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Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Skervesen Guitars 4MDB: Tomáš Raclavský Signature Prototype Demo
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Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Skervesen Guitars 4MDB: Tomáš Raclavský Signature Prototype Demo

The Polish guitar outfit demos an 8-string signature axe for Modern Day Babylon guitarist Tomáš Raclavský.

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Zucali Guitars Santone 54 17 & Crossover Demos
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Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Zucali Guitars Santone 54 17 & Crossover Demos

Austrian luthier Daniel Zucali demos an acoustic-electric classical, and a modern recreation of a 19th-century Viennese contraguitar with six standard strings and nine bass strings.

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - M-Tone Guitars Custom Flight Risk Demos
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Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - M-Tone Guitars Custom Flight Risk Demos

Portland, Oregon, luthier Matt Proctor joins the Berlin gala with a pair of bespoke electrics boasting a head-turning array of metalwork.

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - TLL Guitars Marvin & Deckard Demos
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Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - TLL Guitars Marvin & Deckard Demos

Luthier Tobias Lund Lindberg drives 13 hours from Stockholm to Berlin to show off two understatedly suave, art-deco-inspired electrics.

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Stankevicius Guitars Vytautas & Queen Amber Archtop Demos
Electric Guitars

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Stankevicius Guitars Vytautas & Queen Amber Archtop Demos

Lithuanian luthier Vadim Stankevičius demos his own modernized jazz manouche design, as well as a restored archtop with an amber-mosaic motif.

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Albor Guitars Orpheus VI Demo
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Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Albor Guitars Orpheus VI Demo

Mexico City luthier Lizet Albor shows off a pair of handcarved solidbodies, one with a 7-piece neck and stone fretboard inlays, and one featuring traditional Huichol-style beadwork.

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Skytop Guitars Grand Concert Fingerstyle Demo
Electric Guitars

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Skytop Guitars Grand Concert Fingerstyle Demo

New York luthier Eric Weigeshoff demos a grand-concert fingerstyle guitar featuring two remarkably large “stereo” soundports on the upper bout.

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Lospennato Guitars Radiostar Demo
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Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Lospennato Guitars Radiostar Demo

Leo Lospennato—an Italian from Buenos Aires now living in Berlin—demos a classic-looking solidbody with an onboard distortion circuit.

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Spalt Instruments Fracture & Full Moon Rising Demos
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Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Spalt Instruments Fracture & Full Moon Rising Demos

Austrian Michael Spalt demos two exquisitely made electrics boasting an incredible level of nuanced personalization.

Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Jersey Girl Homemade Guitars Seevie & Takutack Demos
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Holy Grail Guitar Show '18 - Jersey Girl Homemade Guitars Seevie & Takutack Demos

Hokkaido, Japan, luthier Kaz Goto shows us two of the Holy Grail Guitar Show’s most intricately made guitars—with matching stompboxes and handmade straps.