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Firstly, if anyone has any questions about what I saw, played, inspected, or discussed at NAMM, please hit me up. I'll be happy to try and answer all your questions.

Winter NAMM at the Anaheim Convention Center is one of the best times of year for me. I look forward to it all year long, and once it's over...I miss it dearly. This year more-so than any other.

I met so many great people hanging out at the convention this year. I met very interesting and cool people involved with many facets of the industry. But as many cool new people as I met this year, it is the absolute greatest of pleasures to see all my friends there from years previous.

Pascal, Ferdinand, Paul, Timo, and now Kyle at the Aristides booth. I am forever grateful for the way you conduct business, and the way you make time for me not just as a client, but as a friend. Your attention to detail and quality control with your products is only surpassed by the treatment you give to anybody who happens upon your booth. And it's been that way since the moment I met you guys back in '14, never-wavering. I will see you this summer, and you can bet at next year's party I'll bring more growlers of the good beer!!!

Perry, Sully, Matt, Jett, Sophia, and the strap guys (I'm sorry I can't remember your names) at the Ormsby/Sully booth. Even before anyone actually talks to you, they can tell that your heart and soul goes into your products. And then you turn out to be downright incredible people on top of the instruments! Cheers, mates!

Kyle, Richard, and all the guys involved with KSR Amps and now Omega. Your products are (and rightfully should be) the envy of the entire high-gain amp world. Thank you for suffering through my many visits for yet another year. You continue to impress and especially...inspire!

To James, Billy, and the whole Coco's crew: it is always a pleasure and James especially I still owe you so much for getting me into my first NAMM back in '14. Like a dealer with the best fix, you got me hooked!

Dave and everyone at Equilibrium...three years running, I still can't get enough of your builds. Thank you for your hospitality every time we swung by.

To all the people at the various other booths I spent time at that are too many and too varied to name, thank you for your gracious hospitality.

To the many new friends that I made and to those who I have met at NAMMS previously, this was awesome and we must continue to cultivate these friendships! Next year's Aristides afterparty will be stupid awesome!!!

Lastly, to my wonderful wife Maite, my best friends Dan and Chad, and my new partners-in-crime/co-conspirators Helena and Dakota, this was an intensely awesome experience and I am so thankful I got to share it with you. You took an already kick-ass weekend, arguably the most fun I look forward to every single year, and you made it even more special! Thank you.

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...oh, one final thing. I did go to the Legator booth (I was invited) and I can confidently say that they are still not worth your time, energy, or money.

Peace.