Here's a video of Zane Carney trying at Guitars Addicts in Paris for John Mayer a superb 69 Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top.
Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar!
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Here's part 2 of the Zane Carney masterclass given in Paris on May 25th 2015.
What to expect in the masterclass
In-depth talk about music theory
What to play on the V chord
Several full pieces of music played
His approach to composition
How he practice with and without the guitar
His theory about relative pitch
The story about his upcoming Jazzica signature model with Hofner
A full demo of his travel pedal board
Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar!
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Zane Carney was in Paris as part of his 1st solo european tour. Unfortunately he had no date for a concert in France (hopefully next time!) but he was super enthusiastic to give another masterclass at Guitars Addicts like last year.
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In this new chronicle I asked Juha Ruokangas how he tunes the pickups he uses on his guitars.
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Here's part 1 of the Zane Carney masterclass given in Paris on May 25th 2015.
What to expect in the full 2.5 hour masterclass
In-depth talk about music theory
What to play on the V chord
Several full pieces of music played
His approach to composition
How he practice with and without the guitar
His theory about relative pitch
The story about his upcoming Jazzica signature model with Hofner
A full demo of his travel pedal board
Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar!
Pierre.
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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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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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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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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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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
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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.
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Interview with Michael Spalt, President of the EGB (European Guitar Builders
Monday, 20 April 2015
The European Guitar Builders is a professional association for european luthier.
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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 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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In 2014 I did a first interview with Nik Huber from Huber Guitars at the Musikmesse, as he is also an exhibitor at the winter NAMM show we recorded the video interview you can see below.
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I use a Plextortion pedal on my pedalboard for the heavy guitar sounds so while at the NAMM I jumped on the opportunity to interview Brian Wampler the founder of Wampler Pedals.
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I was not able to catch Alex Skolnick during the 2015 winter NAMM show so we scheduled a Skype call to do the interview.
Subjects discussed in the interview
His first guitar
His training and influences
The approach he took toward Jazz
How the Planetary Coalition project was created and recorded
His next projects
His word of wisdom for musician
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While visiting the Ernie Ball Music Man booth at the 2015 winter NAMM I stumbled on Country guitar legend Albert Lee. We did a quick Instagram selfie then I asked him he was willing to do a quick interview on the spot, he accepted graciously. We found a place to sit and here we went! Albert
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Kari Nieminen is the luthier for Versoul Guitars in Finland (www.versoul.com). I discover his work while in Berlin for the Holy Grail Guitar Show. As Kari has built several guitars for one of my all time favorite guitar player, Billy F.
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Zane Carney interview full 35min video interview
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Subjects covered in the interview
Latest update from Zane
All the discoveries Zane did during the 2015 NAMM show
All the info about his collaboration with Hofner for a signature model
Demo of the Jazzica prototype guitar
What to be expected during his european tour
Upcoming news of news music to expect in 2015
Zane demoing his Hofner Jazzica
Can't wait to see Zane live in Paris, hopefully something will happen.
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Gene Baker interview from B3 Guitars at the 2015 Winter NAMM
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Gene Baker is a very famous guitar builder with a huge experience in the field. He now leads B3 Guitars his own brand within the Premier Builders Guild. He has a very rich career in the guitar building business. He worked for many guitar greats such as Robben Ford.
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Two Rock Amplifiers, Bill Krinard founder interview at NAMM 2015
Saturday, 21 February 2015
During the 2015 NAMM show I had the pleasure to meet and interview tone guru Bill Krinard who his the mastermind behind the Two-Rock amps (www.two-rock.com).
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In this second video of the Luthier Chronicle with master builder Juha Ruokangas, I asked what's different in being a luthier in a Nordic country like Finland.
Pics of the Ruokangas workshop
Until the next Luthier Chronicle, keep on playing your guitar and check-out your local luthier.
Pierre.
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While I was in Los Angeles for the 2015 NAMM show, I met completely by chance Grover Jackson one morning in the alleys of the show even though he did not have a booth with GJ2 Guitars. He proposed me right away to come and visit their workshop in Orange County, no need to say I jumped on the opportunity.
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The video above is a teaser for a series of nine chronicles recorded with master luthier Juha Ruokangas from Ruokangas Guitars (www.ruokangas.com). After doing an interview with Juha during the first Holy Grail Guitar Show, I wanted to go even deeper into the lutherie world and start the Luthier Chronicle to learn more about the wonderful instrument we all love.
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I am a big fan of the work of Tom Anderson as I think he builds with his team amongst the best superstrat of the market.
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