We auditioned a huge selection of products and displays over the course of four days at the Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. 10 Award Winners were selected by our staff of five editors. We targeted the newest and most cool gear, with an eye for innovation and an ear (or two) for tone.
It takes a great deal of time, effort, planning, and expense to put on a display at NAMM, and even more dedication and attention to detail to put out the best products on the floor. It is our appreciation of these efforts that encouraged us to create these awards, and our way of trying to recognize the efforts of those companies who really push the limits of innovation, design, and tone.
The industry of selling instruments and equipment that allow people to make music and entertain others should be exciting and fun. To that end, we hope that our awards show our appreciation of a job well done!
The BGM 2009 NAMM Award winners are:
- Outstanding Bass Guitar Tone - Dingwall Combustion and Super J
- Outstanding Bass Guitar Tone - F Bass VJ5
- Outstanding Amplifier/Speaker Tone - Forge Amplification
- Outstanding Engineering - Gallien-Krueger MB Fusion
- Outstanding Amplifier Design - TC Electronic RH450
- Outstanding Speaker Cabinet Design - Epifani D.I.S.T. Enclosures
- Outstanding New Bass Guitar Introduction - Fender Steve Bailey 6-string
- Outstanding New Amplifier Product Introductions - Markbass
- Outstanding Exhibit - Ashdown Engineering
- Best Show Prop - 65 Amp
2 Comments
Look at those purdy Dingwalls!!!
A new combustion will hopefully be my Christmas present to myself
Whoever designs and builds these instruments is such a great artist. I first saw their product when watching Phil Collins’ bassist Leonard Sklar play his. But when I went to Sam Ash and tried one out Whoooah!! I wish I could afford one, just to mount it on my wall with all my African percussion instruments I bought after following Sun Ra and his Arkestra all over. My uncle was Steve Lacy, the renowned soprano saxophonist that played with Thelonious Monk. I can be reached at micaofboca@yahoo.com. And my congratulations to the wonderful artists that make these beautiful musical instruments. They deserve an equal amount of credit as we supercilious musicians and painters. God Bless us, everyone.