Traditionally, the last quarter of the year is very busy in terms of guitar events in France, Europe and the United States. As always, The Guitar Channel will be on the ground to bring you these music and guitar events with video reports and interviews. Fall guitar events Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany (September 9th
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Volta Custom Electronics pedals, Salvatore di Pietro builder interview #42GSFour
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
During the 42 Gear Street event, I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Salvatore di Pietro, the builder behind the Italian boutique pedal brand Volta Custom Electronics (voltacustom.com). The products they offer sound great, they are in the Amp-in-a-Box category. You can find several types of sound like your usual Marshall, Fender and also
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Nathaniel Murphy, aka ZeppelinBarnatra on Instagram, interview at NAMM 2022
Saturday, 27 August 2022
One of the really great encounters at this 2022 edition of NAMM was with Nathaniel Murphy. If you're on Instagram, you're bound to have stopped by his solo guitar instrumental covers on his @ZeppelinBarnatra account. Nathaniel actually explains in this interview the origin of his strange Instagram name. Nathaniel Murphy interview Until the next interview,
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Henning Pauly, youtuber and 42 Gear Street convention organizer interview
Wednesday, 24 August 2022
Henning Pauly is the well-known German youtuber (YouTube channel). He is also the organizer of the 42 Gear Street convention which gathers in his village of Weilburg about twenty guitar youtubers from all over the world and about twenty brands. One of my objectives in participating in this event was to do an in-depth interview
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42 Gear Street, video report & interviews of day 3 and debriefing #42GSFour
Sunday, 21 August 2022
This is the report and interviews from Saturday, August 20, 2022, the third day of Henning Pauly's 42 Gear Street event in his village of Weilburg, 60 km from Frankfurt. As it is the last day where The Guitar Channel is present on site, I make a debriefing of this German stay. Spoiler : it
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42 Gear Street, full video report and interviews of day 2 of the event #42GSFour
Saturday, 20 August 2022
As intense and tiring as the first day was, Friday, August 19, 2022 was a blast. Everyone is starting to find their marks, all 3 studios are shooting videos at full speed for this 42 Gear Street event! Summary of the full article reserved for premium subscribers : Full video report of the day Interview
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42 Gear Street, full video report and interviews of day 1 of the event #42GSFour
Friday, 19 August 2022
Thursday, August 18, 2022 was the first official day of the 42 Gear Street event. Henning Pauly called this day the "brand day". This means that the brands book the studios with the people they want to present the products. So I found myself in two videos, one organized by Andy Ferris aka The Guitar
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42 Gear Street, launch of the Henning Pauly event and full visit of the video studios #42GSFour
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Just back from vacation, I'm back on the road with my camera in hand to answer the invitation of German youtuber Henning Pauly (aka EytschPi42 on YouTube). Here is the report of the launch of the 42 Gear Street event which officially starts tomorrow until Sunday. Summary of this article: a visit of Henning's three
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42 Gear Street by Henning Pauly : The Guitar Channel at the 4th convention between youtubers and brands #42GSFour
Sunday, 14 August 2022
The well-known German youtuber Henning Pauly (aka EytschPi42 on YouTube), who you've probably already seen several videos of, is organizing for the 4th time the 42 Gear Street. It is an event where the big guitar gear youtubers and the brands meet, network and shoot videos. It will take place in the small village of
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2022 Puteaux guitar show exhibitor list – Festival Guitare de Puteaux
Tuesday, 02 August 2022
For the fourth time, The Guitar Channel is the organizer of the guitar show during the Puteaux Guitar Festival. This is the list of exhibitors for this edition of the show which will be held from October 7 to 9, 2022. The show gathers 30 exhibitors (luthiers, builders, manufacturers) coming to show their guitars, amps,
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BlackBeard Guitars, interview with Paolo Lardera during the Padova Guitar Show
Wednesday, 27 July 2022
Met in Padova during the Padova Guitar Show, Paolo Lardera is the luthier of BlackBeard Guitars (chitarrebarbanera.it). I fell in love with his rather rootsy guitars made from reclaimed wood. The instruments I picked up are excellent and very resonant. Paolo Lardera interview Photo album Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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Dreamsongs Pickups, Alberto Arcangeli interview with the builder at the Padova Guitar Show
Monday, 25 July 2022
Alberto Arcangeli is an Italian boutique builder who makes excellent handmade pickups under his brand Dreamsongs Pickups (dreamsongspickups.com). He was one of the exhibitors of the 2022 edition of Padova Guitar Show. Here he is in interview to present his latest products. Alberto Arcangeli interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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Allen Hinds, guitar in hand interview at his Los Angeles home
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Allen Hinds (allenhinds.com) is an amazing musician, already met at NAMM 2019, here he is this time in an interview at his home right after NAMM 2022. The shooting of this guitar in hand interview took place in his Laurel Canyon house in Los Angeles. His brand new album The Good Fight will normally be
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Mike Stern in top form: report, interview, soundcheck and concert excerpts
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Mike Stern (mikestern.org) was in France for two concerts, one at the superb Théâtre des 2 Rives in Charenton, near Paris, and one at the Guitaralde festival in Hendaye (guitaralde.fr), organized by Jean-Marie Ecay. Already met in Canada during the 2018 Montreal Jazz Festival, I was delighted to meet Mike Stern again. Here is the
