Guitar Nine Columns: Guitarists and Bands

I want to make it as easy as possible for instrumental guitar fans to find the music they really want, and that means constantly improving the site, a little bit every week and every month.

Turning It Up, Letting Go

Up Tempo, Chops-Heavy Jazz

A Little Of This, A Little Of That

Infectious Gypsy Swing Guitarist

Youthful Guitarist With A Nice Touch

2006: Riffs And Excursions

Ah Via Johnson

Instrumentals At The Fringe Of Rock

Texan Power Rock

Finnish Blueman In Thailand

Classical, Flamenco And More

Guitarist Of Few Words

You know, what`s really weird about me is that I`m an artist, I consider myself as an artist and musician first, and a guitar player secondly, you know, guitar is not the thing that motivates me. Music is.

Having Steve Vai`s name associated with my project helped my credibility in the guitar community. I have a lot of respect for Steve, not only as a musician but as a businessman. I knew I could learn a lot - and I have!

A Master Of The 7-String

Progressive, Hard & Melodic

Rock That Hits You In The Gut

Live At The Key West Bar

A Musical Concept Of Reality

Roots Gospel Guitar

Total Italian Heaviosity

Somewhat Satriani-esqe Instro Rock

Sharing His Instrumentals On The Net

Ballads, Blues & More

We're Going To Trial!

Your Ears Will Bleed

Staying True To The Music

Down Under Guitar/Organ Trio

I don`t care if things could go wrong because the most important thing is that someone like Mike Varney believes in me and in my music.

Since instrumental guitar music isn`t a big seller, it gets short changed quite often. As a matter of fact, finding the Guitar Nine website was a revelation to me. I didn`t realize there were so many musicians doing instrumental music.

Cerebrally Extracted Quirky Ideas

Blending His Diverse Influences

Way Cool Improvisations

Rollin' Down The Highway

Flamenco, Balkan, Persian & More

Ready To Explode

Dynamic Heavy Progressive

Pressing Musical Boundaries

Chunky Guitar Style Tone

The Premiere Black Cowboy Band

Multi-Layered Prog