This 2 day guitar show brings some of the best luthiers from around the world into one conference center. The 2016 Holy Grail Guitar Show was held in October in the vibrant city of Berlin. About 135 acoustic and electric guitar builders were present in a roughly 60% to 40% ratio respectively.

The show is a buffet of jaw-dropping craftsmanship guitar porn!

You can’t come back from a show like this and not expect more from yourself as a builder.

In this article, I highlight some of my personal favourite electric guitars and their builders. After talking with them, one thing became very clear to me, they are passionate about their craft and proud to show their creative works. They are also some of the nicest and friendliest people I had the privilege to meet.

Their passion for their craft shines through their work, sorry for the corny gliché, but it really does! Each builder has a unique style and personality and those characteristics are expressed in their craft. These guitars are as much art as they are musical instruments.

I hope you’ll discover some new guitar builders and be as inspired by their creative work as I was.

Here are some of my personal highlights from the 2016 Holy Grail Guitar Show (in alphabetical order):