Basses – The Holy Grail Guitar Show

Claas Guitars

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Alexander Claas from Hanover, Germany builds modern high end electric guitars and basses. Claas Guitars stands for innovation and the highest quality in the market. The MobyDick is the result of several years of invention and the quest for perfection. The special design enhances a superb playability, great ergonomics and an outstanding sound. The long neck joint creates an ongoing sustain, perfect tuning stability and easy access to the highest frets. Especially today, where culture leans towards more versatility and the highest quality, instruments also have to make this change and Claas Guitars is tuned into the right way to do that.

TV Jones Inc

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Tom purchased his first guitar at the age of 14. His interest led him on a passionate journey toward becoming a self-taught musician, luthier, and eventually, pickup maker. 2020 marks Tom’s 27th year of handcrafting guitars and basses. Tom “TV” Jones is internationally recognized for the handmade pickups used in guitars and basses around the globe. Tom has consulted and designed instruments and pickups for industry leaders including Gretsch, Bigsby, Fender, and Cort. According to Tom, the HGGS is a premier showcase of talent where fellow artists can admire and learn from one another’s work.

My goal is to find the perfect tone and create the best personality possible for each guitar I design. The Holy Grail Guitar Show is a highlight for luthiers!

Rui Silva Guitars

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Rui Silva builds custom guitars and basses using the best possible materials. His instruments aim to combine ergonomics with the natural beauty of raw materials and the versatility of sound. All instruments are unique and made according to the taste and preference of each client, with whom he works closely to obtain the best result. The instruments are handmade, combining some machinery and modern construction techniques with manual work, in this way he doesn’t attempt mass production and gives all attention to detail.

Hello, I’m Rui Silva Luthier from Rui Silva Guitars – Portugal, I’m happy to participate in the HGGS surrounded by so amazing friends and high level instruments. Come visit us!

Oliver Lang Instruments

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Each piece of wood has its own character, like you and me. Oliver Lang will help you discover the perfect match to combine your personality, wood and hardware. With his experience he will gladly customise your unique and individual instrument. You can meet him with his creative selection of bass guitars. Try it, feel it, love it.

Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLIsPiV_ip6yY4t7gm1Psog

Each piece of wood has its own character, like you and me. I will help you discover the perfect match to combine your personality, wood and hardware. With my experience I will gladly customise your unique and individual instrument.

Marleaux Bass Guitars

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The A R T of B A S S Traditions are a good place to start. Marleaux Bass Guitars just choose not to stay there. Their years of experience and the desire for perfection drive their unending fine-tuning and development of their bass models. They constantly get feedback from their customers, who are professional bassists and bass enthusiasts all over the world, and use that feedback as inspiration in their quest to build the perfect bass. They build instruments that are ergonomic because the playing experience needs to be comfortable. They build basses that resonate deeply, with clear voices.

I have built basses since 1990…its our 30 years anniversary in 2020….its a long time and it is the best time in my life. Never forget: Its the bass that makes you dance !!!

Giulio Negrini Guitars

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On the path of making outstanding guitars, enhancing playability, vibrant tones; classic beauty.
Swiss made by Italian master formed in the classical Stradivari’s violin tradition, evolved into electric guitar making via his personal passion for playing them. After having studied with Inlay master William “Grit” Laskin, his focus is more and more projected toward enriching the fretboard’s beauty with precious shells and stones.

Pre-order at a special HGGS time-delivery offer via this sales link.

I’m a modern guitar maker and player, my skills as a guitarist help me to improve the comfort, tone, and playability of the electric guitar. Understanding the needs of players, I focus extensively on creating high-end, art enriched, performing guitars.

Franz Bassguitars

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In their luthier’s workshop Franz Bassguitars create premium-quality bass guitars, 100% hand-crafted to individual client requests. They put great emphasis on the choice of woods and their origins from sustainable and preferably regional forestry. Their careful selection of materials and components, paired with expert manufacture, guarantee the strong and unique sound.

In our young luthier’s workshop we create premium-quality bass guitars, 100% hand crafted to individual client requests. We put great emphasis on the choice of woods and their origins from sustainable and preferably regional forestry. Our careful selection of materials and components, paired with expert manufacture, guarantee the strong and unique sound.

Eyb Guitars

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Eyb Guitars has been building handmade custom electric guitars and basses since 1984. In 2014 we started the new design project Elyra Guitars. A modular semi acoustic guitar designed by Tilly Fuchs, a well known guitar player and industrial designer in Stuttgart.

The Holy Grail Guitar Show is the most unique show of its kind.

Bacce Custom Guitars

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The philosophy of Bacce® Custom Guitars is to build exceptional musical instruments, taking in account the expectations and desires of their customers; being faithful to the ideals of a 100%-handmade production that reflects the enthusiasm and dedication that they put into each work. The most high quality wood selection and hardware, in addition to an exclusive dedication to the customer, make the base for this growing brand. The attention to each detail, and of course, the final success with the instruments are the keys to make the musical feel comfortable and cared within all the process.

The HGGS is the perfect place to show the world our beautiful work. I love building versatile instruments, one-by-one and 100% handcrafted, as unique models. It is exciting to share with the customers the love of creating a custom instrument for them.

Tao Guitars

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For 15 years now we have put our souls in giving to the guitar making world a new and personal vision of the electric guitar. Fed through the years with the experience we acquired repairing and restoring vintage instruments we grown the pillar of our tone culture. Infused by a true sense of design drawn in our passion for architecture, furniture design, modern art… our work is a perfect balance between functionality, tone and aesthetics.

As we were at the beginning of this fantastic adventure we are honored to be at the grand finale show to present our latest work in what could be considered as the Mecca of boutique guitar building.

Photo Copyright: Martin Konrad (except for workshop photos)