February-March 2000

Vol. 4, No. 5: February-March 2000
Instrumental Guitar Explosion!
Guitar Nine Poised To Smash Through The 400 Title Level

Welcome to the February edition of Guitar Nine's on-line magazine. Despite an unusual 20 inches of snow in the normally sunny Raleigh area, we've kept our momentum and added 24 new releases, including instrumental CDs by Will Brady, Colin Mandel Group, Philippe Thibaut, David Fiuczynski, Michael Fath, Armistice, Pete Marinovich, Peter Tripp, The Bill Hart Project, The Magic Elf, Snyder/Thompson, Pat Baxter, Goncalo Pereira, Chris Shahin Band, Jon Finn Group, Scott Hughes, Chris Steberl, Stuart Hart, Jim Earp, Papamichael, Warp 3, Shane Theriot, Gilbert Isbin and Harvey Mandel. You can now listen to and order 392 instrumental releases by 251 different artists. Visit the Instrumental Guitar Showcase to browse and listen to all of these dynamic recordings, or check out our recommendations page. If you've released an instrumental project, get all the details about merchandising through Guitar Nine, and decide if it's right for your music (if you've released a guitar-oriented CD with vocals, click here).

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

Don't fall into the same old trap of convincing yourself that now is not the time.

Dan McAvinchey
Guitar Haus

The odds of doing anything significant in the music business are long from the start, but artists who can't think beyond the short term have it thousands of times harder.

Will Landrum
Will Landrum

Will Landrum is back with an exercise will single handedly improve multiple areas of your playing and thinking.

John Tapella
John Tapella

Check out this excerpt from Niccolo Paganini`s "24 Caprices" for your introduction into the neo-classical style.

Ben Sherman
Ben Sherman

Rut busting tips from the guitarist behind the amazing "First Light".

Sebastian Kalamajski
Sebastian Kalamajski

Understand how your body functions when you`re playing guitar, and you can get out more of your practice routines.

Christopher Knab
Christopher Knab

Music industry guru Christopher Knab is back to help you professionally develop your music for the marketplace.

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Modern Approach To Blues Rock

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Paying Homage To His Guitar Heroes

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Millennial, Shred Metal Instrumentals

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Instrumental Guitarist Seeks Record Deal

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Guitar, Rap & Techno Blend

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Unusual Acoustic/Electric Guitar Duo

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Instrumental CD Featuring Ultra Tasty Solos

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Alternative Approaches To Instrumental Composition

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New Adventures In MIDI Guitar

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Israel's Self-Taught Instrumentalist

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