Guitar Nine Columns

Three Musicians Become One, United!

Serving Up Dessert For Your Ears

Improvisational, Emotional Jazz

Hungry For the Big Time

Swedish Instrumentalist Does It On His Own

Inspiring Others to Find the Inspiration in Themselves

Balancing Technique And Melody... From Italy

Adrenaline-Pumping, Cinematic Heavy Rock

Stepping Outside Contemporary Fusion

Folk And Rock 'N' Roll With A Country Flavor

Mixing Luxurious Soundscapes With Rock/Blues Guitar

What we are all about and why you care.

Share your knowledge of the guitar and music with the rest of the world.

Official press release for Dan McAvinchey's "Guitar Haus" CD.

E-mail comments, testimonials, kudos, feedback and other observations from around the world.

Write-ups from artsts who have demonstrated a great appreciation for the guitar, and who strive to show what can be done with a guitar in the hands of a creative artist.

If you're a typical musician, you lack one or both of these critical qualities. Let's see how important they are to your success.

If you`ve got the urge to explore jazz after a background in rock, you`ll need to understand the differences between the two styles. Guitarist Sean Gill gives you the keys to unlock the door to jazz.

Houston guitarist Rusty Cooley figures that with ten fingers, there`s got to be times when you can use over half of them to express your ideas.

I`d really like to develop into a good composer. I`m not a Greg Howe or an Allan Holdsworth when it comes to soloing, so I have no choice but to work on developing my compositional skills so that people will have a reason to listen! To me, the ideal is someone like Scott Henderson, or Shawn Lane, who are not only amazing players, but equally strong, if not better, composers. That`s the pinnacle, to me.

Read about the history of instrumental guitar, and learn about the passion fans feel for their sub-genre of choice.

Multi-Instrumentalist Tracks Cool, Contemporary Jazz

Summoning The Ghosts Of Pop, Folk & Rock

One Of Those (Guitar) Guys

Energetic, Unpredictable Fingerstyle Guitar

Instrumental Guitarist Challenges The Musical Trends Of Today

Alternative Acoustic With A Pure, Emotional Edginess

Rock Guitar Virtuoso Plans New CD

Guitarist/Songwriter Works Studio Magic Close To Home

Is it really true? Will you get 30,000,000 music fans checking out your music just by creating a web page? Let's separate the hype from the reality.

British guitarist David Knopfler has a few words to say about the separate lead guitarist vs. rhythm guitarist identities.

I can`t ever remember deciding to release a CD, it`s just something I always dreamed of. I think every musician would like to, deep down. I did it for myself, and I suggest others do the same. Don`t put out your first CD and expect to get rich, because it just doesn`t happen that way.

A True Journeyman Guitarist, Vocalist And Producer

Explosive, Contemporary Jazz With A World Feel

Explosive, Contemporary Jazz With A World Feel

More Rock 'N Roll Fun Than Ought To Be Legal

Instrumental Guitarist Stresses Music Over Flash

Melodic, Hard Rock Instrumentalist From Down Under

Instrumental Electro-Acoustic Guitar Music

Be prepared do a lot of work promoting and marketing. I strongly suggest people make a plan detailing how they will be selling and marketing their record. Rather than trying to sell one CD at a time, shop it for licensing and other types of deals, since ultimately, that is where a large number of sales will come from.

British guitarist David Knopfler recalls the days when the Stratocaster was held in esteem as the instrument of choice--if you could afford one, that is. A tale of how dreams can come true, and how old feelings never quite die.

Instrumentalist Joe Bochar serves up a thinly disguised look at chromatics.