The UK’s largest guitar occasion, The Guitar Present, returns to Birmingham’s Cranmore Park this yr, and it’s set to be the largest yr but with its largest ever showcase of worldwide manufacturers.

Going down on 2 and three March, The Guitar Present will host an exhibition space full of electrical and acoustic guitars, basses, results, recording gear and amplification. Guests may benefit from particular Guitar Present offers throughout retail companions equivalent to Truthful Deal Music, PMT and Absolute Music.

Exhibitors on the 2024 present embody the likes of Marshall, Orange amplification, Focusrite, Yamaha, ESP, Vox, BOSS, Schecter, Ernie Ball, Neural DSP, and an entire load extra. Additionally at this yr’s occasion, The Stay Stage (sponsored by Allianz Musical Insurance coverage) will see an enormous number of names from the UK and abroad, together with Mick Taylor and Dan Steinhardt from YouTube sequence That Pedal Present.

The total checklist of appearances on The Allianz Musical Insurance coverage Stay Stage is as follows:

Saturday 2 March

• Will Griff (Patrick James Eggle)
• Alexandr Misko (D’Addario)
• John Connearn (Neural DSP)
• John Browne (Schecter)
• An Journey In Tone (Rotosound, Constancy Guitars, Humorous Little Containers, Nice Japanese Results, introduced by Noisy Hammer)
• Dave Simpson Trio (Karl Longbottom Guitars/Emprize Amps)

Sunday 3 March

• Patrick Hinds (Religion Guitars)
• Blair Dunlop (Classic Guitars)
• Daniel Kemish (Ortega Guitars)
• Niko Tsonev (Eventide and Vega-Trem)
• Chantel McGregor
• That Pedal Present

Advance tickets for The Guitar Present are accessible on-line now at £15 for adults and £10 for these aged 8-16 (the occasion is free for below eights). You can too seize tickets on the door, priced at £17.50 for adults and £12.50 for these below 16.

Discover out extra at The Guitar Present.

In different UK guitar information, Gibson opened its first-ever flagship retailer outdoors of the US in London final weekend. In keeping with CEO Cesar Gueikian, the Gibson Storage is welcoming and pleasant surroundings for guitarists of all talents to check out a whole bunch of its guitars with out judgement.