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Josh Smith, interview before the Joe Bonamassa concert in Paris
Friday, 19 April 2024
American musician Josh Smith (joshsmithguitar.com) has a solo career well underway, but he also regularly accompanies his good friend Joe Bonamassa. Here's an interview in a box at the Dôme de Paris just before the concert. Josh Smith interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version
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Tom Strahle, from Justin Bieber to video game music – Part 1
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
I discovered the American musician Tom Strahle (tomstrahle.com) via a Paul Davids video. As I was preparing my 2024 California campaign of reports and interviews, I thought it would be interesting to meet him at his home. I was wrong, it was fascinating! So here's an in-depth three part guitar-in-hand interview complemented by another video
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During a visit to the showroom, Tanguy Kerleroux (tanguykerleroux.com) fell in love with the Red Apple guitar by luthier Loïc Muller (mullerguitare.fr). The cameras were still on, I pressed Record and voilà, a 100% improvised demo. Démo Red Apple from Muller Guitare by Tanguy Kerleroux Photo album Configuration de la démo A guitar to try
At NAMM 2024, I had the pleasure of doing another in-depth interview with Tomo Fujita (tomojustfunky.com). It was an opportunity to talk about one of his illustrious former students, John Mayer. In this video, Tomo gives a great advice to guitar players to always get better. Tomo Fujita wise advice Full Interview with Tomo Available
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Schecter Custom Shop Los Angeles – Guided tour and Michael Ciravolo interview
Wednesday, 03 April 2024
Just after NAMM, I took the opportunity to visit the Schecter Guitars Custom Shop in Los Angeles. By contacting Nick Johnston, I was able to get the contact to organize this visit, with the added bonus of an interview with Michael Ciravolo, Schecter's president. Let me take you on a tour of this Custom Shop,
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