I attended the Summer NAMM show in Nashville, TN mid July. Didn't get a lot of time to look at everything in detail, but below are some items of interest. Interesting variation on established ideas, some are excellent, some are nice concepts that need more polishing.
The Z-Stick is a different take on the cajon. Cajons are quite popular right now and these are hand percussion instruments that can be played all sorts of ways. They have a Piezo pickup inside of them and some contain a filling to create a rain stick effect. They are not audible on their own. They need to be plugged into a sound system. Now percussionists can stand in front of their own amp and effects pedals...great more gear to lug around.
Here is a stick holster by B*tch Straps (Trying to keep it PG here). Pretty straight forward. Made in Tennessee.
Interesting bass drum and hi hat pedals made by Drumnetics. Instead of using springs, these pedals use magnets to propel the pedal back and forth. Strength can be adjusted by changing their position.
Don't remember their name but it's an interesting concept. Notice that the snare, two toms and a mic stand are mounted to the throne.
This product isn't available for sale just yet. I forgot their name. It's a cymbal nut mount of sorts. The top part stays with the cymbal. It locks the cymbal in place but by pulling it differently, it comes right off and allows you to quickly put them in your bag. It's like having a Gibraltar Swivel Nut or one of the many squeeze nuts, but you don't have to worry about losing parts.
Sabian had a few new prototypes and Remo and Evans had their new 14 mil heads.
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