October-November 2020

Vol. 25, No. 3: October-November 2020
ROCKtober Is Instrumental Guitar Month
Sixteenth Annual Tribute To Instrumental Guitarists And Bands Worldwide

Welcome to the October edition of the Guitar Nine on-line magazine, and we're celebrating the 16th annual Instrumental Guitar Month, a great time to remember, support, discover, promote, and celebrate the many artists specializing in this near-underground musical sub-genre. Call a friend, open a seasonal microbrew and enjoy some great music! Working with root notes, soloing ideas, and guitar tone are just a sample of the topics covered in this issue, giving guitarists tools to improve their playing ability, and help with expression and originality. In total, two guest columnists have submitted five excellent articles on musical topics of interest to practicing musicians. After working through the information and lessons, please sample some excellent music released by the over 1400 musicians we've worked with over the past 24 years! Notably, we've now published over 220 artist interviews, while over 210 musicians and industry experts have written close to 1200 guest columns for this site since 1996.

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

How to start and organize your own record label. It's a lot easier than you may think.

Tommaso Zillio
Tommaso Zillio

Muting your guitar with tape or a hair band!

Mike Campese
Mike Campese: The Fire Within

Great when learning modes - hear the sound of each mode over a tonal center.

Tommaso Zillio
Tommaso Zillio

Improvise to Darth Vader's Theme by John Williams.

Tommaso Zillio
Tommaso Zillio

Improvise to Darth Vader's Theme by John Williams.

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour's unique sound.

Tommaso Zillio
Tommaso Zillio

Ways to change your guitar tone without touching an amp or pedals.

Guitar Nine
Guitar Nine

Tell a story with your music by the way you phrase notes on guitar.

Guitar Nine Newsroom
Guitar Nine Newsroom

Guitar Nine's October-November 2020 newsletter.

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