Guitar Nine Columns: Guest Columnists

Complete understanding of the modes has eluded many a guitarist. Here`s part one of Mike Campese`s multi-part lesson.

Sean Mercer teaches you a single right-hand finger tapping technique.

Add some excitement to your playing by playing outside the scale.

Steve Pappas is back with his arrangement of one of the most well known hymns of all time.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses live show promotion ideas.

How to embrace the healing power of music.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab is back with a whole list of ways to set your music apart from the pack.

More creative ways to use modal pentatonics in your playing.

Complete understanding of the modes has eluded many a guitarist. Here`s part two of Mike Campese`s multi-part lesson.

Stop pulling out your hair, read the latest gem from Mr. Hess.

Performing a seek-and-destroy on 60-cycle hum with Canadian guitarist David Martone.

Sean Mercer returns with ways to help you break out of the 3 and 4 note sequence rut.

Constructing your own chord voicings and increasing your chord vocabulary.

Add some excitement to your playing by playing outside the scale. This time: the diminished scale.

Steve Pappas enhances his previous "Amazing Grace" arrangement with this variation.

Becoming a performer and a listener all at once.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney reminds you not to settle.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas discusses why, at times, you must make the difficult even more difficult.

Steve Pappas completes his "Amazing Grace" arrangement with this final variation.

Knowing the modes, and putting them to good use, are two different things. Here`s part three of Mike Campese`s multi-part lesson.

Add some excitement to your playing by playing outside the scale. This time: blending the Mixolydian with diminished scale.

The amazing Tom Yoder and his equally amazing arpeggios.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses how and when to approach the money men.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab is back with advice on how you can improve your odds playing demo roulette.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas on how to make progress, real progress, in your abilities.

The changes in the music business, and how they should make you very happy.

Using your `Inbox` to do session work, with Canadian guitarist David Martone.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab shares his list of professional habits that are shared by most successful musicians who truly have what it takes to succeed.

Mike Campese is back with more modal mayhem.

Tom Hess takes an original approach to the subject of originality in music.

Recording by mail can save thousands in travel costs, with Canadian guitarist David Martone.

Ever wanted to put together your own home studio? It`s a lot easier and cheaper than you might imagine.

Joy Basu discusses getting pop gigs and what to expect during the auditions.

Steve Booke talks about how to use breathing to provide yourself with the necessary energy to play your more physically demanding licks.

A celebration of "functionally unusual" guitars, their utilitarian purpose, and the visionaries behind their design.

Guitarist Neil Brocklebank`s logistics manager has some advice for you if you stubbornly intend to pursue a life-style fully supported by that original material only you believe in.

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses why your home city is one of the most critical to your success.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas on how to make progress, real progress, in your abilities.

Mike Campese is back with powerful compositional tool (and a play out of Satriani`s playbook).

Indie marketing guru Tim Sweeney discusses the biggest mistake bands using e-mail.

Guitarist Neil Brocklebank`s logistics manager talks about the concept of the iconic guitar figure who influences the way we play.

Virtuoso classical guitarist and instructor Jamie Andreas answers the burning question.