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The October-November edition is now online, and October is Instrumental Guitar Month, a great time to remember, support, discover, promote, and celebrate the many practitioners of this near-underground musical sub-genre.
Many of our best sellers are out-of-print, or now in their final CD pressings. We've got very limited stock on some of these soon-to-be collectors items. Check our price list for current availability.
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October's guest columnists bring gear tips, the music business, and practice ideas to the table, and cover areas such as guitar technique, marketing and business, as well as record deals. We've got ten fresh articles altogether - seven by returning columnists along with three new contributors. Canadian guitarist David Martone is back with another in his series entitled "Zone Recording: The Wait Is Over". Paul Tauterouff returns with another technique article, called "Open String Flash Licks, Part 1". Tom Hess returns with a new column in the area of music business with "The Pursuit Of A Record Deal". Mike Campese delivers another useful technique column, "Speed, Accuracy And Coordination". Scott Allen continues his series with "Gearing Up: In Defense Of Floyd". Guitarist Guy Pople is back with his column entitled "Harmonic Alchemy: Face The Diminished". New contributors include Ysrafel with "What Is Your Sweep Picking Type?", Paul Kleff with "Connecting Arpeggio Shapes" and Washington State guitarist Nick Layton with a technique column, "Improving Your Phrasing, Part 1". Finally, indie marketing and promotions expert Tim Sweeney returns with great advice in "Increase Your CD Sales By 70 Percent At Shows".
Scott Allen
David Martone
Tim Sweeney
Mike Campese
Tom Hess
Guy Pople
Paul Tauterouff
Nick Layton
Paul Kleff
Ysrafel
October updates include five new interviews, this time featuring Marc Rizzo, Alex Ehrsam, Fabrizio Leo, Steve Smyth and Vernon Neilly.
Marc Rizzo Interview
Alex Ehrsam Interview
Fabrizio Leo Interview
Steve Smyth Interview
Vernon Neilly Interview
This edition were shining a spotlight on four of the most outstanding artists from the eleven years of the Undiscovered series profiles - it's called The Rediscovered. Think of it as the best of the best of The Undiscovered artists - another chance to check in with guitar oriented musicians and bands you may have missed the first time around.
Guitar Nine has added another 28 new instrumental guitar CDs to the site in the past two months. This brings the total number of instrumental guitar CDs available to 1835!
CDs are now online and shipping for John Huldt, Dimitris Zafirelis, Costas Politis And Ahaivasa, Khan Manuel, Steve Hung, Giuseppe Silvestri, Denny Freeman, Nick Layton, Steve Hunter, Bradford, Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise, Asaf Sirkis Trio, Bruce Bouillet, Peter Williams, Jack Broad, Joe Cefalu, Paul Kleff, Rusty Cooley, Enrico Galetta, Magic Red, God Of Shamisen, No Walls, Slavic Selin, Test Tube Rhino, Rich Roger and Robin Hulbert.
With the blend of the world's best Independent Artists along with our Distributed Artists Series, Guitar Nine aims to provide one-stop shopping for instrumental guitar enthusiasts.
Check out the Latest Additions/Releases and Listening Room at:
Latest Releases
Listening Room
To order any of the 1835 discs:
Price List
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For general ordering information/checkout, visit:
Ordering Information
If you'd like more information about selling your instrumental guitar release with us:
Merchandising Program
Check out our great list of guitar-oriented, concert DVDs. You'll find inspiration and excitement in titles such as those released by Martone, Cosmosquad and David Valdes.
DVD SoundCheck
Select from over 250 titles in the area of guitar instruction. These titles will greatly improve your playing and understanding of the instrument.
Instructional SoundCheck
The latest and greatest additions to the Guitar Nine sister site, Guitar Music 9, include:
Seventh Wonder - Heavy Metal
Vendetta - Heavy Metal
Forgotten Realm - Heavy Metal
Gongzilla - Rock
Vernon Neilly & Friends - Fusion
Nico's Alchemy - Hard Rock
61 South - Blues
There are now 530 guitar-oriented vocal titles available, with MP3 samples provided for previewing each artist.
Guitar Music 9 Main Page
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Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Nine