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Originally Posted by distressed_romeo
The wierd part is, I can see exactly how a lot of this stuff would be more manageable if my guitar had a high A string on top...  I need an 8 string, like Paul Galbraith plays... |

Yep. He told me pretty much the same thing, hence, the 8-string. Although his primary motivation was to really have that range for Brahms pieces he was studying. From there, the next logical step was Bach.
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