Already met in 2019 during the Friedman amp and guitar promotion tour in Paris, Sammy Boller (sammyboller.com) was one of the booth demonstrators at NAMM 2020. It was an opportunity to talk a little more about the music he just released in an album called Kingdom of the Sun. Sammy Boller interview The Guitar Channel
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Andrès is a member of the Spanish team which produces a great vibrato called the Vega Trem (vegatrem.com). We recorded this interview on the 2020 Winter NAMM show floor to talk about this piece of hardware which created quite a lot of buzz during the show. Vega Trem interview with Andrès Until the next interview,
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I discovered Bruce Forman by listening to Guitar Wank (guitarwank.com), the podcast he co-hosts with Scott Henderson and Troy McCubbin. It was a lot of fun to actually meet him and record this interview during NAMM 2020. Bruce Forman interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast
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David Solé Arbues luthier interview – Leno Guitars – Madrid Luthier Guitar Show 2019
Thursday, 02 January 2020
David Solé is one of the luthiers I met during the 2019 edition of the Luthier Guitar Show in Madrid. He builds superb acoustic guitars under the Leno Guitars brand (lenoguitars.com). Here he is in an interview! David Solé Arbues interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Rikkers Guitars Ferdinand Rikkers luthier interview – Madrid Luthier Guitar Show 2019
Thursday, 26 December 2019
Ferdinand Rikkers is one of the two luthiers with Jacco Stuitje behind the boutique instruments of Rikkers Guitars (rikkersgitaarbouw.nl). He was in Madrid for the Luthier Guitar Show 2019 edition, here he is in an interview to present a superb bass from his design. Ferdinand Rikkers luthier interview Until the next interview, keep on playing
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Rikkers Guitars Jacco Stuitje luthier interview – Madrid Luthier Guitar Show 2019
Thursday, 19 December 2019
Jacco Stuitje is a luthier from the Netherlands who is associated with Ferdinand Rikkers to make guitars and basses under the name of Rikkers Guitars (rikkersgitaarbouw.nl). Jacco is also very involved in the EGB, the European association of luthiers which is very active and very effective. This is an interview in Madrid during the Luthier
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Soultool Guitars, Egon Rauscher luthier interview with an intriguing new guitar
Sunday, 15 December 2019
During the Guitar Summit 2019 the Swiss luthier Egon Rauscher exhibited his SoulTool (soultool.com) instruments including a very intriguing guitar that he came to present in interview. With this new model, it is possible to change the mass of the guitar as well as its frequency response by using discs in a different metals or
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Don Poniz Pedals – Luciano Ponzio pedal builder interview at the Madrid Luthier Guitar Show
Thursday, 12 December 2019
Luciano Ponzio was one of the exhibitors at the Luthier Guitar Show in Madrid last September. He is the man behind the Don Poniz (facebook.com/donponizfx) pedals made on the Costa Brava. Luciano Ponzio interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: Until the
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Ralph Bonte luthier interview – Arrenbie Guitars at the 2019 Madrid guitar show
Sunday, 08 December 2019
The Belgian luthier Ralph Bonte was one of the exhibitors of the Luthier Guitar Show in Madrid where he presented very beautiful instruments made in Bruges in Belgium under his brand Arrenbie Guitars (arrenbieguitars.be). Ralph Bonte luthier interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Greuter Audio pedals – Sascha Greuter interview – Madrid Luthier Guitar Show 2019
Thursday, 05 December 2019
During the Luthier Guitar Show 2019 in Madrid, I had the pleasure of meeting the Swiss Sascha Greuter who makes pedals under the name Greuter Audio (greuteraudio.ch). Here is the interview with this craftsman who produces a beautiful range of pedals including some incredible Fuzz. Sascha Greuter interview Until the next interview, keep on playing
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Luis Guerrero luthier interview, acoustic guitar builder – Madrid Luthier Guitar Show 2019
Tuesday, 03 December 2019
Luis Guerrero (luisguerreroguitars.com) was one of the Spanish luthiers who exhibited at the Luthier Guitar Show in Madrid. Luis makes beautiful acoustic guitars with very elegant lines. Luis Guerrero interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Alexandr Misko guitar in hand interview with the young Russian phenomenon of percussive guitar
Friday, 29 November 2019
It was a blast to record this guitar in hand interview with the young Russian Alexandr Misko (alexandrmisko.com) who was in Paris in our showroom. Check out his album Roundtrip (to be released on Nov. 26th 2019)! If you want to get a taste of modern acoustic percussive guitar playing, here's a monster musician for
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Albert Morillo from AMS Guitars (amsguitars.es) was one of the Spanish guitar builders who exhibited at the Luthier Guitar Show in Madrid, here he is in interview. Albert Morillo luthier interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Fran Rodriguez interview, Franfret luthier and co-organizer of the Madrid Luthier Guitar Show
Friday, 22 November 2019
Here is an interview with the luthier Fran Rodriguez who builds electric guitars under his brand FranFret and who is also one of the organizer of the Luthier Guitar Show (luthierguitarshow.com) in Spain, Madrid. Fran Rodriguez interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Claudio Pagelli luthier interview – Switzerland lutherie genius with his wife Claudia
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Interview with the Swiss luthier Claudio Pagelli who builds gorgeous and very original guitars with his wife Claudia. Here's the video recorded during the 2019 edition of the Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany. Claudio Pagelli luthier interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and
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Joe Berger interview – 2019 Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany
Wednesday, 06 November 2019
During Guitar Summit 2019, I had the opportunity to do an interview with the musician Joe Berger that I meet very often on the guitar shows like the Musikmesse, the NAMM or the Holy Grail Guitar Show. Here he is in interview on the booth of The Guitar Channel in Mannheim, Germany. Joe Berger interview
