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Vintage Guitar Show Veenendaal takes place twice a year in central Netherlands and is Europe’s biggest event dedicated to vintage guitar gear, with around 100 exhibitors and over 1,200 guitars. Myself and fellow Guitar.com contributor Ed Oleszko have known about the show for a while now, and with our good buddy Daniel Nicolas offering a place to stay and a ride to the show… well, why not?

After a flight from Bristol to Schiphol, we head towards Amsterdam city centre on the bus. We alight at the magnificent brick-built Olympic Stadium and take the short walk to Daniel’s apartment.

Arriving in Amsterdam the day before the show gives us the opportunity for an extra night out. Festivities begin at Daniel’s local guitar shop, Sound Plaza, where

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