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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Sensational Day 2 at Guitar Summit 2023: 8 interviews and show floor visit
Thursday, 28 September 2023
Saturday at Guitar Summit 2023 (www.guitarsummit.de) was a memorable day at the exhibition, marked by a massive turnout, the presence of numerous guitar stars, and an exceptional musical atmosphere. The world of the guitar shone brightly in Mannheim! It's a great experience to be part of such a dynamic event entirely dedicated to the 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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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 2: 11 interviews, 7 guitars in video, 2h report
Sunday, 14 May 2023
Saturday May 13th, was the opening day for the public for the Sound Messe (sound-messe.com). There was a very large number of visitors from the opening until 18:00. Big ambiance, loud guitars in the 3 halls, it was a very intense day! The result is 11 interviews, 7 guitars tested in video, 2h report! Reports:
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Sound Messe 2023 Day 1: Setup & Buyer’s Day at the Osaka guitar show in Japan
Friday, 12 May 2023
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
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MIGS 2023 – Day 3 report: 1h video, 3 interviews and 6 luthier guitars
Tuesday, 09 May 2023
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
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MIGS 2023 – Day 1 report: 45min of video, 3 interviews and 6 guitars demoed
Saturday, 06 May 2023
The Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) 2023 edition opened its doors on this beautiful Friday, May 5, 2023 on the shores of the always splendid Lake Geneva. Just like last year, The Guitar Channel was on site to bring you the guitar event via a 45min video report and 3 interviews. Big news for this
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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
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2022 SHG Music Show interviews and report of the Milano guitar show
Sunday, 20 November 2022
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!
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4th Festival Guitare de Puteaux, France with the guitar show organized by yours truly
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
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
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Toulouse guitar show, video report during the Internationales de la Guitare festival 2022
Wednesday, 21 September 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
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Guitar Summit 2022, Day 3 report from our special correspondent in Germany
Saturday, 17 September 2022
Here is the report for Day 3 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 Guitar Summit 2022 Sunday report Until the next video report or interview, keep on playing the
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Guitar Summit 2022, Day 2 report from our special correspondent in Germany
Friday, 16 September 2022
Here is the report for Day 2 day of the Guitar Summit 2022. Stéphane Bertrand, special correspondent of The Guitar Channel in Mannheim, went to the Rosengarten to make this video video report. Reports: Thursday / Friday / Saturday / Sunday Guitar Summit 2022 Saturday report Until the next video report or interview, keep on
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Guitar Summit 2022, Day 1 report from our special correspondent in Germany
Monday, 12 September 2022
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
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Guitar Summit 2022, setup day report from our special correspondent in Germany
Friday, 09 September 2022
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
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42 Gear Street, video report & interviews of day 3 and debriefing #42GSFour
Sunday, 21 August 2022
This is the report and interviews from Saturday, August 20, 2022, the third day of Henning Pauly's 42 Gear Street event in his village of Weilburg, 60 km from Frankfurt. As it is the last day where The Guitar Channel is present on site, I make a debriefing of this German stay. Spoiler : it
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42 Gear Street, full video report and interviews of day 2 of the event #42GSFour
Saturday, 20 August 2022
As intense and tiring as the first day was, Friday, August 19, 2022 was a blast. Everyone is starting to find their marks, all 3 studios are shooting videos at full speed for this 42 Gear Street event! Summary of the full article reserved for premium subscribers : 42 Gear Street - Day 2 report
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42 Gear Street, full video report and interviews of day 1 of the event #42GSFour
Friday, 19 August 2022
Thursday, August 18, 2022 was the first official day of the 42 Gear Street event. Henning Pauly called this day the "brand day". This means that the brands book the studios with the people they want to present the products. So I found myself in two videos, one organized by Andy Ferris aka The Guitar
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42 Gear Street, launch of the Henning Pauly event and full visit of the video studios #42GSFour
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Just back from vacation, I'm back on the road with my camera in hand to answer the invitation of German youtuber Henning Pauly (aka EytschPi42 on YouTube). Here is the report of the launch of the 42 Gear Street event which officially starts tomorrow until Sunday. Summary of this article: 42 Gear Street vlog of
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Mike Stern in top form: report, interview, soundcheck and concert excerpts
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Mike Stern (mikestern.org) was in France for two concerts, one at the superb Théâtre des 2 Rives in Charenton, near Paris, and one at the Guitaralde festival in Hendaye (guitaralde.fr), organized by Jean-Marie Ecay. Already met in Canada during the 2018 Montreal Jazz Festival, I was delighted to meet Mike Stern again. Here is the
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As the NAMM 2022 was only 3 days long, Sunday was the third and last day of the show. Here is the full report in photo and video of this day at the Anaheim Convention Center. The interviewees of the day are Jamie Gale, curator of the Boutique Guitar Showcase and Bryan Galloup. Sunday at
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Saturday at the NAMM 2022 was an amazing with a lot of visitors. It felt really good to see this joyous crowd throughly enjoying the guitar show! No less than thirteen interviews to bring you the information straight from the show floor. NAMM 2022 Saturday report Interviewees of the day Until the next video report
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NAMM 2022 – Video report of the first day in Anaheim, California
Sunday, 05 June 2022
Against all expectations (at least for some people, but except me!) this first day of the NAMM 2022 post-pandemic version was great! A lot of people from 10:00 in the morning until closing time. On the content side, no less than 11 interviews to be found in the report below. NAMM 2022 - Day 1
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First video report of the series dedicated to the NAMM 2022 which takes place this year from June 3 to 5 in Anaheim. The trip from Paris, France to Los Angeles is so very long with its 11 plus hour of flight and the Los Angeles traffic to go through to reach Anaheim from LAX
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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: Sunday in Padova at the Guitar Show
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
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
