The Guitar Channel: Recent Episodes
Pierre Journel
From Steve Vaï to Pierre Bensusan via Paul Gilbert and Nuno Betencourt, The Guitar Channel will let you discover the many facets of this instrument with interviews and gear soundseeings.
I’d been wanting to go and cover the Fretboard Summit (fretboardsummit.org) in Chicago for years. It’s a guitar event created by Jason Verlinde, editor-in-chief of the Fretboard Journal (fretboardjournal.com). It features concerts, talks, panel discussions and, of course, a guitar show. Well, 2026 will be the year this plan comes to fruition, as I’ll be in Chicago from 19 to 24 August.
As I explain in the video below, I firmly believe that when times are tough, as they are at the moment, it’s the best time to break new ground. The program for this Fretboard Summit looks brilliant and promises some wonderful encounters and fascinating reports. I can’t wait to be there.
Fretboard Summit AnnouncementThe Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar!
Pierre Journel.
For more info:
The Guitar Channel Reports
Guitar Show Archives
In 2026, The Guitar Channel travelled to Finland for the first time to cover ToneFest (tonefest.fi), the country’s biggest guitar show. Here is an interview with Petri Matero, organiser of this wonderful event and owner of the shop Tonefest Guitar Gallery (tonefestguitargallery.com), also located in Tuusula, just north of Helsinki.
A big thank you to Petri, who partly funded my trip to Finland and thus made it possible
Petri Matero interviewThe Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
Photo albumMy take on this guitar showI absolutely loved covering this guitar show. It was a blast to meet luthiers producing instruments of the very highest standard. The Finnish musicians who were there, whether performing in concert or giving masterclasses, were top-class; I was truly blown away by meeting all these talented people.
If the stars align, I hope to be able to go back there in the future.
Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar!
Pierre Journel.
For more info:
ToneFest Reports
Thanks to a long-time subscriber to La Chaîne Guitare (thank you, Michel!), I was able to get in touch with Polish musician Robert Pieculewicz (Facebook page). Here he is in a Zoom interview to learn about his career and his projects.
Robert Pieculewicz interviewThe Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar!
Pierre Journel.
For more info:
Guitar in Hand Interview
The Puteaux Guitar Festival / Festival Guitare de Puteaux (culture.puteaux.fr) will hold its 6th edition from October 10th to 12th, 2025. It will be the first under the direction of Florent Monfort, who is now the director of the Puteaux conservatory. I work for Florent again via The Guitar Channel, as organizer of the luthier show and also to advise him on programming at his request. Here's the interview to start revealing what's going to happen in October.
Puteaux Guitar Festival
October 10th to 12th 2025
Florent Monfort interviewThe Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
The Puteaux music academy: an extraordinary place dedicated to musicPuteaux music academy is a magnificent venue with a top-class concert hall seating over 600. There are also numerous spaces available for masterclasses, instrument practice and additional concert halls.
Conservatoire Jean-Baptiste Lully
5bis, rue de Pressensé – 92800 Puteaux
Guitar showDepending on the date on which you read this article, there may still be time to apply as a guitar builder to take part in the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel.
Click Here to Submit Your Application for the Guitar Show
Until the next interview or gear review, keep on playing the guitar!
Pierre Journel.
For more info:
Puteaux Reports
Guitar Show Reports
A major innovation for Montreux International Guitar Show aka the MIGS (migs.ch) is that this 2024 edition will be preceded by a guitar workshop with top Classical, Fingerstyle and Rock musicians! This is the MIGS Academy (migs-masters-camps.com) which will take place from Monday April 22 to Friday April 26 in Montreux.
Here's an interview with organizers David Rosset and Emmanuel Cottier, accompanied by musician Vincent Schmidt, one of the coaches.
Coaches by style Classique + Thibault Cauvin, Pierre Willimann, Monica Torti * Fingerstyle + Jon Gomm, Alexandr Misko, Vincent Schmidt, Adrien Delamarre * Rock* + Saturax, Jack Gardiner
Interview with the MIGS Academy organizersThe Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
Until the next interview, keep on playing the guitar!
Pierre Journel.
For more info:
MIGS Reports & Interviews
Guitar Show Archives
Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by Nyl Guitars (fr.nylguitars.com) by musician Michel Gentils (michelgentils.com) in the presence of luthier Julien Jalaguier.
