Van Eps isn’t the household name it deserves to be. Among other things, he pioneered seven-string guitar, employing a standard six-string tuning with the seventh string tuned down a fifth.

Here’s a quote: And from Slipknot’s Mick Thompson: “Seven-string guitars are gay – they’re nothing more than a trend. How many guitarists use all seven strings anyway?” I can’t imagine that the day ...

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There are no spec details, and silhouetted against the sun, we can’t make out too many details – it’s even hard to tell if the guitar has seven strings or eight. But it has a thinline body ...