Patrolling the aisles of NAMM, I came across Thomas Nordegg, Steve Vai's legendary guitar tech! He immediately agreed to do this express interview. Thomas Nordegg interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:NAMM Reports & InterviewsSteve Vai Archives
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NAMM 2024 as if you were there: 5 reports, 35 interviews, 4 debriefs!
Sunday, 11 February 2024
Once again, The Guitar Channel brought you the best coverage of NAMM, with no fewer than 5 daily reports and 35 interviews, including 4 debriefs! With over 60,000 visitors, 1,600 exhibitors and more than 3,500 brands, there was plenty to do over the 4 days of the show. In short, NAMM is far from being
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Always an entertaining moment to bump into my buddy Henning Pauly (chaine YouTube), the ebullient German youtuber was back at NAMM after a few years' absence. Here's a quick interview with him. Henning Pauly interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:NAMM Reports & InterviewsHenning
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Danish Pete aka Peter Honoré from Andertons Music NAMM interview
Saturday, 10 February 2024
NAMM 2024 hadn't yet opened to the public when I came face to face with Danish Pete aka Peter Honoré, the musician who co-hosts the videos for Andertons Music (youtube.com/@andertons). Here's an improvised interview with this colorful guitarist. Peter Honoré interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Scott Henderson, interview at Musician Institute in Hollywood for the Karnevel! album release
Thursday, 08 February 2024
American musician Scott Henderson (scotthenderson.net) releases a new album entitled Karnevel! to kick off 2024, just before a major tour of Europe, China and India. Don't miss the one and only date in France at Le Triton (letriton.com) on March 2, 2024. For the past 7 years, Scott has been accompanied by a top-flight 100%
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Taylor Guitars, interview of the president and master builder Andy Powers at NAMM
Tuesday, 06 February 2024
Like every year, I'm delighted to do an interview with Andy Powers, President of Taylor Guitars (taylorguitars.com). In this video, he shares his views on NAMM, what's new for the brand he runs, and much more. Andy Powers interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version
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NAMM 2024 Guitar Sessions: Tausch, Oopegg, De Leeuw & Ergon
Saturday, 03 February 2024
For this year's NAMM Show, I had once again brought with me all I needed to do a quality recording session on a tube amp. As last year, I did these tests on the joint stand of German guitars Tausch (tausch-guitars.de) and American amplifiers Eddie Wang (eddiewanginstruments.com). Guitars played: Configuration: NAMM 2024 Guitar Sessions Until
Great Sunday to end the 2024 edition of the NAMM Show! Usually the last day is very quiet but there was in fact many people going around. Highlight of the day a great jam between Matteo Mancuso and his father and an interview with Lee Anderton. Reports: Day 0 / Day 1 / Day 2
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Don Alder (donalder.com) is a Canadian musician who continues to release very interesting guitar albums. Here he is for a minute interview just after his demo in the middle of NAMM 2024 on the Ernie Ball Music Man booth. Don Alder interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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Beautiful Californian sunshine for a great Saturday at NAMM 2024. Here's over an hour of coverage and 6 interviews to find out, see and hear all about it! You will here those musicians play: Dweezil Zappa, Glenn Arzel, Julien Bitoun and more. Interviews of the day Reports: Day 0 / Day 1 / Day 2
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Dylan Adams, interview with America’s slide guitar phenomenon
Saturday, 27 January 2024
Dylan Adams (chaîne YouTube) is an American musician, very, very good at slide, whom I discovered via Rhett Shull. This year at NAMM 2024, I came face to face with him on the Martin booth, where he was also watching Josh Smith and Kirk Fletcher jam acoustically. Here's a minute interview with this great slide
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Friday was another busy day at NAMM, with 6 interviews and a few kilometers covered in the aisles of the Anaheim Convention Center. Interviews of the day Reports: Day 0 / Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 NAMM 2024, Day 2 Until the next interview or gear review, keep on
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Former Whitesnake guitarist Adrian Vandenberg interviewed at NAMM
Saturday, 27 January 2024
Adrian Vandenberg played in Whitesnake in the 90s with Steve Vai. He was at NAMM at the Peavey booth, and here's the full interview with this shredder from the Hair Metal era. Adrian Vandenberg interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version available on The Guitar
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For the second time at NAMM, I had the chance to interview Fred Greene, Vice President Product Management at Martin Guitars (martinguitar.com). Interview Fred Greene Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version available on The Guitar Channel Radio for premium subscribers For more info:NAMM ArchivesFactory Tours
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I was delighted to meet Thomas Ripsam, the recently appointed head of Martin Guitars (martinguitar.com), at NAMM 2024. Thomas Ripsam 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 subscribers For more info:NAMM ArchivesFactory Tours
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Day one at NAMM, with no fewer than 8 interviews conducted in the show aisles! Suffice to say, it was a very intense and exciting day. Here's the full report. Interviews of the day Reports: Day 0 / Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 NAMM 2024, Day 1 Until the
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Having arrived in Anaheim in the afternoon, I was able to get a sneak preview of NAMM while some exhibitors were still setting up. Reports: Day 0 / Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 / Day 4 NAMM 2024, Day 0 Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar!
