Until December 25th, 2024, you can have of a 40% off on a 1-year subscription to The Guitar Channel, i.e. less than $10/month instead of $19/month. If you're already a subscriber, you can pass on the link to this page to one or more guitarists around you, so that they can take advantage of this
Canadian guitarist Nick Johnston (nickjohnstonmusic.com) was one of the musicians present at Guitar Summit 2024. We took the opportunity to interview him about his current and future projects. Nick Johnston interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version available on The Guitar Channel Radio for premium
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Marco Cinelli is the charismatic leader of the Cinelli Brothers (cinellibrothers.com). He composes, he sings, plays the guitar, the piano and the organ! Their show at the Pan Piper in Paris was awesome. They play all over Europe and the US so go see them when they come near you. As a bonus, you will get
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The Guitar Channel Backstage Gear Tour is one of the most popular benefits of paid subscription in France. This allows the French premium members to test top-level gear at home free of charge for a week. The only cost to cover is for shipping to the next stage of the tour, i.e. around 10 Euros.
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Chris Buck from Cardinal Black, the Paris Interview at the Cabaret Sauvage
Monday, 25 November 2024
Chris Buck (chrisbuckguitar.co.uk), guitarist with English band Cardinal Black (thecardinalblack.com), was on tour in Europe to support Myles Kennedy. During their concert at Paris' Cabaret Sauvage, I had the pleasure of meeting him, interviewing him and listening to their sound check. It was a real pleasure to spend time with him and the band. A
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Ana Patan and Jonas Hellborg Interview at the 2024 Guitar Summit
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Singer-guitarist Ana Patan (anapatan.com) and legendary bassist Jonas Hellborg (hellborg.com) played at Guitar Summit on the big stage at Mannheim's Rosengarten. Here they are in interview to talk about their respective projects. Ana Patan and Jonas Hellborg Interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Bass
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Adam Miller at the Guitar Summit with a New Signature Nik Huber Guitar
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Australian musician Adam Miller (adammiller.com.au) was once again a regular at Guitar Summit. Among other things, he picked up a new guitar from Nik Huber Guitars. Adam Miller interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Adam Miller InterviewsGuitar Summit Reports
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Alexandr Misko Interview at the 2024 Guitar Summit at Baton Rouge
Monday, 04 November 2024
Russian-born musician Alexandr Misko (alexandrmisko.com) is now based in Germany, so I always bump into him at Guitar Summit. Here he is, interviewed on the stand of Baton Rouge (batonrougeguitars.com), which makes his signature model. Alexandr Misko interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Alexandr
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What I really enjoy about Guitar Summit (guitarsummit.de) is that you get to meet a lot of high-caliber musicians. Here's one of them with Jack Gardiner (jack-gardiner.co.uk) talking about his living room, Neural DSP's Nano Cortex and his projects. Jack Gardiner interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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Cornerstone Music Gear, Founder Interview Emilio Massari at the Guitar Summit
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Italian pedal brand Cornerstone Music Gear (cornerstonemusicgear.com) was one of the exhibitors at Guitar Summit 2024. Here's an interview with founder and designer Emilio Massari to find out more about the brand and the products presented in Germany. Emilio Massari Interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Pascal Mulot, the immense French bassist, knew the flamboyant American musician TM Stevens well. After his death on March 10, 2024, Pascal posted a moving tribute to his friend on Facebook. As I found this video interesting, I suggested that he also broadcast it on The Guitar Channel. Pascal tribute to TM Stevens Pascal Mulot
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Peter Bachmaier PG Guitars interview at the Guitar Summit 2024
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Here is an interview with the German boutique guitar builder Peter Bachmaier from PB Guitars (pb-guitars.com). His guitars are really original with some interesting shapes. He was exhibiting at the Guitar Summit 2024. Peter Bachmaier interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar Summit ReportsLuthier
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The Puteaux Guitar Festival (culture.puteaux.fr), which has had 5 editions (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023), will be back next year in 2025. The town of Puteaux has decided to take a break in 2024, but the will is there to perpetuate this guitar event, which has taken its place in the French guitar landscape.
