Welcome 2009 With New Instrumental Music
Welcome to the December holiday edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Instrumental guitar music is clearly considered underground by the mainstream music press, but it's an underground with a rabid and enthusiastic fan base. To do our part to serve that fan base, we've added 23 releases to the site in the past two months, including instrumental CDs by Gyula Schreiber, Bryan Beller, Brandon Campbell, Aaron Lewis, Shredding Across The World, John B., Revangel, Dojo, Jimmy Williams, Andre Tonelli, Kosta Vreto, Uthull, Freddie Fox, Lucas Fagundes, Bruce Bouillet, Doug Johns, Michael Angelo, Bluestone Company, Kevin Ferguson, Jimmy Herring, Guitar Idol 2008, Razl and Allen Hinds. You can now listen to and order 2005 instrumental releases by 1201 different artists.
In this issue
Anatomy Of A Cover Arrangement
Dunnett offers some insight into his rendition of "Paint It Black", the Rolling Stones classic.
Eight Finger Tapping
8 finger tapping opens up a world of new musical ideas, giving you the ability to play things that would normally be considered impossible.
How To Make The Right Contacts In The Music Industry
Neo-classical guitarist Tom Hess is here to help you turn contacts into meaningful connections.
How Your Music Changed On November 5th
Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney talks about the relationships between elections, politics, and your music career.
The Importance Of Rhythm Guitar
Technique is very important, but worthless if you don't know how to make your guitar groove.
Improving Your Phrasing, Part 2
Digging a bit deeper into phrasing in a quest for greater self-expression.
Interview: Ben Kuzay
We often cannot pinpoint exactly what it is we like about a certain piece of instrumental music, but the music nonetheless resonates within us on a deep, personal level.
Interview: David Martone
I will be back doing more instructional videos in January with Joe Satriani. I can't tell you how humbling it is to work with one of your mentors. Simply unbelievable!
Interview: Razl
I tend to discover guitarists that have been there for a long time and have many records, but hadn't catch my attention until recently, like Derek Trucks or Alex Machacek.
Melodic Minor
Applying the melodic minor scale to rock music with Mike Campese.
The Minor 2nd
The often misunderstood and underappreciated interval - the minor second.
Newsletter December-January 2008
Guitar Nine Records December-January 2008 newsletter.
Open String Flash Licks, Part 2
Paul Tauterouff expends on the flash lick concept in Part 2 of the series.
The Rediscovered: Aghora
New Progressive Band Forges Original Sound
The Rediscovered: Djam Karet
Fifteen Years Of Progressive Rock Fusion
The Rediscovered: K.K. Martin
Delta-Flavored Bluesman Releases CD
The Rediscovered: Travis Steele Nevels
Aggressive, Unorthodox Fingerstyle Wins Fans
Uncommon Sense
Topics as guitar players we tend to forget, but that are very important as far as making music.
Vivaldi On Electric Guitar
Kevin Ferguson offers guiding principles used to transcribe and arrange Vivaldi (and other Baroque) violin concertos to electric guitars.
Zone Recording: Music Video
Canadian guitarist David Martone shows how it's possible to make a great video with a small amount of coin.