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Steve Klein, interview in Japan with the legendary builder for Klein Guitars & Demo
Saturday, 08 June 2024
American luthier Steve Klein is a living legend of modern lutherie. He was exhibiting at Sound Messe Osaka with his Klein Guitars brand (kleinsbench.com), which offers guitars Made in Japan (like the one I'm offering you to listen to as a demo) as well as instruments he still makes himself in the USA. Steve Klein
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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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NAMM 2023 Day 2 report and interviews: full steam ahead with the busiest day!
Monday, 24 April 2023
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
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Luthiers Beyond Limits: Alquier, Beauregard, Klein, Matsuda, Pagelli, Tao – NAMM 2018
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
In the wake of last year's Boutique Guitar Showcase, six luthiers have come together to present their instruments under the Luthiers Beyond Limits banner at NAMM 2018: Jean-Yves Alquier (see this article for the full report) Mario Beauregard Steve Klein Michihiro Matsuda Claudia and Claudio Pagelli Serge and John from Tao Guitars Since the NAMM
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