Completely subjective, straightforward tips in the areas of promotion, publicity and your career.
The Guitar Player's Resource
Welcome to the December edition of Guitar Nine's online magazine. In the past month, we crossed an important milestone; now, well over 1,000 instrumental guitar CDs are available for purchase. Just in the past two months alone, we've added 55 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by Stephen Housden, Planet X, Chris Juergensen, Mojo, Synergy Quartet, McGill/Manring/Stevens, Supertones, Estrume`n`tal, Michael Schenker, Shadows, Tristano/Crothers, Acoustic Journey, Michael Angelo, Stanley Jordan, Carl Filipiak, Ballurio, Mike Valeras Group, Larry Carlton, Danny Gatton, Alex Martinho, Michael Silvestri, Infernal Soul, Martone, Edward Box, Buckethead, Ozric Tentacles, Fabrizio Chiruzzi, Heavy Guitars, Peter Autschbach, Michael Mangaroo, Endel Rivers, Joboj, Mitch Merrett, Elias Viljanen, Taboo Voodoo, Randy Coven, Metro, Jason Becker Tribute, Cyril Achard, Powell Young, Kevin Cardamore, Sean Mercer, Thomas McRocklin and Denis Taaffe. You can now listen to and order 1020 instrumental releases by 577 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).
Completely subjective, straightforward tips in the areas of promotion, publicity and your career.
Read about the history of instrumental guitar, and learn about the passion fans feel for their sub-genre of choice.
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.
Know who you are playing with before you play any super big, wide sounding chords.
Guitarist Jeff Scheetz` own blistering version of this holiday chestnut.
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.
Get a grip, pencilneck! A solid way to strengthen your fretting hand.
Steve Pappas is back with a beautiful Christmas carol arranged for solo fingerstyle guitar.
Music industry guru Christopher Knab reveals a tried-and-true method of getting more knowledge about the music business.
Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney gets you to think beyond equipment and music-related companies.
Which way do you swing? Ace mastering engineer and guitarist Paul Abbott discusses each platform`s unique capabilities and characteristics.
Getting a great signal from your guitar to your sound card, by Canadian guitarist David Martone.
How to get big, fat rhythm guitars even bigger and fatter, and other panning tips.
Steel-String Fingerstyle Instrumentals
Instrumental Mayhem From UK Shredder
Rockin' Tinsel Town With Furious Energy
Combining Jazz, Indian Music, Breakbeats & Effects
Applying Wisdom To Blues/Rock
Setting Their Eye On The National Spotlight
Wickedly Raw Blues Unleashed
Legacy Of Great Twin Guitar Rock
Live-In-The-Studio Free Improvisations
Defining England's Instrumental Rock
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.
Music For Fretted & Fretless, Electric & Classical
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.
Blending Jazz/Rock With Pop Arrangements
