The fourth and final day of the NAMM 2019 show built upon the success of the previous days, with coverage from some of the biggest vendors, as well as some lesser known treasures. Guitars, pedals, amps, keyboards, and other pro audio products were the main focus of the last day of NAMM show, but there was so much more going on to keep everyone on their toes. While things were coming to an end on the last day, there was no shortage of new announcements from many of the companies on the show floor.
Roland:
Roland seriously impressed with their newly debuted FP-10 keyboard series. This new keyboard features a lightweight design, progressively weighted keys, and Roland’s famous piano sound library tones. The keyboard itself is meant to sound like a classic grand piano, but without the weight or upkeep that those larger instruments require. It also comes loaded with Bluetooth MIDI capabilities so that the user can connect to their smartphone, tablet, and various apps to use alongside the piano.
Eventide:
At the booth this year at the 2019 NAMM show, Eventide released their brand new Rose delay effects pedal. The stunningly purple pedal is designed with controls for tweaking the delay of your instrument until your heart’s content, with knobs for Mix, Feedback, Depth, Delay, Filter, and Rate. The pedal also sports a Delta Multiplier setting, which allows the user to warp the sample rate of the delayed effect for some wild and expansive effects to add to their sound using the Rose.
Tascam:
Not only did Tascam launch brand new handheld recorders, but the company unveiled its new USB interfaces. Musicians, podcasters, videographers, and those who do any kind of voice or audio recording will be excited by the DR-05X, the DR-07X, and the DR-40X, which pairs the brand’s well-known ease-of-use with high-quality audio power. Tascam has also released the SERIES 102i and 208i USB audio/MIDI interfaces, which greatly simplify audio processing, feature 24-bit, 192 kHz recording, and can fit both small and professional recording studios.
Strandberg Guitars:
This year at the Strandberg Guitars booth, the company had a very exciting announcement to make, as the Swedish guitar makers announced their first-ever production bass guitar! That’s right, the all-new Boden Original and Boden Prog basses hit the floor of the 2019 NAMM show, and feature specs like 4- and 5-string configurations, 33-34” scale lengths, custom Nordstrand pickups, Darkglass tone capsules, and Nordstrand 3-band preamps. Of course, the instruments feature the famous Strandberg Endurneck design, which promotes comfortable playing and ease of performance with the guitars.
Ibanez:
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Not only did Ibanez announce its 30th anniversary model to recognize Paul Gilbert as one of the company’s biggest ambassadors, but the brand unveiled new 32” medium scale SR Mezzo basses, a TS808 Tube Screamer, more additions to the 2019 RG Prestige series, and much, much more.
Orange Amps:
This year at Orange Amplification, the company released their all new Pedal Baby 100 power amplifier. Being a 100W power amp, the Pedal Baby 100 was designed for guitarists who rely heavily on the sounds they achieve through pedalboards, modellers, and digital processing units. The amp itself features volume, bass, and treble controls, and responds and feels more like a guitar amp than a typical power amplifier.
Caparison Guitars:
Last but not least, Caparison Guitar unveiled a new line of colors for their popular Horus models. The new color line features four unique color tones: Amethyst (purple), Tiger’s Eye (orange), Lapis Lazuli (blue), and Carnelian (red). The process of creating and applying these four new colors to the guitars is a painstaking process, but Caparison is sure that fans of their instruments will love the results. All of the models going forward will have 5-piece maple and walnut necks as well, as opposed to their previous standard feature of 3-piece necks.
Stay tuned for more NAMM 2019 coverage here on ALC, and check out this Day 4 Recap video from Gear Gods:
