 CD Reviews |
| Blues |
| Natural Talent | 3/20/2007 | |
| Compilations |
| Guitar 9.com Artists -- The Hanz of Danz | 7/13/2002 | |
| Lords of Karma: -- A Tribute to Vai and Satriani | 5/11/2002 | |
| CRUSHING DAYS: TRIBUTE TO JOE SATRIANI | 7/1/2000 | |
| This is Seymour Duncan -- United by Tone vol 1 | 2/15/2002 | |
| Steve Vai "Various Artists, Archives Volume 4" | 11/22/2005 | |
| Hard Rock |
| Robin Brock -- Hidden Power | 2/5/2003 | |
| Christin Cook -- For the Love | 10/5/2003 | |
| Emprie -- Hypnotica | 4/22/2002 | |
| Ghostriders -- Something Worth While | 8/26/2003 | |
| Sahara -self titled | 8/1/2001 | |
| Instrumental |
| Richie Kotzen -- Slow | 6/21/2002 | |
| Mark Edwards GWA | 10/31/2005 | |
| Flamenco / Latin |
| Armik -- Lost In Paradise | 5/6/2004 | |
| Strunz and Farah -- Stringweave | 7/12/2001 | |
| Strunz and Farah -- Wild Muse | 12/26/2000 | |
| Full Blown Shred |
| Chris Allen Power Trip -- Trouble on the Horizon | 8/15/2002 | |
| Michael Angleo Batio "Hands Without Shadows" | 11/23/2005 | |
| JD Bradshaw -- The Essence of Existence | 6/21/2002 | |
| Chris Brooks -- The Master Plan | 9/23/2003 | |
| Fabrizio Chiruzzi -- Gates of Doom | 8/1/2001 | |
| T.D. Clark -- Perspective | 12/16/2000 | |
| Rusty Cooley -self titled | 3/24/2003 | |
| Wayde Cooper -- 32nd Note Festival of Shred | 2/5/2003 | |
| Francesco Fareri -- Suspension | 6/4/2002 | |
| Katrina Johansson "Guitarsongs Volume 1" | 10/29/2005 | |
| Richard Kendrick -- Murder and the F-Word | 10/18/2002 | |
| Tony MacAlpine -- Violent Machine | 2/25/2003 | |
| Doug Stapp -- Static | 7/11/2002 | |
| Fusion |
| Martin Behr -- Law of the Jungle | 12/4/2001 | |
| Ray Detone -- Strange World | 1/29/2001 | |
| Michael Harris -- Sketches From The Thought Chamber | 8/10/2001 | |
| Benny Jansson -- Save the World | 2/25/2003 | |
| Miguel Mega -- Coastline | 8/19/2001 | |
| Paul Nelson -- Look | 10/1/2001 | |
| Greg Rapaport -- Wyrd | 2/5/2003 | |
| Tribus -- Manual Acrobatics | 2/8/2003 | |
| Jill Yan -- Guitar Garbage 1.2 | 1/29/2002 | |
| Jazz |
| Derryl Gabel -- Visions and Dreams | 2/6/2003 | |
| G-Fire -- Vernon Neilly, Miguel Mega, Moris O'Connor, Kevin Chokan | 5/3/2004 | |
| Joey Tafolla -- Plastic | 8/20/2002 | |
| Neo-Classical |
| Mike Campese's -- Vibe | 11/2/2003 | |
| Marco Ferrigno -- The Quest | 7/18/2001 | |
| Hess -- Opus 1 | 5/2/2001 | |
| Hess -- Opus 2 | 5/1/2004 | |
| Mathew Mills Project | 2/5/2003 | |
| Project Alcazar -- Reasons for a Decade | 12/14/2001 | |
| Kelly Simonz's Blindfaith -- Sign of the Times | 9/26/2002 | |
| Progressive Shred |
| Cyril Archard's Morbid Feeling -- ...In constamcia constans | 6/21/2002 | |
| Bill Majoros -- Alignment | 8/26/2003 | |
| Jazz |
| G-fire II featuring include Vernon Neilly, Miguel Mega, Kevin Chokan and Mark Whitfield | 10/28/2005 | |
| Metal |
| Malintent -- The Second Coming | 3/18/2003 | |
| Racer X -- Superheroes | 8/1/2001 | |
| Shadoz Edge -- Reinvention | 5/26/2002 | |
