Chris Buck from Cardinal Black, the Paris Interview at the Cabaret Sauvage
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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The Canadian guitar builder Michael Sankey presents La Cremonese
Ottawa-based luthier Michael Sankey (sankeyguitars.com) was in Paris for a few days vacation. In this video, he presents a brand-new instrument, La Cremonese, a guitar inspired by the viola da gamba. More oriented towards Classical music, this guitar will be presented at the Cremona Musica (cremonamusica.com) show in Cremona, Italy, hence its name. Michael Sankey
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Tom Ollendorff, guitar in hand interview with the Jazz musician (continued)
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
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
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
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
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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Allen Hinds, interview with the American musician on tour in Japan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Show
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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