The Puteaux Guitar Festival (culture.puteaux.fr), which has had 5 editions (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023), will be back next year in 2025. The town of Puteaux has decided to take a break in 2024, but the will is there to perpetuate this guitar event, which has taken its place in the French guitar landscape.
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 first day, Friday October 27, 2024. Interviews of the day: Report and interviews for Friday Until the
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Jack Gardiner, interview at the Montreux International Guitar Show
Monday, 08 July 2024
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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Sound Messe Osaka 2024, interview with the organizer Marr Takeda
Monday, 03 June 2024
This was the 3rd time La Chaîne Guitare had traveled to the Land of the Rising Sun to cover Sound Messe Osaka (sound-messe.com), arguably Japan's biggest guitar show. Here's an interview with show organizer Marr Takeda of Dolphin Guitars (dolphin-gt.co.jp). Marr Takeda interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar!
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Guitar Show Padova 2024 – Sunday Report, Interviews & Guitar Demos
Monday, 20 May 2024
Here's the report for the last day of Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it), with videos of guitars recorded on the spot to really get a better idea of the sound of these beautiful transalpine electrics. Interviews of the day: Guitar demos recorded onsite: Sunday report in Padova Until the next interview or gear review, keep on
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Guitar Show Padova 2024 – Saturday Report, Interviews & Guitar Demos
Sunday, 19 May 2024
A busy Saturday for Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it) 2024. This report features no less than 5 interviews and 6 guitars tested on site in video. This show is really amazing with a vast array of boutique builders coming from all over Europe, big guitar brands as well as some incredible Vintage guitar collections. Interviews of
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Here's the report for the installation day of Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it) 2024, where I'm delighted to come as an exhibitor and above all to cover the event. Friday report in Padova Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:Padova ArchivesVideo Blogging ArchivesGuitar Shows
Here is the full report for Day 3 of the Sound Messe Osaka 2024 on this beautiful Sunday at the biggest guitar show in Japan. Interviews of the day: Guitars reviewed in the video: Sound Messe Osaka 2024 - Day 3 Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Here is the full report for Day 2 of the Sound Messe Osaka 2024 on this beautiful Saturday at the biggest guitar show in Japan. Interviews of the day: Guitars reviewed in the video: Sound Messe Osaka 2024 - Day 2 Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.
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Here's a more than one hour report from Sound Messe Osaka 2024. No less than 4 interviews to kick off the show, which opened in the afternoon for buyers only. The show will open to the public over the weekend, with an expected 10,000 visitors. Interviews of the day: Sound Messe Osaka 2024 - Day
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Here is the full report for day 2 at the 2024 Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) in Switzerland. Part 1 / Part 2 Interviews of the day: MIGS 2024 Day 2 report - Part 2 Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:MIGS ArchivesGuitar Show ReportsLuthier
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Here is the full report for day 2 at the 2024 Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) in Switzerland. Part 1 / Part 2 Interviews of the day: MIGS 2024 Day 2 report - Part 1 Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more info:MIGS ArchivesGuitar Show ReportsLuthier
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Here is the full report for day 1 at the 2024 Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) in Switzerland with an interview with Jack Gardiner. MIGS 2024 Day 1 report 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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Switzerland, Japan, Italy: The Guitar Channel once again tours the world of guitar shows for its subscribers
Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Spring is a busy time for guitar shows. As it happens, between the end of April and mid-May there are three major guitar shows taking place in Switzerland, Japan and Italy. The Guitar Channel will once again be out and about at these three events: The Guitar Channel, the guitar mediaoffering the best coverageof guitar
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Malcom Rose-Zadow, luthier awarded the Innovation Prize at the Paris Guitar Festival
Friday, 08 March 2024
Here's an interview with luthier Malcom Rose-Zadow (Instagram: @malcolmrosezadow) conducted during the 2024 edition of the Paris Guitar Festival guitar show in Montrouge (parisguitarfestival.com). I really enjoyed Malcolm's work on archtop guitars. This young luthier from Toronto, Canada, who now lives in Belgium, has a bright future ahead of him. Once again this year, I
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Paul Heumiller, interview with the founder of Dream Guitars, US luthier’s guitar dealer
Thursday, 22 February 2024
At last year's Soundmesse guitar show in Osaka, I met Paul Heumiller, founder of the Dream Guitars website (dreamguitars.com), where you can find a selection of the world's finest luthier's guitars. Paul Heumiller 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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Vemuram: Daiya Tezuka and Shingo Hirano interview at the Sound Messe Osaka
Wednesday, 08 November 2023