Nyl Guitars demo concertSound, video and edit: Philippe Camus
The Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
About the demo concertsAs always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory.
The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel
It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general.
The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts.
For more info:
Puteaux Reports & Interviews
Demo Concerts Archives
Luthier Interviews
Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by CF Guitars (Facebook page) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Fred Charpiot.
Configuration:
- Amp: Kelt V-Twin
- Sound: Ox Box Universal Audio
CF Guitars demo concertSound, video and edit: Philippe Camus
The Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
About the demo concertsAs always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory.
The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel
It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general.
The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts.
For more info:
Puteaux Reports & Interviews
Demo Concerts Archives
Luthier Interviews
Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by Criman Guitars (criman.ro) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Christian Sandu.
Configuration:
- Amp: Kelt V-Twin
- Sound: Ox Box Universal Audio
Criman Guitars demo concertSound, video and edit: Philippe Camus
The Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
About the demo concertsAs always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory.
The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel
It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general.
The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts.
For more info:
Puteaux Reports & Interviews
Demo Concerts Archives
Luthier Interviews
Presentation and demonstration instruments by Thomas Grumler Lutherie (lutherieguitare.wordpress.com) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Thomas Grumler during the Puteaux Guitar Festival.
Thomas Grumler Lutherie demo concertSound, video and edit: Philippe Camus
The Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
About the demo concertsAs always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory.
The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel
It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general.
The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts.
For more info:
Puteaux Reports & Interviews
Demo Concerts Archives
Luthier Interviews
Presentation and demonstration of two guitars by Marine Guitars (marineguitars.com) by musician Marwan Boulaïd (marwanboulaidmusic.com) in the presence of luthier Marine Pacaut.
Marine Guitars demo concertSound, video and edit: Philippe Camus
The Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
About the demo concertsAs always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory.
The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel
It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general.
The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts.
For more info:
Puteaux Reports & Interviews
Demo Concerts Archives
Luthier Interviews
Presentation and demonstration of two guitars by Tausch Guitars (tausch-guitars.de) by musician Marwan Boulaïd (marwanboulaidmusic.com) in the presence of luthier Rainer Tausch.
Tausch Guitars demo concertSound, video and edit: Philippe Camus
The Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
About the demo concertsAs always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory.
The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel
It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general.
The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts.
For more info:
Puteaux Reports & Interviews
Demo Concerts Archives
Luthier Interviews
Presentation and demonstration of two guitars by Boris Guitars (boxisguitars.com) by musician Marwan Boulaïd (marwanboulaidmusic.com) in the presence of luthier Alexis Bonin.
Boxis Guitars demo concertSound, video and edit: Philippe Camus
The Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
About the demo concertsAs always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory.
The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel
It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general.
The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts.
For more info:
Puteaux Reports & Interviews
Demo Concerts Archives
Luthier Interviews
Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by Berg Guitares (berg-guitares.com) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Jonathan Berg.
Configuration:
- Amp: Kelt V-Twin
- Sound: Ox Box Universal Audio
Berg Guitares demo concertSound, video and edit: Philippe Camus
The Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
About the demo concertsAs always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory.
The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel
It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general.
The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts.
For more info:
Puteaux Reports & Interviews
Demo Concerts Archives
Luthier Interviews
Presentation and demonstration of two guitars by Micoud Guitares (micoud-guitares.com) by musician Marwan Boulaïd (marwanboulaidmusic.com) in the presence of luthier Baptiste Micoud.
Micoud Guitares demo concertSound, video and edit: Philippe Camus
The Guitar Channel podcastThe audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
About the demo concertsAs always, the Puteaux Guitar Festival included demo concerts, giving the opportunity to discover the instruments exhibited at the guitar show organized by The Guitar Channel during the festival in the magnificent Jean-Baptiste Lully conservatory.
The filming and editing of the demo concert videos is 100% financed by The Guitar Channel
It's an investment that's made because it's a great way of promoting the show for exhibitors who want it at no extra cost, for the demo musicians, for the festival and for the guitar in general.
The professional musicians are paid by the conservatory for their performance at the concerts.
