Winter NAMM 2013 Pictoral

[Ted Eschliman]

As promised, pictures from a mandolinist perspective of the Winter NAMM show 2013 in Anaheim, CA. Keep in mind, the hostile acoustics of the trade show floor prevent accurate answers to questions like, "How did it sound/ How did it play?"



Collings booth

[Ted Eschliman]

More Collings

[Ted Eschliman]

New Weber Sopranolin. Want...


Toys, marvelous Weber toys...

[Ted Eschliman]

Eva Holbrook and SHEL.

[Ted Eschliman]

Wall of Loar

[Ted Eschliman]

New Eastman 404 oval A

[Ted Eschliman]

Morgan Monroe Emando

[Ted Eschliman]

Sorry for the blurriness. The new Fender Mando-Strat is a contender. In my opinion, better build then the Mandobird, I think this is a fun indulgence for any mandolinist wanting to experiment in the emando world.

[Ted Eschliman]

This was a surprise. Ovation back in the carbon fibre world with this Adamas carbon fibre top mandolin. Street price (MAP) $3499. Made in Connecticut.

[Ted Eschliman]

Here' the ultimate MP3 player/docking station, the iNuke from Behringer. 10,000-watt, 8 x 4-foot.

[mandolinlee]

Ted Eschliman -

Thanks for the pictures. Hope there are more soon.
Question- Was GIBSON there and did they have a mandolin display ? At last Summers Gear Fest at Sweetwater Sound in Ft. Wayne, IN Gibson displayed two mandolins. When I lifted one to examine it I was told, immediately, to put it down and be careful doing so. Being uninterested in their hundreds of electric guitars, I went on my way.
Lee

[JEStanek]

I'm curious about the Eastman 404 A oval and how it differes from the 504. I see it has a cast tailpiece and a black top (which is pretty cool). Did you get a shot of the Eastman OM,if it was there?

Jamie

[JEStanek]

That Collings MTO in matte brown looks very nice, too!

[lukmanohnz]

This was a surprise. Ovation back in the carbon fibre world with this Adamas carbon fibre top mandolin. Street price (MAP) $3499. Made in Connecticut.

Oops - just started a new thread about this Ovation offering which I'd seen on your Facebook feed. Too bad the cacaphony at NAMM precluded auditioning this one. I played a standard Ovation import bowl back mando recently and was impressed. Obviously not your typical F-5 tone, but musical in its own way. I played Ovation guitars for years and loved them. I'll bet this is a nice instrument.

[Caleb]

The new Eastman looks great. Wish they'd consider getting rid of that diamond pattern around the sound hole though. Think they could do much better, aesthetically.

[Elliot Luber]

I'm partial to the Collings Blonde/Honey models, but I'm curious about the new Fender's tail piece. How did it look up close?

[Mike Crocker]

Brilliant, thanks for all this.

Missed my chance to attend. Maybe next year.

Peace, Mike.

[Daniel Nestlerode]

Here' the ultimate MP3 player/docking station, the iNuke from Behringer. 10,000-watt, 8 x 4-foot.

Why is this not shaped like a mushroom cloud?


Daniel

[Pete Jenner]

Did anyone manage to measure the scale on the Eastman octave?

[Paul Statman]

Thanks for these, Ted! I was there yesterday with ToneRite but forgot my camera. My hunt for Gibson mandolins was all for nought though, as they didn't bring any. They told me that they'd "..had a flood and everything's been moved to the Custom Shop" as the reason.
I was really hoping to play a Northfield, but that was not to be, either.
There was no shortage of little clip-on tuners, though. One almost identical to the Planet Waves Mini (apparently all with the same innards).

[Elliot Luber]

Here' the ultimate MP3 player/docking station, the iNuke from Behringer. 10,000-watt, 8 x 4-foot.

Holy cow!!! From Ipod to Coloseum!

[journeybear]

Did you get to play any of them? I don't mean the Loars (wouldn't that have been nice?), but any of them. Even given the disclaimer in the OP, perhaps some impression could be gleaned. I'm mostly interested in the MandoStrat and its curious approach to intonation. Well, this is only the first day, so there may be opportunites awaiting, early or late in the day when things aren't so busy ...

[Denny Gies]

Thank you Ted, very considerate for those of us unable to attend.

[Clement Barrera-Ng]

I don't need anything of this stuff..... I don't need anything of this stuff..... <repeat, deep breath, repeat, deep breath...>

Really appreciate you sharing this with us Ted. Have fun there.

[mandroid]

Wasnt Adamas a carbon -spruce laminate top, before? this a single layer of CF composite, top, now?



Snapjack ever ship the TRS/ Stereo cable with magnetically fixed
interchangeable ends?