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GALLERY: New York Amp Show 2011

Go inside the New York Amp Show, held June 4-5 at the Embassy Suites in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Shawn Hammond
By Shawn HammondJun 07, 2011
Shawn Hammond
Shawn Hammond was PG's editorial director from 2010 till the fall of 2022. You can follow him at @feverloveband.
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Komet Songwriter 30
  
"Komet's new Songwriter 30 was on display at the Celestion booth at the New York Amp Show. The head was built with the approval of the Ken Fischer family and is based on the last Trainwreck Fischer ever built, which was named Bree."
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