Pro Tone Pedals & Rock Solid Pedalboards will be exhibiting at the upcoming NAMM show in Anaheim. You can find them in booth 1268 in Hall E. They'll have a extensive list of artists doing scheduled autograph signing and demo sessions you can expect a few of those special unscheduled 'drop ins'.

Thursday

1:30 pm
Rockabilly legend Danny B. Harvey will be at the booth demoing his favorite pedals.

6:00 pm
Christian Olde Wolbers takes the stage at the world famous Whiskey for the first time with his new band Arkaea. Metal Sanaz hosts a night of metal with Arkaea and God Forbid!

Friday

1:00 - 2:00 pm
Rusty Cooley and Christian Olde Wolbers autograph signing and signature pedal demos. Rusty will be performing at the Wim-Bash. This event will be held in the Pulse Lounge at the Anaheim Hilton. The performance order is as follows: Devin Townsend, Rusty Cooley, Rob Balducci, Kiko Loureiro, John McCarthy, Gary Hoey, Alex Skolnick, Doug Wimbash and Will Calhoun, Head Fake.

Saturday

2:00 - 3:00 pm
Rusty Cooley will be signing autographs and demoing the Jason Becker Signature Distortion as well as his new Pro Tone signature pedal.

3:30 - 4:30 pm
Christian Olde Wolbers will be signing autographs and demoing his new Pro Tone signature pedal.

4:30 - 5:30 pm
Mark Gemini Thwait of The Mission UK, Peter Murphy, and Mob Research will demo the Raven Dirty Chorus and the Peligro Fuzz.

More company info at www.RockSolidBoards.com

Diamond Amplification is pleased to announce the launch of the new DECADA Amplifier at NAMM. This 2.5 channel, 100-watt amp features Diamond's heralded clean channel, and boasts a completely revoiced Channel 2. The DECADA, with a street price of $3,299, has the best of everything in tube amps and, like Diamond's other products, competes against the top lines in boutique amps worldwide.  Channel 2 has a smooth and harmonically rich gain channel, with tight lows and very traditional gain characteristics among the most versatile top-end amps.

Diamond will be sharing Booth 3290 in Hall D with DBZ Guitars, the high-end guitar company co-founded by Diamant and Dean Guitars founder Dean Zelinsky. Diamond will be displaying its full line of boutique, American made tube amps and hand crafted speaker cabinets along with DBZ's full line array of classic and modern guitars.  Says Diamant, "we are providing our customers with the best of both worlds - top quality guitars and top quality amps."  Back this year will be the beloved, "Diamond Girls,"  (now known as the "DBZ/Diamond Girls").

In addition to the DECADA, Booth #3290 will be featuring Diamond Amps' original SPEC OP, PHANTOM, NITROX, SPITFIRE and SPITFIRE II.

More info at www.diamondamplification.com

AT Winter NAMM, world-renowned guitar designer, craftsman and industry icon Dean Zelinsky will be making history...again. Zelinsky, along with DBZ Guitars co-founder Jeff Diamant, will debut his never-before-seen DBZ Guitars in Booth #3290, Hall D starting on Thursday, January 15, 2009. Zelinsky's legendary design aesthetic - tasteful sophisticate-meets-sexy, edgy mashup - is reflected in his premiere of more than 60 models of electric and acoustic import and U.S.-made guitars (crafted in his Chicago area manufacturing facility) with street prices ranging from $500 to $6000.

Fans and industry followers of Dean Zelinsky will appreciate the new Cavallo V guitar, with lines and carves clearly inspired by Ferrari, and the DBZ Croc Skin Bolero, the first guitar ever to obtain the look and feel of crocodile skin.  The new Imperial is notable for its super-thin body design, which Zelinsky claims to be an "acoustically perfect" solid body electric guitar.

"I will let my designs speak for themselves," Zelinsky stated. Diamant, also founder and CEO of Diamond Amplification, will host the DBZ/Diamond NAMM booth and also showcase his Diamond Amps product line for 2009. The beloved, super model-like "Diamond Girls" (now the "DBZ Diamond Girls") will be appearing again this year, adding eye candy to the already visually dynamic DBZ Guitars and Diamond Amps.

XOX Audio Tools will unveil, at the NAMM Show 2009, some surprises they have been secretly developing during this past year.

Although the product specifications are still undisclosed, XOX has confirmed that they will be presenting some distinct and exciting variations on the existing Handle guitar line and introducing some brand new equally innovative products as well. To make it even better, each of these new products will be showcased, and performed on by group of very impressive guitar personalities and virtuosos!

Perhaps the most extraordinary guitar legend to be performing at the XOX booth is Earl Slick, best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, Jim Diamond, Robert Smith, and John Lennon. In addition to Earl, look out for performances from other XOX Official Artists, each just as remarkable all with a variety of playing styles: Joe Walla, Metal Nurse, Michael G, Enrico Santacatterina, Jamsire, Rod DeGeorge, Ry Khin, Steve Burrows, Eric Stadler, H3ttory, Rick Brannon, and to top it all off there are still a few mystery guests to be announced only at NAMM! Each artist will be present to say hello and do autograph signing after their performances.

Acoustic Guitar has announced the lineup for its 15th annual Acoustic Café, held at the NAMM Convention in Anaheim, California. This year's event takes place on Friday January 16, 2009 at 7 PM in the Anaheim Hilton's California Ballroom D. The 2009 lineup includes Jypsi, presented by L.R. Baggs; Richie Furay, presented by Collings Guitars; Laurence Juber and Guitar Noir with Makoto Saito, presented by C.F. Martin & Co.; The Blazers, presented by D'Addario & Co.; and Matt Smith, presented by Ovation Guitars.

"Our sponsors have provided an awesome line-up for this year's concert," said Dan Gabel, Group Publisher of Acoustic Guitar. "It's going to be a great night of live music ranging from long-time industry veterans to ground-breaking new talent."

Invitations to the Acoustic Café will be available at sponsors' booths during the NAMM Convention, which begins Thursday, January 15, 2009. In addition to the presenting sponsors, the 2009 Acoustic Café is sponsored in part by Walden Guitars, Elixir, Calton Cases, Korg, D-TAR, Audix, AER, McCabe's Guitar Shop, Lace Music Products, Dean Markley Strings, Colorado Case Company, Sierra Guitars, Ultrasound Amplifiers, and Gold Tone Musical instruments.