Jen Majura, Bruce Gaitsch and more: Musikmesse presents the line-up for this year’s Guitar Camp and workshop programme

Dynamic performances by top guitarists – plus a brimming programme with workshops and masterclasses: Musikmesse announces the definitive line-up for the 2018 Guitar Camp 2018. Eight first-class musicians will demonstrate their riffs and solos in a sound-proofed show cabin in Hall 9.0. There, visitors can sense the individual aura of artists who raise the roof at concerts with their original touring equipment. Additionally, all musicians will be available for discussions and autographs after their performances. New this year: hourly workshops and masterclasses on sound shaping and playing techniques.

8th LAYNE STALEY ITALIAN TRIBUTE 2018
OMAGGIO A LAYNE STALEY, CHRIS CORNELL E KURT COBAIN

SABATO 31 MARZO SERRAGLIO (Via Gualdo Priorato 5, Milano) 

Per l’8° anno consecutivo l’Italia ospita il benefit-show in onore di Layne Staley, carismatico cantante degli Alice in Chains scomparso nel 2002. L’evento sarà anche l’occasione per ricordare altre due icone del rock anni ’90: Kurt Cobain dei Nirvana e Chris Cornell, voce dei Soundgarden, recentemente e inaspettatamente scomparso. Staley, Cobain e Cornell, con Eddie Vedder dei Pearl Jam furono gli artefici dell’ascesa planetaria di quel movimento che, nato nelle cantine di Seattle, sconvolse il modo di fare rock tanto da essere definito come l’ultima vera rivoluzione musicale.

Amp World at Musikmesse

This is where electric guitarists can be sure of finding the ultimate sound. At the new ‘Amp World powered by Musik Produktiv’ area at Musikmesse 2018, amplifiers and cabinets from 16 companies are interconnected via a switching system. By simply pressing a button, it is possible to combine all stacks quickly and easily. Amp World is located in an acoustically separated area of Hall 9.0.

Rocktron Introduces The ValveSonic Plexi

Rocktron is pleased to unveil the ValveSonic Plexi, the first in the ValveSonic series of all tube guitar preamps. Developed in conjunction with LA Custom, this preamp captures the vintage tones of the iconic British “plexi” amplifiers, from the early stacked amps of the 60’s, to the arena sound of rock in the 70’s, to the sound heard during the 80’s “Sunset Strip” era and beyond…all in one convenient rack space.