| Thunderbrew's -- Red Death | 11/11/2003 | |
| Neo-Classical |
| James Byrd -- Anthem | 9/26/2002 | |
| James Byrd -- Flying Beyond the 9 | 1/19/2001 | |
| Bill Majoros -- Dead Men Tell No Tales | 8/26/2003 | |
| Power Metal |
| Cage -- Darker Than Black | 5/1/2004 | |
| Dream Devoid -- Aeons of Forgetfulness | 6/10/2001 | |
| DSG -- Ashes to Ashes | 12/20/2005 | |
| Ion Vein -- Beyond Tomorrow | 12/15/2000 | |
| Stratovarius -- Infinate | 5/16/2000 | |
| Winterlong -- Valley of the Lost | 12/10/2001 | |
| Progressive Metal |
| Mattson -- Another Dimension | 3/2/2001 | |
| World |
| Mikhal Caldwell -- Chop Shop Project | 1/16/2001 | |
Credits |
| Official Shred Zone Credits and Thank Yous | 8/4/2003 | |
Demo Reviews |
| Anger MGT | 5/16/2002 | |
| Nigel Brewer's -- Journey Through A Dream | 9/23/2001 | |
| Britt Burch -- Speedivision | 2/2/2003 | |
| Mikhal Caldwell -upcoming Sony Release | 3/12/2003 | |
| Carson -self titled | 1/28/2003 | |
| Combat -- Live Battle at Lamour | 1/28/2003 | |
| Rusty Cooley | 1/30/2002 | |
| Brodie Cumming's -- Trance | 7/10/2000 | |
| Element 115 | 1/30/2001 | |
| Esoteriqa EP | 9/23/2003 | |
| Freewheeler - self titled | 1/27/2003 | |
| Kyle Honea self titled | 12/2/2001 | |
| Jarle Olsen -- Osiris Demo | 1/28/2003 | |
| Overlorde -- Demo 2000 | 5/16/2002 | |
| German Schauss -- Acceleration 420 | 9/23/2003 | |
| Strength Beyond U (SBU) -- Soul Divide EP | 8/26/2003 | |
| The Halo Storm Project | 12/6/2001 | |
| The Stand Off -- Demo 2.0 | 1/27/2003 | |
| Thunder Reigns's -- Evil One | 11/25/2001 | |
| Tribus -- Manual Acrobatics | 2/11/2003 | |
| Patrick Vega -- Chromazone | 3/19/2003 | |
| Joel Wanasek -self titled | 1/28/2003 | |
| Peter Wilkinson's -- Unleashed Fury | 9/23/2001 | |
Guitar 101 |
| Jackson / Charvel |
| Defining the Times: The Jackson Soloist | 7/18/2002 | |
| Era of the Superstrat | 12/13/2001 | |
| Jackson Genesis Randy Rhoads Model. A historical Account | 3/18/2002 | |
| The Birth of the Jackson Warrior | 2/16/2002 | |
Industry |
| Bigger Career "Eyes" Than Career "Stomachs" | 5/19/2004 | |
| Canned Music Goods: Tasteful, or Not? | 11/14/2004 | |
| Copyright and Songwriting Basics | 4/1/2002 | |
| What You Should Know About Your Fans | 10/1/1999 | |
| Being an “Indie” Guitarist on the Web | 2/18/2003 | |
| Artist / Band Interview Form | 4/1/2002 | |
| An Introduction to the -- Four Front Music Marketing Concept | 12/1/1999 | |
| On Your Mark...Get Set...Slow Down! | 9/15/2004 | |
| Power to the People | 5/19/2004 | |
| How to Improve Your Demo / Promo / Press Kits | 12/1/2001 | |
| 35 Things To Consider When Starting Your Own Record Label | 2/1/2000 | |
| Your Record Release: Manufacturing and Cover Design Considerations | 5/1/2002 | |
| Recording CDs Part 1 | 6/18/2002 | |
| Recording CDs Part 2 | 8/30/2002 | |
| Sell Your Music Online, Part 1 | 10/1/2002 | |
| Sell Your Music Online, Part 2 | 11/1/2002 | |
