panel speaker thing with "FRFR", preamp, cab only, and amp and cab modes.

NAMM 2024: “This cutting-edge design ushers in an unprecedented era of sustainable audio engineering”: This amp cabinet is absurdly slim and so light it can be worn with a guitar strap – meet Eminent Technology's latest innovation, the Model Twenty-T

At just 16.5lbs, the new development can serve as an "FRFR" cab for your multi-effects modeling needs, or as a dedicated amp and cab for a regular pedalboard

www.guitarworld.com

 

[Sascha Franck]

There's this updated flat panel speaker thing with "FRFR", preamp, cab only, and amp and cab modes.

NAMM 2024: “This cutting-edge design ushers in an unprecedented era of sustainable audio engineering”: This amp cabinet is absurdly slim and so light it can be worn with a guitar strap – meet Eminent Technology's latest innovation, the Model Twenty-T

At just 16.5lbs, the new development can serve as an "FRFR" cab for your multi-effects modeling needs, or as a dedicated amp and cab for a regular pedalboard

www.guitarworld.com

Quite interesting. But 1,500?

 

[Sleezy E]

Quite interesting. But 1,500?

Right?
Exciters cost anywhere from 10-30 bucks.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Fwiw, how comes Eminent has absolutely zero information about this online?

 

[Ed DeGenaro]

I can’t imagine all these pedal makers thinking “okay, we could snag an amp-modeler pedal that will be bone simple for everyone to use and cost us maybe $300. Oooooooor we could buy a Quad Cortex for $1800 that will be off putting for more than a few folks” and ALL of them going the latter route. But who knows.

Why do you think buy? Borrow.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Why do you think buy? Borrow.

Exactly my point?

 

[laxu]

I can’t imagine all these pedal makers thinking “okay, we could snag an amp-modeler pedal that will be bone simple for everyone to use and cost us maybe $300. Oooooooor we could buy a Quad Cortex for $1800 that will be off putting for more than a few folks” and ALL of them going the latter route. But who knows.

The Strymon Iridium used to be everywhere too in these setups. I don't know why the HX Stomp never got quite NAMM popular in the same way.

I'm guessing the QC is popular because it's still relatively compact but will also appeal to high gain players.

 

[DrewJD82]

Hahahahha maybe that's what it was, NDSP walked in there, saw all the QC's with only headphones plugged in, then walked right the fuck back out.

 

[Sascha Franck]

I don't know why the HX Stomp never got quite NAMM popular in the same way.

Easy: Because people don't know how to adjust it.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Hahahahha maybe that's what it was, NDSP walked in there, saw all the QC's with only headphones plugged in, then walked right the fuck back out.

 

[Sascha Franck]

IMO the Iridium is in fact the perfect companion for typical trade show booths - just that it's lacking of any metal capability, which likely makes it a no-go for many guitar vendors.

 

[DrewJD82]

People got it great at NAMM now, when I went in '11 it was still a bunch of dinky practice amps or some shitty headphone setup that just wasn't ideal for hearing much of anything. And really shitty headphones that were just beat to hell by Saturday.

 

[TubeStack]

“… we could buy a Quad Cortex for $1800 that will be off putting for more than a few folks”…

Do you think that's the case for anyone other than ex-TGP D&M forum nerds?

(not a diss, I include myself in that group )

Does anyone know/care about the QC's checkered past outside of that very small (but obsessive + long-term grudge-holding + relentlessly vocal) demographic?

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Do you think that's the case for anyone other than ex-TGP D&M forum nerds?

(not a diss, I include myself in that group )

Does anyone know/care about the QC's checkered past outside of that very small (but obsessive + long-term grudge-holding + relentlessly vocal) demographic?

Nothing to do with the QC itself. Just assume a lot of folks walking up to a pedal maker booth would be put off by any all-in-one "menu diving", "optional paralysis inducing" multi-effect device, be it QC, Helix, FM9, whatever.

 

[TubeStack]

Nothing to do with the QC itself. Just assume a lot of folks walking up to a pedal maker booth would be put off by any all-in-one "menu diving", "optional paralysis inducing" multi-effect device, be it QC, Helix, FM9, whatever.

Ah yes, makes sense.

 

[Orvillain]

People got it great at NAMM now, when I went in '11 it was still a bunch of dinky practice amps or some shitty headphone setup that just wasn't ideal for hearing much of anything. And really shitty headphones that were just beat to hell by Saturday.

Tell that to the drum section!

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Ah yes, makes sense.

I mean, I'm not put off by multi-effects, but if I'm walking up to a booth to play some pedals, I'm not gonna wanna also have to figure out how to adjust stuff on a new Muti-effect I've never used just to dial the amp tone to fit the guitar I'm using.