Guitarist Steve Smyth (THE ESSENESS PROJECT/ex-NEVERMORE/TESTAMENT/DRAGONLORD/VICIOUS RUMORS) has been confirmed to perform and appear at the following booths at this year’s Winter NAMM show.

BC Rich Guitars: Friday, January 18th at 12pm (meet & greet, Booth 4884)

Krank Amps: Friday, January 18th at 2pm (performing/meet & greet, Booth1684 Hall E downstairs)

SIT Strings: Friday, January 18th at 3pm (performing/meet & greet, Booth 5976, Hall B)

Digitech Effects: Friday, January 18th at 4pm (performing, Booth 205A, upstairs)

BC Rich Guitars: Saturday, January 19th at 2pm (meet & greet, Booth 4884)

Digitech Effects: Saturday, January 19th at 4pm (performing/meet & greet, Booth 205A, upstairs)

Smyth, alongside bandmate Steve Hoffman, will be performing songs from their debut instrumental album, The EssenEss Project, with Smyth demonstrating Digitech’s GSP 1101 Preamp Processor, as well as Krank’s Krankenstein Head and cabs.

Says Smyth, “I am pleased to be making a return trip to this year’s Winter NAMM 2008. Steve Hoffman, the other “Ess”, and I will be performing material from The EssenEss Project debut at this year’s NAMM. We’ll be performing at the SIT Strings, Digitech, and Krank booths on Friday, and one more time on Saturday with Digitech. Digitech has asked me to demonstrate the GSP 1101 preamp processor. It’s an awesome and very versatile piece of gear, and I look forward to demonstrating what the GSP 1101 can do. The Krankenstein is still the best, sickest sounding amp I have ever played, and I look forward to shredding it up over at their booth this year as well. I’ll also be over at the BC Rich booth, checking out the new BC’s coming out this year. Looking forward to it!”