For more info:
Puteaux Reports & Interviews
Demo Concerts Archives
Luthier Interviews
Presentation and demonstration of two guitars by TM Lutherie (tmlutherie.fr) by musician Marwan Boulaïd (marwanboulaidmusic.com) in the presence of luthier Thomas Meuret. TM Lutherie 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
Presentation and demonstration of two instruments by Kopo Guitar (kopo.fr) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Fred Pons. Configuration: Kopo Guitar 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
Presentation and demonstration of a Lame Horse Instruments (lamehorse.net) guitar by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Chris Jenkins. Lame Horse Instruments 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
Presentation and demonstration of two Dejardin Guitare (dejardinguitare.be) by musician Hugo Martin (coursdeguitaremoderne.fr) in the presence of luthier Ghislain Dejardin. Dejardin Guitare 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,
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,
German luthier Rainer Tausch (tausch-guitars.de) builds incredible guitars that are a successful blend of tradition and modernity. Indeed, the lines of his guitars are inspired by well-known American models, such as the Telecaster in the case of this 665 Raw. But Rainer doesn't just copy a well-known recipe - far from it! The 665 Raw
I've known Henning Pauly for years since I've seen him at almost every show except the NAMM where he decided not to go anymore. You probably also know him because his videos on YouTube are a must. Well, this time Henning decided to share his knowledge of songwriting by putting together a 50+ hour course
In January 2021, we were still in lockdown mode all over the world so there was no Winter NAMM that year. So I decided to do a live interview with several of the best and most original luthiers in Europe: Here is what they said spontaneously at the end of the interview. I was touched
Cem Ocek (ocekguitars.com) is a Turkish luthier based in Germany who offers very original guitar shapes. Here he is in Zoom interview to present his Synapse and Puduhepa models. He has a very original approach to guitar design. The results are some cool instrument shapes very far from the usual LP or S style shapes
In this CAM or CAG gear chronicle (as you prefer), we tackle with Guillaume Jeulin from Blue Cat Audio (bluecataudio.com) a subject that usually makes guitarists run away: MIDI! Don't worry, we're not going to talk about guitar synthesizers but about configuring and using a pedal board to drive via MIDI what's happening on your
During a tourist visit in Paris, France of Kari Nieminem, I had the pleasure to welcome the Finnish luthier at the showroom to do an interview about his extraordinary instruments. Versoul Guitars (versoul.com) offers beautifully crafted instruments with unique designs. Kari Nieminen interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available
As part of a collaboration with Blue Cat Audio (bluecataudio.com), editor of CAM software for the studio and for the guitar, here is a new CAM (Computer Assisted Music) column. or CAG (Computer Assisted Guitar), as Guillaume Jeulin, the founder of Blue Cat Audio, likes to say. This time it is the connection and configuration
As part of a collaboration with Blue Cat Audio (bluecataudio.com), a software editor for studio and guitar, we recorded a series of videos dedicated to Computer Assisted Music (CAM). Guillaume Jeulin, founder and developer of Blue Cat Audio, even talks about CAG (Computer Assisted Guitar). In this first part, we start with the basics: connecting
David Rosset and Emmanuel Cottier are the two Swiss organizers of the Montreux International Guitar Show (migs.ch) which will take place from April 29 to May 1, 2022 on the shores of Lake Geneva in Montreux in the Casino Barrière. MIGS organizers interview Photo album of the Casino Barrière The Guitar Channel will be in
Guillaume Jeulin, developer and founder of the software company Blue Cat Audio (bluecataudio.com) was, as yours truly, one of the speakers of the guitar workshop organized by Pat O'May in Brittany, the Guit-Ar-Camp. On my way back from the 3 days workshop, I stopped at his place to record this interview. Guillaume Jeulin interview The
Met via Clubhouse, Victor Lee (victorleemusic.com) is a Korean born musician who came to the US at the age of 16. His instrumental music is awesome, he plays great and the production is very well done. In addition Victor plays on the great American guitars from Suhr and Tom Anderson so he has obviously very
On Thursday, May 20, 2021, singer Melissa Lesnie and guitarist Victor Pitoiset came to give a live concert in the showroom to (re)discover the wonderful music of Les Paul & Mary Ford. Victor Pitoiset & Melissa Lesnie concert Page Facebook - Page Band Camp Audio of the concert available in the podcast The audio version
