A press conference on November 8,2013 at the nHow Hotel in Berlin introduced the EGB to the world, and announced The Holy Grail Guitar Show. About 20 luthiers came from all over Europe and joined the intimate event, expanding the small group of EGB members and planting the seed for what would become the exhibitor roster for the first Show.

Work on the Show commenced, after a long search the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center in Berlin was selected as venue, and exhibitors were invited to apply. Following the core principle of the show, that exhibitors would be curated to bring together a marvelous melange of internationally well-known builders as well as relative newcomers, the Show quickly grew from the original goal of 50-80 exhibitors to 115 confirmed attendees — the excitement started to grow.