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GALLERY: NAMM 2011 - Photos from the Floor, Day 1

Photos uploaded live from Winter NAMM 2011

"Carvin CT624M with mahogany body and neck, deep tiger quilt top, ebony fingerboard, and Carvin S22 pickups. Street $1773"

Neil Young announces the love earth world tour, kicking off this summer.

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A digital pedal designed by Andrew Barta to replicate the dynamics and responsiveness of analog tube amplifiers. This stompbox offers preset clean, dirty, and lead tones, MIDI interface, and rugged all-metal housing.

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There’s so much to explore when you decide to dip your toes into altered tunings.

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An imperfectly perfect routing job.

Take a moment to appreciate those quirks in your instruments that reveal their maker’s hands.

Let’s talk about obsessions for a minute. They come in all sizes and shapes; some are benign and harmless, while others can be cruel, crippling, or even life threatening. Members of 12-step and self-help programs remind us of how insidious our own self-delusion can be, which intrigued me enough to take a look at my gear and, ultimately, myself.

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