Here's the 9th episode of the Spartan Project video series. Watch Mikaël gluing the fretboard and starting the work on the frets.
Playlist of the episodes of the Spartan Project
As a reminder, the goal of the Spartan Project is to document the building of a guitar for me by luthier Mikaël Springer.
I really enjoyed the Distance Traveled album from the David Becker Tribune so I decided to do a Skype interview with him to learn more about this awesome Jazz guitar player.
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Interview of the luthier Claudio Pagelli during the 2014 Holy Grail Guitar Show
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Interview of the Swiss luthier Claudio Pagelli during the 2014 Holy Grail Guitar Show.
The luthier website: www.pagelli.com
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Pierre.
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Paul Reed Smith from PRS Guitars interview at the 2015 Winter NAMM
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
I had the opportunity to interview twice before Paul Reed Smith but doing another interview at NAMM was too good an opportunity to pass as it's always fascinating to talk guitar with him.
Themes discussed in the interview with Paul Reed Smith
His best and worse memories of the past NAMM shows
Favorite NAMM survival tip
The differences between the Musikmesse and the NAMM
What’s new for PRS this year
A look back on the past of PRS
The process to develop a new idea for his guitars
The others interview of Paul are available here.
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Zane Carney is back in Paris to host a second masterclass during his 2015 european tour. Last year edition was a huge success so we decided to do it again this year.
Zane Carney Masterclass Monday May 25th from 7pm to 10pm
At Guitars Addicts (98 Rue du Chemin Vert, 75011 Paris) - 30€
By the way you can watch the full 2 hour recording in HD of last year masterclass with the Backstage Pass.
Zane is a guitarist who has been with John Mayer for a while and also pursuing his own solo career.
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Video recorded on May 17th 2015 at Guitars Addicts in Paris, France when Nik Huber delivered the Blue Whale #6 to the owner, Didier. Etienne Prieuret, pro guitar player, improvised this demo on this superb guitar on the Rhythm channel of an Imperial amp from Tone King (above) and on the Leach channel (below).
Gear used
Guitar: Blue Whale #6
Luthier: Nik Huber
Amp: Tone King Imperial
Video and sound: Lumix GH2
The Blue Whale guitar is a 25 limited edition run. It is based on the Dolphin model from the Nik Huber catalog.
In this 8th video of the Spartan Project the luthier, Mikaël Springer, continues the work on the neck of the guitar.
Previous episodes of the Spartan Project
As a reminder, the goal of the Spartan Project is to document the building of a guitar for me by luthier Mikaël Springer.
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Last year I had the pleasure to do an audio interview with Warren Haynes, this time we did it again but in video in between the Govt Mule sound check and the concert in Paris.
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Interview with luthier Dennis Fano from Fano Guitars at the 2015 Winter NAMM
Monday, 11 May 2015
Interview with luthier Dennis Fano from the Premier Builders Guild during the 2015 Winter NAMM show.
Subjects discussed in the interview
His best and worse memories of the past NAMM show editions
His favorite NAMM show survival tips
His first guitar
How he became a guitar builder
On which style of music the Fano guitars are usually used
Is there competition among the different Premier Builders Guild?
Why guitar players should consider more the boutique brands than the big name?
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Here's a Tony Macalpine interview for the release of Concrete Gardens. We did a Skype call to talk about this new release. The album is excellent, the technic is stratospheric as usual but thank God the music is not forgotten! It's always a good thing to see a musician like Tony releasing new material.
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O3 Guitars – Interview with the luthier Alejandro Ramirez at Guitares au Beffroi 2015
Thursday, 07 May 2015
Here's an Alejandro Ramirez interview. José is a luthier for O3 Guitars I met during the Salon de la Belle Guitare in Montrouge near Paris in March 2015 during the Guitars au Beffroi festival.
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Here's a José Ramos interview. José is a luthier I met during the Salon de la Belle Guitare in Montrouge near Paris in March 2015 during the Guitars au Beffroi festival.
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Here's a teaser of the interviews recorded during the 2015 Musikmesse with this list of people:
Heike Matthiesen
Frank Gambale
Jeff Berlin
Greg Howe
Gabor Goldschmidt from Fibenare Guitars
Tom Quayle
2015 Musikmesse preview video
Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar!
