Hello from sunny southern California!  Yesterday was booth set up day. 

A few hiccups: one box was delivered to another booth - the one that contained all the guitar stands! - causing a delay. 

Also, the Airline 18W Combo box was almost destroyed including a pentration in the side of the box - through the Fragile sticker ironically.  Something sharp punched through during shipping causing damage to the Tolex in two places.  As well, it looks like the speaker jack or plug was somehow knocked silly, so I'll be performing mid-show, in-booth repairs today!

Nonetheless, setup went smoothly and the Mack Heatseeker rigs look very impressive beside the somewhat battered red Airline.

Wendel Ferguson, two-time Best Guitarist In Canada, is at the show this year to entertain passers by with his AMAZING guitar playing.  Wendel verified that the amps were operating by playing a bunch of extremely cool licks.  He had other people in the surrounding vacinity who were setting up their booths applauding!

Check out photos of set up day by clicking on the Main Photo Album link in the top left hand corner of this web page and then clicking on NAMM 2008 Day -1.

We're looking forward to a busy first day today, celebrity sightings and a ton of great guitar music from Wendel.  See you tomorrow!

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