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Mike Stringer on how 8-string guitars take him outside his comfort zone in search of dissonance

Using the low-end monster riffs of Spiritbox's Fata Morgana, Stringer offers up a rhythm masterclass in modern metal ...

How a Greek orthodox priest went viral by turning church hymns into fretless eight-string metal ragers

Armed with a Harley Benton eight-string, genre-stretching Fr Dionysios Tabakis sent the music world into an unlikely frenzy ...
Jazz

Giorgos Tabakis: Moovin' With The Eight-String

Greek guitarist Giorgos Tabakis is a restlessly inventive musician with a deep background in jazz theory and composition. His main instrument these days is an eight-string Moov (yes, eight!)—a ...
MetalSucks

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 ...
Indy Week

Instrumentalist: How an eight-string guitar became the backbone of The Hot at Nights

HEAR AND SEE: The band releases its excellent Cool It at The Pour House in Raleigh Friday, Jan. 22, at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10-$12. For more information, see www.the-pour-house.com. BACKSTORY: The Hot ...