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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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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Alberto Arcangeli is the Italian boutique builder behind Dreamsongs Pickups (dreamsongspickups.com). He was presenting at the Bologna Guitar Show a new model, a new version of his Charlie Christian floating pickup. Interview Alberto Arcangeli Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Guitar Show ReportsPadova Archives
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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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