In 2024, the NAMM Show returns to its usual late-January slot and 4-day duration. It will take place from January 25 to 28, 2024, and The Guitar Channel will be on site for the ninth time. Why go to NAMM in 2024 NAMM is THE major event for the entire musical instrument industry. Even if
A few months ago, I discovered Dylan Adams (YouTube channel) in a Rhett Shull video. This prompted me to put a slide back on my pinky. While I was at it, I recorded a video to document my progress, with two different slides. Here's what it looks like on video after just a few hours'
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Juha Ruokangas, “State of the Union” interview with the Finnish luthier – Part 3
Tuesday, 02 January 2024
Finnish luthier Juha Ruokangas (ruokangas.com) is a long-time premium subscriber to The Guitar Channel. I always enjoy interviewing him, as he is very generous and articulate in his answers. Here's an interview recorded via Zoom where he goes into great depth on the following subjects: Here's the third and last part of this interview. Thank
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Kelt Amplification (keltamplification.com) is a French boutique tube amp brand founded by Thierry Labrouze. The F-Type is one of the new model recently introduced, it is a 15W all tube Fender style amp with a tube driven reverb. The video below was recorded live during an FAQ broadcasted on December 27th 2023 in French on
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Juha Ruokangas, “State of the Union” interview with the Finnish luthier – Part 2
Tuesday, 26 December 2023
Finnish luthier Juha Ruokangas (ruokangas.com) is a long-time premium subscriber to The Guitar Channel. I always enjoy interviewing him, as he is very generous and articulate in his answers. Here's an interview recorded via Zoom where he goes into great depth on the following subjects: Here's the second part of this interview. Thank you to
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Juha Ruokangas, “State of the Union” with the Finnish luthier – Part 1
Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Finnish luthier Juha Ruokangas (ruokangas.com) is a long-time premium subscriber to The Guitar Channel. I always enjoy interviewing him, as he is very generous and articulate in his answers. Here's an interview recorded via Zoom where he goes into great depth on the following subjects: Here's the first part of this interview. Thank you to
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Nicolas Meier and Pete Oxley, guitar in hand double interview
Friday, 15 December 2023
This is a double guitar-in-hand interview with two exceptional musicians: Nicolas Meier and Pete Oxley (meiergroup.com/oxley-meier). Special thanks to bassist José Fallot for bringing these two guitarists to the showroom. What a great encounter! As a bonus the is a triple session to listen to their music. Nicolas Meier and Pete Oxley interview Until the
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Nyl Guitars – Presentation and demo by Michel Gentils in Puteaux
Saturday, 09 December 2023
Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by Nyl Guitars (fr.nylguitars.com) by musician Michel Gentils (michelgentils.com) in the presence of luthier Julien Jalaguier. Nyl Guitars demo concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: About the demo concerts
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Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by CF Guitars (Facebook page) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Fred Charpiot. Configuration: CF Guitars demo concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: About the
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In the Springer Guitars (springerguitars.com) family, I present the Firehawk. This time, the luthier Mikaël Springer revisits Gibson's Firebird model, injecting it with his own DNA. Firehawk Springer review Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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United Guitars #4, report on the soundcheck and concert at New Morning in Paris
Tuesday, 05 December 2023
The concert for volume 4 of the United Guitars (united-guitars.fr) project took place on Monday December 4th at the New Morning in Paris, with no fewer than 24 guitarists taking to the stage in succession! Ludovic Egraz and Olivia Rivasseau brilliantly rose to the challenge. A huge bravo to them and to all the musicians
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Fred Walecki, interview with the legendary boss of Westwood Music in LA – Archives Treasury
Thursday, 30 November 2023
Back in 2017, right after NAMM, thanks to my good friend luthier Isaac Jang, I was able to meet a local legend in the Los Angeles area, Fred Walecki who managed Westwood Music for more than 40 years. Here he is telling incredible stories of the guitar business world. Fred Walecki interview Until the next
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Criman Guitars – Presentation and demo by Hugo Martin in Puteaux
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by Criman Guitars (criman.ro) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Christian Sandu. Configuration: Criman Guitars demo concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: About the demo
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