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NAMM 2010 – That’s a Wrap!!!

Posted on January 27, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Ok folks here is my NAMM 2010 wrap-up article. It is rather lengthy and I did not mean for it to get so far out of control but I kept remembering all kinds of cool stuff to write about. I saw so many things in three 8 hour days and I feel like my head […]

The Girls of NAMM 2010

Posted on January 26, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by penn_admin

Hey everybody, It’s Todd here, Billy’s Jack of all Tech, and I think this is a first: a real post on 300guitars! The only time you hear from me is if something goes wrong, but this time you are hearing from me because something went very right. For Billy, NAMM 2010 was the ultimate experience, […]

John Pirruccello Hanson Guitars – NAMM 2010

Posted on January 25, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

John Pirruccello talks about his new Hanson guitars and takes you through the 2010 lineup. These are excellent guitars and the necks on them are some of the best I felt. they are nice and light and John’s brother, Bo, designed the pickups. Nice!!!! […]

Carr Amplifiers Mercury – NAMM 2010!

Posted on January 25, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Another great amp by Steve Carr! 8 watts and sounds unreal. The Mercury amp uses a single EL34 tube and you can dial it down to 1/10th of a watt. Has reverb as well….! […]

Luna Guitars Henna Model – NAMM 2010!

Posted on January 25, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

These Luna guitars are cool. Very unique looking and they sounded nice. Yvonne deVilliers is a nice lady as well. […]

Burriss Dirty Red – NAMM 2010!

Posted on January 25, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

This is the clip of the Burriss Amps Dirty Red Amp. This little amp head sounded awesome at the NAMM show and also had a great feel with a pronounced vowel sound that was perfect for the electric guitar. Bob makes a great amp and he is a super nice guy. This amp is perfect […]

Chris DiPinto Interview – NAMM 2010!

Posted on January 25, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Here is a short interview I did with Chris DiPinto at the 2010 NAMM show. Chris is a great guy and his guitars are really cool. […]

Ruokangas Duke – NAMM 2010!

Posted on January 25, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

Besides the Ruokangs Unicorn I got to try Juha’s Duke model. This guitar is extremely lively and has a really nice archtop/acoustic quality to it. This Duke was very light and was very comfortable to play……maybe on eht most comfortable guitars I played at NAM. Another great guitar built by Juha Ruokangas!! […]

Eminence Flux Density Modulation Speaker Demo – NAMM 2010!

Posted on January 24, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

I am checking out the ground-breaking, game changing Eminence FDM speakers for the first time. These speakers are absolutely revolutionary in my opinion because you kill two birds with one stone: 1- Great speaker and company, 2- A built in attenuator that has up to a -9dB attenuation which sounds and feels great because it […]

Anthem Guitars – NAMM 2010!!

Posted on January 23, 2010 (April 3, 2017) by Billy Penn

The Anthem guitars were cool with really good quality, sounded & felt great and priced right! The hardware on this guitar was like an aged bronze and I’ve never seen any hardware like it. These would make great second guitars or be excellent for beginners. Overseas quality is really getting good….! […]