Slash, Dave Mustaine, Bootsy Collins, Mick Mars and More at NAMM Day 3

NAMM showcases myriad musical instruments and gear but the guitar, as it rightfully should, reigns supreme. So, on Saturday at the overloaded Anaheim Convention Center, no appearance caused a greater commotion than Slash's–because, let's face it, he's one of the last true guitar gods. He's a top hat wearing, cig smoking, bourbon swilling icon. Slash's Guns N' Roses contributions compare with anything in the upper echelon of hard rock awesomeness and his work with Velvet Revolver, well, it's not so bad.

Slash appeared at the Marshall exhibit around 12:30 p.m. to meet, greet, autograph and promote the AFD100, a recreation of what the promo material says was a “hot-rodded, 100 Watt, pre-master volume model from the early 1970s, this legendary amp was hired specifically for the [Appetite for Destruction] sessions in 1986 … Now Slash and Marshall Amplification have joined forces to recreate that revered 'Appetite Tone' with the announcement of the new Marshall AFD amplifier. Click for more information. Oh yeah, this is also where we learned the exact date of the former Gunner's debut solo album Slash & Friends.

]

Photog Andrew Youssef had spent Thursday and Friday at NAMM taking pictures, writing up a review and making a master plan for Saturday, the main event. I smartly spent Saturday dutifully following Youssef around. After he got our shot of Slash we made our way to the third floor where Fender had a massive exhibit featuring an amazing array of guitars. This is when we walked right by Billy Corgan, who was all smiles with a couple of pals so we decided to let him be. But if Jessica Simpson had been by his side, we might have had to pull a


“We're so excited about the Fender partnership,” said OCMA's Ashley Eckenweiler. “It was a great moment getting to display the Awards banner at their entrance.”

OK, time to head over for the final day of NAMM. Stay tuned for more coverage.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *