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Tom Ollendorff, guitar in hand interview with the Jazz musician (continued)
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
In the middle of July, I had the pleasure of doing a guitar-in-hand interview with Jazz musician Tom Ollendorff (tomollendorff.com), who was in Paris between two concerts. Here's the second part of this in-depth interview. The first part is in this article. Tom Ollendorff interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing
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Tom Ollendorff, guitar in hand interview with the Jazz musician
Wednesday, 04 September 2024
In the middle of July, I had the pleasure of doing a guitar-in-hand interview with Jazz musician Tom Ollendorff (tomollendorff.com), who was in Paris between two concerts. Here's the first part of this in-depth interview. The second part is in this article. Tom Ollendorff interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing
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Tom Strahle, visit of his acoustic instruments for his work for video games & TV
Monday, 02 September 2024
After the in-depth guitar in hand interview with Tom Strahle (tomstrahle.com) to go through some of the amazing acoustic instruments he uses in his work every day. Tom Strahle's instruments visit Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version available on The Guitar Channel Radio for premium
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At Sound Messe Osaka, Mexican guitar brand Cream Guitars (creamguitars.com) was present with a very colorful booth, just like they had at last year's NAMM. Here's an interview with Luis Ortiz to introduce this brand, which offers guitars with an unconventional look. Luis Ortiz interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing
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Vuorensaku Guitars & Ian Martin Allison interview : A Musician And His Builder
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
At Guitar Summit, I had the pleasure of interviewing Finnish luthier Saku Vuori of Vuorensaku Guitars (vuorensaku.fi) and bassist Ian Martin Allison (ianmartinallison.com). In the series A Musician and His Luthier, we talk bass. Saku Vuorensaku Guitars and Ian Martin Allison interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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Keystone Stringed Instruments, Keisuke Nishi Japanese luthier interview
Monday, 19 August 2024
It was during the Sound Messe Osaka show that I was able to do another interview with the very talented Japanese luthier Keisuke Nishi of Keystone Stringed Instruments (keystone-si.com). He was exhibiting as part of the Legacy Project and also to showcase his own guitars, which are featured in this video. Keisuke Nishi interview Until
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Here is a demo recorded at the Sound Messe Osaka 2024 show of a Stilblu Guitars (stilblu.com). The recording setup is a ZOOM UAC-232 audio interface and Blue Cat Audio's Axiom for effects and amp emulation. Stilblu Guitars demo Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Sound Messe ArchivesLuthier Guitar Review
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Allen Hinds, interview with the American musician on tour in Japan
Monday, 12 August 2024
American guitarist Allen Hinds (allenhinds.com), whom I know a little because I've interviewed him several times in Los Angeles (see the archives in these articles), was in Japan for a tour and a masterclass at Sound Messe Osaka. Allen Hinds Archives Allen Hinds interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the
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Marco Bernasconi Swiss boutique guitar builder interview at the MIGS & Demo
Thursday, 08 August 2024
Interview with Swiss based boutique guitar builder Marco Bernasconi from Bernasconi Guitars (bernasconi-guitars.com) at the Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) in Switzerland. This craftsman has a very original and successful design, which is very difficult to achieve. Here's his story and a demo of the guitar. Marco Bernasconi interview Until the next interview or gear
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Gabriel Aeschbach boutique guitar builder interview at the MIGS
Monday, 05 August 2024
Interview with Swiss boutique guitar builder Gabriel Aeschbach from Aeschbach Guitars (aeschbachguitars.com) at the Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) in Switzerland. Gabriel Aeschbach interview 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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Luthier Biggest Fail: Jacco Stuitje of Rikkers Guitars goes to confession
Monday, 05 August 2024
In this series of chronicles dedicated to Luthier Fails, Dutch craftsman Jacco Stuitje of Rikkers Guitars (rikkersgitaarbouw.nl) shares a few stories from his long career as a luthier. Luthier Fail Series Jacco Stuitje interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version available on The Guitar Channel
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At Sound Messe Osaka, I was able to interview Masato Takimoto of List Guitars. As a bonus, after the interview, there's a demo of this aluminum guitar. Masato Takimoto interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Sound Messe Osaka ArchivesJapan Archives
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It was at Sound Messe Osaka 2024 that I discovered HEX Guitars (hexguitars.com) made in Korea. Here's an interview with Sean and a demo of one of the headless models presented during this Japanese show. HEX Guitars Interview & Demo Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For
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Adrian Bellue, interview of the Fingerstyle musician at the Sound Messe Osaka
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Here's an interview with guitarist Adrian Bellue (adrianbellue.com) at Sound Messe Osaka, where he was present as a demo artist. Adrian's Fingerstyle guitar style is very much his own, blending both acoustic and Metal styles. Adrian Bellue interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version available
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Jack Gardiner, interview at the Montreux International Guitar Show
Monday, 08 July 2024
Meeting and interviewing Jack Gardiner (jack-gardiner.co.uk) at the 2024 Montreux International Guitar Show was one of the highlights of the show. The Swiss-based British musician ran a workshop for a week prior to the show, and was scheduled to play at the concerts afterwards. Jack gardiner interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep
