Guitar Nine Columns: The Power To Release

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Enjoy over 25 years of staff columns, guest columns, interviews and more!

Guitar Haus

Over the past 50 years, one of the hardest working guitarists in the world.

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One of the very first shred guitar heroes promoted by the Shrapnel Label in the 1980s.

Guitar Haus

Vai's whammy antics, speed and 'detuned' playing is highly unusual and original.

Guitar Haus

Since "Not Of The Earth" and "Surfing With The Alien" in the '80s, there's been a lot of Joe S. playing in our studio.

April-May 2021
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Who could predict in 1980 that Def Leppard would have a 40+ year career, and that the addition of Collen would make such an impact?

February-March 2021
Guitar Haus

"Eruption", "Atomic Punk" and a fiery cover of "You Really Got Me" blew us away in 1978.

December-January 2020
Guitar Haus

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page inspired a generation of guitarists.

October-November 2020
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Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's unique sound.

August-September 2020
Guitar Haus

Studio wizard Tom Scholz literally altered the trajectory of my life.

August-September 1996
Guitar Haus

Not quite ready to release that record yet? You may be underestimating yourself.

June-July 2018
Guitar Haus

Did you ever wonder where confidence comes from? How is it possible to have confidence at times, and suddenly lose confidence at critical moments?

October-November 1997
Guitar Haus

Self-assessement time. Can you go it alone? You might need the synergy of two people working together to kick start your label.

August-September 2018
Guitar Haus

Are you a half-finisher? Always eighty percent complete? How you can finish what ya started.

August-September 2020
Guitar Haus

Don't fall into the same old trap of convincing yourself that now is not the time.

August-September 1997
Guitar Haus

Completely subjective, straightforward tips in the areas of promotion, publicity and your career.

February-March 1997
Guitar Haus

We turn the electronic mailbag upside down to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about releasing and promoting records.

December-January 1996
Guitar Haus

How to start and organize your own record label. It's a lot easier than you may think.

December-January 1996
Guitar Haus

How to trigger inspiration by understanding what causes it, and more importantly, what causes it for you.

December-January 1997
Guitar Haus

If you're a typical musician, you lack one or both of these critical qualities. Let's see how important they are to your success.

February-March 1998
Guitar Haus

Is it really true? Will you get 30,000,000 music fans checking out your music just by creating a web page? Let's separate the hype from the reality.

April-May 1998
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How to keep from destroying your confidence by setting realistic expectations for your recording projects.

June-July 1998
Guitar Haus

No man is an island. No indie label is an island either. The importance of cooperation.

August-September 1998
Guitar Haus

CD recorders (or burners) are great in any studio. Should you consider releasing your next CD on CD-R.

October-November 1998
Guitar Haus

Don't make the mistake of thinking this is someone else's job. As an independent artist, the ball is in your court.

December-January 1998
Guitar Haus

Part two of our e-mailbag dump, answering some of the most commonly asked questions about releasing and promoting records.

February-March 1999
Guitar Haus

The odds of doing anything significant in the music business are long from the start, but artists who can't think beyond the short term have it thousands of times harder.

April-May 1999
Guitar Haus

The past few years have seen the rise of several new ways to get your music promoted and selling, leveraging the strengths of the Internet.

June-July 1999
Guitar Haus

McAvinchey signs off on the popular series; what will the future bring.