NAMM 2010: From The Basement
Playing MPEG video clips while you rock out has the potential to take guitar porn to the next level
Visionary Instruments Video Guitar
Pass your hands through laser beams to make music and you too could look this funky
The Beamz Interactive Music System
This is what happens when you leave guitars out in the Californian sun for too long
Crazy doubleneck
Now this is one seriously cool looking backline...
DAR Amplification
Complete with multi-coloured, programmable LED illumination
DAR Forza Quattro
The amp even has DMX inputs so you can hook it up to a pro lighting desk
Forza Quattro rear panel
A guitar that you can fold in half without breaking it
EDG Guitars
Holy NAMM show, Batman!
Hallmark Guitars Swept-Wing
The Hallmark Guitars stand featured a full-size Adam West era Batmobile. Which is roughly one more Batmobile than anyone else had at the show
The Batmobile
This is the back of the Batmobile, which most criminal geniuses would like to see
The Batmobile, again
There was a serious lack of the weird and outrageous at NAMM 2010. Maybe those smaller companies just couldn't afford the trip. Let's hope they come back in 2011
A simple matter of economics
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