| Ten Reality Sandwiches for the Independent Musician | 2/1/2002 | |
| Uninsured Music Motorists | 9/15/2004 | |
| Distribution |
| 25 Things To Know About Distributors | 5/19/2004 | |
| Legal |
| Entertainment Lawyers: An Introduction To Working With Them | 5/19/2004 | |
| Making Money |
| Back To Basics-10 Essential Tips For Making a Living With Your Music | 5/19/2004 | |
| Management |
| 35 Tips for Self Management | 5/19/2004 | |
| Marketing |
| A Marketing Plan for Independent Releases | 5/19/2004 | |
| Press Releases |
| How To Write A Music-Related Press Release | 5/19/2004 | |
| Record Labels |
| Why Most Demo Recordings Are Rejected | 5/19/2004 | |
Instructional Reviews |
| CD-ROM |
| The Art of Picking by Rusty Cooley | 1/10/2003 | |
| Joe Becker Shred 101 Instructional CD Rom | 11/24/2003 | |
| Extreme Pentatonics by Rusty Cooley | 1/15/2003 | |
| Francesco Fareri’s Chops From Hell Arpeggios CD-ROM | 9/21/2003 | |
| Francesco Fareri’s High Shred Techs CD ROM | 9/21/2003 | |
| Rusty Cooley’s “Shred Guitar Manefesto” Instructional CD-ROM | 9/29/2003 | |
| Downloadable |
| NSA Guitar Tutor | 5/28/2002 | |
| NSA Song Player | 7/24/2002 | |
| DVD |
| Rusty Cooley Performance/Clinic DVD | 11/24/2003 | |
Interviews |
| Mega Online Giveaway Winner: An Interview with Adam Cassidy of Candian rockers Beggarz | 8/26/2003 | |
| James Byrd on Anthem | 8/30/2002 | |
| Detriot's bad boy guitar player: Mikhal Caldwell | 2/25/2001 | |
| Got Melody? An in-depth interview with melodic shredder TD Clark | 10/15/2001 | |
| War of the Angels: An interview with High Tech Shred Demon Rusty Cooley | 9/11/2003 | |
| Joe Dahlia | 12/14/2001 | |
| HESS: Getting Neo | 7/9/2001 | |
| Interview with shred goddess Katrina Johansson | 11/15/2005 | |
| Murder and the F Word: A Murder Mystery with Richard Kendrick | 9/11/2003 | |
| Richie Kotzen on Slow | 11/2/2003 | |
| Breaking the Chains with Stefan Leibing of Primal Fear | 12/9/2001 | |
| Brazilian chop master and king of soul Miguel Mega. | 7/11/2001 | |
| Building an empire with Rolf Munkes | 7/11/2001 | |
| G-Fire II Interview with Vernon Neilly | 11/1/2005 | |
| Vernon Neilly -- Alsin Dane Signiture Guitar | 5/3/2004 | |
| Vernon Neilly is breakin' down the sweatness | 4/16/2002 | |
| Looking into the world of Paul Nelson | 7/20/2001 | |
| Paul Nelson on the Jason Becker Tribute and Wacken video release | 4/16/2002 | |
| Fight the fire an interview with bassist Mat Sinner of Primal Fear and Sinner! | 11/14/2001 | |
| The Shred Ain't Dead, says speed demon Pete Wilkinson! | 7/30/2002 | |
Lessons |
| Advanced Levels |
| Diminished Madness (Legato, Control and Arpeggios) by Marcos Carvalho | 8/26/2003 | |
| Intervals |
| Wide Interval Licks | 3/28/2007 | |
| Techniques |
| Descending Hammer Ons and Pull offs Combos by Nick Martinelli | 12/20/200 | |
| Three note per string Pentatonics by Lelio Padovani | 9/23/2003 | |
| Arpeggios / Sweep Picking |
| Sweeping Back and Fourth: 4 String Arpeggios | 9/17/2004 | |
