Guest Columnists

Complete understanding of the modes has eluded many a guitarist. Here`s part two of Mike Campese`s multi-part lesson.

Becoming a performer and a listener all at once.

Add some excitement to your playing by playing outside the scale. This time: the diminished scale.

Sean Mercer returns with ways to help you break out of the 3 and 4 note sequence rut.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney reminds you not to settle.

Performing a seek-and-destroy on 60-cycle hum with Canadian guitarist David Martone.

Stop pulling out your hair, read the latest gem from Mr. Hess.

How Chris satisfies both his financial and artistic needs and how you can too.

Paul Nelson talks about the Ionian, or Major scale.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab discusses critical changes in the way recordings are sold and distributed.