An eight-string guitar has eight strings instead of the standard guitar's six strings or the Russian guitar's seven strings. Eight-string guitars are less popular than six and seven string guitars, but they are used by classical, jazz, and metal guitarists. The additional two strings expand the guitar's range or allows non-standard tunings (such as major-thirds tuning) or both.
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