Barry Wood's NAMM Oddities 2016 Edition

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Uncertainty

In principle, I wish they'd left the knobs unlabeled.

Henretta Engineering

Ragnarok'n'Roll

it's hard to top Guitardämmerung for a pedal name. The effect does sound something like the end of the world.

Electro-Faustus, LLC

It's All in the Name

I like the artwork on the Undertow but "Bufferlo" is definitely in the running for best pedal name.

Pedal Projects

Next Contestant Please

"Ram the Manparts" is a solid pedal name contender.

Fuzzrocious Pedals

Honorable Mention

Kliptonite was clever enough to make the list. They also seem to have found a unique visual "voice" for their pedal artwork.

Stone Deaf Effects

Sticking Things With Holes in Holes

Keeler has several products that can fill your acoustic guitar sound hole and prevent feedback.

Keeler Sound

Knobs for the Hearing Impaired

If you are actually stone deaf, these lighted knobs would make this guitar amp quite accessible.

The Holy Trinity

The three biggest issues that a guitarist faces are:

1) Where do I set my guitar?
2) Where do I put my drink?
3) Where the hell did my pick go?

This product solves all three.

Score Marketing

Acoustic Guitar Fistula

Yes, you can have a bluetooth speaker in your acoustic guitar.

GiardOK

A Real Plexi

Why own a Marshall with a tiny bit of plexiglass while you can have the whole thing?

FluxTone Speakers

Fine Furniture

Here's an amp that will look at home on maple armoir.

Satellite Amplifiers

…in Fact, it's a Gas!

This amp makes about as much sense as the lyrics to "Jumping Jack Flash."

Tecamp

As Rare As…

The latest entry in the never-ending quest to improve the guitar pick, I present the Chicken Pick.

ChickenPicks
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Rough Around the Edges

Apparently these picks are not for refined company.

Coarse Picks

The Internet of Things

This bluetooth-enabled guitar pick tracks the speed and pressure of your picking so you can get metrics for your practice sessions.

This newest entry into the IoT has me contemplating that if your crock pot can be hacked, something like a guitar pick could be next.

Pickatto

Virtual Jeff

This is a pitch shift controller that you can add to any guitar for use with your favorite pitch changing device.

I can't imagine what famous whammy bar-playing guitarist they could possibly be referring to with this product name.

FOMOfx

Fump & Fretwraps

Occasionally I'll buy products off the NAMM floor and these were two of them. I've already used both of these for several recording sessions. The Fump creates a muted bass sound without having to palm mute the strings. The Fretwraps prevent open guitar strings from ringing.

Gruv Gear

Pocket Marshall

I'm going to guess that the frequency response of this tiny travel amp isn't as flat as the amp itself.

Marshall Headphones

Power Lines

This is a clever system that uses three-conductor cables and sends power down the (normally) unused wire. It will power P3-compatible pedals but can also provide breakout power for standard pedals.

DC Voltage Company

I Expect to be Proven Wrong Again

And here I thought that every part of the guitar had been accessorized.

Rock The Stock, Inc.

Standing Out in a Crowd

The boutique pedal market has gotten so crowded that it's difficult to stand out. Rainger has figured out a way.

RaingerFX

Overt Ops

NAMM might be the wrong place for a top secret prototype.

Dwarfcraft Devices

No More Sharpie on Duct Tape

Not only will you look more professional, but you'll lose fewer road cases with these custom case labels.

Case Labels USA
Next Up: Percussion

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