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Here is everything you need to know about learning 8-string guitar

When Swedish metal icons Meshuggah unleashed their mighty, low down, single-string riffs on Nothing in 2002, the meaning of the word heavy was henceforth redefined. From then, the 8-string guitar has ...
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John Petrucci May Use 8-String Guitar on the New Dream Theater Album; Ernie Ball Stock Rises 1,000,000%

Ernie Ball’s stock soared this morning after Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci announced that he was considering adding an eighth string to his axe for the new Dream Theater album. The Trooch ...
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Polyphia's Tim Henson teases new 8-string meisterworks that could require a whole new guitar to play along

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Gina Wetzler If you thought that Polyphia’s current album, Remember That You ...
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Stylistically radical, Ibanez’s multi-scale Alpha series might just be the 21st-century prog-metal player’s favourite new guitar – but do you get the 7-string or the 8?

The Alpha series has everything you'd need form a high-performance guitar, with stainless steel frets, Fishman Fluence Modern humbuckers, locking tuners and more When you purchase through links on our ...
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Dream Theater Post New Video for 8-String Guitar Song, “Awaken the Master”

Dream Theater have posted a new music video for the song “Awaken the Monster” from their recently released album, A View From The Top Of The World. The track sees John Petrucci don an eight-string ...