Max Spohn (spohnguitars.com) is a German acoustic boutique guitar maker. He was an exhibitor at the Boutique Guitar Showcase during the 2022 NAMM in Los Angeles. Here he is in an interview. Max Spohn luthier interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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German musician and entrepreneur Thomas Blug was an exhibitor at NAMM 2022. Here he is in interview to talk about the current projects at BluGuitar (bluguitar.com) like the Amp X. Thomas Blug interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Diego Vila is a Spanish luthier who was exhibiting his Vila Guitars (diegovilaguitars.com) in the Boutique Guitar Showcase of the NAMM 2022. Here is in an interview with one of his super cool instrument. Diego Vila interview NAMM Interviews & Reports Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Matt Eich is the luthier of the metal guitars of the brand Mule Resophonic (muleresophonic.com). His instruments can be seen in the hands of Ariel Posen. Here he is in interview on his booth at NAMM 2022. Interview Matt Eich NAMM Interviews & Reports Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the
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It is in the aisles of NAMM 2022 that I met Victor Lee (victorleemusic.com). Already interviewed in 2021 via Zoom, we took the opportunity to do a quick review of his current projects. Victor Lee interview NAMM Interviews & Reports Archives Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Jay Leonard J (YouTube channel) is a pro musician and also a youtuber. He was doing some very cool showcases at the NAMM 2022 at the huge Yamaha booth. Here is an interview with this very talented guitar player and singer. NAMM interviews & reports archives Jay Leonard J interview Until the next interview or
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I met Jano at the DSM & Humboldt booth at the NAMM 2022. DSM & Humboldt (simplifieramp.com) is a Chilean company which builds amazing pedals like the Zero Watt Simplifier preamp. Here is the interview recorded back in June 2022. Jano interview about DSM & Humboldt NAMM Interviews & Reports Until the next interview, keep
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Gene Baker, B3 Guitars, boutique guitar builder interview at NAMM
Thursday, 02 February 2023
Gene Baker from B3 Guitars (b3guitars.com) was one of the boutique guitar builder at the Boutique Guitar Showcase during NAMM 2022. We first did an interview back in 2015 so it was more than time to record an update. Here it is! Gene Baker interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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Iconic Guitars, new boutique guitar brand, interview with Kevin Proctor at NAMM 2022
Monday, 03 October 2022
During the NAMM 2022, I fell in love with the guitars of a brand I didn't know yet: Iconic Guitars (iconicguitars.com). Here is a presentation of this new American boutique guitar brand with an interview with Kevin Proctor, the owner. Interview with Kevin Proctor Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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One of the really great encounters at this 2022 edition of NAMM was with Nathaniel Murphy. If you're on Instagram, you're bound to have stopped by his solo guitar instrumental covers on his @ZeppelinBarnatra account. Nathaniel actually explains in this interview the origin of his strange Instagram name. Nathaniel Murphy interview Until the next interview,
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Peter Arends is the CEO of Bad Cat Amps (badcatamps.com). It was a pleasure to meet him and do this quick interview during the NAMM 2022 edition. Following this moment we agreed on doing a visit in their workshop in Costa Mesa, you can find it in this article. Peter Arends interview Until the next
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Mark Lettieri interview during NAMM 2022 on the Bacci Guitars booth
Friday, 01 July 2022
Mark Lettieri (marklettieri.com) was a visitor at the NAMM 2022. I caught him while he was in the middle of the Boutique Guitar Showcase at the Bacci Guitars (bacciguitars.com) booth. Here is in an express interview. Mark Lettieri interview NAMM Interviews & Reports Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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It is on Blue Cat Audio booth that I met Pete Thorn during the NAMM 2022. It is always a pleasure to interview this musician who is as busy on the stage around the world as he is on YouTube. Pete Thorn interview NAMM Reports & Interviews Until the next interview or gear review, keep
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You have to know Ryan Burke from 60 Cycle Hum (YT channel) if you skim the guitar videos on YouTube. He has a style all his own. We met him just outside the NAMM doors before the show started and did this quick interview. NAMM Interviews & Reports Ryan Burke interview Until the next interview
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Verso Instruments, Robin Stummvoll luthier interview at NAMM 2022
Saturday, 25 June 2022
Robin Stummvoll from Verso Instruments (versoinstruments.com) was one of the boutique builder at the NAMM 2022. Here is an interview with him at his booth in the Boutique Guitar Showcase area. NAMM Archives Robin Stummvoll interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Shabat Guitars, interview with the luthier Avi Shabat at NAMM 2022
Friday, 24 June 2022
The American luthier Avishai Shabat (shabatguitars.com) that I had the opportunity to visit in his workshop in Los Angeles was among the exhibitors of NAMM 2022. Here he is in interview to give the latest news of his activity which is flourishing. Avishai Shabat interview More content reserved for subscribers Until the next interview, keep
