Don't fall into the same old trap of convincing yourself that now is not the time.
Welcome to the October edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Another milestone of sorts has been reached, as we added our fifteen-hundredth instrumental guitar title to the site in late September. Now it's on to two thousand! We've added 49 releases to the site in the past two months, including instrumental CDs by Roy Vogt, Bill McCormick, Glenn Cannon, Shawn Lane Remembered, Patrik Carlsson, Faraz, Francis Kuipers, Armik, Marc Klock Group, Stanley Jordan, Calvin L. Coolidge, Spaces, Retroliners, Supertones, Todd Grubbs, Gary Hoey, John 5, Val Ramos Flamenco Ensemble, Harald Weinkum, Jordan Rudess, California Guitar Trio, Al DiMeola, Ottmar Liebert, Roland Chadwick, Ominox, Dave Odegaard, Mike Keneally, Sheryl Bailey 3, Vital Information, Carvalho/Martinho, Alex Skolnick Trio, Neil Zaza, Travis Larson Band, Chas Williams, GuitarStew, Dave Villano, Joe Stump, Ozric Tentacles, A Guitar Supreme, Adrian Legg and Strunz/Farah. You can now listen to and order 1513 instrumental releases by 855 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).
Don't fall into the same old trap of convincing yourself that now is not the time.
Guitar Nine Records October-November 2004 newsletter.
Do you want to play arpeggio-like melodies with "ear-caching" tensions? Let the Sultan of String show you how.
Hess guitarist Mike Walsh can`t stress enough the importance of a music education.
Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas is back with tips on a technical area that is of major concern to players
Do you know them? You must know them! Check out Mike Campese`s essential scales review.
Instrumentalist Joe Bochar, AKA Joboj, plants tongue firmly in cheek to help you burn up the fretboard.
How using only two fingers creates more advanced possibilities for interval riffs.
Don`t try to do it all! Guitarist Neil Brocklebank`s logistics manager discusses the importance of a great support crew.
Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney talks about alternate ways of interpreting both positive and negative feedback.
Music industry consultant Christopher Knab shares his crazy, bizarre and clueless electronic correspondence.
What Dan`s learned, from beginning on an instrument - to sustaining a career.
Ivan Bertolla is here to help you move music composition outside the normal I IV V zone.
Canadian guitarist David Martone`s thoughts after a successful summer tour.
Unusual, Double-Necked Technique
Multi-Toned Christian Guitarist
Swedish Rocker Aims For CD Release
Feats Of Guitar Synthesis
Instrumental Demo Serves Notice
Remember, if you look like everyone else, how do you stand out? Don`t rely on your technique to get you noticed, it won`t. Your songs might, but you`ve got to get people interested enough to listen to you in the first place.