Guitar Nine Columns

David Sertl is here to address underdevelopment in the educational field of rhythm.

Here you`ll discover the three critical guitar phrasing elements that truly great guitarists possess.

No one succeeds in the music business who doesn`t already utilize the five key elements used by massively successful pro musicians.

I first picked up the guitar when I was around 7, then became hooked from the age of about 12 onwards. I used to wake up in the middle of the night to play as I was just so excited by it!

I`m always looking to better myself as guitarist, not so much the speed or technique but more the touch and sound that I try to achieve.

I owe my entire career to the internet and social media sites. If Mark Zuckerberg knows how much Facebook developed my career I probably need to pay royalties to him!

I really want to hear these songs live. I have many plans for this album, and I would love to play festivals and do guitar clinics. It would be a lot of fun.

My latest CD "And So It Goes..." is self released through CD Baby. It was always my intention to release it myself as the thought of trying to pitch it to people was just too depressing!

Guitar Nine's February-March 2016 newsletter.

Tom Hess will help you make your guitar solos overflow with emotion,

Just by flatting the third you can develop a whole new shredding sound.

It isn`t difficult to learn to study theory the correct way. It can actually be easier and more fun than you expect.

How studying other instruments will make you a better, more creative, and superior acoustic guitar player.

Tired of spending so much time practicing without ever seeing big results? Check out this article from Tom Hess.

Music industry guru Christopher Knab offers concrete information on booking contracts with venues.

I run a small production company and we are learning the ropes as we go. Someone once said you`re either learning or dying. I prefer to learn.

Guitar Nine's April-May 2016 newsletter.

These exercises and examples will help you to improve your finger independence as well as your picking.

Improve your guitar technique while learning the proper way to sweep those licks.

Ensure that you don`t come across as an amateur in a situation where you`re trying to impress the people who hired you.

The octave pattern is not as user-friendly for learning to play the notes on a fretboard as many teachers would like players to think.

Three cool ways to approach the rhythm of a 12 bar blues - take to your next jam and blow everyone away.

But if you want to keep progressing, you have to make the decision to grind it out.

My music a mix between the aggression of metal and the madness and extravagance of prog-instrumental-rock, I don`t close myself in within just a single genre.

David Sertl thinks it time that guitarists move beyond "Satryngvai Shredblues".

It`s much more difficult to attract the audience without vocals. For that reason, it`s very important to build some nice and attractive themes and melodies in instrumental music.

Guitar Nine's June-July 2016 newsletter.

Music is the only thing that transcends this realm. It`s the one form of communication that does transcend everything else in the material world. That`s probably why everybody loves music so much.

I was a typical Sixties kid. We always had Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley records, because my sister was into that. Then, along came the Beatles, and the Rolling Stones, and that changed everything.

To easily play with greater speed, you`ll need to use the most effective picking technique possible.

Mike Campese teaches you short snippets from some songs off his brand new album "Chapters".

When I started playing guitar I was very fortunate to have all the great guitar players in the prime of their career to look to for inspiration.

My favorite bands were AC/DC, Motorhead, The Stray Cats, The Sex Pistols and so on, so mainly hard rock, heavy metal, punk rock, and rockabilly/psychobilly stuff.

Examining the problems of CAGED starting from the effect on your picking hand.

With the right approach, Practice will be enjoyable and something you look forward to.

A dissection of "Not Of This Earth" and "Surfing With The Alien".

You maybe missing out on a massive range of sounds that you just can`t get otherwise.

Guitar Nine's August-September 2016 newsletter.

Here are Mike`s technique to help spice up your solos, instead of just running up and down arpeggios.

All of your favorite guitar players play in a way that looks amazingly easy.

Scales are important to learn, but most instructors have put them emphasis on learning them by heart and simply playing them up and down.

Harp harmonics never fail to immediately grab the attention of those who hear you play them, leaving them spellbound by what they just heard.