“For me, seven-strings are uncomfortable to play and I don’t find them aesthetically pleasing. They just don’t look sexy to me!” Fusion virtuoso Matteo Mancuso on why he prefers baritones to seven-string guitars

Matteo Mancuso playing guitar, with his laptop and speakers in the background.

Matteo Mancuso has quickly emerged as one of the brightest rising stars of the jazz fusion world. His latest track, Paul Position, is a tasty menagerie of genres, ranging from country swing to prog rock, and everything in between.

Aside from his obvious talent, this track's centerpiece is the six-string Bacci baritone that Mancuso employs for tonal beefiness, because he actively wanted to avoid playing a seven-string.