The second day of the Montreux International Guitar Show is a big day. Big crowds and lots of great music. Here's today's report and interviews. Interviews of the day 03/05/25 MIGS Report Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:MIGS ArchivesGuitar Show Reports
The 4th edition of the Montreux International Guitar Show opened on an almost summery day in terms of weather. The venue is as magical as ever, and the show as friendly as ever. Here is today's report. 02/05/25 MIGS Report Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For
During this 2025 edition of NAMM, there was another show a few miles from the Convention Center on Thursday and Friday: Wood Wire Volts (woodwirevolts.com). Here's an on-site report that will give you an idea of the atmosphere, and probably make you want to go next time. 2025 Wood Wire Volts report Photo album Curtis
Parallel to NAMM was the Amigo Costa Mesa Guitar Show, 15 minutes from Anaheim. As NAMM ended on Saturday, I had plenty of time to spend my Sunday there to see some fine Vintage instruments. Here's the report to see the magnificent guitars on display and watch the interview with show organizer Larry Briggs and
The third and final day of NAMM 2025 was definitely a vintage one. It's as if taking place over 3 days instead of the traditional 4 had boosted the allotted time, which makes sense since we're condensing everything. Another very large crowd, probably even denser than yesterday! Interviews of the day: Reports: Pre-Opening / Day
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The first official day of NAMM got off to a great start with no fewer than 9 interviews! This gives us more than 1 hour of video to find out everything interesting that happened today on The Guitar Channel's radar. One thing's for sure: NAMM is far from over as an event just based on
Having arrived in Anaheim in the afternoon, I was able to get a sneak preview of NAMM while some exhibitors were still setting up. It's a great way to get a taste of what's to come before the show even opens. Reports: Pre-Opening / Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 NAMM 2025 -
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Puteaux Guitar Festival 2025 and Its Luthier Guitar Show : Octobre 10th to 12th
Wednesday, 15 January 2025
As announced last October in this article, the Puteaux Guitar Festival will hold its 6th edition in 2025. It will take place from Friday October 10 to Sunday October 12, 2025! Festival Guitare de PuteauxOctober 10th - 12th 2025Jean-Baptiste Lully Music Conservatory 5 Rue Francis de Pressensé, 92800 Puteaux As in previous editions, The Guitar
In 2025, the NAMM Show will be held at the end of January, with a new duration of 3 days instead of 4. It will take place from January 23 to 25, and The Guitar Chanel will be on site for its tenth Californian campaign! Why Going to the NAMM NAMM is THE major event
The Puteaux Guitar Festival (culture.puteaux.fr), which has had 5 editions (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023), will be back next year in 2025. The town of Puteaux has decided to take a break in 2024, but the will is there to perpetuate this guitar event, which has taken its place in the French guitar landscape.
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Spinal Vibe Blue Cat Audio : a Leslie inspired modulation plugin
Thursday, 10 October 2024
My good friend Guillaume Jeulin's French pro audio software company Blue Cat Audio (bluecataudio.com) is about to release a plugin called Spinal Vibe. The original DNA comes from the venerable Leslie cab, but thanks to the power of digital, Guillaume has turned it into a modulation effect offering enormous possibilities. Spinal Vibe will be released
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The Guitar Channel Gear Reviews: now accessible to all but always independent
Monday, 07 October 2024
The Guitar Channel is the Netflix of guitar, only better. I say it all the time, but it's still true in 2024! To explain the phrase if I had to: it's Netflix because you have to be a paying subscriber to access the exclusive content, it's better because the subscription also allows you to benefit
The Guitar Summit is Europe's biggest guitar show. It takes place in Mannheim, Germany, and features the very best in guitar gear, as well as a rich program of concerts, masterclasses and demos. Here's the report from the third day, Sunday October 28, 2024. Interviews of the day Report and interviews for Sunday Until the
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The Guitar Summit is Europe's biggest guitar show. It takes place in Mannheim, Germany, and features the very best in guitar gear, as well as a rich program of concerts, masterclasses and demos. Here's the report from the second day, Saturday October 28, 2024. Interviews of the day Report and interviews for Saturday Until the
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The Guitar Summit is Europe's biggest guitar show. It takes place in Mannheim, Germany, and features the very best in guitar gear, as well as a rich program of concerts, masterclasses and demos. Here's the report from the first day, Friday October 27, 2024. Interviews of the day: Report and interviews for Friday Until the
