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Jared Dines Unveils 18 String Guitar At Guitar Convention

Unnecessary? Possibly. Unwieldy? Absolutely. Fun to look at? You betcha. Impossible to play? We can't really tell yet.

February 1, 2018

YouTube guitar hero Jared Hines famously got ripped off while buying a 17 string guitar last year, but that hasn't deterred him from his quest to, err, own a guitar with loads of strings.

He got Ormsby Guitars to make him an 18 string guitar and unveiled the ridiculous thing this past Saturday at The NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA.

Check out the unveiling of a djent monster around 2:00 into this video:

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We're looking forward to some footage of Jared playing it when he's had a bit of practice.

In the meantime, let's just drink in how crazy this thing is:

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