October-November 2009

Vol. 14, No. 3: October-November 2009
ROCKtober Is Instrumental Guitar Month
Annual 31 Day Salute To Instrumental Guitarists And Bands Worldwide

Welcome to the October edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Guitar Nine once again celebrates Instrumental Guitar Month this October, a great time to remember, support, discover, promote, and celebrate the many practitioners of this near-underground musical sub-genre. A reminder: many of our best sellers are in their final CD pressings, as 3-4 CDs join the out-of-print list each week. We've got very limited stock on some of these soon-to-be collectors items. Check our price list for current availability. Also, be sure to check out our new Twitter feed for even more news and information.

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

The past few years have seen the rise of several new ways to get your music promoted and selling, leveraging the strengths of the Internet.

Guitar Nine Newsroom
Guitar Nine Newsroom

Guitar Nine Records October-November 2009 newsletter.

David Wallimann
David Wallimann

Here`s guidelines for making the most of backing tracks when learning and improvising.

Scott Allen
Scott Allen

Scott`s new column all about what your priorities should be when learning the guitar.

Nick Layton
Nick Layton

You haven`t been jamming without a purpose, have you? You have? Read Nick Layton.

Paul Tauterouff
Paul Tauterouff

Paul Tauterouff takes even more three-note sequences and turns them around to create new sequences that sound much more interesting.

Greg Rapaport
Greg Rapaport

Even more of Greg`s personal uses and insights into this somewhat eclectic scale.

Mike O'Malley
Mike O'Malley

All about combining different techniques into a truly scary lick.

Mike Campese
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Mike Campese takes you through this short, but excellent, Niccolo Paganini piece.

Dan Sorber
Dan Sorber

A two-part Invention done by one of Dan Sorber`s all-time favorite composers: J.S. Bach.

Mike Philippov
Mike Philippov

When you are forced to make soloing decisions quickly, you may often end up making bad musical choices which distort your creativity.

Jean-Pierre Zammit
Jean-Pierre Zammit

The alternate picking of arpeggios can be a very tough technique to master - here`s a unique way to approach the problem.

David Martone
David Martone

Canadian guitarist David Martone demonstrates his unique approach to two of his favorite techniques: tapping and hybrid picking.

Joel Wanasek
Joel Wanasek

Strategies on how you can start achieving more of the things you desire - today.

Tim Sweeney
Tim Sweeney

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney realizes it`s time to change media and customer perceptions.

Christopher Knab
Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab shows how tragedy can shed new light on an important topic

Tom Hess
Tom Hess Opus 2

Do you really want a successful career in music, but you`re unsure about what to do if your plan doesn`t work? Read Tom Hess now.

Michael Elsner
Michael Elsner

What is it that really separates musicians who make a career out of music, and those who pursue music as a career, but don`t quite make it?

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

I`ve been exposed to music throughout my whole life, basically because my parents were such fans of music. I`ve been a huge fan of the guitar since as far back as I can remember.

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

I wanted to be very careful not to have a CD that seemed to ramble on endlessly. I wanted to put out a CD that the listener could listen to front to end and feel musically satisfied when it was over.

Guitar Nine
Guitar Nine

Duo Cranks Out Progressive Instrumentals

Guitar Nine
Guitar Nine

Fresh Acoustic Guitar Fusion

Guitar Nine
Guitar Nine

Fastest Six-Stringer On The Planet?

Guitar Nine
Guitar Nine

Freedom Of Jazz Blended With A Foundation Of Soul

Spotlight on Interviews