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 ...

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 ...

Back in 2018, Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci said the band's new material at the time might feature some eight string guitars. Ultimately the material the band was working on became 2019's ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scottish-born and for many years based in Brazil—a classical guitar-centric zone, for sure—the eight-string guitar virtuoso Galbraith is something extra-special in the guitar world, as heard on his ...

Guitarist Paul Galbraith provides a big sound on his specially made 8-string guitar, and you can hear it on the next Fretworks on Classical 101. From his 1999 Delos CD, I'll have one of his ...

Dream Theater recently teased they were in the studio with a photo that included an eight-string guitar. While we all assumed that meant the album would include the extended range guitar, now we've ...

Few bands have influenced the modern metal landscape quite like Meshuggah, both in terms of sound and gear. Now, guitarist Mårten Hagström has reflected on how the band changed the face of metal ...

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 ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...