June-July 2001

Vol. 6, No. 1: June-July 2001
Leading Instrumental Guitar Site Marks Anniversary
Guitar Nine Celebrates 5 Years Online

Welcome to the June edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. June of 1996 marked our entry into cyberspace, and after five years, Guitar Nine has become the leader in providing the widest selection of instrumental guitar recordings, news and information. To celebrate, we've added 21 new releases to the site, including instrumental CDs by Chris Bergson, Metal Mike Chlasciak, Curtis, Torben Enevoldsen, Kada, Denis Taaffe, Dennis Harold Lotka, Pat Thomi, David T. Chastain, Paul Nelson, Chaz DePaolo & Bleu Sketch, Sergio Zurawski, Pascal Allaigre, Alternate Realities, Artland, Theodore Ziras, Jill Yan, Anomaly, and Steve Trovato. You can now listen to and order 587 instrumental releases by 365 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).

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

We turn the electronic mailbag upside down to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about releasing and promoting records.

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

Part two of our e-mailbag dump, answering some of the most commonly asked questions about releasing and promoting records.

Paul Chase
Paul Chase

Art for lovers of the guitar, must be seen to be appreciated.

Gianluca Piersanti
Gianluca Piersanti

Guitarist Gianluca Piersanti returns with an arpeggiated inspiration from Beethoven.

Jamie Andreas
Jamie Andreas

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas is back with his method for acheiving fast, accurate playing.

Martin Behr
Martin Behr

Germany`s Martin Behr is back with a lesson on chord tapping with an example from his first CD

Mike Campese
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Taking a violin caprice to the six-string.

Muriel Anderson
Muriel Anderson

Great scalar ideas from an award winning guitarist.

Doug Jackson
Doug Jackson

Here`s a new way to use your aural abilities to improve your playing.

Christopher Knab
Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab is back with an in-depth column on the most important method for selling your CDs.

Paul Abbott
Paul Abbott

The digital rights controversy and how it can affect guitarists like us.

Tim Sweeney
Tim Sweeney

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney is back with more practical ideas that work.

Bill Peck
Bill Peck

Bill Peck`s got a great idea to make a big impression.

David Martone
David Martone

Canadian guitarist David Martone will help you calm your nerves in the studio.

Guitar Nine
Guitar Nine

Sweden's Experimental Instrumental Rock

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Guitar Nine

Dark Gypsy Flamenco Guitar

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Guitar Nine

Experimental Neo-Classical Jazz Fusion

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Guitar Nine

Neo-Classical Rock Guitarist Looks To Record

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

I think that for these great guitar magazines the most important thing is to sell copies, so they are "compelled" to put on covers and dedicate as much space as they can to the most famous guitarists -- in fact, there are always the same names featured! It would be cool to some day see a cover with all the undiscovered ones!

Guitar Nine
Guitar Nine

Fastest Six-Stringer On The Planet?

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Guitar Nine

The Freedom Of Jazz Blended With The Foundation Of Soul

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Guitar Nine

Classical Folk To Blues, Rock To Jazz

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Guitar Nine

Homespun Bluesman Goin' Solo

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