Here's a double instrument demo from luthier Kazuma Tanabe of Oopegg Guitars (oopegg.com) recorded at the Sound Messe Osaka 2024 show. The recording setup is a ZOOM UAC-232 audio interface and Blue Cat Audio's Axiom for effects and amp emulation. Don't miss Kazuma Tanabe interview in this article to know everything about this great Japanese
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Demo of the finest electric guitars at Sound Messe Osaka 2024 – Part 1
Friday, 31 May 2024
One of the advantages of covering far-flung guitar shows like the Sound Messe Osaka is that you can hear instruments that can only be found there. Here are some awesome luthier guitars recorded with a simple Zoom UAC-232 audio interface and Blue Cat Audio's Axiom for amp and effects emulation. Guitars demoed in this article:
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Oopegg Guitars, Kazuma Tanabe interview at the Sound Messe in Osaka, Japan
Tuesday, 09 April 2024
Interview with guitar designer Kazuma "Kaz" Tanabe from Oopegg Guitars (oopegg.com) at the Sound Messe (sound-messe.com) in Osaka, Japan. As a bonus, following the interview, you'll get a demo of the Trailbreaker presented by the craftsman. Kazuma Tanabe interview Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. For more
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For this year's NAMM Show, I had once again brought with me all I needed to do a quality recording session on a tube amp. As last year, I did these tests on the joint stand of German guitars Tausch (tausch-guitars.de) and American amplifiers Eddie Wang (eddiewanginstruments.com). Guitars played Recording setup NAMM 2024 Guitar Sessions
Here's a live session recorded from a luthier guitar at NAMM 2024 on the Eddie Wang (eddiewanginstruments.com) amp stand of an Oopegg (oopegg.com) Trailbreaker model guitar. These guitars are made in Japan by luthier Kazuma Tanabe. Oopegg Trailbreaker demo Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar! Pierre Journel. Audio version
At the Sound Messe show in Osaka, Japan, there were some incredible electric guitars. I've selected 13 of them for you to listen to, 10 of them Japanese, 2 American and 1 French. The recording setup was the same for all the guitars: a simple audio interface, the Zoom AMS-44 and Axiom V2 from Blue
