NAMM Show

jwargowski · Post by **jwargowski** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 7:35 am

Because I'm exploring every avenue I can think of, and I thought I actually may have a shot at it here - does anyone have any spare tickets to the NAMM show here in Los Angeles later this month?
It's been a few years since I've been there, and I'd really like to go if possible. I promise to take plenty of pics at the Ric booth!

Contact me off list ... thanks!

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:49 pm

Good luck Jim, I wish I could go myself. I was able to get into a NAMM show once a few years ago. It was fun.

rumbush · Post by **rumbush** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:34 am

I didn't even know it was open to the general public - does anyone know if tickets are available?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 11:13 am

It's not open to the general public. The times I have been able to go, I knew someone with ties to the industry who could get admission badges.

mgauction · Post by **mgauction** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 12:39 pm

I will be going this year. I've gone to the last two and they are a hoot. Like everyone else, I have a buddy that gets me in. If you've never been -- you need to go!

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:54 pm

Wish I could go.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:13 pm

Heard advice from someone in another forum. Bring earplugs.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:01 pm

Not only is it not open to the public, it's a show for makers to show their goods to dealers and the badge cutoff date was in early December. That doesn't stop many people from using badges with the wrong name on them but this year they swear they have a new system for checking ID's and taking away badge privileges from whoever ordered the badge in the first place.

j_gary · Post by **j_gary** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:46 am

Oh Oh, who farted??!!

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 8:47 am

Forgive my sour grapes about non-industry visitors; it's not personal.

I have no objection to visitor badges issued by manufacturers; after all we all paid for this show. The dealers, on the other hand, paid nothing toward the cost of these shows, even though NAMM is for the most part a dealer run entity.

The rules currently are that this show is for wholesale business only. If they decide to open it to the public sometime in the future, I have no problem with it, because then we can plan for appropriate materials, staff, and security, as well as take advantage of the business opportunity that presents. But right now today, because this is organized as a business-to-business show, our hands are tied in many ways toward recouping the approx. $50,000 per day we'll spend.

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 9:06 am

Mr. Hall: Got any spare tickets? Just asking...

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:36 am

Nice try. Last day for manufacturer visitor badges was December 9th, 2005.

mikeyesfan · Post by **mikeyesfan** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:41 am

Mr Hall..Got Any New Guitars???

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:30 pm

Sure, there'll be 48 of them out on the floor to see!

brian · Post by **brian** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:40 pm

Just out of interest, what happens to display guitars from NAMM and other shows ? Do companies sell them afterward, or are some concept models only, like in car shows which are either put in storage, company museums or possibly destroyed after the show circuit is finished ? Sometimes I see vendors actually advertising NAMM guitars (haven't seen any Ricks advertised as such), and I wonder how they happen to acquire them.