Guitar Nine Columns

Old Instrumental Groove Is New Again

Part Jazz, Part Fusion, Part Electronic

Welcome (Back) To The Jungle

Reggae Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter

Blues Rocker Races Towards Slide Guitar Fame

Absorb This Divergent Heavy Progressive Rock

Rock Fusionist Promotes Latest Demo

Italian Rock Instrumentalist Looks For Label

Hard Edged Rhythms & Meditative Melodies

Austrian Instrumentalist Balances Melody & Virtuosity

Instrumental Rock From Kazakstan

Young New Yorker Aspires Towards First CD

How to develop the ability to use right hand figers along with the pick.

Steve Pappas is back with another piece for solo fingerstyle guitar originating from Ireland.

How to control a potentially rebellious picking hand.

Hard questions to ask yourself before your next recording session begins.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas talks about a problem more common than anyone knows - and how to deal with it.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab talks about how to deal with a record industry in turmoil.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney on three little words that have a powerful meaning in your music career.

A complete primer on these amazing scales.

How does anybody know what key they’re in? Let's find out.

Systems and ways to organize large clumps of knowledge in the area of chord construction.

Gain control over your instrument and improve your ear for harmonies.

Ace mastering engineer and guitarist Paul Abbott discusses how mastering can mean the difference between a good-sounding CD and a professional CD.

Greg Rapaport discusses advanced tapping forms.

Fatting up your recorded sound with real double tracking, by Canadian guitarist David Martone.

More ways to master the fretboard through the use of the pentatonic scale.

I had always wanted to do a solo album, but it was all talk. One day I mentioned it again to my wife and she said don`t talk about it, do it. So I did. As soon as the real decision was made things started to fall into place, as they often do.

I think that the best promo is playing live, and to be seen as much as possible. I do many clinics for Digitech, Parker and now Vox amplifiers. This is a great way for people to hear your music and to sell discs at the performances.

How you can add something different to your solos to sound a little more `out`.

Are you aurally challanged? Learn how to improve this vital skill.

How to get big, fat rhythm guitars even bigger and fatter, and other panning tips.

Steve Pappas is back with a beautiful Christmas carol arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney gets you to think beyond equipment and music-related companies.

How to view frustration as a positive thing. No, really.

How to avoid wasting your time learning things that will not help you achieve your goals.

Which way do you swing? Ace mastering engineer and guitarist Paul Abbott discusses each platform`s unique capabilities and characteristics.

Know who you are playing with before you play any super big, wide sounding chords.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab reveals a tried-and-true method of getting more knowledge about the music business.

Guitarist Jeff Scheetz` own blistering version of this holiday chestnut.

Getting a great signal from your guitar to your sound card, by Canadian guitarist David Martone.

Get a grip, pencilneck! A solid way to strengthen your fretting hand.