| Arpeggios and Legato | 3/19/2007 | |
| Expanding your harmony and Arpeggios | 2/12/2002 | |
| Mixing Arpeggios and Tapping by Francesco Fareri | 4/5/2002 | |
| Sweep Picking Arpeggios by Shane Chess | 1/10/2002 | |
| Basic Sweep Picking by Cristian Paduano | 8/26/2003 | |
| Sweep Exercise by Cyril Lepizzera | 10/14/2003 | |
| The Steve Morse Sweep by Shane Chess | 8/30/2002 | |
| Chords |
| Chord Inversions by Antonello Sassone | 9/11/2003 | |
| Runs |
| Creating Interesting Runs by Lars Eric Mattson | 2/12/2002 | |
| String Skips |
| Mixolydian String Skips by Nick Martinelli | 1/2/2001 | |
| More String Skips by TD Clark | 1/2/2000 | |
| Why Skip Rope When You Can String Skip by Wayde Cooper | 8/17/2002 | |
| String Skipping Legato Style by Wayde Cooper | 8/15/2002 | |
| String Skiping by German Schuass | 8/30/2002 | |
| Tapping |
| Finger Tapping by Shane Chess | 4/27/2002 | |
| Two Handed Pentatonics Part 1 by Martin Behr | 8/22/2003 | |
| Two Handed Pentatonics Part 2 by Martin Behr | 8/22/2003 | |
| Two Handed Pentatonics Part 3 by Martin Behr | 8/22/2003 | |
| Tapping Arpeggios Part 1 by Atanas G. Shishkov | 8/22/2003 | |
| Advice |
| An Analysis of SUCK Part 1 | 3/19/2007 | |
| Begin at the End | 3/19/2007 | |
| Can YOU Really Become a Great Guitar Player? | 10/4/2005 | |
| Express Yourself! | 3/19/2007 | |
| For the Love or Money - A Fan's Letter Answered | 9/15/2004 | |
| How to Become a Professional Guitarist & Musician Facts and Myths | 3/19/2007 | |
| How to Become a Professional Guitarist & Musician Facts and Myths Part 2 | 3/19/2007 | |
| How to Develop Your Own Style Part 1 | 3/19/2007 | |
| How to Make a Financially and Personally Fulfilling Career Playing Guitar Part 1 | 3/20/2007 | |
| How to Make a Financially and Personally Fulfilling Career Playing Guitar Part 2 | 3/20/2007 | |
| Most of you are totally out of balance? | 11/9/2005 | |
| Music Degrees and Rock Guitarists, Part 1 | 2/28/2005 | |
| Natural Talent | 3/20/2007 | |
| Plans Are NOT Goals | 11/9/2005 | |
| The Secret of Speed | 2/28/2005 | |
| Take the Test | 3/19/2007 | |
| The 80/20 Law Maximum Results With Minimum Time | 3/19/2007 | |
| Top Secrets of Common Sense Part 1 | 11/8/2005 | |
| Beginner Levels |
| Building your Chops up with Chromatics by Shelby Williford | 8/12/2002 | |
| Choosing a Teacher by Tom Hess | 5/6/2002 | |
| How to Start Out |
| Beginning Guitar part 2, The first 5 Frets by Mikhal Caldwell | 4/15/2001 | |
| Beginning Guitar by Mikhal Caldwell | 3/15/2001 | |
| Techniques |
| Hammer-On-Pull_Off's by Shane Chess | 2/1/2002 | |
| Hammer-On-Pull-Off Exercises part 2 by Shane Chess | 3/15/2002 | |
| Vibrato Control by Tom Hess | 3/17/2003 | |
| Chords |
| Using Chords by Christian Paduano | 2/8/2002 | |
| Fretboard Frolics |
| Installment #1: Tonal Conditions | 1/22/2001 | |
| Installment #2: Tonal Conditions part 2 | 1/26/2001 | |
| Installment #3: Power of Soul | 2/15/2001 | |
