Fret-Essential #1

Various Artists

Sold through Guitar Nine thru 2012

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.

The record

1	Kara Kum Instrumental Guitar Fourth Estate	8:48
2	Twisted Metal Instrumental Guitar Michael Knight	3:27
3	The Journey Begins Instrumental Guitar Ray DeTone	5:20
4	Black Inside Instrumental Guitar Tom Kopyto	3:46
5	Lexical Gap Instrumental Guitar Rob Sbar Noesis	4:21
6	Submarine Limousine Instrumental Guitar GasHead	3:30
7	Rebel Hot Instrumental Guitar Nicola Fassi	3:24
8	Carpe Diem Part 1 Instrumental Guitar Dave Villano	4:36
9	Inside Out Instrumental Guitar John Sullivan	3:57
10	Fallout At 2114 Instrumental Guitar Rare Blend	4:16
11	Fire Storm Instrumental Guitar Art Faccio	4:11
12	Alien Fetus Instrumental Guitar David Neil Cline Band	3:03
13	Celibate Funk Instrumental Guitar Chaz DePaolo	3:06
14	Opus 2 Instrumental Guitar Sean Mercer	5:10
15	Distant Bliss Instrumental Guitar Jim Morris	4:59