The Guitar & Bass Expo will take place 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. August 23 in Reading, Pennsylvania.
The show will bring a unique custom and boutique instrument experience to musicians from Reading and its surrounding areas.
The one-day event will feature guitars and basses, amplification and accessories from a wide variety of boutique and custom manufacturers, retailers and service companies, plus five amp/cab demo rooms, six 45-minute educational clinics, a rock and roll flea market and more.
Here are some of the companies that will be represented at the show:
GUITAR & BASS
Chili Custom Guitars
C.R. Alsip Guitars
Knaggs Guitars
Skjold Design Guitars
Calaveras Fretworks Custom Guitars
Ron Smith Guitars
HJC Customs
Brubaker Guitars
Howard Guitars
K&M Instruments
Eric Schaefer Guitars
Jackson
Charvel
Takamine
Gretsch
Guild
Beardly Customs
Coop Guitars
Vintage Blues Guitars
Lost Art Vintage Instruments
Paul D's Used Instruments
MV Guitars & Pickups
Black Water Guitars
(10+ TBA soon)
AMPS/CABS/EFFECTS/PARTS/SERVICES
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RETAILERS
GLS Music Store Funky Frets Meadowood Music
CLINICS/DEMOS
Skjold Design Guitars Zexcoil Guitar Pickups Eric Schaefer Guitars (More TBA; specific clinic information and times will be released soon.)
ROCK N ROLL FLEA MARKET
Lucky Dog Essentia & Curios Creepy Girls Crafts & Curios Vikki Sin Art Philly Phlair (many more TBA soon)
RAFFLES
There will be a "Winners Choice" raffle with a limited number of entries being accepted!
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
There will be a live show immediately after the expo, plus an open-mic night in the hotel lounge. Winners of various contests and raffles will be announced at this time.
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