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As I often repeat that recording yourself is a very powerful tool for progress, I'm preaching by example with this video. In it, I play the theme from Chris Isaak's Wicked Game on slide guitar. For this session, I first recorded the arpeggio and then improvised over it on the bottleneck. Wicked Game on Slide
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Freedom Custom Guitar Research, a boutique guitar builder from Tokyo – Workshop Visit
Thursday, 23 May 2024
After visiting his showroom, I'd like to take you on a tour of the large Freedom Custom Guitar Research (fcgrtokyo.com) workshop, also located in Tokyo. Our guide is Makoto Fukano, the brand's founder and master luthier. Finally, it's reassuring to see that guitars are made in much the same way all over the world. That's
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Guitar Show Padova 2024 – Sunday Report, Interviews & Guitar Demos
Monday, 20 May 2024
Here's the report for the last day of Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it), with videos of guitars recorded on the spot to really get a better idea of the sound of these beautiful transalpine electrics. Interviews of the day: Guitar demos recorded onsite: Sunday report in Padova Until the next interview or gear review, keep on
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Guitar Show Padova 2024 – Saturday Report, Interviews & Guitar Demos
Sunday, 19 May 2024
A busy Saturday for Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it) 2024. This report features no less than 5 interviews and 6 guitars tested on site in video. This show is really amazing with a vast array of boutique builders coming from all over Europe, big guitar brands as well as some incredible Vintage guitar collections. Interviews of
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Here's the report for the installation day of Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it) 2024, where I'm delighted to come as an exhibitor and above all to cover the event. Friday report in Padova Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Padova ArchivesVideo Blogging ArchivesGuitar Shows
This 2024 trip to Japan was very rich in terms of guitar content production, as after visiting the Freedom Custom Guitar Research showroom and workshop, touring Tokyo's guitar stores, and covering the 3-day Sound Messe Osaka, we ended on a high note with a visit to Fender's brand-new flagship store in the heart of Tokyo's
Here is the full report for Day 3 of the Sound Messe Osaka 2024 on this beautiful Sunday at the biggest guitar show in Japan. Interviews of the day: Guitars reviewed in the video: Sound Messe Osaka 2024 - Day 3 Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Here is the full report for Day 2 of the Sound Messe Osaka 2024 on this beautiful Saturday at the biggest guitar show in Japan. Interviews of the day: Guitars reviewed in the video: Sound Messe Osaka 2024 - Day 2 Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Here's a more than one hour report from Sound Messe Osaka 2024. No less than 4 interviews to kick off the show, which opened in the afternoon for buyers only. The show will open to the public over the weekend, with an expected 10,000 visitors. Interviews of the day: Sound Messe Osaka 2024 - Day
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Freedom Custom Guitar Research, a boutique guitar builder from Tokyo – Showroom & Demo
Wednesday, 08 May 2024
It was during my first trip to Japan for the Sound Messe Osaka in 2019 that I discovered luthier Makoto Fukano and his work via his brand Freedom Custom Guitar Research (fcgrtokyo.com). This Japanese craftsman is based in Tokyo, both for the showroom shown here and for his workshop (see the visit in another episode).
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Japan is a country of guitar aficionados, as you can see when you visit a guitar store. This is the case in Tokyo, where there are several districts with multi-storey guitar stores. Here's a visit to Ochanomizu and Shibuya. Tokyo guitar store visits Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar!
Here is the full report for day 3 at the 2024 Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) in Switzerland. The interview of the day is with Erika, the owner of Dowina Guitars (dowina.com). MIGS 2024 Day 3 report Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:MIGS ArchivesGuitar
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Here is the full report for day 2 at the 2024 Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) in Switzerland. Part 1 / Part 2 Interviews of the day: MIGS 2024 Day 2 report - Part 2 Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:MIGS ArchivesGuitar Show ReportsLuthier
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Here is the full report for day 2 at the 2024 Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) in Switzerland. Part 1 / Part 2 Interviews of the day: MIGS 2024 Day 2 report - Part 1 Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:MIGS ArchivesGuitar Show ReportsLuthier
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Here is the full report for day 1 at the 2024 Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) in Switzerland with an interview with Jack Gardiner. MIGS 2024 Day 1 report Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:MIGS ArchivesGuitar Show ReportsLuthier Interviews
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