Guillaume Chenin of Thomann interview | Pink Strat, DIY pedals, John Mayer, Harley Benton and more!

Here’s my interview and chat with the fabulous Guillaume Chenin from Thomann!

Most of you will know Guillaume as one of the faces of the Thomann YouTube channel, and he’s also got a pretty cool and growing personal presence on Instagram. He’s a brilliant guitar player and a not quite so brilliant skateboarder, and his love of – and knowledge of – all things gear is strong.

Here we talk about everything from Guillaume’s first guitar onwards. We discuss his life as a guitarist and presenter, his favorite gear, the NAMM Show, YouTubers and events like TGU, his own music, his love of John Mayer, and more! And of course I couldn’t not ask him what he thinks of Harley Benton while we were at it, could I?
Here’s the links to all the different questions and parts of the discussion:

00:00 Hello and introduction
01:28 How did Guillaume first get into music and the guitar?
04:24 What was Guillaume’s first guitar?
07:10 Who were young Guillaume’s biggest guitar heroes and influences?
10:45 What were Guillaune’s first guitars for playing in bands?
12:35 When did Guillaume realize music could be a career for him?
15:17 Finding his way to getting a job at Thomann
17:44 How did he go from sales at Thomann to being in the videos? And what was his first video like?
21:34 When Rich met Guillaume – GuitCon 2017
23:34 Meeting Henning Pauly for the first time!
24:37 What gave been the most exciting interviews Guillaume has done so far?
28:14 Guillaume’s experiences at events like Thomann’s TGU
30:45 Bad experiences Guillaume has had at events
32:04 How has the COVID time been for Guillaume and Thomann?
34:00 Why Guillaume is such a Fender Strat man and the story of his Strats
38:28 Guillaume’s Blue Strat – which Rich now owns!
39:44 The Pink Strat – Guillaume’s No. 1!
43:46 Does he ever fall out of love with the guitar?
46:25 Guillaume bought a Tele! And this is it…
47:31 Guillaume’s Epiphone Les Paul Custom ‘55
48:36 Transitioning between the Start, Les Paul and Tele
49:56 Guillaume’s amp (Pudel Engineering: https://www.pudel-engineering.de)
52:17 Guillaume’s pedalboard rundown
57:44 No looper?
59:40 Guillaume’s board is an interesting mix of boutique, Boss and DIY pedals!
1:01:36 How come Kris and Guillaume can play gear that’s not sold by Thomann in the Thomann videos?
1:03:35 What Guillaume really thinks about Harley Benton plus his pink Harley Benton acoustic (1:05:21)
1:09:10 What’s the best piece of gear Guillaume has ever played? (1:10:57 Baum Guitars: https://www.baumguitars.com)
1:12:33 Why the obsession with John Mayer?
1:16:36 Guillaume’s own music and his writing influences
1:18:23 Can he see himself going full-time as a musical artist?
1:20:20 Why doesn't Guillaume have his own YouTube channel? And go check out Guillaume on these sites!
1:22:34 Thanks for watching and please sub to Guillaume!

You can check Guillaume out right here: https://www.instagram.com/guillaume.chenin

And check out the interview I did with Guillaune’s Thomann partner in crime, Kris, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov8nEBvBC3o

Enjoy!

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