Guitar Convention

Visit the Guitar Convention during BRIDGE Guitar Festival Eindhoven! This year, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven will once again be transformed into a guitar paradise on the Saturday of the festival week. Immerse yourself in the world of guitar with a comprehensive guitar fair, exciting masterclasses with guitar specialists, and informative workshops. Every square meter of the building boasts guitars, basses, amplifiers, effects, and other cool trinkets at booths from over 70 brands. You’re sure to be captivated by all the beautiful displays. We’ll be announcing all the masterclasses and workshops in the coming weeks. Registration for the workshops is free and can be done at a later date.

The fair

At the guitar fair during the Guitar Convention, you will find an extensive selection of electric guitars, acoustic guitars, basses, and accessories; from amplifiers and effects to maintenance products. You can try everything out, and product experts are on hand to answer all your questions. More than 70 brands will be represented at the fair; from well-known brands like Martin, Blackstar, MXR, Schecter, and Music Man to boutique brands such as Dejawu and Unquendor. These brands have been confirmed so far:

Aguilar / Alutone / Ashdown / Beetronics / Blackstar / Brixx / Cort / Crafter / Crazy Tube Circuits / Dejawu / Digitech / Dunlop / Eko / Fender Audio / Ferrini / FGN / Focusrite / G&L / G7th / Get’m Get’m / Hagstrom / Hercules / Hiwatt / Hughes & Kettner / Iceberg Effects / J. Rockett / Kernom / Korg / Lâg / Laney /  Lava / Levy’s Leather / Martin / Mozer / MXR / Ortega / Paul Belgrade / Peavey / Pedaltrain / RH Guitars / Schecter / Schwung / Souldier / Source Audio /  Stagg / Sterling by Music Man / Stuwey / Stradln / Tokai / Trace Elliot / Ultimusician / Unquendor / Vox / Walrus Audio / Way Huge

Masterclasses by top guitarists

Op de Guitar Convention kun je masterclasses bijwonen van topgitaristen en -bassisten uit binnen- en buitenland. Het programma is bijna compleet!

Guitar Masterclasses:

• Frank Gambale with a clinic for Cort guitars
• Vedran Mircetic, guitarist of De Staat
• Yvette Terpstra, teacher and guitarist of Nick Schilder and Froukje
• Leendert Haaksma, guitarist of Anouk
• Matthias van Beek, guitarist of Rudeboy Plays UDS and Anneke van Giersbergen
• Remi Lauw, producer and guitarist of Secret Rendezvous
• Guitarist Eran Har Even & producer Attie Bauw about Subsix
• Thomas Zwijsen, fingerpicking guitarist

Bass Masterclasses:

• Dave Swift, bassist of Jools Holland
• Michel van Schie, bassist of Leendert Haaksma, formerly for Anouk
• Tom Radsma, bassist of Hiqpy
• Marilonah Copra, bassist of Arp Frique

Workshops

During the Guitar Convention, you will also have the opportunity to participate in various workshops taking place throughout the day. Participation is completely free with your Guitar Convention ticket, but due to limited space, it is necessary to register for the workshops. These are the workshops you can sign up for (maximum 15 participants):

• 11:15 – 12:30 Metal Gitaarorkest 1, begeleid door Javier Valdi & Ivar Useinov
• 12:00 – 13:15 Blues Gitaarorkest 1, begeleid door Bram van den Brekel
• 12:30 – 13:45 Effecten & Sound 1, begeleid door Django Trienes en Abel van der Waals
• 12:45 – 14:00 Metal Gitaarorkest 2, begeleid door Javier Valdi & Ivar Useinov
• 13:45 – 15:00 Blues Gitaarorkest 2, begeleid door Bram van den Brekel
• 14:15 – 15:30 Effecten & Sound 2, begeleid door Django Trienes en Abel van der Waals
• 14:30 – 15:45 Het Bas Orkest, begeleid door Timothy Dunn
• 16:00 – 17:15 Effecten & Sound 3, begeleid door Django Trienes en Abel van der Waals
• 16:15 – 17:30 Workshop Improvisatie, begeleid door Ella Zirina

Registration for the workshops is not yet possible at this moment, but that will be possible soon.

More Guitar Convention

During the Guitar Convention, a panel on the Indian connection will also be organized featuring, among others, Dennis van Leeuwen, guitarist and co-founder of Kane. Furthermore, the presentation of the Gitarist Poll Awards 2026 will once again take place during the Guitar Convention this year. Awards will be presented to the best guitarists of the past year, who have been voted for by Gitarist readers.

The Guitar Convention is organized by BRIDGE Guitar Festival Eindhoven in collaboration with Gitarist Magazine, De Bassist Magazine, and Guitar Matrix.