Thanks to Mark Lettieri I was able to get in touch with Andy Wood, this American musician is incredibly good at the guitar and started at the mandolin. His Junktown album of instrumental music is a treat with a melodic sense worthy of his idols Eric Johnson or Eddie Van Halen. Andy Wood interview The
On Thursday, June 10, 2021 the talented duo composed of Korean Yeore Kim on harmonica and Antoine Boyer (antoineboyermusic.com) on guitar came to give a live concert from the showroom of The Guitar Channel in Paris. Here is the full replay below. Yeore Kim and Antoine Boyer concert The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version
First met in 2018 at NAMM, Sean Ashe (seanashemusic.com) is an American musician with a strong melodic sense. He has released a new single called Ocean on May 15, 2021, 5 years after his album Flux. It is guitar in hand (a Tom Anderson of course!) that he answered all my questions from his home
Janek Gwizdala (janekgwizdala.com) is a world class bass player who has played with many musicians from John Mayer to Mike Stern. It was Mark Lettieri who recommended him to me and put me in touch with Janek. I didn't know before this London-born musician who is now based in Los Angeles. The 40min interview with
"Classic S Suhr, the best American Super Strat today?" Come on! Let's assume the bold statement that the Classic S from Suhr Guitars (suhr.com) represents the best of the modern Super Strat in the production guitar segment. Big fan of John Suhr (whom I hope to interview one of these days!!) and his work in
Through Jeff McErlain (whom I would like to thank in passing) I did the interview of Ben Eunson (beneunson.com) below guitar in hand with this young Australian guitarist based in New York City. It was a blast to to record this video with this amazing musician. Ben Eunson interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio
Cory Wong (corywongmusic.com) is one of those guitarists who make you tap your foot immediately because of his incredible sense of groove. Whether it's through his solo albums or with Vulfpeck or Fearless Flyers, this guitar Funk master takes you in an irresistible whirlwind. Here he is in an interview with his guitar in hand
The American guitar player Greg Howe has played with huge pop stars from Michael Jackson to Justin Timberlake, Enrique Iglesias and more. His career as a solo artist or within a band has also been very rich. Here is a guitar in hand interview from his home in Oklahoma. The two other interviews with Greg
The Texas based guitar player Mark Lettieri (marklettieri.com) who plays with Snarky Puppy among many projects is the guest of this guitar in hand interview recorded from his home studio. The occasion was the release of his new solo album The Baritone Sessions Vol.2. Mark goes through his composition process and walks through the conception
Zane Carney (zanecarney.com) is an American guitar player who accompanied people like John Mayer or Jonny Lang on tour. He is now moving more and more toward working on his own music. Alter Ego is the album of his quartet. It is full of ferocious Jazz as Zane puts it himself. Here is a guitar
Rainer Tausch is the German guitar maker behind Tausch Guitars (tausch-guitars.de). He was the guest of a live interview on The Guitar Channel. In this video he talks about his training as a luthier, his 665 Raw Deluxe model and his philosophy of electric guitar building. Rainer Tausch interview Rainer Tausch interviews from the archives
Here is a guitar in hand video interview with the American musicien Popa Chubby well known to usually 200 shows per year. He presents his latest album Tinfoil Hat and how he has adapted to the pandemic situation. Take a listen to the album as I think it is one of the best Popa Chubby
The German guitar builder Robin Stummvoll from Verso Instruments (versoinstruments.com) has a very original approach to what is an electric guitar. In this live interview the luthier presents his Cosmo model which is built around a neck and a bent sheet of metal. Check-out his work, it's very refreshing to see an out-of-the-box design in
The German luthier Rainer Tausch (tausch-guitars.de) makes guitars that have a very classic appearance but are in fact completely revisited instruments. In the case of the 665 Raw Deluxe model, it is clearly Telecaster inspired. And yet this luthier guitar is a hollow-body with a glued neck, so it's far from the Esquire. Tausch 665
The Greek guitar player Gus G who played with Ozzy Osbourne and now leads his own band Firewind launches his brand of guitar pickups, Blackfire (blackfirepickups.com). In this guitar in hand interview he demonstrates the two types of models, the Immortal (passive) and the Proteus (active) and talks about his current projects. Win a pair