Here's an interview with Phil X at the 2024 edition of Guitar Summit. Always a pleasure to meet this musician who is always bursting with energy and positive vibes. Phil was introducing is double overdrive signature pedal, the PXO J. Rockett (rockettpedals.com). Phil X interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing
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Spinal Vibe Blue Cat Audio : a Leslie inspired modulation plugin
Thursday, 10 October 2024
My good friend Guillaume Jeulin's French pro audio software company Blue Cat Audio (bluecataudio.com) is about to release a plugin called Spinal Vibe. The original DNA comes from the venerable Leslie cab, but thanks to the power of digital, Guillaume has turned it into a modulation effect offering enormous possibilities. Spinal Vibe will be released
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Ocek Guitars, interview with the luthier Cam Öcek at the 2024 Guitar Summit
Thursday, 10 October 2024
Turkish luthier Cem Öcek of Ocek Guitars (ocekguitars.com) was one of the exhibitors at the 2024 Guitar Summit. Here he is in an interview to present his distinctive instruments. Cem Öcek interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar Summit ReportsLuthier Interviews
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Unicut Guitars, Flo Lüttke Interview at the 2024 Guitar Summit
Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Interview with German luthier Flo Lüttke of Unicut Guitars (unicutguitars.com) at Guitar Summit 2024. Flo Lüttke interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar Summit ReportsLuthier Interviews
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The Guitar Channel Gear Reviews: now accessible to all but always independent
Monday, 07 October 2024
The Guitar Channel is the Netflix of guitar, only better. I say it all the time, but it's still true in 2024! To explain the phrase if I had to: it's Netflix because you have to be a paying subscriber to access the exclusive content, it's better because the subscription also allows you to benefit
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The Studio Rats, interview with Paul Drew at the 2024 Guitar Summit
Monday, 07 October 2024
I'm a big fan of the videos on The Studio Rats YouTube channel. So when I ran into Paul Drew in the aisles of Guitar Summit 2024, I grabbed my camera and did this quick interview with him. Paul Drew interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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A few years after our first meeting at the 42 Gear Street event organized by Henning Pauly, I had the pleasure of running into pro musician and youtuber Perfecto de Castro (perfectodecastro.com) again. It was during the 2024 edition of the Guitar Summit. Here's his interview to find out what he's up to, what he's
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The Guitar Summit is Europe's biggest guitar show. It takes place in Mannheim, Germany, and features the very best in guitar gear, as well as a rich program of concerts, masterclasses and demos. Here's the report from the third day, Sunday October 28, 2024. Interviews of the day Report and interviews for Sunday Until the
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The Guitar Summit is Europe's biggest guitar show. It takes place in Mannheim, Germany, and features the very best in guitar gear, as well as a rich program of concerts, masterclasses and demos. Here's the report from the second day, Saturday October 28, 2024. Interviews of the day Report and interviews for Saturday Until the
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The Guitar Summit is Europe's biggest guitar show. It takes place in Mannheim, Germany, and features the very best in guitar gear, as well as a rich program of concerts, masterclasses and demos. Here's the report from the first day, Friday October 27, 2024. Interviews of the day: Report and interviews for Friday Until the
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The Canadian guitar builder Michael Sankey presents La Cremonese
Thursday, 26 September 2024
Ottawa-based luthier Michael Sankey (sankeyguitars.com) was in Paris for a few days vacation. In this video, he presents a brand-new instrument, La Cremonese, a guitar inspired by the viola da gamba. More oriented towards Classical music, this guitar will be presented at the Cremona Musica (cremonamusica.com) show in Cremona, Italy, hence its name. Michael Sankey
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Tom Ollendorff, guitar in hand interview with the Jazz musician (continued)
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
In the middle of July, I had the pleasure of doing a guitar-in-hand interview with Jazz musician Tom Ollendorff (tomollendorff.com), who was in Paris between two concerts. Here's the second part of this in-depth interview. The first part is in this article. Tom Ollendorff interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing
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Tom Ollendorff, guitar in hand interview with the Jazz musician
Wednesday, 04 September 2024
In the middle of July, I had the pleasure of doing a guitar-in-hand interview with Jazz musician Tom Ollendorff (tomollendorff.com), who was in Paris between two concerts. Here's the first part of this in-depth interview. The second part is in this article. Tom Ollendorff interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing
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Tom Strahle, visit of his acoustic instruments for his work for video games & TV
Monday, 02 September 2024
After the in-depth guitar in hand interview with Tom Strahle (tomstrahle.com) to go through some of the amazing acoustic instruments he uses in his work every day. Tom Strahle's instruments visit Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version available on The Guitar Channel Radio for premium
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At Sound Messe Osaka, Mexican guitar brand Cream Guitars (creamguitars.com) was present with a very colorful booth, just like they had at last year's NAMM. Here's an interview with Luis Ortiz to introduce this brand, which offers guitars with an unconventional look. Luis Ortiz interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing
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Vuorensaku Guitars & Ian Martin Allison interview : A Musician And His Builder
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
At Guitar Summit, I had the pleasure of interviewing Finnish luthier Saku Vuori of Vuorensaku Guitars (vuorensaku.fi) and bassist Ian Martin Allison (ianmartinallison.com). In the series A Musician and His Luthier, we talk bass. Saku Vuorensaku Guitars and Ian Martin Allison interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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Keystone Stringed Instruments, Keisuke Nishi Japanese luthier interview
Monday, 19 August 2024
It was during the Sound Messe Osaka show that I was able to do another interview with the very talented Japanese luthier Keisuke Nishi of Keystone Stringed Instruments (keystone-si.com). He was exhibiting as part of the Legacy Project and also to showcase his own guitars, which are featured in this video. Keisuke Nishi interview Until
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