Guitar Nine Columns: Guest Columnists

Here are more exercises to develop and improve outside picking and alternate picking.

Zammit`s back with the second part of his challenging and beneficial chromatic exercises.

Canadian guitarist David Martone is no longer confined to the boundaries of the stage. Find out why.

Scott Allen explodes the myth of the pentatonic scale being only appropriate for beginners.

Mike Campese introduces you to techniques from his 2010 CD.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab reminds us that money changes everything, and if you hope to make any, you need to read this.

If have a sincere interest in helping your beginning guitar students, read Tom Hess now.

Solo ideas and strategies that will help you build a memorable solo.

Every musician has to do it and while some dread it, many others do it religiously.

Here are exercises to develop and improve your speed on the guitar.

Fact: Music is easy. Fact: People complicate it.

Improve your legato technique with Zammit`s exercises.

Canadian guitarist David Martone relates his experiences at this year`s National Guitar Workshop.

Mike Campese is back with more ideas he used on his "Electric City" CD.

Do you want to improve your guitar technique, play guitar cleaner, eliminate sloppy playing and unwanted string noise?

Music industry guru Christopher Knab offers essential, life-long suggestions, for any and all musicians to remember as they establish and maintain their music careers.

Greigg checks out effects, beginning with pitch shifting or modulation effects.

These two can be some of the most telling sign if a musician is good or great.

Here`s a skill that saves you time and keeps you focused on the real issue that is causing you to make mistakes.

X marks the spot with ways to gain freedom of expression and develop an ability to create original solos.

Express yourself with bends using Zammit`s exercises.

Scott Allen explores altered chords (such as the Jimi Hendrix chord) and more.

Canadian guitarist David Martone talks about his latest clinic and show in Bucharest, Romania.

Mike Campese returns to revisit more ideas for the Phrygian Dominant scale.

Do you need immediate help starting a successful career in music? Here are four things that will put you on the right track.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab prods musicians and bands to get creative and think outside of the box.

Take one thing, one approach, one pattern - and master it.

Here are different ways of musical practice that do not have to be done at home or in a studio.

You can use the Harmonic Minor scale to add exotic twists to your solos.

Kole teaches three essential and very effective concepts for making music.

X marks the spot with simple but very powerful strategies on how to achieve more by playing less.

Putting the focus on the metaphysical aspects of the playing the guitar.

Mike Campese serves up a holiday treat - his take on the Grinch`s theme song.

The very best way to get more people to repeatedly come out and see your band play live is word of mouth.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab destroys the notion of the 10-step program to entertainment success.

Canadian guitarist David Martone enters the world of project management, as he preps for supporting the Satriani tour.

There are a lot of ways to go about finding your signature tone.

Scott Allen begins his tour of arpeggio-land with beautiful seventh chord arpeggios.

Paul Tauterouff is back with an easy to play sequence that can help you to create some new and interesting sounds.

Nick has new ideas for making your own licks come alive.

Here are nine songwriting tips you can use right away, regardless of your current level of technique.

Joe continues onward in the series of practicing techniques that require no physical practice.