It's always a great pleasure and an impressive moment for me to interview Classical guitarists. Indeed, they have a phenomenal technique and manage to play fabulous music with a “simple” nylon-string guitar. Here's a guitar-in-hand interview with Berta Rojas (bertarojas.com), a concert artist from Paraguay who plays all over the world and teaches at Berklee
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Allen Hinds (allenhinds.com) is a Los Angeles musician in more ways than one: he lives, teaches, records and plays here. After meeting him at his home several times, we recorded this interview at NAMM 2025. Allen Hinds interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Allen
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Last year I had the pleasure to record a couple of videos with the American studio musician Tom Strahle (tomstrahle.com) at this home. In 2025, we saw each other at the NAMM Show where he was coming as a visitor. Here is the latest news about his musician who played the famous guitar part on
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David Dennis is the surfboard manufacturer behind Ventana Surfboards (ventanasurfboards.com). At NAMM 2025, on the stand of the prestigious American acoustic guitar brand Santa Cruz (santacruzguitar.com), he presented a set consisting of a guitar and a board. He tells us all about it in an interview. David Dennis interview Until the next interview or gear
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That's the magic of NAMM: you're strolling through the show's aisles and you come across Darryl Jones (darryljones.com), the bassist of the Rolling Stones, at his Jones Musical Instruments booth (jonesmusicalinstruments.com)! Here's an interview with this legendary bassist, who's been playing with Miles Davis, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and now the Stones for years. Darryl
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American boutique pickup builder Curtis Novak (curtisnovak.com) was one of the exhibitors at the Wood Wire Volts 2025 event, which he organized. Curtis reputation as a boutique pickup manufacturer is well established, so here's an interview with him to find out all about it. Curtis Novak interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep
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Wood Wire Volts event during NAMM: Curtis Novak interview
Wednesday, 12 February 2025
During this 2025 edition of NAMM, there was another guitar show a few miles from the Convention Center on Thursday and Friday, the Wood Wire Volts (woodwirevolts.com). Having heard about it via Zach Broyles of Mythos Pedals, I went along for the ride. Here's an interview with Curtis Novak, mic manufacturer and event organizer. Curtis
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I love the work of journalist Jason Verlinde, founder of the excellent American guitar journal the Fretboard Journal (fretboardjournal.com), organizer of the Fretboard Summit (fretboardsummit.org) and host of several excellent podcasts, including the one linked to the journal. Meeting him at NAMM to do this interview was a highlight of the show. Jason Verlinde interview
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In the series of NAMM debriefs, here's an American viewpoint with my luthier pal Isaac Jang (isaacjangguitars.com) on this 2025 edition of the American show. Isaac Jang interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:NAMM ReportsDebrief Archives
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For the second time, I had the pleasure of interviewing Thomas Ripsam, CEO of Martin Guitars, at NAMM 2025. It's always exciting to ask questions of the person who runs one of the world's leading guitar companies. Thomas Ripsam interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For
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It's a time-honored tradition at NAMM: an interview with Andy Powers, big boss of Taylor Guitars. It's worth noting that the American brand was back at the American show with a real stand open to visitors, unlike other brands. Andy Powers interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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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 -
Canadian guitarist Nick Johnston (nickjohnstonmusic.com) was one of the musicians present at Guitar Summit 2024. We took the opportunity to interview him about his current and future projects. Nick Johnston interview 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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Marco Cinelli is the charismatic leader of the Cinelli Brothers (cinellibrothers.com). He composes, he sings, plays the guitar, the piano and the organ! Their show at the Pan Piper in Paris was awesome. They play all over Europe and the US so go see them when they come near you. As a bonus, you will get
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Chris Buck from Cardinal Black, the Paris Interview at the Cabaret Sauvage
Monday, 25 November 2024
Chris Buck (chrisbuckguitar.co.uk), guitarist with English band Cardinal Black (thecardinalblack.com), was on tour in Europe to support Myles Kennedy. During their concert at Paris' Cabaret Sauvage, I had the pleasure of meeting him, interviewing him and listening to their sound check. It was a real pleasure to spend time with him and the band. A
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Ana Patan and Jonas Hellborg Interview at the 2024 Guitar Summit
Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Singer-guitarist Ana Patan (anapatan.com) and legendary bassist Jonas Hellborg (hellborg.com) played at Guitar Summit on the big stage at Mannheim's Rosengarten. Here they are in interview to talk about their respective projects. Ana Patan and Jonas Hellborg Interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Bass
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Adam Miller at the Guitar Summit with a New Signature Nik Huber Guitar
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Australian musician Adam Miller (adammiller.com.au) was once again a regular at Guitar Summit. Among other things, he picked up a new guitar from Nik Huber Guitars. Adam Miller interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Adam Miller InterviewsGuitar Summit Reports
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Alexandr Misko Interview at the 2024 Guitar Summit at Baton Rouge
Monday, 04 November 2024
Russian-born musician Alexandr Misko (alexandrmisko.com) is now based in Germany, so I always bump into him at Guitar Summit. Here he is, interviewed on the stand of Baton Rouge (batonrougeguitars.com), which makes his signature model. Alexandr Misko interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Alexandr
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What I really enjoy about Guitar Summit (guitarsummit.de) is that you get to meet a lot of high-caliber musicians. Here's one of them with Jack Gardiner (jack-gardiner.co.uk) talking about his living room, Neural DSP's Nano Cortex and his projects. Jack Gardiner interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre
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Cornerstone Music Gear, Founder Interview Emilio Massari at the Guitar Summit
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Italian pedal brand Cornerstone Music Gear (cornerstonemusicgear.com) was one of the exhibitors at Guitar Summit 2024. Here's an interview with founder and designer Emilio Massari to find out more about the brand and the products presented in Germany. Emilio Massari Interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Peter Bachmaier PG Guitars interview at the Guitar Summit 2024
Thursday, 17 October 2024
Here is an interview with the German boutique guitar builder Peter Bachmaier from PB Guitars (pb-guitars.com). His guitars are really original with some interesting shapes. He was exhibiting at the Guitar Summit 2024. Peter Bachmaier interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar Summit ReportsLuthier
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Here's an interview with Phil X at the 2024 edition of Guitar Summit. Always a pleasure to meet this musician who is always bursting with energy and positive vibes. Phil was introducing is double overdrive signature pedal, the PXO J. Rockett (rockettpedals.com). Phil X interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing
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Unicut Guitars, Flo Lüttke Interview at the 2024 Guitar Summit
Tuesday, 08 October 2024
Interview with German luthier Flo Lüttke of Unicut Guitars (unicutguitars.com) at Guitar Summit 2024. Flo Lüttke interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar Summit ReportsLuthier Interviews
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A few years after our first meeting at the 42 Gear Street event organized by Henning Pauly, I had the pleasure of running into pro musician and youtuber Perfecto de Castro (perfectodecastro.com) again. It was during the 2024 edition of the Guitar Summit. Here's his interview to find out what he's up to, what he's
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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 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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