| Installment #4:Tonal Conditions part 3 | 4/17/2001 | |
| Installment #5: Tonal Conditions part 4 | 5/22/2001 | |
| Installment #6: Tonal Conditions part 5, Blue Notes | 5/24/2001 | |
| Installment #7: Tonal Conditions part 6, Identifying Intervals | 7/8/2001 | |
| Installment #8: Tonal Conditions part 7, Identifying Intervals, continued… | 7/9/2001 | |
| Installment #9: Tonal Conditions part 8, Identifying Intervals, continued | 10/15/2001 | |
| Installment #10: Enlarged or Extended Linier fingerings part 1 | 1/15/2002 | |
| Installment #11: Putting some raga in your shred! | 5/30/2002 | |
| Installment #12: Enlarged Fingerings part 2 | 6/29/2002 | |
| Installment #13: Getting Free Using Passing Tones | 10/5/2002 | |
| Installment #14: Getting Free Using Passing Tones part 2 | 11/18/2002 | |
| Installment #15: POLYTONAL PIVOTING | 2/15/2003 | |
| Installment #16:Cycles and Inversions | 3/26/2003 | |
| Installment #17: More on modal playing | 3/26/2003 | |
| Master Class |
| Paul Nelson Master Class part 1 | 2/18/2003 | |
| Paul Nelson Master Class Part 2: Ionian #5, The Harmonic Minor Scale soloing... | 9/15/2004 | |
| Misc. Topics |
| Discover Your Discomfort! Why Are So Many Guitarists Masochists? | 9/15/2004 | |
| Tension and Release by Lars Eric Mattson | 2/12/2002 | |
| Motivational |
| The 50-50 Principle by Ursin Derouche | 2/19/2002 | |
| Creativity and Expression - Part 1 | 5/2/2004 | |
| Creativity and Expression - Part 2 | 5/2/2004 | |
| Originality (when and how) by Tom Hess | 9/23/2003 | |
| Perseverance - it will make you or break you! By Tom Hess | 7/27/2002 | |
| Why Arenąt You a Better Guitarist? | 5/2/2004 | |
| Music Theory |
| Beginning Music Theory part 1 by Carlos Lichman | 8/25/2003 | |
| Beginning Music Theory part 2 by Carlos Lichman | 8/25/2003 | |
| Picking |
| Alternate Picking by Carlos Lichman | 9/23/2003 | |
| Alternate vs. Directional Picking By Mike Philippov | 3/21/2007 | |
| Chromatic Picking by Cyril Lepizzera | 10/14/2003 | |
| Developing your speed part 2 by Peter Wilkinson | 8/2/2002 | |
| Developing your speed picking by Peter Wilkinson | 5/26/2002 | |
| Picking Hand Discipline by Tom Hess | 3/15/2003 | |
| Progressive Melody by Carlos Lichman | 11/2/2003 | |
| Speed Picking Part 1 | 2/28/2005 | |
| Speeding Picking by Shane Chess | 2/12/2002 | |
| Recording |
| Recording CDs by Shane Chess | 6/18/2002 | |
| Recording CDs part 2 by Shane Chess | 8/30/2002 | |
| Rhythm Guitar |
| Being a Rhythm guitar player too! By Shane Chess | 8/22/2003 | |
| Scales and Modes |
| The Chinese Scale by Joe Becker | 8/26/2003 | |
| How to get a little hip sounding. The Dorian Mode and Minor Blues. By Miguel Mega | 3/1/2001 | |
| How to get a little hip sounding. The Dorian Mode part 2. By Miguel Mega | 3/1/2001 | |
| Using Exotic Scales by Miguel Mega | 3/20/2001 | |
| Harmonic Minor Scale by Nick Martinelli | 12/21/200 | |
| Melodic Minor Modes by Jarle Olsen | 5/25/2003 | |
