New Year! Fresh Guest Columns and Interviews
Welcome to the February mid-winter edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Bitter-cold temperatures across the northern USA are not impeding our goal to help you with your guitar technique and musical achievements. Dynamics, shred lines, and guide tones are just a few of the subjects covered in the first issue of 2020 - along with two new artist interviews (guitarist Michael A. Ruelas, and Italian guitarist Andre Tonelli). In total, three guest columnists have submitted six original articles on a range of musical topics of interest to practicing guitarists and bassists. In addition to reading and mastering the information presented, please sample some great music released by the over 1400 musicians we've worked with over the past 22 years! To date, we've now published over 220 artist interviews, while over 210 musicians and industry experts have written nearly 1200 guest columns for this site since 1996.
In this issue
Ascending Shred Lines
Creative ways to move around the fretboard at a blazing fast speed.
Chord Tone Soloing
You'll sound “outside” once you have mastered the “inside sound”.
Chromatic Sequences With The Pentatonic Scale
Creating unlimited licks using the pentatonic scale.
Guide Tones
When used correctly, guide tones outline the flavor of the chords you’re improvising over.
Guitar Nine's Attic: The Undiscovered Critic's Favorites
A look back at the critic's 19 favorite artists from Guitar Nine's "The Undiscovered" column feature.
Interview: Andre Tonelli
On the right material, the wah pedal actually deepens the connection I have with the guitar.
Interview: Michael A. Ruelas
Though electric shred is my passion I have learned many instruments, styles and aspects of music.
Learning Every Note That Makes Up Every Chord
The more you get to know chords the better time you will having using them.
Newsletter February-March 2020
Guitar Nine's February-March 2020 newsletter.
Using Dynamics In Your Guitar Playing
Control your dynamics by controlling the force of your picking.