Federico Malaman, bass player, and Andrea Ballarin, luthier for Manne Guitars
Friday, 23 July 2021
During the Guitar Show in Padova I had the opportunity to meet the Italian bassist Federico Malaman federicomalaman.com) who is a musician who is having a lot of impact in the bass world lately. He was at the show to demonstrate a bass made by the Italian luthier Andrea Ballarin from Manne Guitars (manne.com). Interviews
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Guitar Show Italy, full report of the 2nd day
Monday, 12 July 2021
End of the Italian weekend in Padua for the 2021 edition of the Guitar Show (guitarshow.it)! Still an very hot summer day, but fortunately the exhibition space was well air-conditioned. On the program of this report, images of the show floor, sequences of the demo concerts and four interviews. The guest of the day were:
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Guitar Show Italy in Padova, day 1 on a gorgeous sunny Saturday
Sunday, 11 July 2021
The Guitar Show (guitarshow.it) of Padova opened its doors to the public on Saturday, July 11, 2021 during a beautiful sunny day. With a hundred of exhibitors there was plenty to do! In this video blogging I take you to visit the booths and make some surprise interviews. The guests of the day are: Henning
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Guitar Show Italy in Padova, 1h from Venice, installation day
Saturday, 10 July 2021
Finally a guitar show worthy of the name to go cover! It's been 18 months since I took a plane to go to an event like the Guitar Show (guitarshow.it) which takes place in Padova, Italy, on July 10th and 11th, 2021, 1 hour from Venice. Once again, The Guitar Channel is on site to
Thierry André luthier interview at the Holy Grail Guitar Show
Monday, 01 February 2021
Thierry André (andreinstruments.com) is a boutique guitar builder based in the province of Québec in Canada. He was one of the exhibitor of the 2016 Holy Grail Guitar Show in Berlin, Germany, Here is in interview presenting one of his super original instrument. Thierry André luthier interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the
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Montreux International Guitar Show, live interview with the organizers
Wednesday, 27 January 2021
If the situation allows it and the planets align, the Montreux International Guitar Show will hold its first edition in Montreux, Switzerland from April 23rd to 25th, 2021. The Guitar Channel is a partner of this event organized by Emmanuel Cottier and David Rosset. Here are the two Swiss acolytes in a live interview to
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Jacky Bastek guitar player and Jacky Walraet luthier interview on the EGB Community Build
Saturday, 02 January 2021
At the occasion of the 2018 Holy Grail Guitar Show the European Guitar Builders (europeanguitarbuilders.com) association launched a project to build a guitar for several female guitar players. Here is the interview with musician Jacky Bastek with luthier Jacky Walraet about the guitar built during the EGB Community Build project. Jacky Bastek and Jacky Walraet
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Holy COUCH Guitar Show 2020, Tania Spalt interview to get the latest news
Thursday, 30 April 2020
Last January, we recorded an interview with Tania Spalt at the Winter NAMM 2020 to talk about what was to be the last edition of the Holy Grail Guitar Show, the grand finale. It was not counting the Coronavirus that decided otherwise. This great world meeting of lutherie which was to be held in Berlin
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Guitares au Beffroi festival 2020 in Montrouge, a stone throw from Paris
Friday, 21 February 2020
2020 edition canceled due to the Coronavirus outbreak The Guitares au Beffroi (guitaresaubeffroi.com) festival will hold its 8th edition in Montrouge, right next to Paris, France, from March 20th to 22nd. The director of the festival Jean-Michel Proust came to our showroom to present this great guitar event. This year again, the program of concerts
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Last edition of the Holy Grail Guitar Show in 2020, Tania Spalt interview
Friday, 14 February 2020
The high-end guitar luthier show of the Holy Grail Guitar Show (holygrailguitarshow.com) will hold its very last edition on May 2nd and 3rd, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. Tania Spalt who works in the EGB (European Guitar Builders association) explains to us why the show stops in this interview recorded during the NAMM 2020. Tania Spalt
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David Solé Arbues luthier interview – Leno Guitars – Madrid Luthier Guitar Show 2019
Thursday, 02 January 2020
David Solé is one of the luthiers I met during the 2019 edition of the Luthier Guitar Show in Madrid. He builds superb acoustic guitars under the Leno Guitars brand (lenoguitars.com). Here he is in an interview! David Solé Arbues interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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2020 Winter NAMM: 6th California trip for The Guitar Channel
Monday, 30 December 2019
For the sixth year, The Guitar Channel will be present at the Winter NAMM (namm.org) which is held like in Los Angeles in Anaheim. The archives of previous years are in this list of articles. The Winter NAMM is the trade show that brings together each year in January the entire world of the musical
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Rikkers Guitars Ferdinand Rikkers luthier interview – Madrid Luthier Guitar Show 2019
Thursday, 26 December 2019
Ferdinand Rikkers is one of the two luthiers with Jacco Stuitje behind the boutique instruments of Rikkers Guitars (rikkersgitaarbouw.nl). He was in Madrid for the Luthier Guitar Show 2019 edition, here he is in an interview to present a superb bass from his design. Ferdinand Rikkers luthier interview Until the next interview, keep on playing
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Don Poniz Pedals – Luciano Ponzio pedal builder interview at the Madrid Luthier Guitar Show
Thursday, 12 December 2019
Luciano Ponzio was one of the exhibitors at the Luthier Guitar Show in Madrid last September. He is the man behind the Don Poniz (facebook.com/donponizfx) pedals made on the Costa Brava. Luciano Ponzio interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: Until the
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Ralph Bonte luthier interview – Arrenbie Guitars at the 2019 Madrid guitar show
Sunday, 08 December 2019