It was a blast to record this interview with the Canadian musician Ariel Posen (arielposen.com). His new album Headway is will be released on March 5th 2021. It is full of great songs with some awesome guitar playing. During this guitar in hand interview, Ariel Posen speaks about his composition process, how he records, how
The great American guitar player Adam Levy (adamlevy.com) was the guest of this guitar in hand live interview recorded via Zoom. He showcases a gorgeous archtop Gibson L-7 from 1945 and talk about his latest projects. Adam Levy interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on
Mike Campbell is the American guitarist who accompanied Tom Petty for decades. He has just released an excellent album called Wreckless Abandon with his band The Dirty Knobs (thedirtyknobs.com). The second guitarist of the band, Jason Sinay, was also interviewed. At 70 years old Mike Campbell still has the drive to release an incandescent Rock
The Spanish luthier Francisco Rodriguez is the craftsman behind the Franfret brand (franfret.net). Already interviewed several times, he sent to the showroom of The Guitar Channel a Strat like no other. Indeed, not only is the inspiration clearly David Gilmour's vintage guitar #00001 but its body is made of Mahogany. On this kind of guitar
Jason Sinay (jasonsinay.com) is a Los Angeles studio musician who is playing and singing in Mike Campbell band The Dirty Knobs. They have just released their debut album Wreckless Abandon which is full of cool songs and great dual guitar tones. Jason Sinay interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is
If the situation allows it and the planets align, the Montreux International Guitar Show will hold its first edition in Montreux, Switzerland from April 23rd to 25th, 2021. The Guitar Channel is a partner of this event organized by Emmanuel Cottier and David Rosset. Here are the two Swiss acolytes in a live interview to
As a wrap-up of the online edition of the 2021 Winter NAMM here is a live discussion with some of the best European boutique guitar builders who are regular exhibitors at NAMM and Andy Powers from Taylor Guitars. Guest list Tania and Michael Spalt from Spalt Instruments (spaltinstruments.com) Adriano Sergio from Ergon Guitars (ergonguitars.com) Ulrich
For the second year the amazingly creative luthiers Adriano Sergio from Ergon Guitars (ergonguitars.com) in Portugal, Michael Spalt from Spalt Instruments (spaltinstruments.com) in Austria and Uli Teuffel from Teuffel Guitars (teuffel.com) in Germany are joining forces under the banner of their Projetcs of Three (projectsofthree.com). In 2020 they released the Red Collection, for 2021 it
The Dead Daisies (thedeaddaisies.com) will release Holy Ground their 2021 album with Glenn Hughes as a lead singer and bass player. Here is a Skype video interview with Doug Aldrich to talk about the whole process of composing and recording the album. We also touched base on his participation to the United Guitars Vol.2 project.
Changing the sound of an amp with a boost pedal is a recipe almost as old as the first tube amps. In this gear video, we listen in detail to the sound changes when you push a Marshall sound with a Klon Centaur type pedal. In order to simplify the configuration and to have everything
Massimo Biolcati (massimobiolcati.com) is a professional American upright bass player who has developed iReal Pro (irealpro.com), an application that has become an indispensable tool for many musicians. Indeed this iOS, Android and MacOS application allows you to play chord charts with a full backing track. It provides you with the best way to work on
Jeff McErlain (jeffmcerlain.com) is a professional American guitar player who plays very often with the great Robben Ford. In fact in 2019, Jeff released the album titled Now where Robben is featured in all tracks, some of which he composed. Here is a guitar in hand interview recorded via Zoom from his studio in Brooklyn,
Make no mistake the Octopus G2002 from Spalt Instruments might look like a piece of art (guess what, it is one!) but it is first and foremost a badass guitar! It was a real pleasure to review this guitar which spent a couple of weeks at our showroom in Paris before heading to Japan. This
Mike Lewis is an English born luthier who has been living in France for many years and works as a builder for Fine Resophonic (fineresophonic.com). He builds some of the best, if not the best, resonator type guitars. Just to name a few, he sold guitars to Eric Clapton, Robbie Macintosh and many more. Fine
Nik Huber is a German luthier who founded Nik Huber Guitars (nikhuber-guitars.com) and will celebrate its 25th anniversary in the guitar building business next year. Here is a live interview recorded with him right before Christmas to do a wrap up of the crazy year we've been through. Nik Huber live interview Archives of interviews
