Thomann’s Gearhead University was back for another weekend of gear-fuelled video creation from some of YouTube’s brightest stars.
We were invited back to Thomann’s Treppendorf HQ to take in the sights and sounds from the German retail giant’s bustling campus.
When not distracted by the temptation of currywurst and the raucous chorus from the local frog population, we were able to bump into a few of your favourite vlogging guitarists and producers and get the inside track on a some of the collaborations that occurred.
With a similar layout to the recent Synth Reactor event, the YouTubers were invited to hang out in the big bell tent/marquee thing and utilise the many recording spaces at their disposal, not to mention the huge quantities of gear housed in the Thomann logistics centre.
Already, some of the fruits of the YouTubers labours are live with the likes of Pete Cottrell’s cover of Pantera’s Walk and Philip McKnight talking shop with Fender Custom Shop’s Principal Master Builder (the guy who designed the Game of Thrones guitars).
“A unique octave bass fuzz with a built-in, 2-voice ring modulator”: The Maestro BB-1 Brassmaster is a super-rare bass octave fuzz from the ‘70s that sounds great on guitar, sells for $2,000+, and Behringer just made a $69 clone of it
“Maintain a consistently optimal neck setup, playability, and string action, regardless of changing environmental conditions”: Has Furch just made acoustic guitar setups a thing of the past with its new CNR System Active neck?
