Guitar Nine Columns

Fingerstylist Blends Jazz, Folk and New Age Influences

Modern Guitar Flavors Jungle Rhythms

Italian Shred "Extravaganza"

Dynamic Acoustic Duo

Smooth Jazz Instrumentalist Releases Sixth CD

Delta-Flavored Bluesman Releases CD

Defying Categorization With Latest CD

Pushing Progressive's Boundaries

Fusion Guitarist Expands Reach

Music industry guru Christopher Knab is back with dozens of thought-provoking and essential questions you need to consider before taking the plunge.

Good advice for building smooth speed from the guitarist behind the amazing "First Light".

Haven`t you always wanted to play what you hear in your head? Be sure to check out super-picker Shane Theriot`s exercise.

Will Landrum is back with a cool right-hand tapping riff, culled from his self-titled CD.

There`s more to the simple plectrum than meets the ear.

How to get that twangin` country crosspicked sound, when the pressure is on.

I find it hard to believe that some people have trouble getting press. It`s not really that difficult to do. I think the hardest part is letting go of the fear of a bad review. I`ve spoken to colleagues who don`t send their CD out because they`re afraid it`ll get trashed. Yeah, it might. But you have to take that chance.

Well, there really isn`t that big a demand for that kind of music that I write and play over the radio. So what I`ve been able to do by doing my own records and doing my own website is basically ignore the record company thing where the whole machinery has to be in place for airplay, promotions and tours. Now I can make the music I want to make, and so far so good.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab is back to help you professionally develop your music for the marketplace.

Understand how your body functions when you`re playing guitar, and you can get out more of your practice routines.

Will Landrum is back with an exercise will single handedly improve multiple areas of your playing and thinking.

Check out this excerpt from Niccolo Paganini`s "24 Caprices" for your introduction into the neo-classical style.

Rut busting tips from the guitarist behind the amazing "First Light".

Millennial, Shred Metal Instrumentals

Instrumental Guitarist Seeks Record Deal

Guitar, Rap & Techno Blend

Unusual Acoustic/Electric Guitar Duo

Instrumental CD Featuring Ultra Tasty Solos

Alternative Approaches To Instrumental Composition

New Adventures In MIDI Guitar

Israel's Self-Taught Instrumentalist

Modern Approach To Blues Rock

Paying Homage To His Guitar Heroes

I believe that back in the 80`s it was a very novel thing to be an instrumental rock guitarist. I mean we`ve had rock instrumental songs since rock began, but the technical advances made by many of us were very charming and, for a while, in vogue. These are the very same qualities that almost killed the genre.

Think you know your audience? Christopher Knab is here to make sure you take a closer look.

One of our most requested column topics is being addressed by Tonya Rae, who has sent out more than a press kit or two.

Not just "Orange" barcodes, but real, honest-to-goodness UPCs. Take it from Joe.

G9er Will Landrum is back to teach you the magic of turning a scale into real music.

Learn to walk a tightrope on someone else`s web site--Greigg is here to talk guitar pickups.

Think about it--how to use your head to help your hands.

The guitarist on "Twins" offers the second installment on going beyond the flat pick.

We send about half our orders overseas (48 different countries at last check), so numerically more CDs are still purchased in the United States, but that`s really because the country is so big. I feel the demand for instrumental guitar is stronger overseas, and if the economies in the Far East and Eastern Europe were stronger, I believe we`d sell even more there.

When we were working the tunes, none of us had any idea how long they were. It`s just these were our little babies we`re producing. It seemed that they needed all the parts we had. Looking back, there`s maybe two sections on the whole record I would cut. We hacked up a couple cuts for radio play, hacked them from eight minutes to five.