Sample The Cream Of The Instrumental Crop

Dozens Of New Guitar CDs From All Over The World Arrive For 2003

February-March 2003 · February 2003

Welcome to the February edition of Guitar Nine's online magazine. After a very successful 2002 holiday season, 2003 kicks off with a virtual explosion of titles. Just in the past two months alone, we've added a record 59 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by Lyall Steel, Neil Zaza, Buckethead, Mikko Kosonen, Neal Nagaoka, Porty, Susan McDonald, Too Old To Rock, John Paul Jones, Cosmosquad, Forrest Kyle, Pascal Allaigre, Alejandro Silva, Paul Rose, Jim Earp, The Guitars That Rule The World, California Guitar Trio, Flamenco Guitar Greats, Leo Kottke, Wayne Wesley Johnson, Mimmo Langella, Mike Keneally, Rusty Cooley, Joop Wolters, Matt Mills Project, Attitude, Atlantics, Jesse Cook, Jartse Tuominen & Takala Project, Michael Angelo Batio, Angelo, Ferrigno, Leal, Kuprij, Frank Zappa, Jimmy Ryan, Oscar Lopez, Flyin` Ryan Brothers, Lara/Reyes, Manuel Barrueco, Richard Kuncicky, Mermen, Gordian Knot, Bill Pierce, Adrian Legg, Andy West With Rama, Los Romeros, Rene Engel, Scott Bradoka, EGH and Neil Haverstick. You can now listen to and order 1075 instrumental releases by 602 different artists. Visit the Instrumental Guitar Showcase to browse and listen to all of these dynamic recordings, or check out our recommendations page. If you've released an instrumental project, get all the details about merchandising through Guitar Nine, and decide if it's right for your music (if you've released a guitar-oriented CD with vocals, click here).

In this issue

24 columns

Guest Columnists

25 Things To Know About Record Distribution

Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab with the numeric lowdown on getting your music in the stores.

Guest Columnists

Developing Scale Patterns

Mike Campese

Sooner or later, you'll want to make your solos more exciting. Start by making up new scale sequences.

Guest Columnists

Dressing Up The Garden Variety G Chord

Mark Yodice

Were you thinking, "Gee, there's got to be a way to spice up a G...?" Zounds! You were right.

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Flash Vs. Content

Tim Sweeney

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses the use and abuse of Flash.

Interviews

Interview: Rusty Cooley

Dan McAvinchey

I sent Lion Music a CD and they emailed me saying they were interested in signing me. I'm really happy to be with Lion. Some of the guitarists I grew up listening to are on that label, and that's cool for me because it kind of lets me know that I'm finally on their level.

Guest Columnists

Lost In Time

Jamie Andreas

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas talks about penetrating the mystery of time.

Guest Columnists

Modal Pentatonics Part 1

Chris Brooks

How to expand your soloing arsenal by reworking some familiar ideas.

Guest Columnists

Open String Chord Voicings

Chris Juergensen

One of the things that makes the guitar different from other instruments is the fact that you can incorporate open strings into chord voicings. Here's how.

Guest Columnists