“Engineered for modern electric players seeking authentic nylon tine without the traditional limitations of classical instruments”: Abasi’s nylon 7-string opens for pre ...

NAMM 2026: Abasi Guitars debuts its long-awaited Córdoba Stage 7 nylon string guitar at Booth 4230, Hall D, and pre-orders ...
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Keith Richards explains the 5-string guitar: '5 strings, 3 notes, 2 hands and 1 asshole'

"You can't buy a persona. You can either make it up or you can be it," states Keith Richards in the upcoming documentary, Keith Richards: Under the Influence, which gets its world premiere at the ...
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Gibson launches 7-string Explorer

PRESS RELEASE: Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument company and leader in music technology announced the anticipated release of the 7-String Gibson Explorer as part of their Rocktober ...
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Russian 7 String Guitar Festival

Oleg has established Iowa as the center of the Russian guitar revival. Oleg Timofeyev was one of the first Russians to travel abroad after the fall of the Iron Curtain when he left Moscow for the ...
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Seymour Duncan announces 7/8 string Pegasus pickup

Pickup giant Seymour Duncan has responded to the ever-growing demand for seven and eight-string guitars by developing a brand new pickup, the Pegasus, tailored specifically to low-ended, high-gain ...
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BRIAN "HEAD" WELCH Explains How KORN Got Into 7-String Guitars

Dokken, Steve Vai, Munky, Head. It all came together. "I wasn't playing with James at that time, but he invited me to come back and jam with him. That's when I started playing seven-string. So I ...
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How the Fender Custom Shop was convinced to make the firm’s first 7-string guitar

Suicide Silence’s riff beast Chris Garza may be the proud owner of the world’s first official seven-string Fender Strat, but he says getting the firm’s Custom Shop to commit to the build was a massive ...