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Here are all the interviews done on SUnday, May 21, 2022, the second and last day of the Italian Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it), which is held near Venice. The interviews for the previous day are in this article. Interviews of the day Interviewees of the day Riccardo Gioggi Marco Omar Viola - MOV Guitars Luca
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Here are all the interviews done on Saturday, May 20, 2022, the first day of the Italian Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it), which is held near Venice, Italy. The interviews for the next day are in this article. Interviews of the day Interviewees of the day Alberto Arcangeli - Dreamsongs Pickups Andrea Ballarin - Manne Guitars
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Bryan Galloup interview at the boutique guitar showcase at the NAMM 2022
Thursday, 23 June 2022
Bryan Galloup is not only a high-end boutique guitar builder, he is also the founder of the Galloup School of Lutherie (galloupguitars.com). Here is in an interview during the NAMM 2022 in the middle of the Boutique Guitar Showcase area where he was exhibiting. Bryan Galloup interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the
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Jamie Gale, creator and curator of the Boutique Guitar Showcase, was of course present at NAMM 2022. Again the selection of guitar builders was awesome. Here is an interview to have some kind of state of the union of boutique guitar making. Jamie Gale interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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NAMM 2022, the 13 interviews done on Saturday, from Jay Leonard J to Nathaniel Murphy and more
Saturday, 18 June 2022
Here are all 13 interviews from Saturday, June 4, 2022 at NAMM in one article. You will find some of the best luthiers in the world, as well as two phenomenal musicians. Enjoy! This day was a great illustration of the fact that it is the meetings that make the most of the interest of
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Submission of applications to participate in the 2022 Puteaux guitar show
Thursday, 16 June 2022
After a break due to the pandemic, the Puteaux Guitar Festival will hold its 4th edition at the Jean-Baptiste Lully Conservatory in the city of Puteaux from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th October 2022. A great program of concerts will be the heart of the festival as well as the guitar show. The three previous
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NAMM 2022, the 20 Friday interviews with Mark Lettieri, Avi Shabat, Pete Thorn and more!
Thursday, 16 June 2022
Friday, June 3, 2022 was the first day of this 3-day NAMM 2022. It seemed as if everyone had been waiting for the opening of this event for 29 months since the last Winter NAMM was in January 2020, just before the whole world came to an abrupt stop. In short, this Friday was intense
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Luthier Isaac Jang interview in his new workshop in Alhambra, Los Angeles
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Isaac Jang (isaacjangguitars.com) is a luthier that I already had the opportunity to introduce to you. He builds very high end acoustic guitars. Here he is in his new workshop in the Alhambra district of Los Angeles. Don't miss Isaac's workshop visit in this article. Isaac jang interview Until the next interview, keep on playing
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Luthier Isaac Jang (isaacjangguitars.com) recently moved his workshop. He moved from his tiny studio in an alley off Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles to a larger space in Alhambra, another neighborhood in Los Angeles. Here's a tour of the beautiful place where Isaac builds his incredible acoustic guitars. The visit of the previous workshop is
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NAMM 2022 at the time of the assessment: it was (really) the best edition. Period.
Monday, 13 June 2022
At the risk of surprising more than one, this 7th NAMM for The Guitar Channel was really the best since I cover this event. Obviously, I didn't miss the exhibitors who were not present (40% less than in 2020). It must be said that the basement, closed this year, is largely filled with Chinese exhibitors
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As the NAMM 2022 was only 3 days long, Sunday was the third and last day of the show. Here is the full report in photo and video of this day at the Anaheim Convention Center. The interviewees of the day are Jamie Gale, curator of the Boutique Guitar Showcase and Bryan Galloup. Sunday at
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It's been in the works for a while, it's now official, Andy Powers, the master builder and guitar designer is now, in addition, the president of Taylor Guitars (taylorguitars.com). Previous president Bob Taylor and CFO Kurt Listug remain involved with the company. Here is an interview with Andy Powers done during NAMM 2022 where he
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Saturday at the NAMM 2022 was an amazing with a lot of visitors. It felt really good to see this joyous crowd throughly enjoying the guitar show! No less than thirteen interviews to bring you the information straight from the show floor. NAMM 2022 Saturday report Interviewees of the day Andy Powers from Taylor Guitars
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NAMM 2022 – Video report of the first day in Anaheim, California
Sunday, 05 June 2022
Against all expectations (at least for some people, but except me!) this first day of the NAMM 2022 post-pandemic version was great! A lot of people from 10:00 in the morning until closing time. On the content side, no less than 11 interviews to be found in the report below. NAMM 2022 - Day 1
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First video report of the series dedicated to the NAMM 2022 which takes place this year from June 3 to 5 in Anaheim. The trip from Paris, France to Los Angeles is so very long with its 11 plus hour of flight and the Los Angeles traffic to go through to reach Anaheim from LAX
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Just back from Italy for the Padova Guitar Show, a few weeks after the first superb edition of the Montreux International Guitar Show, without forgetting the event reserved for premium subscribers in Brittany at Blue Cat Audio, it's already time to prepare the next trip to the NAMM 2022 (namm.org)! Subscribe to access our independent
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