Welcome to Mike Stringer’s downpicking bootcamp, in which he teaches us the punishing string skipping techniques behind Spiritbox’s Jaded

In his debut GW column, the prog-metal master teaches you the punishing seven-string string-skipping techniques behind ...
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Seven-String Guitar Riffs You Should Know – Essential Modern Techniques

Welcome to a guitar-focused space by Leigh Fuge — guitarist, educator, and content creator from Swansea, UK — featuring lessons, gear demos, amp and pedal reviews, collaborations with top brands like ...
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Steve Vai Credits KORN With Popularizing the Seven String Guitar

The seven string guitar has existed in many iterations over the years, though finally had its first mainstream electric production model as the Ibanez UV7 in 1990. The Ibanez UV7 was made for Steve ...
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Brian “Head” Welch Explains the Origin of Korn’s Use of Seven-String Guitars

Seven-string guitars became a staple of the nu-metal sound in the 90s and early 2000s, thanks in large part to James “Munky” Shaffer and Brian “Head” Welch of Korn. It created the nu-metal sound that ...
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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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Tosin Abasi on Steve Vai, adapting to seven- and eight-string guitars, and his practice regimen

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. “I don’t really separate ...