Repost Alert: Aaaaaaand the playing is in full swing:

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Repost Alert: FilippaQ is killin’ it from the get-go! I’m sure jaws were dropping all around when this happened…

Thursday, May 17, 10:30 PM

It has begun! Our GearTubers have arrived and have already been getting work (and play) done! A very fun and creative gang to be around! Stay tuned here on the t.blog and on all social media channels (through the mighty hashtag #TGU18) to see what shenanigans they get up to over there. Something tells me that the tiny village of Treppendorf won’t be so quiet during the next few days…

Thursday, May 17, 5:00 PM

The superstar YouTubers have started collaborating and shooting videos, and we’re already seeing some pretty amazing stuff coming out of our video rooms. We can’t be more proud and are curious to see what more the #TGU18 has to offer in the next few days…

Repost Alert: Some of our guest YouTubers are really getting into the German spirit! Check it out:

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HAHA, we love these guys! Make sure to check out the hashtag #TGU18 on Insta, Facebook and YouTube for more!

Repost Alert: For some behind the scenes footage of the behind the scenes of Thomann headquarters, check out bass-oriented YouTuber Studio Chimiel‘s vid here. If you’ve never been to Treppendorf it’s a nice little peek at what happens at the Thomann campus:

Thursday, May 17, 1:00 PM

The YouTubers are visiting the shop, doing some guided tours and discovering all the secrets about Thomann. FilippaQ is already making us consider giving up playing the guitar, given her sheer talent… find more pictures, videos and crazy stuff on our Instagram channel, we are documenting the event through stories 😉

Thursday, May 17, 10:00 AM

Welcome to the start of the first semester at Gearhead University! Adam Neely, Music Is Win, Sarah Longfield, That Pedal Show, Glenn Fricker, and many other well-known YouTubers have begun their studies at Thomann’s Gearhead University. After a little warm-up in our Contact Area they are now exploring the campus and causing a ruckus! If you’re in the guitar department right now, you might happen to meet Adam Neely or Glenn Fricker. ?

Stay tuned on social media with #TGU18!

Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 10:30 PM 

DAY 3 was all about drama. And no, we’re not joking. This has been the most bizarre day of our lives – troubleshooting everything and fixing the unfixable. But we delivered, and we’re proud to say that Phase 1 is over. The world’s best YouTubers are arriving at the airport and some have already arrived. Brace yourselves, #TGU18 starts tomorrow, it’s gonna be MADNESS and we can’t wait!

Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 5:30 PM 

The day is almost over, and we are glad to announce that all the hard work paid off: everything is up & running and we couldn’t ask for a better result. A well deserved sleep today is what we need, in order to be fully charged and ready for TGU: within 24 hours you will get access to pictures, videos, live coverage and much much more. #TGU18 is coming! ?

Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 3 PM

Testing, one, two, three: today is all about troubleshooting and making sure that everything will run smoothly for our Thomann’s Gearhead University MEGA-event. The amount of variables is so high that our video-team is working non-stop to test every little detail. Our guests deserve top-notch quality and a worry-free experience, and we will deliver it! Our helpers are working super-hard, so please show some love for them with a comment below ?

Wednesday, May 16, 2018, 10 AM

Day 3 – final touches! Our helpers are testing gear, cameras and lights and everything is running smoothly. Musical collaborations are being born along the way, such as the jingle that you can hear in our Coffee Safety Cup video. Pumped to see what else this event will bring. Go! 

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 11:00 PM

Things are advancing. The video studios are almost ready to welcome the 30+ YouTubers who will prepare their magic for Thursday’s debut of Thomann’s Gearhead University. Watch our video recap of the day!

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 6:00 PM

And now, for your entertainment (we recommend you watch this with a hot cup of coffee in your hand, seated comfortably on your sofa), an instructional and totally serious video from TheGuitarGeek, directly from #TGU18…

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 5:00 PM

As we’re close to the end of Phase I, it’s necessary to give you some technical info about our video rooms:
Every video room is equipped with 4 to 5 4k professional cameras, a live-switching workstation with powerful computers and top notch audio cards and 4K switchers kindly sponsored by Universal Audio and Blackmagic. On top of that, the editing room will feature 3 more stations to provide instant videos to our YouTubers. Routing the necessary power and cabling these areas was not an easy task, but our amazing team delivered in time.
One more day left to finish the preparations: be sure to check out our social channels as the team will start video-testing and gear-testing tomorrow. #TGU18 has never been this close!!

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 1:30 PM 

It’s time for lunch for our video team. But instead of eating food and all those common human habits, our crafty guests prefer to feed themselves with some music. And we see nothing wrong with that!

Tuesday, May 15, 2018, 11:00 AM 

 2 and we keep on rollin’! Setting up the rooms is not an easy task, but Thomann’s little helpers know no fear – as you can clearly see from their faces. No stress at all can be seen in this photographic evidence 😉  Everyone’s bracing themselves for our YouTuber invasion!

Monday, May 14, 2018, 10:00 PM 

Find out what’s happening behind the scenes, how we are building the perfect environment for our YouTubers and much more in this video. Don’t forget to check out episode 2 tomorrow, follow our social channels and find out what will happen next!

Monday, May 14, 2018, 3:00 PM
Rooms start to take shape as we put down the carpets and start setting up the racks and amp shelves. We start to wonder what kind of collaborations will take place in these spaces! There is A LOT of gear involved and we can’t thank our partners & supporters enough for this! ? #StayTuned

Monday, May 14, 2018, 12:00 PM
The squad takes a little break from the hard work and enjoys a lunch in the t.kitchen. Henning (Eytschpi42) has his own method of getting from point A to point B. Psst: more madness can be found on our Instagram stories – there’s some crazy reportage going on!

Monday, May 14, 2018, 10:00 AM 

The video team just arrived at Thomann HQ in Treppendorf and is starting to organise their work in order to build the video rooms – the magic and music-infused places that will host our YouTubers Squad who will arrive in a few days.

Tuesday, 8th of  May 2018 7:00 PM

Testing instruments and gear, producing videos, talking shop – that’s what our massive YouTube event “Thomann’s Gearhead University – Class of 2018” will be all about. The best YouTubers, artists and brands in the industry will be coming to our tranquil 130-person village at Gearhead University. ???

Participants include international YouTube greats such as Adam Neeley, Music Is Win, Sarah Longfield, That Pedal Show, Pete Cottrell, Glenn Fricker, EytschPi42, Robert Baker,  Mary Spender, FilippaQ, Bass The World, Gear Gods, Steve From Boston, Colin Scott and many more confirmed.

# TGU18 – join us!

You can be part of it! How? Completely digital: Under the hashtag #TGU18, you will be provided with the latest video uploads and news directly from Treppendorf on your social media channels. On this page you are also close to the action – here on the t.blog we will publish news and summaries of the event regularly. Stay tuned!

You are not only invited digitally but also “analog“: Come as a “guest listener” from Thursday to Saturday, 17th to 19th of May, in Treppendorf! Maybe you will happen to meet one of your personal role models in the guitar department or the t.kitchen 😉

Top YouTubers and attractive brands

We are pleased to welcome Ibanez and Hughes & Kettner as headliners as well as Orange, Revv, Laney, Line 6, Macmull, Soundbrenner, Ortega, Mad Professor, Rotosound, Markbass, Ashdown, PRS, Boss and more!

We look forward to seeing you!

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Enjoy the official trailer for Thomann Gearhead University:

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