Mille, Mil, Tausend, One Thousand!

In Any Language, Over 1,000 Instrumental Titles Now Available

December-January 2002 · October 2002

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).

In this issue

28 columns

Guest Columnists

Analog Vs. Digital Mastering

Paul Abbott

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

Guest Columnists

Creative Panning 101

Joe Bochar

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

Guest Columnists

Frustration: Your Friend On The Road To Improvement

Chris Brooks

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

Guest Columnists

How Internships Can Help Your Music Career

Christopher Knab

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

Guest Columnists

How To Get Sponsorship Deals That Pay

Tim Sweeney

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

Guest Columnists

The ii - V - I Chord Progression

Chris Juergensen

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

Guest Columnists

Improving Your Improve

Greg Brown

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

General Information

Instrumental Guitar Showcase

Guitar Nine

Read about the history of instrumental guitar, and learn about the passion fans feel for their sub-genre of choice.

Interviews

Interview: David Martone

Dan McAvinchey

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.

Interviews

Interview: Stephen Housden

Dan McAvinchey

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.

Guest Columnists