I Went To NAMM So You Don't Have To (2024 Ultimate Walkthrough)

[@65Drums]

btw: here's the 1 hour version with twice as much footage. That was chopped down from 4-5 hours of video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWm2n2dul8pka9E

[@Sundaydrumday]

Sweeeet ty! I will watch both!

[@zakblackhawk204]

What are the orange keyboards you see at 3:40 ?

[@zakblackhawk204]

Never mond,it's "Cademe", nothing interesting anyway.

[@ThePowerchimp]

Thanks so much for posting this for those of us that cant attend!

[@CarloBase]

Best video man! I like that ur not promoting ur face and talk over everything. Ur just letting the viewing experience NAMM with your. I was there too and all my videos went diarrhea as it deleted day one files. Grrr! It was a better NAMM than 2022. Thanks again!

[@65Drums]

Thanks dude! Yeah I've found that this type of video works out better when I just shup up and walk around lol. And man, deleting day one video files is one of my nightmares. I head to the hotel every night and triple back up, for my sanity.

[@MazdaBass971]

13:04 That man is sellin them Tubas! 😭😆

[@SALESPRODUCTIONS]

9:05 - that sound room is incredibly effective

[@jojoyjules]

I love the idea. I wish I could find more information on them online but I can't find anything!

[@pavlosgalanis]

Thanks for the video! All the love from Greece

[@360.Tapestry]

looks massive and overwhelming. thanks for doing all the traveling and walking and interacting

[@TheRealBKSchyster]

I will add this... *again I appreciate you doing this,* and even as a drummer (as I am too...) you captured a lot more show related content, than just drums!! *WELL DONE, YOU!!* I ALSO would love to add that, if you haven't stayed to the very last day, into the next couple of days after the show, all that *"SUPPORT" gear* (trussing, drapery, staging, backdrops, anything not musical instruments related...) or *at least around 80% will be left behind,* only to end up in a dumpster, and subsequently the landfill, or some *_"enterprising individual(s)"_* possession!! Some *can be purchased, and at literally for a penny, or pennies on the dollar* from the Anaheim convention center maintenance peeps!! Which is more than worth the effort put into acquiring that stuff and getting it back to your location at home!!! *_Also,_* I wonder if they *still approach allowing vehicles* as used in the show for a specific manufacturer(s) as *"support gear,"* which isssss, (THE last time I saw a car on the show floor..,) in 1999, any fuel removed, the drive shaft removed, the carburetor or injectors removed and in 2024... I imagine, the batteries removed....!! *Which is all done to protect those who are roaming* around, from someone going *"POSTAL..,"* with a vehicle!!! I had saw that and wished you had asked about that.... *But ANYWAY, great video Brother!!* 😁✌🏼

[@guy990]

6:33 did you get recognized??! That's sick!! Also I never would have expected to see a harmonium on this channel!! 3:28 I've been playing those for 17 years

[@dkerwood1]

@8:35 Love seeing the booth guy trying to quiet everybody down so they don't fall afoul of the NAMM sound police. Lol.

[@SeansYTEntertainment]

More than anything, it is astonishing to see the raw talent of the people there!

[@gregmgm06]

Thanks Justin....I really liked seeing all the stuff I want!

[@burnsron08]

Very well done! Thank you for bringing NAMM to our livingrooms. :-) Looks like I need to get it on my list of things to go to in the future.

[@Lupine.]

10:20 Exactly the type of dudes I expected to see getting into washboards and the like.

[@reubenk7331]

Wow so freaking cool, and crazy, how many booths there are. It would be easy to get lost in here all day!

[@BobSchoepenjr]

Thx for being my personal guide 🙏. Grtw Grts from Europe

[@65Drums]

Glad to hear you enjoyed the video Bob!

[@marcoondrums]

THATS ME AT 6:45 HAHAHA

[@UberSmoth]

Bro u were the worst drummer in the video lmao

[@65Drums]

Thanks for playing in the video!

[@ElectricCelt56]

These are the survivors. I think of all the eccentric instruments and designs that didn't make it to the show, but this video has given me inspiration fo make my own alterations and mods. With thanks. Great video.

[@lastditch727]

The guy that came out when the sax was jamming with the drummer was hilarious. He was like no you must stop but please carry on! 😂

[@strumminfuel4625]

I know that was hilarious, very Mixed message there lol

[@MrTdg2112]

Yeah, I used to go pretty often when the kids were small. I'd drop them and my wife off at Disneyland and go park near NAMM. I'd spend the morning poking around and go get McDonalds or whatever to take in to the family. The thing about NAMM for us was that Disneyland used to be EMPTY during the show. You could walk onto any ride, no wait, no line no problem at all. At least not until late afternoon evening. Then it got busy, but we'd leave and go get dinner at that point so it didn't matter.

