Guitar Nine Columns

A few do’s and don’ts that can make your life a lot easier.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization Gibson-built Les Paul guitars from 1980 through 2024.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization ESP-built guitars from 1980 through 2024.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization Ibanez-built guitars from 1980 through 2024.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization Fender-built Stratocaster guitars from 1980 through 2024.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization non-dirt pedals from 1980 through 2025.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization dirt and drive pedals from 1980 through 2025.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization MXR dirt pedals from 1980 through 2025.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization MXR non-dirt pedals from 1980 through 2025.

Or, as they say in Kiev, "Stomp Box of the Day", get Ibanez' characteristic mid-boosted tone.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization's foot-sized pedals from 1980 through 2025.

Being in optimal health imay help you fuel your guitar practice.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization Marshall pedals from 1980 through 2025.

Tommaso promised... Tommaso delivered. What negative modal theory is all about.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization P.R.S.-built guitars from 1980 through 2024.

What do spider webs and teaching methods have in common?

Are there progressions impossible to play without using parallel 5ths?

A look at the Guitar Nine organization Kiesel-built guitars from 1980 through 2024.

Make your practice more fun with these three practice games.

Or, as they say in Green Bay, "Stomp Box of the Day", it makes your guitar speak with vowel-like sounds.

Get started with Vai, Episodes One [Getting Started] and Two [Technique].

Or, as they say in Akron, "Stomp Box of the Day", a bold take on the legendary three-knob Tonebender.

How to get solid sounds by playing the 'wrong' chord.

Or, as they say in Olympia, "Stomp Box of the Day", lively and intense sweeps, or darker, more laid back peaks.

Crazy attention to detail and insane guitars.

Or, as they say in Edmonton, "Stomp Box of the Day", giving your tone a push where it matters most.

You want speed. I want speed. Everybody wants speed.

Or, as they say in Springfield, "Stomp Box of the Day", going from a suggestion of dirt to full-on distortion.

The official music video for her song "Lavender Mountains".

Or, as they say in Killderry, "Stomp Box of the Day", two classic and two mind-blowing shimmering algorithms.

Two chords. And these two chords have the exact same notes.

Or, as they say in Compton, "Stomp Box of the Day", combines the voices of the Blues Driver and Angry Charlie pedals.

An instrumental shred version of the Dire Straits track "Sultans Of Swing".

Or, as they say in Buenos Aires, "Stomp Box of the Day", delivering a clean and precise sound that can be fine-tuned to your taste.

Over the past 50 years, one of the hardest working guitarists in the world.

Or, as they say in Lake Tahoe, "Stomp Box of the Day", choose from any one of the nine legendary or rare modes.

A look at the Guitar Nine organization BOSS pedals from 1980 through 2024.

Or, as they say in Marseille, "Pédale d'Effet du Jour", huge fuzz tones not possible with your grandpa's square-wave boxes.

How to skyrocket your pentatonic speed from 0 to 100 in just minutes.

Or, as they say in Canada's Yukon Province, "Stomp Box of the Day", it effectively suppresses the peaks in your input signal.

Being in tune, playing in time, and having good technique is really important.

Or, as they say in Kathmandu, "Stomp Box of the Day", it literally flips the phrase you just played and plays it ­backwards.