7-String & 8-String Guitars

Somewhere between “I fancy trying an 8 string guitar” and actually owning one sits a swamp of marketing fluff, contradictory forum threads, and spec sheets that read like they were translated twice. An 8 string guitar is a solid-body electric with two extra bass strings below standard low E, typically tuned down to F# and … Read more

A 7 string guitar for metal isn’t a gimmick bolted onto a normal six-string — it’s a different relationship with the low end entirely. Add one extra string, tuned to a low B (or lower), and suddenly your rhythm playing has a foundation that a standard guitar physically cannot reach. That’s the whole point. Bands … Read more

A 7 string guitar is a solid-body or hollow-body electric guitar with an additional low string — usually tuned to B — bolted onto the standard six-string layout, giving guitarists an extra octave and a half of low-end range for heavier riffs, fuller chords, and more harmonic freedom. If that sounds like exactly the itch … Read more