Members mikesr1963 Posted April 20, 2008 Members Share Posted April 20, 2008 Huge article on putting a board together that discussed every issues that comes up when using pedals. A great read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheGareth Posted April 20, 2008 Members Share Posted April 20, 2008 Huge article on putting a board together that discussed every issues that comes up when using pedals. A great read. Who's on the cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hvymtl939 Posted April 20, 2008 Members Share Posted April 20, 2008 Who's on the cover? A bunch of effects pedals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Villano Dude Posted April 20, 2008 Members Share Posted April 20, 2008 definitely a great read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hilikus8 Posted April 20, 2008 Members Share Posted April 20, 2008 Maybe someone could scan the article for the poor cheap bastards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted April 20, 2008 Members Share Posted April 20, 2008 Yes a scan would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted April 20, 2008 Members Share Posted April 20, 2008 guitar player is the money guitar magazine.all types of music and tons of gear reviews/ discussions w/ pros.they also regularly focus on effects (not just generic brands) rather than just guitars and amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Destructobot Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 You honestly think they could possibly have some sort of info that can't be found on here? Articles like that are a total joke. In fact, guitar magazines are a joke, I can't believe they can stay in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 They have massive circulation and probably 75% of guitarists get their main feed of info from them. The ads pay for everything and the staffs are usually very small so money isn't much of a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChrisFFTA Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 You honestly think they could possibly have some sort of info that can't be found on here? Articles like that are a total joke. In fact, guitar magazines are a joke, I can't believe they can stay in business. and if you were offered a job that entailed reviewing and writing about all maner of new guitar related toys plus travelling the world attending trade shows you would say...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Destructobot Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 Whether or not I would take a job with a guitar magazine has nothing to do with how stupid they are. You can get a damn near infinite amount of info about guitar stuff in MUCH greater detail online FOR FREE. Why would anyone pay to buy a magazine, especially when a good chunk of it is tabs for {censored}ty songs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dacama Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 That's neat. We have that here too. It's called the search function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 Instead when you browse this forum you get to wrap your brain around infinite 'tehs' and other grammatical delights that you usually dont see in guitar mags. Im not saying that guitar mags are great but I dont think theyre worthless either. You dont get a lot of artist interviews on HC anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joe Klink Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 They have massive circulation and probably 75% of guitarists get their main feed of info from them. ... I doubt it's that much. I'd say more like 20%, if that much. You're thinking 25 years ago. I expect that GP mag and a lot of the others are struggling just to stay afloat. How much is it now, $9.00?? Something like that? With the internet these days, who wants to spend that much on a magazine packed with ads and cards that fall out all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Villano Dude Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 I got a yearly subscription for 10 a year...anyhow, I feel like there are SOME good things about magazines man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Milkman Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 Whether or not I would take a job with a guitar magazine has nothing to do with how stupid they are. You can get a damn near infinite amount of info about guitar stuff in MUCH greater detail online FOR FREE. Why would anyone pay to buy a magazine, especially when a good chunk of it is tabs for {censored}ty songs? Because in a magazine you can get a lesson from Slash or Sonny Landreth. Online you can get a lesson from Joe Nobody or John Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 I haven't purchased a guitar magazine in a long time, mainly because they aren't what they used to be and I'm not who I used to be, but it sounds like a fantastic article idea. Remember when some magazine did the 100 greatest effects of all time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 I doubt it's that much. I'd say more like 20%, if that much. You're thinking 25 years ago. I expect that GP mag and a lot of the others are struggling just to stay afloat. How much is it now, $9.00?? Something like that? With the internet these days, who wants to spend that much on a magazine packed with ads and cards that fall out all over the place. The publishing industry is still operating very very much in the black. GP and those other mags are part of massive publishing companies that include some of the major money magazines. They have no problem putting out magazines for years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Destructobot Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 Because in a magazine you can get a lesson from Slash or Sonny Landreth. Online you can get a lesson from Joe Nobody or John Smith. There's plenty of free lessons online. Sure, most of them are from random guys, but those random guys are frequently better teachers than Slash or whoever. Selling lots of albums doesn't make you a good instructor. And Nitefly, you work in publishing, of course you're gonna say that ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikesr1963 Posted April 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 You honestly think they could possibly have some sort of info that can't be found on here? Articles like that are a total joke. In fact, guitar magazines are a joke, I can't believe they can stay in business. Well, since a couple of the people reporting have been building pedal boards for years, yeah, i think they have something to offer. I especially find here that there is way to much bull{censored} from people that don't know what they are talking about except that they try and prove their point and or defend their purchase. People like you are the one of the biggest jokes on the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 There's plenty of free lessons online. Sure, most of them are from random guys, but those random guys are frequently better teachers than Slash or whoever. Selling lots of albums doesn't make you a good instructor. And Nitefly, you work in publishing, of course you're gonna say that ! I dont work in publishing. I work for a newspaper which is more media than publishing. Newspapers still are making profits, just not the really high ones they made in the golden age of newsprint.Magazines are a different story from what I do now but Ive been there and there is a lot of money that gets thrown around. Case in point - a magazine I worked for needed a photo shoot of a guy for a small feature. Said guy's photos were just him on a pile of something, I dont remember what it was. Total cost for 3 photos: $3000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Keith SIO Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 Instead when you browse this forum you get to wrap your brain around infinite 'tehs' and other grammatical delights that you usually dont see in guitar mags. Im not saying that guitar mags are great but I dont think theyre worthless either. You dont get a lot of artist interviews on HC anyway. It is a bummer when you you look at musicians rigs and they mistake the gear...In one Guitar World I have (only bought it for the buckethead feature) they say Dave Grohl uses a Boss BR-2 flanger. Just makes me laugh. It shouldn't be too hard to get right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITEFLY182 Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 It is a bummer when you you look at musicians rigs and they mistake the gear...In one Guitar World I have (only bought it for the buckethead feature) they say Dave Grohl uses a Boss BR-2 flanger. Just makes me laugh. It shouldn't be too hard to get right. Oh they make terrible mistakes. Theyll spell new companies names wrong, theyll put the wrong color guitar with the review so the story doesn't match the picture. They make tons of gear mistakes. Thats really the problem with magazines. They have small staffs and not a lot of stuff gets as much copy editing and proofing as it should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hilikus8 Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 Oh they make terrible mistakes. Theyll spell new companies names wrong, theyll put the wrong color guitar with the review so the story doesn't match the picture. They make tons of gear mistakes. Thats really the problem with magazines. They have small staffs and not a lot of stuff gets as much copy editing and proofing as it should. But they still make a decent read when you're in the {censored}ter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted April 21, 2008 Members Share Posted April 21, 2008 I subscribe to GP ($14 a year) because I think it has some pretty good articles in it on a wide variety of topics. They do review pedals a fair amount which I like. I think the pedalboard issue was good, but I think they missed some good opportunities to include boards from the not so rich and famous. Most people reading GP do not have Pete Cornish building custom boards for them. It would've been cool if they had used some boards from people here and other forums, with some tips and tricks, etc. It's a decent magazine, I hope they continue with their gear focus, especially on pedals, and pedal comparisons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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