NAMM 09 : Day One Highlights

WOW. Talk about overload. NAMM 09 os proving to be a huge smack upside the head with releases after release. I'll do some individual posts on the items that I'm really keen on, but I'll do a general wrap each day on what has been and gone.

So here are my highlights from day one of NAMM 09.

• All of the PRS releases, in particular the amps and acoustics.
• Radial Engineering's four new Tonebone Pedals
• Elixer release antirust plain steel acoustic strings
• For us computer geeks, IK Multimedia StealthPedal
• EVH Wolfgangs have got some new variations. Still not sure what I think of these.
• New RP series pedals from DigiTech.
• A new Satriani wah from Vox. Looks "wah"esome!!!
• I'm jealous. The new G5135PS Patrick Vaughn Stump Signature Series Gretsch Stump-O-Matic Electromatic Corvette Guitar. No I am not making that name up! I love this guitar.
• I know I don't like relic for relic's sake, but as a signature model I dig it. And I dig the new James Hetfield ESP.
• A reverse Iceman - I love it.

Thanks to all the great websites that are posting up the info. Great for a poor Aussie like me sweltering in 40degC+ temperatures on the other side of the world. More highlights coming soon as well as individual summaries of my favourite announcements.