The Belgian luthier Ralph Bonte was one of the exhibitors of the Luthier Guitar Show in Madrid where he presented very beautiful instruments made in Bruges in Belgium under his brand Arrenbie Guitars (arrenbieguitars.be). Ralph Bonte luthier interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Greuter Audio pedals – Sascha Greuter interview – Madrid Luthier Guitar Show 2019
Thursday, 05 December 2019
During the Luthier Guitar Show 2019 in Madrid, I had the pleasure of meeting the Swiss Sascha Greuter who makes pedals under the name Greuter Audio (greuteraudio.ch). Here is the interview with this craftsman who produces a beautiful range of pedals including some incredible Fuzz. Sascha Greuter interview Until the next interview, keep on playing
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Luis Guerrero luthier interview, acoustic guitar builder – Madrid Luthier Guitar Show 2019
Tuesday, 03 December 2019
Luis Guerrero (luisguerreroguitars.com) was one of the Spanish luthiers who exhibited at the Luthier Guitar Show in Madrid. Luis makes beautiful acoustic guitars with very elegant lines. Luis Guerrero interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Albert Morillo luthier interview – AMS Guitars
Sunday, 24 November 2019
Albert Morillo from AMS Guitars (amsguitars.es) was one of the Spanish guitar builders who exhibited at the Luthier Guitar Show in Madrid, here he is in interview. Albert Morillo luthier interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Fran Rodriguez interview, Franfret luthier and co-organizer of the Madrid Luthier Guitar Show
Friday, 22 November 2019
Here is an interview with the luthier Fran Rodriguez who builds electric guitars under his brand FranFret and who is also one of the organizer of the Luthier Guitar Show (luthierguitarshow.com) in Spain, Madrid. Fran Rodriguez interview Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Madrid Luthier Guitar Show – Video report for day 2, super Sunday full of visitors !
Monday, 28 October 2019
Sunday is usually a quieter day than Saturday for the guitar shows but it seems that this rule of thumb does not apply in Spain. In fact the second day of the Luthier Guitar Show (luthierguitarshow.com) was very busy almost right from the start until the end. Interviews of the day Luciano Ponzio - Don
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Madrid Luthier Guitar Show – Video report for day 1: so many cool guitars!
Sunday, 27 October 2019
Here is the report in Video Blogging mode of the first day of the Luthier Guitar Show (luthierguitarshow.com) in Madrid. Second edition of this event gathering acoustic and electric luthiers from all over Spain but also from all over Europe. Interviews of the day Fran Rodriguez Sascha Greuter AMS Guitars Luis Guerrero Ralph Bonte Jacco
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7 test studios: once again the big advantage of the Puteaux guitar show
Saturday, 19 October 2019
This year again for the 3rd edition of the Puteaux Guitar Festival its guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel, the 7 test studios were the big advantage for the visitors. The Guitar Channel guitar show organizer Results of the guitar show Whenever a visitor wanted to test a guitar, acoustic or electric, an amp
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Matthieu Humbert interview – Melophonic’s guitars and lap-steels at the 2019 Guitar Summit
Thursday, 17 October 2019
Interview with Matthieu Humbert who is the French luthier behind Melophonic's (melophonics.fr) guitars and lap-steels at the 2019 Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany. Matthieu Humbert interview - Melophonic's The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: Until the next interview, keep on playing the
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2019 Puteaux Guitar Festival 3rd edition in a 4min video
Tuesday, 15 October 2019
From October 11th to 13th 2019, the 3rd edition of the Puteaux Guitar Festival took place in the the music academy of the Puteaux city, right next to Paris, near the La Défense business district. Again The Guitar Channel had the responsibility to organize the guitar show part of the festival as well as the
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2019 Puteaux Guitar Festival – Guitar show exhibitor list
Monday, 07 October 2019
For the third year, The Guitar Channel is organizing with the Puteaux music academy the guitar show of the Puteaux Guitar Festival . Puteaux is a very nice and cosy suburb right next to Paris, France. Here's the list of exhibitors for this edition, this festival will happen from October 11th to 13th (see info
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Guitar Summit 2019 – Day3: a great Sunday full of guitars
Monday, 30 September 2019
It's already the last day of the Guitar Summit! Times fly when you are having fun. A bit less crowded than Saturday but still a steady flow of visitors. Guitar Summit 2019 - Day3 vlog Until the next video blogging episode or interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Guitar Summit 2019 – Day 1: show visit, interviews and Paul Gilbert masterclass
Saturday, 28 September 2019
This is day 1 of the 2019 Guitar Summit with a new video blogging episode to live from the heart of the event what is going on in the biggest guitar show in Europe. Guitar Summit 2019 - Day 1 Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Guitar Summit 2019 – Preview of the setup of the biggest guitar show in Europe
Friday, 27 September 2019
The Guitar Summit 2019 is not even started that The Guitar Channel already makes you visit the show. How cool is that!! Well, in fact it is mostly the implementation and installation that you will see in this episode of the video blogging but it already gives an idea of this great event that is
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2019 Guitar Summit – The biggest guitar show in Europe is coming up!
Monday, 23 September 2019
The Guitar Summit (www.guitarsummit.de) will hold its 3rd edition from September 27th to 29th 2019 in the Mannheim Rosengarten, Germany. Like for the previous editions, The Guitar Channel will be present with a booth to cover the event. The full program is available online on this page. Some of the big names present at the
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Festival Guitare de Puteaux 2019 – Luthier show application
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
The Festival de Guitare de Puteaux will hold its 3rd edition in the conservatory Jean-Baptiste Lully from Friday October 11th until Sunday 13th 2019. Puteaux is a nice suburb right next to Paris, France. For the previous two editions, the festival was visited by more than 2,000 visitors during the three days. 73% of the
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