I am a fan of Finnish musician Petteri Sariola's acoustic guitar playing (petterisariola.fi). Here he is with his guitar backstage at Guitar Summit 2025. He is presenting his latest album, Voyager. Petteri Sariola interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Petteri SariolaGuitar SummitGuitar in Hand
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Filipe Pampuri from Beetronics (beetronicsfx.com) was at Guitar Summit 2025 to present the Bee Bee Dee in its finest bee costume (yes, really!). Interview with Filipe Pampuri from Beetronics Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar Summit ReportsPedals Review
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The 2025 Guitar Summit ended on a high note with a busy Sunday featuring three interviews and plenty of off-camera encounters and discussions. Interviews of the day: Guitar Summit 2025 - Sunday Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar SummitGuitar Show Reports
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A superb, busy day on Saturday at the 2025 Guitar Summit. Lots of people in the aisles from 11:00 onwards and no fewer than five interviews to boot. Interviews of the day: Guitar Summit 2025 - Saturday Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar SummitGuitar
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Here is the report from the first day of the 2025 Guitar Summit. Despite arriving three hours late due to a train problem on the way to Mannheim, it was a busy day! Guitar Summit - Friday Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar SummitGuitar
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During my trip to Los Angeles for NAMM 2025, I got back in touch with the legendary Thomas Nordegg to arrange a meeting at his Secret Lab. Here's the interview, report and demos recorded during that incredible afternoon at the home of the man who was guitar tech to Frank Zappa, Steve Vai and so
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Bluesman Martin Harley was one of the great discoveries of the 4th Montreux International Guitar Show. He plays Dobro and Weissenborn guitars divinely well, not to mention his talent as a singer. Anyway, here he is, interviewed on the La Chaîne Guitare booth. Martin Harley interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on
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While Dave Kilminster was in Paris in 2016 to tour with Steven Wilson we recorded this interview before the concert. Here it is at last, published, fresh off a forgotten hard drive... Interview Dave Kilminster Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar in Hand Interviews
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Norman Harris Interview, Norman’s Rare Guitars : Vintage Perspective
Thursday, 07 August 2025
A few months ago, Norman's Rare Guitars (normansrareguitars.com) contacted me to do another interview with its legendary founder Norman Harris, and I gladly accepted. Here is the interview, conducted via Zoom, to discuss the Vintage market and the future prospects for this temple of Vintage guitars, located in Tarzana, Los Angeles. In addition to Norman's
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The Bologna Guitar Show was an opportunity to meet Francesco Balossino again, a major Vintage dealer on his website Cesco's Corner (cescoscornerguitars.com). On the day of the show, we only had time to say hello during the setup, so we agreed to do a Zoom interview afterwards. Here is that interview, where you can learn
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It was during the 4th edition of the Montreux International Guitar Show that I did a new interview with musician Chris Woods (chriswoodsgroove.co.uk). He was in Montreux to play at the festival after leading a two-day workshop. Chris Woods interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For
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It was in Switzerland for the 4th edition of the Montreux International Guitar Show that I interviewed American bluesman Lance Lopez (@lancelopezguitarist on Instagram). The highly energetic musician was back in top form as headliner for the Saturday evening concert. Lance Lopez interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar!
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I interviewed German musician and youtuber Frank Steffen Mueller (franksteffenmueller.com) at the 4th Montreux International Guitar Show in Switzerland. We'd regularly bumped into each other at shows all over the place, but we'd never taken the time to chat, which we did in front of the camera. Frank Steffen Mueller interview Until the next interview
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I interviewed Blue Dög (@phipubluedoeg on Instagram) at the 4th edition of the Montreux International Guitar Show in Switzerland, where he was opening for Lance Lopez. Blue Dög interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:BluesMIGS Reports
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It was in Switzerland for the 4th edition of the Montreux International Guitar Show that I discovered guitarist Jonas Wolf (@adventuresofthewolf on Instagram), who was playing incredibly well during a demo in the show's entrance hall. I had to meet this musician! Here he is, interviewed on the La Chaîne Guitare booth. Jonas Wolf interview
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Chris Buck, guitarist with the band Cardinal Black, was in Italy for Guitar Show Italy to make demos for Yamaha and host two masterclasses. It was a great opportunity to do an interview on the eve of the release of the band's new album. As a bonus, at the end of the video there's footage
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Marco Ferrari is the Italian builder of boutique tube guitar amps under his Dreamaker brand (dreamakeramps.com). He was an exhibitor at Guitar Show Italy, with a renowned demonstrator in the person of Phil Palmer. Marco Ferrari Interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar Show
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Phil Palmer (philpalmer.com) is a session and live musician who has played for the likes of Eric Clapton and Dire Straits. Suffice to say, he's a great pro. I met him at Guitar Show Italy in Bologna, where he gave a masterclass and presented his signature PPX2 amp from Dreamaker. To find out everything you
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The Guitar Show Italy, previously held in Padova next to Venice, has now moved to Bologna, where it was held for the first time for this 2025 edition of the Italian show. Here's the full report and interviews of the day. Of particular note was a meeting with Phil Palmer, who has played with Eric
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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. 04/05/25 MIGS Report Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:MIGS ArchivesGuitar Show Reports
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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
One of the hallmarks of the Paris Guitar Festival guitar show in Montrouge, France is the presence of major brands alongside boutique guitar builders. Australian brand Cole Clark (coleclarkguitars.com) was present, along with Miles Jackson, the company's CEO. Here he is in interview to present the philosophy of this atypical manufacturer and show the True
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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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