It was at the Sound Messe show in Osaka, Japan, that I had the incredible opportunity to meet and interview Daiya Tezuka and Shingo Hiran from Vemuram (vemuram.com). Such encounters are clearly one of the advantages of making the investment necessary to cover such far-flung shows. The Guitar Channel, the media that travelsthe most for
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2023 Puteaux guitar show satisfaction survey: positive global progression
Wednesday, 25 October 2023
As for the editions of the previous years of the Puteaux Guitar Festival, The Guitar Channel realized a satisfaction survey with the exhibitors of the luthiers show that I was organizing for the fifth time. To my knowledge, the Puteaux guitar show is the only one to conduct a satisfaction survey at each edition and
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Guitares Berdah – Presentation an demo by Hugo Martin in Puteaux
Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Presentation and demonstration of two Guitares Berdah (guitaresberdah.com) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Michel Berdah. Guitares Berdah demo concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below: About the demo concerts As always,
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Third and final awesome day of the Puteaux Guitar Festival and guitar show, in this report, we take you inside the event to let you experience the atmosphere from the inside. Reports: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 Puteaux Guitar Show Sunday report Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing
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Crazy day at the Puteaux Guitar Festival with a lot of visitors and the demo concerts
Saturday, 14 October 2023
Saturday was the big day at the Puteaux Guitar Festival luthiers' show, with the start of the demo concerts hosted by Marwan Boulaïd and Hugo Martin. It was a wonderful day, with lots of visitors, lots of testing in the studios, and some fine musical notes in the demo concerts and masterclasses. Reports: Day 1
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Puteaux Guitar Festival – Setup and beginning of the guitar show
Friday, 13 October 2023
We're off! The 5th edition of the Puteaux Guitar Festival is launched with the guitar show, which I have the great pleasure of organizing once again. Relive the set-up and atmosphere of this guitar event in this report. Reports: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 Friday report Until the next interview or gear
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Grand finale of Guitar Summit 2023: report and interviews from Day 3!
Friday, 29 September 2023
Fantastic final day at Guitar Summit 2023 (www.guitarsummit.de) with another rich harvest of interviews and the conclusion of the salon visit. Sunday once again drew a crowd of visitors, confirming that the passion for the guitar is as fervent as ever Interviews of the day Reports: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 Guitar
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Diving into the heart of Guitar Summit 2023: show visit and showcases
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
The Guitar Summit (www.guitarsummit.de) 2023, the premier European event for guitar enthusiasts, resonated through the strings from September 22nd to 24th in Mannheim, Germany! Explore the thrilling details of the first day with our comprehensive coverage and delve into the captivating guitar show visit that marked the kickoff of this exceptional event. Congratulations to the
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List of exhibitors at the 2023 Puteaux Guitar Show organized by La Chaîne Guitare
Sunday, 13 August 2023
This is the list of exhibitors at the 5th edition of the luthiers' show organized by La Chaîne Guitare for the Festival Guitare de Puteaux from October 13 to 15, 2023. Some thirty craftsmen from France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Romania and the United States will be there to present their instruments, pickups and guitar gear!
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Submission of applications to participate in the 2023 Puteaux guitar show
Wednesday, 12 July 2023
The Puteaux Guitar Festival will hold its 5th edition at the Jean-Baptiste Lully music academy in the city of Puteaux (right next to Paris, France) from Friday 13h to Sunday 15th October 2023. A great program of concerts is the heart of the festival as well as the guitar show. The four previous editions were
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Guitar Show Padova 2023, 9 interviews and 9 of the most beautiful electric guitars in demo
Tuesday, 23 May 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023 was the second and last day of the Guitar Show Padova 2023 (guitarshow.it). Big crowd with again a lot of visitors as the day before. It's a nice harvest of interviews that I propose you to discover in this report and nine of the most beautiful electric guitars in demo. Interviews
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Guitar Show Padova 2023, Day 1 report at the biggest Italian guitar show
Monday, 22 May 2023
The last stop of the 2023 world tour of guitar shows was in Italy with the Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it). The previous stops of the tour were: the NAMM in Los Angeles, the MIGS in Montreux, the Sound Messe in Osaka. It was the 3rd time I made the trip to what is the most
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Sound Messe 2023 Day 3: 7 interviews, 7 guitars in video, 1h30 report
Monday, 15 May 2023
Third and last day for this 10th edition of Sound Messe (sound-messe.com). Big crowd, especially in the afternoon. I can already say that it was a superb edition! Always the same organization regulated to the millimeter. A real pleasure to cover such an event. Reports: Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 Interviews of
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