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Jackson Dinky Arch Top JS22-7 DKA HT Electric Guitar
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Sterling by Music Man John Petrucci JP70 7-String Electric Guitar
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Legator N8FP 8-String Electric Guitar
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Squier Classic Vibe Baritone Custom Telecaster Electric Guitar
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Jackson Pro Series Signature Dave Davidson Warrior WR7 Electric Guitar
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Jackson X Series Dinky Arch Top DKAF8 MS 8-String Multi-Scale Electric Guitar
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ESP Ben Burnley BB-600 Baritone Electric Guitar
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Ernie Ball Music Man John Petrucci Majesty 8-String Electric Guitar
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Schecter Guitar Research Hellraiser Hybrid C-8 8-String Electric Guitar
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Schecter Guitar Research Reaper-7 MS 7-String Multiscale Electric Guitar
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White Grape
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Legator Charles Caswell Signature 7-String Electric Guitar
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Sterling by Music Man John Petrucci Majesty 7-String Electric Guitar
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Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom Origins 7-String Electric Guitar
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Ibanez RGD71ALMS Axion Label Multi-Scale 7-String Electric Guitar
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Schecter Guitar Research C-7 FR-S Apocalypse 7-String Electric Guitar
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Jackson Pro Series Signature Jeff Loomis Soloist 7-String Ebony Fingerboard Electric Guitar
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Schecter Guitar Research Omen Elite-8 MS Electric Guitar
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Legator G8FP Ghost Performance 8 8-String Electric Guitar
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Jackson X Series Dinky Arch Top DKAF8 Multi-Scale 8-String Electric Guitar
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Epiphone Matt Heafy Les Paul Custom Origins 7-String Left-Handed Electric Guitar
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Schecter Guitar Research Banshee Mach FR-S 7-String Guitar
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Schecter Guitar Research C-8 MS Silver Mountain 8-String Multi-Scale Extended-Range Electric Guitar
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Schecter Guitar Research C-7 SLS Elite Evil Twin 7-String Electric Guitar
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Creative people often love to experiment with different sounds and improve on their existing skills. An extended range electric guitar is an ideal way to advance playing abilities and add a unique twist to your killer riffs. Since the 1950's when electric guitars really started to explode on the music scene, artists have been adding strings in order to create new and exciting sounds to the electric guitar. While a standard electric guitar has six strings, an extended range guitar would have seven, eight, or 12 strings. A 12 string guitar generally features twin sets of strings paired close together on the neck and tuned octaves apart. The pairs are played together as one, and most of the strings are tuned octaves apart for a fuller tone. This provides a harmonic, rhythmic sound often heard in folk music or classic rock. George Harrison of the Beatles, Jimmy page of Led Zepplin and Roger McGuinn of the Byrds have all used 12 string guitars in their music. If you're going for a louder, harder hitting sound, a 7 or 8 string guitar is what you need.

These guitars often appeal to metal players who use the additional strings to beef up their lower end play and to increase the range of pitches available to them. These guitars provide an exceptional range when you need to fill the room with power. If you're looking for steller tone without pitchiness for blasting hard rock and metal tunes, these are the guitars for you. Extended range electric guitars are a fantastic route when you've mastered the intricacies of your favorite instrument and are ready to kick it up a notch and create a more memorable sound. Even the most talented musicians would agree there is always room for growth and increasing your skill set. With a seven, eight, or 12 string electric guitar, you'll be blasting new and exciting tunes before you know it.

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