NAMM started off early with a breakfast and a performance by Jake Shimabukuroand presentation with NAMM president Joe Lamond.![dsc044141[1]](http://californiarocknews.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/dsc0441411.jpg "dsc044141[1]")
Next was hitting the convention and seeing as much as possible before it got too packed.
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JOHN PETRUCCI ![dsc04439[1]](http://californiarocknews.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/dsc0443911.jpg "dsc04439[1]")
GREG MARRA
CONRADO PESINATIO ![dsc04466[1]](http://californiarocknews.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/dsc0446611.jpg "dsc04466[1]")
TODD VINNY VINCIGUERRA at LUDWIG ![dsc04469[1]](https://californiarocknews.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/dsc04469.jpg "dsc04469[1]")
TODD VINNY VINCIGUERRA at LUDWIG ALEX’ VAN HALEN’S KIT ![dsc04457[1]](http://californiarocknews.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/dsc0445711.jpg "dsc04457[1]")
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ROTODRUM
drums are cool. You can remove the drum heads andspace out the toms and the bass drums. The hardware also swivels on a ball joint, which was quite impressive
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Satchel from Steel Panther did a guitar clinic at FISHMAN
Bill Hudson of TSO and Savatage did a clinicover atESP
Eric Singer of KISS at Pearl Drums.
Then it was off the the RUSH TRIBUTE SHOW at M3to end the evening.
Concertologist 