| Mixolydian Mode by Nick Martinelli | 12/29/2000 | |
| Modal Music Made Easy (kind of...) - Part 1 | 9/17/2004 | |
| Modal Music Made Easy (kind of...) - Part 2 | 9/17/2004 | |
| Pentatonic Licks Part 1 by Atanas G. Shishkov | 8/22/2003 | |
| Rockin' Pentatonics by Shane Chess | 8/26/2003 | |
| Modal Pentatonics | 9/17/2004 | |
| Poddlin Scale by Peter Wilkinson | 10/31/2002 | |
| Scales: Mix up the Technique | 9/17/2004 | |
| Tips to sound a little -- out there and personalize your playing! By Miguel Mega | 3/1/2001 | |
| Whole Tone Scale Fun by Jarle Olsen | 5/25/2003 | |
| Song Writing |
| Composition Part 1 by Kyle Daniel | 11/2/2003 | |
| Composition Part 2 by Kyle Daniel | 11/2/2003 | |
| Writing Guitar Licks | 11/14/2004 | |
| Study The Stars |
| Crushing Day - Joe Satriani | 9/17/2004 | |
| Styles |
| Blues |
| Out in the Blues by Miguel Mega | 3/25/2001 | |
| Jazz |
| Little Jazz Lick Monster Exersise by Carlos Lichman | 9/21/2003 | |
| Neoclassical |
| Bach Suite III by Jarle Olsen | 5/25/2003 | |
| Economy Picking- A Neoclassical Etude by Matt Aub | 2/10/2002 | |
| Etude by Mike Campese | 6/29/2002 | |
| Paganini's 16th Caprice by Mike Campese | 8/26/2003 | |
| Warm Ups |
| Finger Dexterity Exercise by Shane Chess | 12/27/2001 | |
| Note Patterns for Warm Ups by German Schauss | 8/30/2002 | |
NAMM Show |
| 2002 Winter Namm Show | 2/16/2003 | |
Product Reviews |
| Amplification |
| Behringer Ultra-G Active DI Box for Guitar with Speaker Simulation by Wayde Cooper | 9/23/2003 | |
| Tube |
| Peavey XXL Amplifier Head. Reviewed by Wayde Cooper | 8/26/2003 | |
| Guitars |
| Electric |
| Asline Dane Vernon Neilly Signiture Guitar | 5/2/2004 | |
| Carvin DC200 Guitar | 8/30/2002 | |
| Jackson Warrior XT | 2/21/2003 | |
| Kramer Vanguard Flying V | 7/17/2003 | |
| Power Condtioning |
| Furman PLP-VIO Power Conditioner | 1/22/2002 | |
| Processors |
| Effects |
| Behringer DSP 1000 Pro | 12/15/2002 | |
| Recording |
| Digital |
| Korg D12 Digital Recording Studio | 5/18/2002 | |
| Strings |
| Electric |
| Everly B-52 Rockers Guitar Strings | 3/5/2003 | |
Staff |
| Martin Behr | 10/14/2003 | |
| Shane Chess | 10/13/2003 | |
| Francesco Fareri | 10/13/2003 | |
| Calos Lichman | 10/5/2003 | |
| Miguel Mega | 10/14/2003 | |
| Mathew Mills | 10/14/2003 | |
| Paul Nelson | 11/2/2003 | |
| Jenny Page | 11/2/2003 | |
| Antonello Sassone | 11/2/2003 | |
| German Schauss | 10/13/2003 | |
Tech Corner |
| Amplification Tech |
| Increasing Lower Frequencies | 3/21/2003 | |
| Tube Guitar Amps 101 | 3/24/2003 | |
The Shred Zone.com Endorsed Artists |
| TD Clark | 5/16/2004 | |
| Rusty Cooley | 5/14/2004 | |
| ESO | 6/14/2004 | |
| Francesco Fareri | 6/14/2004 | |
| Ion Vein | 5/16/2004 | |
| Vernon E. Neilly | 6/14/2004 | |
| German Schauss | 6/14/2004 | |
The Speed Zone |
| The connoisseur of supersonic: Rusty Cooley | 9/21/2003 | |
| Original Speed Demon Chris Impellitteri | 9/29/2003 | |