[@jas_bataille]

The wild tubular curved drums never get old... it's a terrible, unpractical idea that cost a bazillion too much dough to get profit, but somehow, somewhere, someone always come up with it *again* every 15 years. Just phenomenally absurd, and I'm here for it!

[@DouglasLippi]

Man with all the cool stuff there that looks exhausting!!! Thx for taking one for the team.

[@FrankDag]

08:22 are there noise monitors walking around all day telling people to be quiet?

[@65Drums]

The drum section becomes deafening if no one does it. Like earplugs become necessary some years. But sometimes they are too strict, and they become annoying.

[@NomadicDrummer]

I have not been to NAMM in 12 years and it seems to be a lot of the same niche smaller brands which can be cool. Would love to go back at some point! Im always excited to see what electronic drum companies bring to the table. I guess nothing new with Alesis yet?

[@tomyg2766]

Brilliant video, thanks so much

[@66taner67]

10:27 I can’t find this „Extreme Dolly“. This looks perfect for my Rack has anyone a link or alternative name i can find that product under?

[@johndef5075]

Thanks Justin! Like that purple Vistalite Ludwig.

[@ComradeStiv]

Before I first went: Difficult to conceive of this event's sprawl and magnitute. After I went: Difficult to conceive of this event's sprawl and magnitute. It's been a minute, but footage always makes the chaotic sensory overload memories come flooding right back lol 😵 nap time!

[@MesaMXR]

You see the new Ddrum 5 electronic brain? Appears to be a rebranded 2box. Also 2box looks like they're dead

[@65Drums]

Yeah there’s a clip of the ddrum module in this video actually. I haven’t heard of 2Box being dead or not, when did that happen?

[@MesaMXR]

Never mind, that was the last thing you covered in drum world. Hope that makes it into a video on the

[@PlaneTrotter]

They’re not dead, they’re just resting on their laurels

[@fanou8822]

Hope not. I am considering their speedlight

[@nataliesweet-cw6cr]

I know they ignore support requests unless you're asking about whatever their newest product is (2box)

[@dilankarun9172]

Your "Annual" NAMM show (No talking) is something I look forward to. Also luv the indepth NAMM stuff you follow-up. PS: What camera did you use for the outside filming, I was thinking something like an Action Camera (Go Pro etc), Can't imagine walking around with a big ass Camera & Gimble like that woman lol Muchas Gracias para el "upload" 🙏

[@65Drums]

Hey thanks dude! The whole thing was filmed on my iPhone 15 Pro, all in 4K 60fps. Mostly using the main camera because it looks better, but switching to ultrawide or zoom when I needed different shots.

[@Fredshon]

Very cool video... Congratu!!!

[@fury210]

Thanks for showing the Tommy Aldridge kit. 👍🏻

[@mazsenior]

Unfortunately by the end of day 1 it’s really hard not to get burnt out because there’s so much “stuff”. And this year was even harder because unlike previous years there was no “NAMM Police” dealing with the pure noise saturation. Dont get me wrong…. Attending one NAMM can be fun, especially if you go with a few friends or know a manufacturer or two as the real fun starts going out to dinner or seeing live music events. But if your focus is primarily in one discipline (say guitars for example) without the brands like Fender or Gibson there, (LTD has a great section however) NAMM can get a bit boring because everyone seems to be trying to build a better mouse trap. Thanks for posting this though. Getting to see Otamatone again just one more time was totally worth it😂

[@mzmm4186]

@8:48 Glad to see James Halliway living his best life.

[@MarsHottentot]

AH! Pea Hix! I saw the Optigan and looked at the guy in the mask and thought "that has to be Pea Hix" that dude is the biggest Optigan booster on Earth. OF COURSE this would be something he was involved in 😂👍🏽 Awesome

[@davidpulliam8036]

“65 Drums in the House”

[@65Drums]

lol I knew the guy running the booth

[@vegadeth]

NAMM is a fraction of what it used to be. A lot of conventions haven’t recovered since the pandemic

[@Gman2002]

Nice video. I see my man Eric Moore with the his signature green sticks.

[@citylights2765]

@3:17 yooo pretty sure that was dennis hamm playing the keys, he plays for thundercat!!

