Caparison Guitars AH8 Eight-String Guitar: Demo Video Featuring Mattias Eklundh

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Below, check out a brand-new demo video for the 8-string guitar AH8 model by Caparison Guitars.

The guitarist in the clip is Sweden's Mattias IA Eklundh.

We hope to have more information about this guitar in the near future. In the meantime, for more about Caparison Guitars, check out caparisonguitarcompany.com. For more about Eklundh, visit freakguitar.com.

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