SOme great NAMM 50th Comcert Shots! there are more coming....

[Big Poppa]

First off for the most shots go to the Ernie Ball Strings Facebook page....the photographers have admin access to post there....its easier than here.

OK this is a big post
at sound check with the guitarist from iron maiden

the awesome and wonderful Joe Bonamassa...just a twin reverb and a tube screamer. Stunning perfomance

Vai and Randy...great old friends

Paul Gilbert was the stud of studs....he took charge as bandleader and was crazy good...made mp3's for all the players with detailed parts everybody did their homework...except for Randy....But he wasnt supposed to...he had so much fun at soundcheck we decided on two bassists!
here he is singing background on taking care of business! hysterical

I love Stevev Morse...and Randy...What great friends

Here I am getting a Milestone award from Joe Lamond the head of NAMM

 

[Big Poppa]

Vai with the Les Paqul only as a tribute to Jimmy Page who was to be the surpirse guest but couldnt make it

Unplanned each of the three bassist...ok 2 and a half....picked bongos without talking to each other and a different configuration

at the beginning giving a speech! Boriing!

 

[Big Poppa]

Ilove this shot...two friends with a love and respect fro each other

one of the huge video walls

 

[Big Poppa]

The control room for the video

more bongo love

Random soundcheck from my camera

 

[bovinehost]

Simply epic. Congrats again on the 50th. Where would we be without you?

 

[fly]

thanks BP.well worth the wait.

 

[keko]

That 3 Bongos shot is my favorite!

Stunning!

 

[Big Poppa]

here is a link that I found on you tube of Paul Gilbert and Magic Carpet ride
Paul Gilbert - Magic Carpet Ride - Ernie Ball 50th Annivers - YouTube

 

[Big Poppa]

here is a you tube bad audio of sweet little lisa with cox ferraro and Steve morse and big al
00000.MTS - YouTube

 

[KevinM]

Verrrrry Cool, BP.

Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[midopa]

grats on 50yrs, it looks amazing!

 

[T-bone]

WoW! I, too, like the 3 bassists shot. I'd name that band Basses Loaded.

Thanks BP! Your pics are fantastic!

tbone

 

[pudgychef]

Awesome! Congrats on the 50th!!

BP - that single H Bongo you are rocking is STUNNING!!

 

[Tom F]

A concert DVD of that performance would be awesome. Mr. Jackson's bongo is gorgeous - love the white pickup covers and knobs.

Congrats on 50!

 

[Colin]

awesome stuff!!!!!

 

[Hellboy]

Good fun. Well done.

 

[drTStingray]

All fabulous - thanks for posting.

And the instruments sort of eclipsed by Randy Jackson's (looks like) sky blue Bongo - the white pu covers make it look even better - I want one!!!

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Very cool! So what Ernie Ball equipment is the drummer endorsing?

 

[MrMusashi]

groove.. he is endorsing the groove

MrM

 

[bovinehost]

Very cool! So what Ernie Ball equipment is the drummer endorsing?

He and BP have known each other since they were little shavers. And he is a GROOVE monster. One of the highlights of my musical life was getting to play with John Ferraro. And he's an extremely nice person, too.