Guitar Nine Columns

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses the difference was between a victor and victim.

There are many ways a deal can happen and bring mutual benefits for the endorsed and endorser.

Connect with our audience; stirring up emotions while avoiding negative emotions.

Here it is, it`s right here, it`s here now and it`s right here for you - scale practicing that opens up creative options.

Wagner's recent conversation with Tom Hess on how to become a successful pro musician.

I`ve got a killer new record out on Lion Music which is being promoted with a digital, electronic press kit (EPK).

Mind-Numbing Guitar Playing

Pursuing His First Love

Honky-Tonkin` Electric Blues

Unusual, Double-Necked Technique

Guitar Nine's December-January 2012 newsletter.

Showing you how to apply 5/8 time to your playing and how to change meters smoothly.

Improve your own guitar playing abilities by simply understanding the entire story behind what makes Yngwie so underrated.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney reminds you to create a newsletter your fans want to read.

Let`s have a look at some of the problems that may prevent you and many other blues players from realizing their musical potential.

Here are some great ways to overcome guitar practice challenges.

Wagner`s recent conversation with Tom Hess featuring a critique of common guitar playing advice.

Following His Vision In Jazz

Jazz With Blues-Drenched Phrasing

Incredible Acoustic Guitarist

Jazz With Blues-Drenched Phrasing

I`m not taking myself to seriously. And I think that`s a good thing... music is supposed to be fun.

Guitar Nine's February-March 2013 newsletter.

I wanted this CD to sound like four musicians jamming live in a studio, and if that`s what it sounds like to someone, then that makes it better.

The unexpected success of "Fill The Sky" has spawned tons of other peripheral stuff that also requires a lot of time and effort such as interviews, endorsements, and guest appearances.

It takes most guitar players many years before they learn how to practice guitar in a way that is both productive and enjoyable.

Explaining inside/outside picking, and how it can help you alternate pick difficult passages.

Are you playing too much? Well, it may be that you are not using enough pentatonic scales in your soloing!

If you are desperate to close the gap between yourself and your guitar - read on.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney reminds us the successful artists are out there meeting everyone and working together, the others never leave home.

Wagner`s recent conversation with Tom Hess offers guitar practice tips.

Yes, there are other avenues beyond reality shows by which new bands can try to build a career.

How to remember the notes on guitar once and for all and become a more creative guitarist in the process.

Greasy New Orleans Blues

Relentless French Progressive Metal

Untouchably Radical Australian Fusion

Jazz Duets With The Greats

Guitar Nine's April-May 2013 newsletter.

Two for one - a Bach excerpt arranged for guitar, along with some timeless advice.

Putting together an album, the way I tend to do them, is a long and hard journey. It took three years between the first and second album.

Have you ever had a hard time getting your guitar students to make significant progress from one lesson to the next? There is a simple adjustment you can make.

Here is a method to find out how much your vibrato has improved over the last 6-12 months of playing guitar.