Greg Koch interview - Greg was all over the Musikmesse 2014, from the Fishman booth to demo their new Fluence pickups, to the Fender booth and also on the big Agora stage. In this interview Greg talks about those new pickups, about this trio setup specially for the Musikmesse with Yolanda Charles on bass and vocal and Nicolas Viccaro on drums.
Greg Koch interview
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It was a blast to see him play.
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Heike Matthiesen has been a regular guest on the show. Each time I come to the Musikmesse I interview her. Each time it's a lot of fun to talk to such a passionate musician.
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Ulrich Teuffel has some very innovative design ideas that he has implemented in his instruments over the years (see photos below).
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Nik Huber has a well deserved reputation amongst guitar builders. I had a blast talking to him and getting to know his work better.
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It's the 3rd time I have the huge pleasure to meet Paul Reed Smith. The first time was in 2004, I was living in Montréal, Canada at the time and Paul was in town for a clinic. It was 5 years before I started The Guitar Channel so no need to say I did not do any interview.
The second time was 7 years later in 2011, it was my very first Musikmesse. I went straight to the PRS booth when I arrived in Frankfurt.
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UE Boom guitar amp - Nowadays you can't enter an electronic store without seeing a plethora of Bluetooth speakers. Last month I was invited to a presentation of the UE Boom from Ultimate Ears, the speakers sounds really great especially seeing the relatively small size. I wondered how it would sound to plug a guitar in one and see if it can be used as a guitar amp.
UE Boom guitar amp video
Unpacking the UE Boom
If you are familiar with the Apple unpacking experience, you won't be disappointed with the UE Boom one.
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Here's a Greg Koch audio interview. Greg is a star on the Internet because of his countless awesome demos on YouTube but he is in fact much more than that.
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Here's a 1min video trailer to explain what is The Guitar Channel and how it can amplify your passion.
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Ivano Icardi: new videos and his full album in backing tracks
Thursday, 09 January 2014
I interviewed Ivano Icardi in this episode to talk about "Walking With The Giants", here he comes again with a new video clip for his song "To you", a few videos to learn some of his tricks and his full album in backing tracks.
How to play like Ivano
In this series of video, Ivano shows how to play key parts of his album at regular speed and then at slow speed.
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Backing tracks: Ivano Icardi “Walking with the Giants” full album
Thursday, 02 January 2014
Here are the 12 backing tracks from Ivano Icardi's album "Walking with the Giants" : 75 Mb zip file
Please note that the file also includes an e-book with chord charts and transcriptions.
To allow you to study his music, Ivano has published on YouTube a series of cool videos where he shows at normal speed then at slow speed some key parts of his music.
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2013 December chronicle : Pierre Bensusan and plenty of pedals
Saturday, 28 December 2013
In this December video chronicle I present you with plenty of cool boutique pedals and with the short version of the interview I did recently of Pierre Bensusan, acoustic fingerpicker extraordinaire who has just released a triple live album to cover 40 years of concerts!
Summary
+ Review of future pedals to be tested
+ Short version of the interview with Pierre Bensusan (the long version will be published soon)
+ Some news about the show and future giveaways
The full interview of Pierre Bensusan will be available for the Backstage pass subscribers in a protected article.
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2013 November chronicle – Al Di Meola, Stephan Forte and more
Wednesday, 04 December 2013
Here's the video chronicle for November 2013 with videos of the interview of Al Di Meola as well as some exclusive footage shot during the soundcheck, a treat you only get to see very rarely.
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Peter Frampton interview, the man with the triple humbucker Gibson Les Paul
Tuesday, 03 December 2013
Here's the Skype interview I did with Peter Frampton, the legendary guitar player with the triple humbucker Les Paul. I had a blast talking to such a huge musician.
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Interview with Al Di Meola with footage from the soundcheck at Issoudun
Saturday, 16 November 2013
The legendary Al Di Meola was headlining the 2013 Issoudun Guitar Festival, knowing that I made every effort to get an interview with him. This was done thanks to Kevin Seddiki, guitarist with whom Al plays in duo, who was kind enough to play the role of intermediary and put me in touch with the management of the master. A huge thank to Kevin for his intervention.
The interview with Al Di Meola
I had 10min to do my interview, including setup time. I do not deny that I was a little nervous to meet such a superstar.