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Bryan Galloup interview at the boutique guitar showcase at the NAMM 2022
Thursday, 23 June 2022
Bryan Galloup is not only a high-end boutique guitar builder, he is also the founder of the Galloup School of Lutherie (galloupguitars.com). Here is in an interview during the NAMM 2022 in the middle of the Boutique Guitar Showcase area where he was exhibiting. Bryan Galloup interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the
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Tyler Wells from LHT Guitars (lhtguitars.com) was an exhibitor at the NAMM in June 2022. Here is an express interview with the luthier who builds amazing archtop guitars with a unique design. Tyler Wells interview NAMM Interviews & Reports Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Jamie Gale, creator and curator of the Boutique Guitar Showcase, was of course present at NAMM 2022. Again the selection of guitar builders was awesome. Here is an interview to have some kind of state of the union of boutique guitar making. Jamie Gale interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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NAMM 2022, the 13 interviews done on Saturday, from Jay Leonard J to Nathaniel Murphy and more
Saturday, 18 June 2022
Here are all 13 interviews from Saturday, June 4, 2022 at NAMM in one article. You will find some of the best luthiers in the world, as well as two phenomenal musicians. Enjoy! This day was a great illustration of the fact that it is the meetings that make the most of the interest of
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NAMM 2022, the 20 Friday interviews with Mark Lettieri, Avi Shabat, Pete Thorn and more!
Thursday, 16 June 2022
Friday, June 3, 2022 was the first day of this 3-day NAMM 2022. It seemed as if everyone had been waiting for the opening of this event for 29 months since the last Winter NAMM was in January 2020, just before the whole world came to an abrupt stop. In short, this Friday was intense
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This year the high-end acoustic guitar builder Isaac Jang (isaacjangguitars.com) was not exhibiting at the NAMM, he was there as a simple visitor enjoying seeing colleagues and friends from the guitar world. Here is his update from the show floor. Isaac Jang NAMM 2022 update To know more about Isaac's work,watch this series of interviews
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NAMM 2022 at the time of the assessment: it was (really) the best edition. Period.
Monday, 13 June 2022
At the risk of surprising more than one, this 7th NAMM for The Guitar Channel was really the best since I cover this event. Obviously, I didn't miss the exhibitors who were not present (40% less than in 2020). It must be said that the basement, closed this year, is largely filled with Chinese exhibitors
As the NAMM 2022 was only 3 days long, Sunday was the third and last day of the show. Here is the full report in photo and video of this day at the Anaheim Convention Center. The interviewees of the day are Jamie Gale, curator of the Boutique Guitar Showcase and Bryan Galloup. Sunday at
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It's been in the works for a while, it's now official, Andy Powers, the master builder and guitar designer is now, in addition, the president of Taylor Guitars (taylorguitars.com). Previous president Bob Taylor and CFO Kurt Listug remain involved with the company. Here is an interview with Andy Powers done during NAMM 2022 where he
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Saturday at the NAMM 2022 was an amazing with a lot of visitors. It felt really good to see this joyous crowd throughly enjoying the guitar show! No less than thirteen interviews to bring you the information straight from the show floor. NAMM 2022 Saturday report Interviewees of the day Until the next video report
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NAMM 2022 – Video report of the first day in Anaheim, California
Sunday, 05 June 2022
Against all expectations (at least for some people, but except me!) this first day of the NAMM 2022 post-pandemic version was great! A lot of people from 10:00 in the morning until closing time. On the content side, no less than 11 interviews to be found in the report below. NAMM 2022 - Day 1
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First video report of the series dedicated to the NAMM 2022 which takes place this year from June 3 to 5 in Anaheim. The trip from Paris, France to Los Angeles is so very long with its 11 plus hour of flight and the Los Angeles traffic to go through to reach Anaheim from LAX
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Just back from Italy for the Padova Guitar Show, a few weeks after the first superb edition of the Montreux International Guitar Show, without forgetting the event reserved for premium subscribers in Brittany at Blue Cat Audio, it's already time to prepare the next trip to the NAMM 2022 (namm.org)! Subscribe to access our independent
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YouTube selection – Allen Hinds and his series “What Makes This Guitar Great and Affordable”
Tuesday, 01 March 2022
During my wanderings on the Internet I discovered a series of videos produced by Allen Hinds (allenhinds.com) on his YouTube channel entitled: What Makes This Guitar Great and Affordable. It is definitely a must-watch as Allen tells some cool stories about his guitars. When Allen Hinds talks about his guitars Here is the first video
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