Riccardo Gioggi (riccardogioggi.com) is an Italian guitar player from Roma I had the pleasure to meet during past Winter NAMM shows. He is involved in many music projects such as band like Inkfall or Inno. Riccardo is also a full blown sound engineer and producer. Here is a Skype interview recorded with him. Riccardo Gioggi
The Gate Guitar #047 from the Totem resin top series built by Austrian luthier Michael Spalt is one of the three guitars recently received at our Paris, France showroom. This is part of the service proposed to boutique builders described here in this post. Yes! It is definitely a piece of art but, boy, is
Jamie Gale is an important player in the world of boutique guitar. He is the founder of the Boutique Guitar Showcase (boutiqueguitarshowcase.com), which recently toured Europe, making a stop at Guitare Village (huge guitar store North of Paris) last October (see the full story in this article). Here is a live interview recorded with him
Isaac Jang (isaacjangguitars.com) is an American luthier based in Los Angeles who recently moved to a new workshop in the South Pasadena area. During this live interview he showed us around his new working space, talked about his very last build and about his work as a high end boutique acoustic guitar builder. Isaac Jang
The boutique guitar builder Michael Spalt (spaltinstruments.com) was the guest of this live interview from Vienna, Austria where he has his workshop. As there are three of his instruments at the moment in the showroom of The Guitar Channel in Paris, France we made a detailed visit of those guitars and talked about the current
Ruokangas (ruokangas.com) is a difficult name to pronounce for us but it's a well known name on The Guitar Channel since there have already been several interviews with luthier Juha Ruokangas as well as several luthier chronicles. In the category of high-end luthier guitars, here is the Unicorn Classic, the reinterpretation of the Les Paul
The Simplifier Zero Watt from the Chilean brand DSM & Humboldt (simplifieramp.com) is a fully analog guitar preamp that offers the three standard tube amp types. So we find the Fender Blackface sound, the VOX AC30 sound and finally the Marshall Plexi sound. The unit has a very small footprint since it is just the
Jason Bozzi is the guitarist of the Metal band Dry Kill Logic. This band based in New York has just released a single called "Don't See Ghosts" which is excellent. Thanks to the magic of the Internet, here he is in a video interview. Jason Bozzi interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of
Discovered in a video produced by Kemper where he played The Stand, one of his composition, here is an interview with the German musician Erlend Krauser (erlendkrauser.de). His use of the tone capabilities of the Kemper modeler is awesome and produces a great result in the aforementioned video. Erlend Krauser interview The Guitar Channel podcast
The incredible Jennifer Batten who played for 10 years on stage with Michael Jackson and 3 years with Jeff Beck was the guest of this live interview. It was an opportunity to look back on Eddie Van Halen's recent passing, his legacy and the various times Jennifer met him. The American guitarist also talks about
Let's play a little! What do you think was used in the clip below to generate the guitar sound? Let me help you a bit, it's a 100% software solution. Mystery on a riff of U2 The song of U2 from which this riff is extracted is Until the End of the World, a great
The American guitar player and singer Josh Smith (joshsmithguitar.com) was my guest for a live interview from his Flat Five studio in Los Angeles. Here is the full recording of this Skype call. Josh Smith interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes, Spotify and below:
JD Simo, the American Blues guitar player born in Chicago and now in Nashville presents his latest self-titled album in this Skype interview. It is always a pleasure to interview this musician who is always very generous in his answers and full of a communicative energy despite the bleak times we are going through. JD
The French startup Reveho (reveho.com) launches a Kickstarter campaign to finance the production and sale of the Slite, their model of collapsible travel guitar. The young team came to our showroom in April 2019 to present me with a prototype that was already promising. As of the recording date of this interview with CEO Alexandre
Nir Felder (nirfelder.com) is a New-York City based Jazz musician I interviewed for the first time at the Montreal Jazzfest in 2016. Here is again this time through a Skype interview to talk about his brand new album titled II. If you want to listen to some energetic modern Jazz, you have to check out
In April 2019, The Guitar Channel went to Germany to cover the Musikmesse and visit Guitar Point, this fabulous Vintage guitar store in the suburbs of Frankfurt. It was the day of the "Sunburst Convention" which brought together no less than 14 Les Paul Sunburst's from the mythical years 1958, 1959 and 1960. The guitarist