Guitar Show Padova 2023, 9 interviews and 9 of the most beautiful electric guitars in demo

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

Guitar Show Padova 2023, Day 1 report at the biggest Italian guitar show

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

Sound Messe 2023 Day 3: 7 interviews, 7 guitars in video, 1h30 report

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

Sound Messe 2023 Day 1: Setup & Buyer's Day at the Osaka guitar show in Japan

The Sound Messe (sound-messe.com) is a guitar show held in Osaka, Japan every year, apart from the worries due to the pandemic. 2023 is the 10th anniversary of this show which is the only show of this size dedicated to guitar in Japan. After a first trip to the Land of the Rising Sun in

MIGS 2023 - Day 3 report : 1h video, 3 interviews and 6 guitars tested

The weather was a bit less beautiful but the final day was a great one for this Sunday, May 7, 2023 at the Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch)! On the show, more than 2 hours of video report, 3 interviews and 6 guitars of luthiers demoed on The Guitar Channel booth. Interviews of the day

NAMM 2023 Day 3 report and interviews
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NAMM 2023 Day 3 report and interviews

Here is the report and the interviews for the final day of the NAMM 2023. Yes it is yet another transition NAMM Show before it moves back to its January slot in 2024 and yes it was another wonderful edition, like in 2022. Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3 NAMM 2023 Day 3

Here is the report and the interviews for Day 2 of the NAMM 2023. Yes it is yet another transition NAMM Show before it moves back to its January slot in 2024 and yes it was another wonderful edition, like in 2022. It was a busy second day with 11 interviews and more than 1h20

NAMM 2023 Day 1 report and interviews

Here is the report and the interviews for Day 1 of the NAMM 2023. Yes it is yet another transition NAMM Show before it moves back to its January slot in 2024 and yes it was another wonderful edition, like in 2022. What an amazing start for the 3 day show with no less than

Come and meet The Guitar Channel at the Paris Guitar Festival of Montrouge 2023

As for all the previous years, The Guitar Channel will have a booth in the middle of the guitar show of the Paris Guitar Festival (parisguitarfestival.com), formerly called Guitares au Beffroi, in Montrouge from March 17 to 19, 2023 for this very beautiful music and guitar event at the gates of Paris. The Belfry of

2022 Puteaux guitar show: results of satisfaction survey, 68% of sales or orders !

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 fourth 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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2022 SHG Music Show interviews and report of the Milano guitar show

For the second year in a row, The Guitar Channel went to Milano, Italy to cover the SHG Music Show (shgmusicshow.it), which offers an original cocktail of brand-name guitars, new, used and Vintage, as well as luthiers and pedal and amp manufacturers. Here is the video report from this magnificent Italian city which is Milano!

The 4th edition of the Festival Guitare de Puteaux took place from October 7th until the 9th 2022. Since its creation in 2017, the guitar show part of the festival is organized by The Guitar Channel. Here is below a 4min video blog to have a good idea of what went down during this awesome

Toulouse guitar show, video report during the Internationales de la Guitare festival 2022

The Internationales de la Guitare de Toulouse (les-ig.com) is a festival who has been active for 25 years. It also features a guitar show where I usually go every year to cover the event. Here is the video report for the 2022 editions. Toulouse guitar show report Until the next report or interview, keep on

Here is the full photo album reserved for premium subscribers for Day 3 of the Guitar Summit 2022 in Mannheim Germany. Guitar Summit 2022 - Photo album for Sunday Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.

Guitar Summit 2022 - Photo album for Day 2 of the German guitar show in Mannheim

Here is the full photo album reserved for premium subscribers for Day 2 of the Guitar Summit 2022 in Mannheim Germany. Guitar Summit 2022 - Photo album for Saturday Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.

Guitar Summit 2022 - Photo album for Friday, day 1 of the German guitar show in Mannheim

Here is the full photo album reserved for premium subscribers for Day 1 of the Guitar Summit 2022 in Mannheim Germany. Guitar Summit 2022 - Photo album for Friday Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.

