The Guitar Channel

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...

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 Finla...

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 interview The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes , Spotify  and below: Until the n...

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 th...

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 , a...

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 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 alway...

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 concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTunes ,...

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 concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on iTu...

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 concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on...

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 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 a...

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 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 a...

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 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 alway...

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 concert Sound, video and edit: Philippe Camus The Guitar Channel podcast The audio version of the video is available in the podcast on...

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 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 concert...

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 As always, the...

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: Amp: Kelt V-Twin Sound: Ox Box Universal Audio 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...

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 concerts...

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 alwa...

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, th...

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 is very different from an old-fashioned Telecaster: the body...

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 on the subject with his partner Rafael Cano . To know more about it, I interviewed the two guys...

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: Tania and Michael Spalt ( spaltinstruments.com ) Uli Teuffel ( teuffel.com ) Juha Ruokangas ( ruokangas.com ) Adriano Sergio from Ergon Guitars ( ergonguitars.com ) Rainer Tausch ( tausch-guitars...

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 we see over and over on the market, even in the boutique guitar field. So congrat...

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 guitar software on your computer. In this review, we use a Line6 ped...

During a tourist visit in Paris, France of Kari Nieminen , 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