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The Top 40 Ponytails of NAMM 2014

So many pony tails, so little time.

So many pony tails, so little time.

No event in the world sees more rockers turn into businessmen than the music instrument convention known as NAMM, and nothing turns a headbanger into a full fledged professional quicker than the classic ponytail.

When I first attended NAMM in 2010, I was floored by the amount of ponytails walking around. As someone who has had long hair for most of his life but never thought to wrap it up, I just found it hilarious. Whenever someone mentioned NAMM over the next few years I'd joke about how it's really a ponytail convention that just happened to debut instruments.

So while I worked at NAMM, providing tons of video for our sister site Gear Gods this past weekend I thought it would be fun to snap pony shots on my phone to see what I'd get. I shit you not, I came back with over 200 photos showcasing every type of ponytail imaginable. I narrowed it down and present you guys with my Top 40… yes FORTY Ponytails of NAMM.

The Bushy Pony

The Bushy Pony

The Braided Pony

The Braided Pony

The Slopy Pony

The Sloppy Pony

The Neat Pony

The Neat Pony

The Curly Pony

The Curly Pony

The Lost Pony

The Lost Pony

The Felix Martin Pony

The Felix Martin Pony

The Cover Your Bald Spot Pony

The Cover Your Bald Spot Pony

The Comic Nerd Pony

The Comic Nerd Pony

The Derek Roddy Pony

The Derek Roddy Pony

Even women got on the NAMM pony train

Even women got on the NAMM Pony train

The Indiana Jonesytail

The Indiana Jonesytail

The Interview Pony

The Interview Pony

The White Pony

The White Pony

The Red Pony

The Red Pony

The BBP (Big Black Pony)

The BBP (Big Black Pony)

The Eyal Levi Pony

The Eyal Levi Pony

The Jake E. Lee Pony

The Jake E Lee Pony

The Junk In The Trunk Pony

The Junk In The Trunk Pony

The Long Line Pony

The Long Line Pony

The Colonial Pony

The Colonial Pony

OMG It's a DOUBLE Pony

OMG It's a DOUBLE Pony

The Overwhelmed Pony

The Overwhelmed Pony

Ponies bring all the babes

Ponies bring all the babes

Ponies waiting to tag team Kerry King

Ponies waiting to tag team Kerry King

The Pony Cap

The Pony Cap

The Pony in a Bun

The Pony in a Bun

The Raccoon Pony

The Raccoon Pony

The Rats Nest Pony

The Rats Nest Pony

The Rob Caggiano Mega Pony

The Rob Caggiano Mega Pony

The Dreaded Pony

The Dreaded Pony

The Scrunchie Pony

The Scrunchie Pony

The In a Hurry Mr. Backpack Pony

The In a Hurry Mr. Backpack Pony

The Los Angeles Try-Hard Pony

The Los Angeles Try-Hard Pony

This pony belonged to a thumb sucker

This pony belonged to a thumb sucker

We Got an Exclusive Interview with Mark Orlando's Pony

We Got an Exclusive Interview with Mark Orlando's Pony

The What The Fuck Pony

The What The Fuck Pony

And finally, The Front Pony

And finally, The Front Pony

So many pony tails, so little time! Make sure to head over to Gear Gods for some coverage of the gear and live performances of the NAMM show.

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