Charlie Hunter is an American jazz, rock and fusion guitarist. He played a seven-string guitar and organ in Michael Franti's political rap group, The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Since the debut of his self-titled Charlie Hunter Trio in 1993, Charlie Hunter has recorded 17 albums. Hunter is noted for playing custom-made seven and eight-string guitars, on which he plays bass lines, guitar rhythm, and guitar lead simultaneously.