Did you ever wonder where confidence comes from? How is it possible to have confidence at times, and suddenly lose confidence at critical moments?
The Guitar Player's Resource
Welcome to the August edition of Guitar Nine's online magazine. Instrumental guitar music is still very much considered a niche market, and people visting the site for the first time are blown away by the fact that they have well over 900 titles to browse, pick from, and add to their collections. We've added another 46 new releases to the site in the past two months, including instrumental CDs by Johan, Eugene Grey, Joe Deninzon, Steve Vai, Djam Karet, Steve Fister, Kim Reith Trio, Theebo, William Stravato, Paco De Lucia, Michael Hedges, David Valdes, Sheryl Bailey 3, The Alchemists, Rare Blend, Koji Tsumoto, Keefe Novoa, Alessandro Benvenuti, Almedida/Byrd, Lara/Reyes, Carlos Montoya, Atkins/Knopfler, Chet Atkins, Ottmar Liebert, Joe Satriani, David Rogers, Frank Gambale, Al Garcia, Doug Markley, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Tony MacAlpine, Bob Katsionis, Bruce Gaitsch, Rullian, Luis Moreno, Matt McCloskey Trio, Vinmana, Planet X and Juan Serrano. You can now listen to and order 930 instrumental releases by 536 different artists. Visit the Instrumental Guitar Showcase to browse and listen to all of these dynamic recordings, or check out our recommendations page. If you've released an instrumental project, get all the details about merchandising through Guitar Nine, and decide if it's right for your music (if you've released a guitar-oriented CD with vocals, click here).
Did you ever wonder where confidence comes from? How is it possible to have confidence at times, and suddenly lose confidence at critical moments?
Are you a half-finisher? Always eighty percent complete? How you can finish what ya started.
Greg Rapaport talks about developing some serious synergy between the picking and fretting hands.
It`s not Frankenstein or Dracula, simply more Greasy Fingers.
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas talks about the sticky topic that will energize your practice sessions.
How to personalize and colorize our old friend - the blues.
Learning the fretboard through scales by Mike Campese.
Using harmonics to get a great shimmering sound, from an award winning guitarist.
The changes to John Coltrane`s classic can result in inspiration for original solos.
Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney on why perception may not always be reality.
Music industry guru Christopher Knab talks about an overlooked area of importance, CD packaging.
The ins and outs of DVD authoring - it may be easier than you think.
Ace mastering engineer and guitarist Paul Abbott helps you avoid a muddy, undefined low to low-mid sound.
Why you need a number of tones to impress, by Canadian guitarist David Martone.
I recently purchased an 18 track digital recorder made by Roland. I love having it and I`m amazed at the quality recordings with relatively little effort. I plan to do the third Delirious Tremor CD with it, as well as most future projects.
The gear we use is a major part of the Plankton sound. We¥re resting on a solid foundation of the classic sounds from the 60¥s and 70¥s, made famous by Hendrix, Cream and Led Zeppelin among others. It¥s basically Strats into various vintage Marshall amps and cabinets.
Canada's Premier Smooth Jazz
Crossing The Line Between Acoustic & Electric
Instrumental Rocker Seeks Record Company
Revealing Heavy Metal Future Plans
Three Speedy Demo Tracks
English Instrumentalist Seeks Record Deal
