Guitar Nine Columns: Guest Columnists

How limitation can actually be the vehicle that propells one toward their own statement of purpose.

Audio mastering specialist FC Bester cuts right to the chase on what to do before sending off your project to a mastering facility.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses common mistakes artists make that limit their impact, their sales and their future.

Music industry consultant Christopher Knab tests your knowledge of key public relations concepts.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney speaks to musicians about how loss of control leads to poor results and a lack of accomplishment.

Music industry consultant Christopher Knab shows you how to make your bio informative, upbeat, motivational and useful.

Guitarist Jeff Lawrence talks about the many benefits of fretboard knowledge.

Guitarist A-J Charron is here with his ideas on writing from the heart (not the checkbook).

Now you`ve got a good recorded acoustic guitar sound, let`s make sure it sounds good in the mix.

Hess guitarist Mike Walsh has got a great use for your next spare Benjamin.

Jazz/funk/fusion guitarist John Drew guides you through the ups and downs of one representative musician`s career path.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas helps you define the role of a good guitar teacher.

Ready to quit your day job? Get some thoughts and advice first, from one who`s done it.

If you learn other peoples solos or listen to other people`s music, will it ruin your own creativity? Scott Tarulli gives his personal opinion.

Mike Campese blazes through exercises from his all new CD, entitled "The New".

Recording a live show, what can go wrong, will go wrong, with Canadian guitarist David Martone.

When to crank the gain, and when to back off, with Canadian guitarist David Martone.

Mike Campese demonstrates that you can get many unique sounds out of just one scale.

What separates those who do from those who don`t? Here`s how you can succeed where others have failed.

Making an acoustic guitar sound good in the mix, part deux.

Guitarist Paul Kuntz is back, after an almost 7 year absence, to talk modes.

A whole lot of great information about how to get new uses out of the pentatonic scale.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas can help you `manage` the process of changing bad playing habits.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney puts a definition on all the things to which a creative musician may aspire.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab presents his collection of quotes - reading them will be a college education.

Can you benefit from a four-year music education? Let`s explore the options.

Mike Campese with more examples of getting many unique sounds out of just one scale.

A very challenging, but rewarding technique, with guitarist Mick Neil.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas is back discussing the importance of good practice habits.

A sermon on your tone spectrum toolbox, by Canadian guitarist David Martone.

How well do you know the people that come to your shows? Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney thinks you should know them well.

Can you benefit from a four-year music education? Part 2 of the series.

Got amp? Need tone? Tips for a great electric guitar sound.

Music industry consultant Christopher Knab with questions that are useful for any serious, business-minded artist or band.

Five pages of ii-V-I-VI etudes, in all twelve keys.

How to be prepared and to know what situations can await you in the world of studios, producers, broken cables and detuned guitars.

Yes, it is possible to have recordings that sell in great enough number to be a successful instrumentalist.

Music industry consultant Christopher Knab offers up a sample publicity plan you can use to formulate your own strategy.

Selling CDs not as easy as mailing them out to stores and sites? Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney enlightens you on what else you can do to generate sales.

Tips on adjusting your thinking and broadening your style to expand your audience.

A look at ornamenting interval riffs with melody fragments.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas shows how to do both, and most importantly, how to combine them into one activity.