February-March 2002

Vol. 6, No. 5: February-March 2002
An Explosion Of Instrumental CDs!
Titles Pour In From Germany, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Canada and the U.S.

Welcome to the February edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Building on our extensive offerings in the instrumental rock, fusion, shred, metal, classical, surf, jazz, progressive, neo-classical, fingerstyle and blues genres we've added an incredible 114 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by Nokie Edwards/LCD, Fretless Guitar Masters, Coryell/Coster/Smith, Michael Hedges, Metro, Pat Martino, Craig Chaquico, Adrian Legg, Return To Forever, John Scofield, Strunz/Farah, Dan Lambert, Robby Krieger, Vertu, Neal Schon, Mark Doyle, Supertones, Danny Johnson, Ralph Rebel, Jerry Jennings, Mark Kleinhaut Trio, Marco Ferrigno, Adam Nitti, Curtis Reid, Robert Condon, Spaced Out, Daniel Christopherson, Artesguitars, Peter Autschbach, Enrico Rosa, Rick Del Savio, Manuel Barrueco, Dean Brown, Bunny Brunel, Larry Coryell, Al DiMeola, Frank Gambale, Johnny A., Mike Stern, Randy Pevler, Tomas Michaud, Cesar Maroll, J. Russ Willoughby, Ottmar Liebert, Warren Cuccurullo,Dick Dale, Carl Filipiak, Jose De Castro, Jose De Castro, Chris Michie, Rippingtons, McLaughlin/DiMeola/De Lucia, California Guitar Trio, Danny Gatton, Earl Slick, Steve Pappas, Liona Boyd, Horst Luksch & Band, 7for4 and Mike Terrana. You can now listen to and order 831 instrumental releases by 483 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).

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

An article designed to help you on the road to achieving your dream of completing your first CD release.

Francesco Fareri
Francesco Fareri

Another fistful of double arpeggio ideas.

Mike Campese
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Mike returns with the second part of his column on coordinating your hands, while developing speed and accuracy.

Miguel Mega
Miguel Mega

You need to get `out` more, well, at least your playing does.

Jamie Andreas
Jamie Andreas

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas offers the benefits of a good review program in your practice regimen.

Tom Hess
Tom Hess Opus 2

Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess will break you of your tendency to quit.

Tim Sweeney
Tim Sweeney

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney chips in on the makings of a great stage show.

Christopher Knab
Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab with tips on building the ideal music promotional kit.

David Martone
David Martone

You can bet your low `E` string that Canadian guitarist David Martone can improve your bottom end.

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Polish Instrumental Neo-Classical Masterworks

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

I guess like a fingerprint, no one musician can be exactly alike, so that helps a bit. If I were to make any distinction, it would be that I really respect the tune itself and have always sacrificed technical acrobatics and note bombardment for the sake of melody, depth and feel - which I`ll will admit is a constant battle.

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Bluesy Shred, Instrumental Hard Rock

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Fusing Latin, Caribbean and North African Influences

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Gutty Guitars, Expressive Vocals

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Just Enough Brilliant Fingerstyle

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Progressive/Metal, Jazz/Fusion Instrumentals

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Jackhammer Picking, Dive Bombs Away!

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Rock/World/New Age Instrumental Works

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New England Based Metal Band Strikes Back

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

Doing clinics has allowed me go to places and promote myself where I wouldn`t have been able to have even dreamed of going to. I`ve done clinics/workshops/performances in Germany, Spain, Japan, Greece, Sweden, UK, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, France, Canada, Belgium and of course the U.S. Being one of the top clinicians in the U.S. has gotten me to places I only read about in school.

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