Guitar Summit 2022, Friday report from our special correspondent in Germany

Here is the first complete report for this opening day of the Guitar Summit 2022. Stéphane Bertrand, special correspondent of The Guitar Channel in Mannheim, went to the Rosengarten to make this video report. Reports: Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday The photo album is in that article. Guitar Summit 2022 Friday report Until

Guitar Summit 2022, Thursday report by our special correspondent Stéphane!

Great first for The Guitar Channel because of a wedding in my family this weekend, I send a special correspondent in my place to cover this 2022 edition of the Guitar Summit (guitarsummit.de)! It is therefore Stéphane Bertrand, whom I warmly thank in passing, who will report on this German guitar show that has become

Traditionally, the last quarter of the year is very busy in terms of guitar events in France, Europe and the United States. As always, The Guitar Channel will be on the ground to bring you these music and guitar events with video reports and interviews. Fall guitar events Guitar Summit in Mannheim, Germany (September 9th

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For the fourth time, The Guitar Channel is the organizer of the guitar show during the Puteaux Guitar Festival. This is the list of exhibitors for this edition of the show which will be held from October 7 to 9, 2022. The show gathers 30 exhibitors (luthiers, builders, manufacturers) coming to show their guitars, amps,

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Met in Padova during the Padova Guitar Show, Paolo Lardera is the luthier of BlackBeard Guitars (chitarrebarbanera.it). I fell in love with his rather rootsy guitars made from reclaimed wood. The instruments I picked up are excellent and very resonant. Paolo Lardera interview Photo album Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre

Here are all the interviews done on SUnday, May 21, 2022, the second and last day of the Italian Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it), which is held near Venice. The interviews for the previous day are in this article. Interviews of the day Interviewees of the day Riccardo Gioggi Marco Omar Viola - MOV Guitars Luca

Here are all the interviews done on Saturday, May 20, 2022, the first day of the Italian Guitar Show Padova (guitarshow.it), which is held near Venice, Italy. The interviews for the next day are in this article. Interviews of the day Interviewees of the day Alberto Arcangeli - Dreamsongs Pickups Andrea Ballarin - Manne Guitars

NAMM 2022, the 13 interviews done on Saturday, from Jay Leonard J to Nathaniel Murphy

Here are all 13 interviews from Saturday, June 4, 2022 at NAMM in one article. You will find some of the best luthiers in the world, as well as two phenomenal musicians. Enjoy! This day was a great illustration of the fact that it is the meetings that make the most of the interest of

2019 Puteaux Guitar Festival 4th edition in a 4min video

After a break due to the pandemic, the Puteaux Guitar Festival will hold its 4th edition at the Jean-Baptiste Lully Conservatory in the city of Puteaux from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th October 2022. A great program of concerts will be the heart of the festival as well as the guitar show. The three previous

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These are the interviews conducted at the MIGS (migs.ch) on the second day of the show. Claudia and Claudio Pagelli (pagelli.com), the boutique guitar power couple were in Switzerland that week-end. Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel.

It was one of my objectives for this 2022 edition of the Padova Guitar Show: to interview the brilliant Matteo Mancuso. Having no preliminary contact with him, it was not a foregone conclusion. I had attempted a DM on his Instagram account but as he has over 70,000 followers, there was little chance of success.

Guitar Show Padova 2022: photo and video report for Sunday

Another great day in Italy for the end of this weekend in Padova for the Guitar Show (guitarshow.it)! A nice set of interviews that will be published later in long version as well as views in the show's aisles and demo concerts. Forza Italia! Interviews of the day: Riccardo Gioggi (riccardogioggi.com) Marco Omar Viola from

Guitar Show Padova 2022: photo and video report for Saturday

The Guitar Show of Padua is held over two days, on the weekend. Here is the video report of more than half an hour to see and hear everything about this beautiful and very well organized Italian guitar event. The weather was great, almost too hot but we can't complain because the temperature in the

Guitar Show Padova 2022 : setup day in Italy
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Guitar Show Padova 2022 : setup day in Italy

For the second year in a row, The Guitar Channel is in Padova, near Venice, to cover the Guitar Show (guitarshow.it) with a camera. I had liked the 2021 vintage which was one of the very first guitar events to take the gamble of launching after the 2020/2021 pandemic. So I am very happy to