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The December-January issue is now online.
People asked for it, and now it's available - Guitar Nine page sponsorships. A page sponsorship gives you, the sponsor, an exclusive, top-of-page text presence (right next to our logo and essential links) for one full year on any page you select. Read more details about the new program below.
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Lastly, the official Guitar Nine Blog is now online.
December's guest columnists bring great ideas, technical challanges, and experience to the table, and cover topics on the music business, technique, and songwriting. We've got eight fresh articles altogether - six returning columnists and two first time contributors. Canadian guitarist David Martone is back with another in his series entitled "Zone Recording: Killer Lead Sounds". Zack Uidl contributes his first article, with his "Guide To Becoming A Great Studio/Session Musician, Part 1". Guitarist Mike Campese returns after hiatus with "Extended Scales". Scott Allen challenges players out there with his article "Touring the Arps, Part 2". Guitarist Kole is back with, "The Importance of Musical Exploration". Kevin M. Buck stretches your technique with "Caprice No. V". First time contributor Lance Trebesch has written a column entitled "Eleven Ways Bands Can Utilize Their Website To Promote Their Music". Finally, indie marketing and promotions expert Tim Sweeney returns with "Overwhelmed Music Artists Lack Sales And Impact".
David Martone
Kole
Zack Uidl
Mike Campese
Kevin M. Buck
Lance Trebesch
Tim Sweeney
Scott Allen
December updates include new interviews with guitarists Simone Fiorletta and Roger Staffelbach.
Simone Fiorletta Interview
Roger Staffelbach Interview
This edition we've selected four more of the most outstanding artists from the eleven years of the Undiscovered series profiles - it's called The Rediscovered. Think of it as the best of the best of The Undiscovered artists - another chance to check in with guitar oriented musicians and bands you may have missed the first time around.
Guitar Nine has added another 29 new instrumental guitar CDs to the site in the past two months. This brings the total number of instrumental guitar CDs available to 2138!
CDs are now online and shipping for Blotted Science, J.A. Allen, Bill DeTucci, Ken Snyder, Oz Noy, Jonas Hellborg, Gorgone, Machacek/Sipe/Garrison, Buckethead/Dickerson, Nicola Costa, Victor Gann, Jamie Robertson, Michael Lee Firkins, Three Headed Monster, Alex Skolnick Trio, Catherine Delgadillo, Tolis Zavaliaris Project, Michael Landau, Audric Jankauskas, Frank Wallace, Mario Parga, Tom Ball, Tyson Graf, Michael Angelo Batio, Phi Yaan-Zek, Bellar/Neilson, MCM and Mike Campese.
With the blend of the world's best Independent Artists along with our Distributed Artists Series, Guitar Nine aims to provide one-stop shopping for instrumental guitar enthusiasts.
Check out the Latest Additions/Releases and Listening Room at:
Latest Releases
Listening Room
To order any of the 2138 discs:
Price List
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For general ordering information/checkout, visit:
Ordering Information
If you'd like more information about selling your instrumental guitar release with us:
Merchandising Program
Guitar-oriented, concert DVDs recently added include titles by Mahavishnu Orchestra, David Gilmour, Steve Vai and Al DiMeola, among others.
DVD SoundCheck
Select from over 250 titles in the area of guitar instruction, including recently added DVD titles by Don Mock, Al DiMeola, Keith Wyatt, Michael Angelo Batio and Arlen Roth, as well as the Alien Guitar Lessons Book.
Instructional SoundCheck
The latest and greatest additions to the Guitar Nine sister site, Guitar Music 9, include:
George Lynch - Hard Rock
Angel Of Eden - Heavy Metal
Palace Terrace - Neo-Classical Metal
Steve Riddle Band - Rock/Blues
Throne Of Serpents - Heavy Metal
GasHead - Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
Jim King - Blues
Mountain Of Power - Hard Rock/Blues
Wes Jeans - Hard Rock/Blues
Poul Halberg Power Trio - Hard Rock/Blues
Tony Spinner - Hard Rock/Blues
Scarlet Runner - Hard Rock/Blues
American Standard - Rock/Blues
Corey Sterling With CAB - Blues/Rock
Chris Aaron - Blues/Rock
Greg Koch & Tone Controls - Rock/Blues
Kamchatka - Hard Rock/Blues
Craig Erickson - Blues/Rock
Lance Lopez - Hard Rock/Blues
Kevin M. Buck - Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Stoney Curtis Band - Blues/Rock
Leslie West - Blues/Rock
There are now 647 guitar-oriented vocal titles available, with MP3 samples provided for previewing each artist.
Guitar Music 9 Main Page
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As always, your comments, support and feedback are appreciated.
Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Nine