ROCKtober Is Instrumental Guitar Month
Welcome to the October edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Guitar Nine has declared October to be Instrumental Guitar Month, a great time to remember, support, discover, promote, and celebrate the many practitioners of this near-underground musical sub-genre. Tell a friend, open a beverage and enjoy some great music! In this spirit, we've added another 19 new releases and reissues to the site, including instrumental CDs by Todd Ferguson, Martin Cilia, Alejandro Silva, Marc Rizzo, Terry 'Buffalo' Ware, Tony Burcel, Simone Fiorletta, Tobias Hurwitz, Norman K. Anderson, Illuminoids, Drew Davidsen, Marco Iacobini, DHL, Kevin Ferguson, Gambale/Donati/Fierabracci, Seree Lee, Pascal Allaigre, Kiko Loureiro and Jimmy Mac. You can now listen to and order 2119 instrumental releases by 1193 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
7 Steps For Screwing Up A Band
Check out Sander Owen's ultimate guide for the impatient and willfully weak musician.
Advanced Two Hand Technique
If you're sitting there with a pick in your hand, throw it away, you won't need it.
Cliche Busting Moves, Part 1
The Mad Scotsman is here with the first in a series of lessons featuring cliche busting musical ideas.
Newsletter October-November 2007
Guitar Nine Records October-November 2007 newsletter.
Pentamodal Idea
Simple knowledge of pentatonics is all you need to utilize the modes in your lead guitar playing.
The Rediscovered: Bobby Ferrara
Rock Guitar Virtuoso Plans New CD
The Rediscovered: Daniel L. Dalley
Neo-Classical Guitarist Goes Solo
The Rediscovered: Edward DeGenaro
Instrumental Guitarist Stresses Music Over Flash
The Rediscovered: Jaquie Gipson
Solo Fingerstyle Guitarist Taps Into Her Talent
Songwriting, Part 4
Tom Hess with his fourth installment on songwriting, with more advanced, yet simple and overlooked concepts.
The Theory Of Appreciative Comparison
A theory borrowed from psychology but adapted by the author to the musical realm.
Touring the Arps
Exploring the best use of swept arpeggios in a rock guitar player's bag of tricks.
Why Categorizing Your Music Is Bad
Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney urges you focus on the messages and ideas your music provokes.