Guitar Nine Columns: Guest Columnists

Dave Issacs is here to help you get back to the basics and improve your playing.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas believes it`s easy to memorize pieces, and has even more tips to help the uninitiated.

Exploring a less common approach to two-handed tapping.

How to approach the chromatic scale on the guitar.

Scott Allen defends the Floyd Rose whammy systems.

Canadian guitarist David Martone gives a heads up on his two latest projects.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney talks about the reality of the "plastic" world.

Great exercises to keep your hands in shape from Mike Campese.

Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess knows you want a successful, stable and rewarding career as a professional musician.

You don`t always have to fret every note to achieve flashy results.

The first step in improving your playing is to understand the concept of phrasing.

Paul Kleff shows you how to create interesting phrases using basic arpeggio shapes.

Ysrafel`s here to focus on the different types of sweep picking available to the modern guitar player.

Canadian guitarist David Martone shows how it`s possible to make a great video with a small amount of coin.

Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess is here to help you turn contacts into meaningful connections.

Applying the melodic minor scale to rock music with Mike Campese.

Paul Tauterouff expends on the flash lick concept in Part 2 of the series.

Topics as guitar players we tend to forget, but that are very important as far as making music.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney talks about the relationships between elections, politics, and your music career.

Dunnett offers some insight into his rendition of "Paint It Black", the Rolling Stones classic.

Digging a bit deeper into phrasing in a quest for greater self-expression.

Kevin Ferguson offers guiding principles used to transcribe and arrange Vivaldi (and other Baroque) violin concertos to electric guitars.

The often misunderstood and underappreciated interval - the minor second.

8 finger tapping opens up a world of new musical ideas, giving you the ability to play things that would normally be considered impossible.

Technique is very important, but worthless if you don`t know how to make your guitar groove.

Canadian guitarist David Martone takes you to the National Association of Music Merchants biggest annual event.

Learning ways to substitute notes using octaves with your instructor, Mike Campese.

Andre Tonelli is here to guide you through limitations that can actually serve a useful purpose for guitar players.

Will you be able to continue making music in the future or will this be the end of the road?

It`s time to stop talking and start working with some real musical examples featuring legato phrasing.

Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess cuts to the chase to help you get to the next level.

Ysrafel`s got tips on transferring tapping ability from one string to the next.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney thinks now is the time to revisit your web site and the messages it may be delivering.

The first part of Scott Allen`s new series designed to make the intermediate player a more well rounded soloist.

Paul Tauterouff expends even more on the flash lick concept in Part 3 of the series.

Don`t ignore your picking hand in favor of the almighty fretting hand - you`ll pay the price.

Canadian guitarist David Martone reveals that old school recording techniques are still being used with success.

The second part of Scott Allen`s new series delves into the ways of the harmonic minor.

Andre Tonelli has great ideas to get you out of playing in boxes, and into playing music.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney talks about the latest changes in download pricing, and its effect on marketing independent music.

Do you struggle with not having enough time to practice guitar? How to practice effectively when time is at a premium.

Here`s some new ideas for looping string skipping ideas, with your instructor, Mike Campese.