Guitar Nine Columns: Guitarists and Bands

I think that for these great guitar magazines the most important thing is to sell copies, so they are "compelled" to put on covers and dedicate as much space as they can to the most famous guitarists -- in fact, there are always the same names featured! It would be cool to some day see a cover with all the undiscovered ones!

Fastest Six-Stringer On The Planet?

The Freedom Of Jazz Blended With The Foundation Of Soul

Ensemble Tracks Featured On New CD

Classical Folk To Blues, Rock To Jazz

Homespun Bluesman Goin' Solo

French Shredder Shops Demo

Sweden's Experimental Instrumental Rock

Dark Gypsy Flamenco Guitar

Experimental Neo-Classical Jazz Fusion

Neo-Classical Rock Guitarist Looks To Record

Instrumental Metal Mad Man

Jazz Group With A Twist

Spanish Instrumentalist's Raw Hard Rock

Comtemporary Electric Folk Guitar

Vibrant Acoustic Excursions

Real New Jersey Hard Rock

Acoustically Combining Ethnic Influences

Guitar As Sound Source For Improvisation

Modern Jazz Meets World Cultures

Blues To Country, Jazz To Rock

An Abundance Of Guitar Styles

Instrumental Heavy Metal Shred From Italy

Rocking The Folk With Blues

Dance Beat-Driven Progressive Groove

For me it`s the biggest challenge to stand out from the rest of the bands out there. The market is so full of bands out there these days! There must be at least 100 new albums coming out every month, just for metal music. So, imagine how hard it is to make a difference!

If I want to compose neoclassical metal, I would be listening and analyzing all the CDs that I`ve got in my collection. Then I am ready to absorb all these influences into my playing and my compositions. The good thing is that the final result is totally different from the tunes that I listened to for inspiration.

Musically Captivating Acoustic Blend

A Pattern Of Heavy Progressive Fusion

Ambient Neo-Progressive Cyber-Rock

Fluid, Laid-Back Jazz

Contrasting Styles Drive Instrumental Rock

Solo Bass Rarity

Guitar-Oriented Rock/Blues Band

Future Bass Shredder

Latin Jazz Guitarist Looks To Shine

Sweden's New Instrumental Progressive Rock

Hard-Driving Southern Rock

Releases New Acoustic Solo Guitar Album

Improvisational Boldness Meets Esoterica

Hard Livin' & Hard Playin'

Riotous Texas Blues With Double Trouble