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The Al Di Meola interview with footage from the soundcheck at Issoudun
Saturday, 16 November 2013
Done just before the soundcheck of the concert that evening as headlining of the 2013 Issoudun Guitar Festival, here is the interview with one and only Al Di Meola.
The video above is an extract of the interview
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With the permission of the management I was able to attend the soundcheck of the duo and shoot some images. It's a rare moment where we you get the impression that the artists play only for you.
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Stephan Forte speaks about his change from Lag to Ibanez, his practice and his projects for 2014
Thursday, 07 November 2013
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The full video interview is available in this article.
Stéphan Forté was at the Festival Guitare Issoudun in the middle of France for a masterclass with his usual bass player Franck Hermanny, I jumped on the opportunity to do a video interview with him.
Subjects discussed during the interview
+ His recent change of guitars from Lag to Ibanez
+ The specs of the Premium Ibanez he uses at the moment
+ The details on the future custom guitar with Ibanez
+ His practice philosophy
+ How he works on the instrument
+ His projects for
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Stéphan Forté was at the Festival Guitare Issoudun to do a masterclass with his bass player Franck Hermanny and I jumped on the occasion to do a video interview with him.
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Alter Bridge was in town to play Le Zénith in Paris to promote their latest album Fortress, I jumped on the opportunity to interview Mark Tremonti. I am a huge fan of his, especially the early albums of Creed so I was thrilled to be able to meet him and talk guitar.
Story of the interview
I had a 20min slot scheduled at 3:10pm backstage at Le Zénith.
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Guitar Masterclass: learn popular songs on the guitar with your iPhone/iPad
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
We lost count of the smartphone/tablet applications that promise to teach you guitar. Unfortunately for many of them , the promise is far from being held. With Guitar Masterclass , it is a more pragmatic approach: learn to play the guitar popular songs.
The application does not promise you you will play like a god in 10 lessons or improvise like an old jazzman in 2 days , no. It shows you how to play in video a popular song on the guitar from beginning to end .
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Backing Tracks : “Funky Mama” and “The Snatch” Ivano Icardi
Saturday, 19 October 2013
As a complement for Ivano Icardi interview in this episode, here is a bonus package with two full backing tracks with chord charts and transcriptions in PDF :
Funky Mama
The Snatch (in video below)
Link to the 79 Mb zip file
List of files in the 73 MB zip file:
1 - Funky Mama - Backing Track.wav
2 -The Snatch - Backing Track.wav
Funky Mama - Chord Chart.pdf
Funky Mama - Lick.pdf
Funky Mama - Main Riff.pdf
The Snatch - Chord Chart.pdf
The Snatch - Main Theme.pdf
The Snatch - Solo.pdf
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Here's Ivano Icardi interview in audio. Ivano, it's all the passion of Italy on a Stratocaster!
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Video chronicle with news and interviews from Richie Kotzen, Sheehan and Bibb
Monday, 14 October 2013
Here's a video chronicle in a magazine format packed with news, mini gear reviews and interviews from Richie Kotzen, Billy Sheehan who were in Paris for the european tour of the Winery Dogs and Eric Bibb, a great bluesman who is about to release a superb album called Jericho Road.
Summary
News from The Guitar Channel
Giveaway to win the great book from Jean-Pierre Danel The Legend of the Fender Stratocaster
Mini gear reviews of picks : the Chicken Picks and the ergonomic Niglo
Eric Bibb interview (short version) - The long version is here for the Backstage pass owners
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The trend is more than ever to host our beloved pedals in pedalboard.
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Billy Sheehan interview: the legendary bass sound with the Winery Dogs
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Here's the short version of the Billy Sheehan interview done when he was in Paris for the european tour of the Winery Dogs (Richie Kotzen on guitar and lead vocal, Mike Portnoy on drums) on Sept. 15th 2013.
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Richie Kotzen interview: the magical voice and guitar for the Winery Dogs
Monday, 07 October 2013
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Here's the short version of the Richie Kotzen interview done when he was in Paris for the european tour of the Winery Dogs (Billy Sheehan on bass, Mike Portnoy on drums) on Sept. 15th 2013.
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Malina Moye sings well, plays lead guitar and is able to be a real performer on stage. An artist who puts a good dose of six strings in Funk, a style of music where our favorite instrument does not play a leading role in general, deserved an interview on The Guitar Channel.
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Here's the backing track for Racing the World coming from Steve himself.
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Monday, 30 September 2013
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Racing the World BT (1min extract) - Steve Vai
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