Pierre.
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During the 2015 winter NAMM show I had the pleasure to meet and interview the legendary Saul Koll who was then producing his instruments within the Premier Builders Guild.
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In 2014 at the Musikmesse I only had the opportunity to do a selfie with Frank, this year through the good people at DV Mark I was able to do a 30min full Frank Gambale interview with him that you can see below.
Frank Gambale interview
Subjects discussed in the Frank Gambale interview
His first guitar
The main turning points in his career
The invention of the sweeping
What remains to be said about this technique
How his gear has evolved throughout the years
The relationship with the Carvin team for his guitar
His next projects
His new online teaching website
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Here's a Dan Macpherson interview. Dan is a luthier I met during the Salon de la Belle Guitare in Montrouge near Paris in March 2015 during the Guitars au Beffroi festival.
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In this 7th video of the Spartan Project the luthier, Mikaël Springer, continues the work on the neck of the guitar.
Previous episodes of the Spartan Project
As a reminder, the goal of the Spartan Project is to document the building of a guitar for me by luthier Mikaël Springer.
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In the Luthier Chronicle #4, the Finish luthier Juha Ruokangas explained how and why he uses thermo treated wood in his instrument.
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Greg Howe interview at the 2015 Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany
Saturday, 25 April 2015
I already did a cool and long interview with Greg Howe but for the first time I had the pleasure to do it in video during the 2015 Musikmesse.
Subjects discussed in the interview
His comparison between the Musikmesse and the NAMM
The new amp developed with DV Mark
His new guitar with Carvin
The lastest update on the next Maragold album
His current projects
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Interview of the Italian luthier Giulio Negrini during the 2014 Holy Grail Guitar Show.
The luthier website: www.negriniguitars.com
Enjoy,
Pierre.
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Interview with Kathryn Marie Dudley, author of the book “Guitar Makers”
Friday, 24 April 2015
I heard about Kathryn Marie Dudley book, Guitar Makers - The Endurance of Artisanal Values in North America, from Austrian luthier Michael Spalt. I contacted the editor and received a copy of the book soon after. Kathryn exposes a fascinating story of the North American guitar builders.
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Relish guitar review – The Jane Relish Guitars – Innovative instrument from Switzerland
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Here's a Relish guitar review, the Jane model by Relish Guitars is entirely developed and built in Switzerland with some cool innovative ideas.
In this 6th video of the Spartan Project the luthier, Mikaël Springer, continues the work on the neck of the guitar.
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As a reminder, the goal of the Spartan Project is to document the building of a guitar for me by luthier Mikaël Springer.
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Interview with Michael Spalt, president of the EGB (European Guitar Builders) association
Monday, 20 April 2015
The European Guitar Builders is a professional association for european luthier.
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Michael Spalt luthier interview at Guitares au Beffroi 2015, in France
Monday, 13 April 2015
Here's a double Michael Spalt interview I did during the Salon de la Belle Guitare of the festival Guitares au Beffroi (www.guitaresaubeffroi.com) which took place in Montrouge near Paris in March 2015. Austrian luthier Michael Spalt was there as an exhibitor and as the president of the European Guitar Builders (EGB). One of the main activity of the EGB is the organization of the Holy Grail Guitar Show where I went for the first edition in Berlin last year.
So we did two interviews instead of one! The one above is the one about his life as a luthier.
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Shaï Sebbag is a musician I had the pleasure to interview several times in French, for the release of En Equilibre his third album it was more than time to record and English interview so his non-French speaking fans can get to know him better and also for new people to discover his universe.
With this latest release I think Shaï reached a new peak as he is delivering some awesome compositions played with an impeccable technique without useless technical demonstration.
Extracts of "En Equilibre" played before the interview
Into The Wild
Bach To The Future
Valse des Carpates
Orgasme
Some
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Here's my video review of the Line6 JTV-59.
I had several times in the past the opportunity to play on Tone King amps (www.toneking.com): they sound great.
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In this 5th video of the Spartan Project the luthier, Mikaël Springer, starts the work on the neck of the guitar. Many people consider that you are truly an electric guitar luthier when you build the necks of your instruments yourself.
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In this video I asked master builder Juha Ruokangas questions about the different ways to finish a guitars and their impacts on the sound.
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