[@citylights2765]

ok now i realize there's lots of famous musicians here

[@daskasspatzle2396]

A lot to see... But out of reach for me. Thank you for sharing Justin :-)

[@Aretumis]

Guven snares looked amazing. I will say, a bit disappointed you went to the tama booth and didn't show the bell brass or rosewood 😢 I've seen plenty of videos but would've liked to hear your take on em

[@djguillyd]

I like going to namm it’s my. Favorite event of the year been going for 10 years already

[@xyanide1986]

7:10 vaporwave cymbals?!?? I gotta have one!!

[@aldrinpanganiban7033]

Did Roland VDrums release anything new in NAMM 2024? Based on your video seems like they didn’t even have a booth.

[@65Drums]

Roland hasn’t attended NAMM (booth wise) since 2020. They mostly just announce new stuff whenever they feel like it

[@mattnieri1202]

I'm truly surprised at 5:06 Zach is smacking the crap out of that clap stack and it doesn't seem loud. Mezzoforte at best. It makes me wonder if it's because I've only ever heard clap stacks with close mics on them. ???

[@Krebsmann343]

Otamatone is really the booth for nerds 😂

[@imakenoise]

Wow … a ghost town compared to past shows.

[@65Drums]

62,000 people attended, which was 15,000 up from 2023 and 2022 numbers. But yes compared to 2020 when 115,000 people attended, it's much smaller. Covid getting a year canceled really hurt the numbers. And only now are we seeing things slowly creep back get back to normal.

[@somekidnamedtapu]

I'm going to the next one! looks like fun, If only i was better at drumming so i don't embarress myself in front of all these professionals.

[@BayTour08]

Thank god you went so I didn’t have to! 😂

[@sluggibammy]

I love how all the drummers are trying their absolute hardest to play politely but they are still getting told to stop lol

[@octavius486]

Thank you

[@ThePowerchimp]

At 8:29 there's a buzzkill dude who shuts down the improv jam going on. Whats that all about??

[@65Drums]

This was the tail end of the improv, it was going on for awhile. Here's why it got shut down. There's people walking around we call "the NAMM police," they work for the convention center. The drum section gets INCREDIBLEY loud, so these guys run around with decibel meters and tell people to shut up when they play too loud. The kicker is, the booths owners can get in trouble, maybe even shut down. So in order to avoid this, the people running the booths will tell people to play quieter before the NAMM Police get involved.

[@Shug1145]

Not even a glance of the new Tama superstar.

[@65Drums]

I think it's in the hour long version in the pinned comment.

[@tyronejohnson7979]

FENDER didn't show up 😞😞

[@BOBNAR96]

@about 9:00 what tha crapola was that?🤣

[@BandDynamics]

Link to Lab Stage sound booth at 9:10 minutes please. Thank you for shooting this video!!

[@65Drums]

I can't find a site either, but I might know why. So that company doesn't have a distribution partner for North America yet, that's why they were there at the event, to find one. I think they are based in Spain? And the product itself is made in China.

[@HenkJanDrums]

Great video: Thanks.

[@pghdrummer1654]

What in the hell are the atamatone guys doing? Lmao 😂

[@65Drums]

Nobody knows

[@waydbro1]

Woot!

[@Wadebrowndrums]

those evans triggers are interesting

[@johnsausage]

9:08 You got any information on those portable "lab stage" booths? I didn't find a thing online.. 😞

[@65Drums]

They don't have a north American distributor yet, they were at NAMM trying to find one. I didn't see a website either

[@johnsausage]

@@65DrumsI‘d need a distributor for Switzerland 😅. Guess I set up a Google alert..

[@avh700]

Thanks!

[@65Drums]

Thanks dude I appreciate it!

[@G.R.88513]

Menham barabanchiman

[@cthallborgtheineffable5583]

Steinway needs to spill tha beans on their midi alternative.

[@65Drums]

The MIDI 2.0 standard is just around the corner, they say it'll have thousands of levels of velocity. So I think one day everyone else should be able to catch up

[@dylangoldman2310]

You can tell that guy loves the smell of his own farts.

[@nothingtoseehere93]

When is Roland going to release their next flagship already? It’s been years

[@JustanEdrummer]

Rumors has it this autumn

[@erikostlund7037]

Got any more info on that Nux pad at 11:49?

[@65Drums]

I’ll have a video on it in a week or two. It’s brand new

[@boco1951]

I have had nothing but a good time at NAMM! It’s all music and musicians.

[@willruss]

What is that gold Yamaha set with the strange logo??

[@PeterBinns]

Great coverage of NAMM awesome job, the cool the cringe & the soundtrack from hell... thanks!

