Fret-Essential #1 is the first compilation release put together by Quintessence Metal Webzine and features fifteen artists from around the globe playing the best in instrumental guitar music ranging from blues to metal to neo-classical to hard rock to all-out shred! Participating guitarists and bands include Fourth Estate, Michael Knight, Ray DeTone, Tom Kopyto, The Rob Sbar Noesis, GasHead, Nicola Fassi, Dave Villano, John Sullivan (who passed away on November 15th, 2003 serving the United States in the war on terrorism), Rare Blend, Art Faccio, The David Neil Cline Band, Chaz DePaolo, Sean Mercer and Jim Morris. Instrumental Guitar (Electric (Heavy)/Heavy Metal/Fusion), total running time, 65:39