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Dowina Guitars, the full history of the brand told by Erika Marinova
Friday, 05 July 2024
It was during the Montreux International Guitar Show guitar show 2024 edition that I had the pleasure of meeting Erika Marinova, who runs the Slovakian acoustic guitar brand Dowina Guitars (dowina.com). It was a wonderful meeting that enabled me to learn a lot about this European brand. Interview Erika Marinova Until the next interview or
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Claudio Pagelli boutique builder interview at the Montreux International Guitar ShowÂ
Thursday, 04 July 2024
Interview with Swiss boutique builder Claudio Pagelli from Pagelli Guitars (pagelli.com) at the Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch). This craftsman has his own vision of the guitar, and his instruments are incredible on every level. Here's a new interview with this key figure on the European guitar scene. Claudio Pagelli interview Until the next interview
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The American musician Josh Smith (joshsmithguitar.com) was in Japan for the Sound Messe Osaka to play demos on the joint stand of Vemuram and Two Rock / Divided by 13 (see Eli Lester interview in this article). Of course, we took the opportunity to do an interview and find out a little more about Josh's
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Matteo Mancuso & Bacci Guitars, interview “A Musician and His Guitar Builder” series
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
In the series of interviews with A Musician and His Builder, here's a great encounter at the Montreux International Guitar Show 2024 between Italian musician Matteo Mancuso and Italian luthier Bruno Bacci of Bacci Guitars (bacciguitars.com). Matteo Mancuso and Bruno Bacci interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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Acoustic Fingerstyle guitarist Jon Gomm (jongomm.com) was once again present at the Montreux International Guitar Show for the 2024 edition. We interviewed him to find out more about his current projects. Jon Gomm interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version available on The Guitar Channel
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Sully Guitars, Jon Sullivan guitar builder interview about the new Trella LS
Friday, 21 June 2024
American boutique guitar builder Jon Sullivan of Sully Guitars (sullyguitars.com) talks in this interview about the Trella LS, a new model he is adding to his range with a traditional Gibson scale. We take the opportunity to talk about his strategy for guitar shows and the state of the boutique guitar market worldwide. Jon Sullivan
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Guitar-in-hand interview with Jon Gomm (jongomm.com) in his hotel room in Germany during Guitar Summit 2018. Jon Gomm interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar in Hand InterviewsAcoustic Archives
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Peace Hill FX, Koji Tagaki interview with the tube amp preamp builder in Osaka
Monday, 17 June 2024
Koji Tagaki is the Japanese boutique builder of Peace Hill FX tube preamps (peacehillfx.com). We had agreed to meet in person at Sound Messe Osaka to do an interview. It was a pleasure to meet him, especially as I left with a superb model SSS preamp that he gave me as a gift. Koji Tagaki
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Luca Cesaroni from Cloe Guitars, boutique guitare builder interview in Osaka
Thursday, 13 June 2024
At the 2024 Sound Messe Osaka, Italian boutique guitar builder Luca Cesaroni of Cloe Guitars (cloeguitars.com) was present as an exhibitor and also as a participant in the Legacy Project initiated by Quebec artisan Mario Beauregard. Here was a meeting with a highly talented transalpine luthier. Luca is also involved in Secret EFX (secretefx.com), a
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I discovered the American musician Tom Strahle (tomstrahle.com) via a Paul Davids video. As I was preparing my 2024 California campaign of reports and interviews, I thought it would be interesting to meet him at his home. I was wrong, it was fascinating! So here's an in-depth three part guitar-in-hand interview complemented by another video
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Keisuke Nishi, Legacy Project interview at the Sound Messe Osaka
Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Here's an interview with Japanese luthier Keisuke Nishi of Keystone Stringed Instruments (keystone-si.com) at Sound Messe Osaka. Keisuke is one of Mario Beauregard's 5 apprentices and as such participated in the Legacy Project. Keisuke Nishi interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Luthier InterviewsSound Messe
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Jamie Gale is the founder of the Boutique Guitar Showcase (boutiqueguitarshowcase.com), which offers boutique luthiers an interesting alternative for showcasing their instruments around the world. For the first time, Boutique Guitar Showcase was present in Japan at Sound Messe Osaka. Here's an interview with Jamie Gale, a connoisseur of high-end guitar lutherie, where he explains
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Steve Klein, interview in Japan with the legendary builder for Klein Guitars & Demo
Saturday, 08 June 2024
American luthier Steve Klein is a living legend of modern lutherie. He was exhibiting at Sound Messe Osaka with his Klein Guitars brand (kleinsbench.com), which offers guitars Made in Japan (like the one I'm offering you to listen to as a demo) as well as instruments he still makes himself in the USA. Steve Klein
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The guitar builder Michihiro Matsuda presents an incredible guitar
Friday, 07 June 2024
Japanese-American luthier Michihiro Matsuda (matsudaguitars.com) was one of the exhibitors at Sound Messe Osaka 2024. He presented an incredible guitar. It's a Yamaha SG 800 model that he has completely rebuilt into an instrument completely apart. Bonus: an on site recorded demo of this luthier guitar. Michihiro Matsuda interview Until the next interview or gear
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Two Rock Amplifiers and Divided by 13 Eli Lester interview at the Sound Messe Osaka
Thursday, 06 June 2024
Eli Lester, head of American high-end tube amp brand Two Rock Amplifiers (two-rock.com), was present at Sound Messe Osaka as an exhibitor in tandem with Vemuram. I couldn't find the opening to interview him at last year's NAMM, but I did in Japan! Here's a man with a singular career path, since he was a
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