[@krob777]

Who would have thought you would’ve seen Santa Claus at the keyboards in 2024!

[@Dragndroprecords]

I thought this channel was 65 drums, not 65 keyboards!

[@BreakdownBoxes]

Anybody know where I can buy the natural drums at 7:39?

[@JackNJazz_]

All this looks nice as shet

[@stevepclifford]

What’s the thing @12:52?

[@AlabamaTideMan]

How much does it cost to attend?

[@danflak2370]

Is that the pres playing uke at the beginning?

[@CoastalBreed]

Zach grooves cameo

[@turbine_doctor]

Sensory overload!

[@boldstardex]

nice video. does anybody know what song is he playing at 26:25?

[@nataliesweet-cw6cr]

I'm waiting for Justin's new series, "i went to work so you don't have to" 😊

[@nataliesweet-cw6cr]

Followed by, "I went to that meeting with your boss so you don't have to"

[@andyokus5735]

Captain Jack you finally got one minute of fame. Ha! Ha!

[@c3N3q]

Great times! Now with the advanced computing you can just type in the lyrics and a beautiful girl will sing it for you... Still not as advanced as the two guys surgically swapping hands 👉 one at 20:00 and the other 2 minutes after 22:00 .

[@anthonywopaness2927]

Dude, how many miles did you put on your feet that day.

[@65Drums]

lol About 14,000 steps that day

[@steve-tron4095]

What is that 'ddrum 5' module?! Can't find anything about it online.

[@65Drums]

I made a whole video on it :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqSpaX56rJ6sq6c

[@steve-tron4095]

@@65Drums Thanks man, and great overview of NAMM, its almost like I was there myself!

[@dubb-b]

@justin is ATV pretty much done? I should have waited and went with efnote gah😅

[@65Drums]

they’re at still around, I asked about them. There was just no booth because they didn’t have a new product release

[@JustanEdrummer]

@@65Drumsthey’re working on something with Zildjian, maybe just new samples

[@anthonybowers7571]

you must have been exhausted after all that ! just the background noise level wore me out and i wasn't there :)

[@TerryParr]

Very cool video... but the AI part just bummed me out at the end.

[@davidmcaninch4714]

It sucks that I’m not allowed to go to NAMM.

[@nox4298]

6:16 huh the HxM edrum kits look the exact same as the Millenium ones.

[@jeffreblanco9552]

Maybe HxM is the actual maker of Millenium Drums, perhaps?

[@nox4298]

@@jeffreblanco9552 could be, I know Millenium are an in house brand by Thomann and use Medeli to make them but I’m guessing a larger company owns Thomann then.

[@JulianKlimczyk]

I'm in this video lol

[@WHaTcAniSaY-nv9yk]

Well we can't it not for the public.

[@andreasbreitwieser1449]

I'm watching more the people there than the products.....😄

[@65Drums]

There are some ultra unique people at these events

[@andreasbreitwieser1449]

@@65Drums for shure! Did you check out Hailun drums? They presented the same system like Pearl a few years ago, laying pads on an acoustic drum set to convert it into an Drum ?!

[@priestlotz]

I saw Ed sheeran

[@somekidnamedtapu]

Where's LP? Zildjian? Meinl?

[@65Drums]

not every company attends unfortunately. Or sometimes they are there, but only book a meeting room to talk to dealers, no products on show

[@mattbridges8908]

@13:26 You almost got recruited there. You can't make eye contact with those guys. Worse than a used car salesman.

[@65Drums]

hahaha! I'm 30, probably too old for recruiters

[@FVDaudio]

🙏🏻🙏🏻✨✨🎶🎶

[@djjazzynic]

10:45 "I'm a girl"😂

[@TheRealBKSchyster]

*EVENS...* WITH AN *"E..?!!?"* Double check your spelling before mini-titling a video section... 😉🙄 And *_"Zac Groves,"_* looks like *_"ZAC SNOOZE...!?!?"_* 😂 *HOWEVER,* I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR MAKING THIS VIDEO!!!* It has been over a decade since I have been to a *_"NAMM SHOW..."_* ( *Winter or Summer!!* ) 😁✌🏼

[@markusthedrummer8143]

Nice work. Looks like many vendors have money to waste on cheap, ugly, Chinese-made crap that will be discontinued by the time you finish reading this comment.

[@rickwilliams967]

vietNAMM?

[@lokysez1]

Ok, the AI stuff ruins music for me since it needs no human interaction. Also i love steinways, but their rep was a little pompous... even though it is a steinway...