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Saku Vuori luthier interview at the 2019 Guitar Summit with some cool offset guitars
Monday, 04 November 2019
At the 2019 Guitar Summit there were many boutique guitar builders luthiers among the major brands of guitars. The Finnish luthier Saku Vuori (vuorensaku.fi) was one of them. This is his interview on the The Guitar Channel booth to talk about one of his brand new offset instruments. Saku Vuori luthier interview Until the next
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DejaWu Guitars at the 2019 Guitar Summit, interview with Derk Jan Lievers
Friday, 01 November 2019
Derk Jan Lievers was of one the exhibitor at the 2019 Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany. He has a unique business with DejaWu Guitars (dejawuguitars.com) where he builds very cool high quality guitars in collaboration with a Chinese team. This is not your typical Chinese business producing entry level instrument. We are talking here about
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Sammy Boller interview, demonstrator for Friedman about to release an album
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Sammy Boller (sammyboller.com) is a young American guitarist met at the Friedman clinic in a Paris amp store (see the full report in this article). Although I only discovered him a couple of days before, the opportunity was too good not to do an interview with him. Sammy Boller interview Until the next interview, keep
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Dave Friedman interview, tube amp guru presenting his guitars in Paris
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Dave Friedman is the great guru of the tube amp line that bear his name, he launched two years ago a line of electric guitars built and conceived with Grover Jackson. Dave talks about it in this interview done during the clinic in the L'Ampli à Lampes store in Paris, France (see the report in
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Mike Moreno guitar in hand interview in Paris in our showroom – Part 2/2
Monday, 21 October 2019
Second part of the in-depth guitar in hand interview of the great Jazz guitarist Mike Moreno (mikemoreno.com) recorded at The Guitar Channel showroom in Paris, France during the American musician's visit to Europe. The first part of the interview is available in this article. Mike Moreno guitar in hand interview The Guitar Channel podcast The
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Matthieu Humbert interview – Melophonic’s guitars and lap-steels at the 2019 Guitar Summit
Thursday, 17 October 2019
Interview with Matthieu Humbert who is the French luthier behind Melophonic's (melophonics.fr) guitars and lap-steels at the 2019 Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany. Matthieu Humbert interview - Melophonic's The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: Until the next interview, keep on playing the
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Mike Moreno guitar in hand interview in Paris in our showroom – Part 1/2
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
Mike Moreno is a great Jazz guitarist that The Guitar Channel could meet several times thanks to an introduction from Bruno Pelletier-Bacquaert (Jazz musician and regular columnist on our website). Mike being in Paris for a few days of vacation after a long summer tour in Canada, China, Japan and Italy, stopped at the showroom
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Alexandr Misko interview, young Russian acoustic guitar prodigy – 2019 Guitar Summit
Wednesday, 09 October 2019
Through the French musician and guitar event organizer Kevuan, The Guitar Channel was able to conduct an interview of the young Russian musician Alexandr Misko during the 2019 Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany. A great opportunity to meet this musician who totals more than 200 million views on his Youtube channel. Alexandr Misko interview The
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Guitar Summit 2019 – Day 1: show visit, interviews and Paul Gilbert masterclass
Saturday, 28 September 2019
This is day 1 of the 2019 Guitar Summit with a new video blogging episode to live from the heart of the event what is going on in the biggest guitar show in Europe. Guitar Summit 2019 - Day 1 Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was in Paris between two masterclasses in Europe, here he is in guitar in hand. A unique opportunity to see Ron shred on T-Bone Walker 1949 ES-5N Gibson! Summary of the complete article The complete video of the interview What Ron did since the last interview His first guitar riff His first
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During the visit of the manufacture Furch Guitars it was possible for The Guitar Channel, in addition to the video shoot of the factory tour itself, to make two interviews. The first one was done with the boss Petr Furch, son of the founder and the second with Jiri Machacek, the quality manager to have
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Kirk Fletcher guitar in hand interview with T-Bone Walker 1949 Gibson ES-5N
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
The American musician Kirk Fletcher was in Paris in June. A great opportunity to do a Guitar in Hand interview with this guitarist who regularly plays with Joe Bonamassa in addition to his personal projects. Kirk Fletcher interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Furch Guitars – Petr Furch interview with the CEO in the manufacture
Monday, 05 August 2019
During a trip to the Czech Republic at Furch Guitars, The Guitar Channel had the unique opportunity to conduct an interview right in the middle of the guitar manufacture with the brand's president Petr Furch. He is the son of the founder Frantisek Furch who created in 1981 this brand became worldwide in the field
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Mike Moreno interview in Montreal and soundcheck with Kendrick Scott Oracle
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
During the 2019 Montreal Jazz Festival, The Guitar Channel was able to record a Mike Moreno interview right after he did the sound check with Kendrick Scott Oracle at the Upstairs Jazz club. Summary of the full article Full interview with Mike Moreno Extracts from the sound check of the Kendrick Scott Oracle band Photo
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