Winter NAMM, Anaheim, California, January 20-23, 2005

Kicking off Thursday, January 20, the winter NAMM 2005 was the first major international show on the agenda 2005 for the music industry. The winter Namm show 2004 attracted more than 74,000 attendees and 1,343 exhibiting companies. Traditionally, many companies use the winter NAMM show to launch new products. Pro-music-news.com continuously adds product reviews. Product news winter NAMM show 2005: - Emerson EF 2 flute for beginners - Selmer LaVoix saxophone features ultra bell design - Carlos Santana  at LP booth - Gretsch adds Purewood to its Renown series - Ludwig adds exotic wood snare drum finishes - Appearances and performances of artists - Phat Foot keeps bass drum and hihat in place - Evans MX White snare batter - Yamaha Magicstomp EB for bass - Official relaunch of Hagström guitars - Innovative Steinberger Synapse series - Penta tube guitar amp with 5 classic tones - Brian Wilson announces Gibson signature model - Joe Bonamassa showcases Budda amplifiiers - Two more HP Special guitars - Boss GT-8 with dual COSM modeling - 26 new strap designs from Planet Waves - Peavey launches bolt-on Cirrus basses - New generation of Roland bass combos - Hughes & Kettner's new products and great artists - SMC appoints Ravi national clinician - Dean Guitars launch Dimebag Darrel line - Jimmy Bruno performs at the Sadowsky booth - Flamenco Guitar on 2 DVD volumes - beyerdynamic expands Opus series - High quality headworn condenser mic by A-T - Wireless and USB audio products by Phonic - CS series of Peavey power amps redesigned - Boss BR 1200 12-track studio - Universal Audio launches UAD-1 Ultra-Pak - Cerwin Vega launches Intense line - Behringer unveils A500 power amp - Lexicon Pro MX200 hardware VST 'plug-in' - Tannoy announces industry benchmark for monitors - BravoPro produces up to 100 discs per job - Korg OASYS provides complete recording environment - Travel-friendly Roland V-Synth XT - Affordable arranger workstation GW-7 by Roland - Giveaway of last Minimoog Voyager Anniversary Edition - Roland's digital accordions hit the US market - Peavey announces DAI package for DJs