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Winter NAMM – Bass Performances by Leading Bass Players!
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Some of the best bass players turning out for Winter NAMM!
If you are going to be at NAMM… make sure to check out these performances by some of today’s leading bass players… (for a full listing of events and performances, visit the NAMM website) Here are a few highlights we are planning on catching…
THURSDAY / 24 January
- 10:30am-11:00 – Hartke / Hall C, Booth 4590 / Marco Mendoza
- 11a – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Bakithi Kumalo and James Hill
- 11a – Hartke / Hall C, Booth 4590 / Victor Wooten
- 12n – Source Audio – Booth 5599 / Nathan Navarro
- 1p – Robert Bubby Lewis and Yohei Nakamura @Gruv Gear Hall D / Booth 2996
- 1p – BMM Writer Brad Russell @ Kahler Booth # 5727
- 1p – Ken Smith Basses / Booth 4768 Hall C / Bassist Evan Marien
- 1p – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Bakithi Kumalo and James Hill
- 1p – Carvin – Booth 4290 / Brian Bromberg
- 2p – GIVEAWAY – Dean Markley USA Giving Away Strings at NAMM / booth #5710
- 2p – Fodera – 5286 – Janek Gwizdala Signature Bass Demo
- 230p – Ken Smith Basses / Booth 4768 Hall C / Bassist Hadrien Feraud
- 3p – DR Strings – Booth 4182 / Geezer Butler
- 3p – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Bakithi Kumalo and James Hill
- 330p – Ken Smith Basses / Booth 4768 Hall C / Bassist Amanda Ruzzo
- 4p – Michel Labaki & Friends @Gruv Gear Hall D / Booth 2996
- 4p – Fodera – 5286 – Mike Pope Viceroy Demo
- 4p – Earthquaker – Booth 2493 / Juan Aldarete
- 4p – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Nathan Peck
- 5p – Fodera 5286 – Victor Wooten Demonstration
- After 5:30pm – Grand Plaza’s Main Stage, Tower of Power performing live on the plaza.
- Thursday Night – BMM Writer Brad Russell @ at Seymour Duncan booth / Hall B 5561 / performing w/Gary Hoey
FRIDAY / 25 January
- 10:00a – Hartke / Hall C, Booth 4590 / Victor Wooten
- 10:30a – Hartke / Hall C, Booth 4590 / Stu Hamm
- 11a – Elton the Early Years @Gruv Gear Hall D / Booth 2996
- 11a – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Bakithi Kumalo and James Hill
- 11:30a – ETIENNE MBAPPÉ & Friends / EBS BOOTH, HALL B, #5391
- 12n – Ampeg – Joan Aldarete
- 12n – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Nathan Peck
- 12n – Aria Guitars booth, Hall E, Booth #1548 / The Aria Pro II Cliff Burton Signature Bass will be officially launched at Winter NAMM in the Aria Guitars booth, Hall E, Booth #1548.
- 1p – BMM Writer Brad Russell @ Kahler Booth # 5727
- 1p – Norm Stockton @Gruv Gear Hall D / Booth 2996
- 1p – HENRIK LINDER from the sensational Swedish trio Dirty Loops / EBS BOOTH, HALL B, #5391
- 1p – Ken Smith Basses / Booth 4768 Hall C / Bassist Evan Marien
- 2p – GIVEAWAY – Dean Markley USA Giving Away Strings at NAMM / booth #5710
- 2p – Carvin – 4290 / Bunny Brunel
- 2p – Fodera – Janek Gwizdala Signature Bass Demo
- 2p – Mark Egan / Pedulla Booth #5964
- 2p – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Bakithi Kumalo and James Hill
- 2p – Ken Smith Basses / Booth 4768 Hall C / Bassist Amanda Ruzzo
- 2:30 – ETIENNE MBAPPÉ & Friends / EBS BOOTH, HALL B, #5391
- 230p – Ken Smith Basses / Booth 4768 Hall C / Bassist Hadrien Feraud
- 3p – Fodera – Reggie Young Signature Bass Demo
- 4p – Fodera – Matthew Garrison Signature Bass Demo
- 4p – Ariane Cap @Gruv Gear Hall D / Booth 2996
- 4p – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Bakithi Kumalo and James Hill
- 4p – Carvin – 4290 / Brian Bromberg
- 4p – OFFICIAL RELEASE EVENT of the Billy Sheehan Signature Drive / EBS BOOTH, HALL B, #5391
- 430p-5p – Hartke / Hall C, Booth 4590 / Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy)
- 530p – Fodera – Victor Wooten Demonstration
SATURDAY / 26 January
- 10:00am – 10:30 – Hartke / Hall C, Booth 4590 / Victor Wooten
- 11a – Doug Johns / Pedulla Booth #5964
- 11a – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Bakithi Kumalo and James Hill
- 11:30 – ETIENNE MBAPPÉ & Friends – EBS BOOTH, HALL B, #5391
- 12n Amanda Ruzzo & Friends @Gruv Gear Hall D / Booth 2996
- 12:45p – ETIENNE MBAPPÉ & Friends – EBS BOOTH, HALL B, #5391
- 1p – Alfred – 4822 / Bryan Beller
- 1p – Orange Amp – Booth 4890 / Hall C Bassist Glen Hughes
- 1p – Rotosound / Booth 4278 / Doug Wimbish
- 1p – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Bakithi Kumalo and James Hill
- 1p – Mark Egan / Pedulla Booth #5964
- 1:30-2:30p – Dean Guitars / Eric Bass from Shinedown
- 2p – GIVEAWAY – Dean Markley USA Giving Away Strings at NAMM / booth #5710
- 2p – BMM Writer Randy Kertz will be at Gruv Gear on Saturday at 2 doing a q & a and demo of the duo strap
- 2p – Fodera – Matthew Garrison Signature Bass Demo
- 2p – Ken Smith Basses / Booth 4768 Hall C / Bassist Amanda Ruzzo
- 2p – Ampeg – 209AB / Darryl Jones / Tony Levine / Chris Squier
- 2p – Derrick Murdock / Dr Randy Kertz @Gruv Gear Hall D / Booth 2996
- 2p – ROCKERS COME TOGETHER Bjorn Englen, Michael Devin, Marten Andersson / EBS BOOTH, HALL B, #5391
- 230p – Ken Smith Basses / Booth 4768 Hall C / Bassist Hadrien Feraud
- 3p – Doug Johns / Pedulla Booth #5964
- 3p – Fodera – Reggie Young Signature Bass Demo
- 330p – Kala – Booth 5314 Hall B / Bakithi Kumalo and Abraham LaBoriel
- 330p – Rotosound / Booth 4278 / Billy Sheehan
- 3-4p Italia – 4550C / artist and Styx bassist Ricky Phillips (formerly of The Baby’s, Bad English and Coverdale Page) will be making an appearance at the Italia booth from 3-4 p.m.
- 4p – TC Electronic – 5932 / Nathan East
- 4p – Fodera – Michel Labaky Signature Bass Demo
- 4p – HENRIK LINDER from the sensational Swedish trio Dirty Loops / EBS BOOTH, HALL B, #5391
- 4p – Florent Atem @Gruv Gear Hall D / Booth 2996
- 5p – Dean Markley – Booth 5710 / Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue and Sixx:A.M.
- 5p – Fodera – Mike Pope Viceroy Demo
- 8p – Kala – Marriott Ballroom, Performance at 8:00pm / Muriel Anderson All Star Guitar Night with James Hill and Bakithi Kumalo
