guitar mags

[ashstralia]

i did a search, nothing came up.

how many of you have a guitar mag library?
i do, and it's a constantly useful reference.

i have guitar world from about '88 to present.
some years ago i was sick on a long weekend
and made a database of all songs they'd tabbed.
kept it updated, now there's over 1500 songs on it.

some double ups, but it's still cool.

i've got guitar player from about the same,
but i've stopped buying it because they've
dropped the ball imho.
guitar player of the early to late '90's was awesome.

guitar for the practicing musician.... every issue from (again)
the late '80's, until they became extinct


guitar school, guitar shop,
boxes full of the pommy ones. (which are funny if you read them in nigel tufnell's voice)

all the gp specials on vh, srv, jimi, etc.



anybody else this obsessed? hehe

[Matt White]

HA!!!:D
GFTPM Dec83 till the end in 99...INCLUDING the Promo 1st issue with Neal Schon on the cover!!!:D

GUITAR WORLD from aboot 86 till present...

Guitar One till now...

GUITARPLAYER from aboot 95 till now....


It's an illness.....

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by Matt White
HA!!!:D
GFTPM Dec83 till the end in 99...INCLUDING the Promo 1st issue with Neal Schon on the cover!!!:D

GUITAR WORLD from aboot 86 till present...

Guitar One till now...

GUITARPLAYER from aboot 95 till now....


It's an illness.....

bear in mind, currently gw and gp cost aboot $12 aussie!

fuck, matt, i could've bought a house!!!!

[DeadOrAlive]

Guitar Player is all I get. All I really need too

[Nitro Express]

I was an avid reader of Guitar magazines in the 80's but lost intrest in the 90's and really haven't bought or subscribed to any for a long time. I just like to read stuff on websites. I enjoy reading what other players have to post. I like the forum over at plexipalace.com. I probably learned more on the internet than from any guitar magazine.

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
I was an avid reader of Guitar magazines in the 80's but lost intrest in the 90's and really haven't bought or subscribed to any for a long time. I just like to read stuff on websites. I enjoy reading what other players have to post. I like the forum over at plexipalace.com. I probably learned more on the internet than from any guitar magazine.

i hear ya nitro, i'm an i n0ob, though!
and i like being able to read 17 year old magazines
whilst 'downloading my brownware'! heheh

[Nitro Express]

Old magazines are cool. I have some old Playboys I won't part with. Reading Playboy from the 60's is always a kick.

[GAR]

I have a small collection of GW and GP mags plus some freebie copies of other crap I'd get at NAMM over the years.

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by Nitro Express
Old magazines are cool. I have some old Playboys I won't part with. Reading Playboy from the 60's is always a kick.

shannon tweed and the russian bikini girl were my first girlfriends.

[JJMcClure]

First guitar mag i ever bought had an Eddie Van Halen cover. That's the main reason I got into VH and then David Lee Roth subsequently. The interview with him talked about how he came up with Spanish Fly and Eruption so I had to check them out and I've been hooked since.

Interestingly, one of the magazines from the early 90s I bought has an article entitled "who will be the most influential guitarist of the 90s?" Their shortlist included (from memory here) Nuno Bettencourt, George Lynch, Satriani and Vai. IMO though I think influential guitarism (new word!) stopped with Eddie. Who since has done anything close that could be regarded as "influential"

That's why I stopped buying guitar mags as well. Too many new guitars and useless gizmos. All you need is your own axe, a half decent amplifier and a couple of effects.

[Coyote]

Bits and pieces...

some Guitar Player mags (circa 21st century)
some Guitar One mags (circa mid-90's)
a stack of Guitar World mags, from your wrist to your elbow. (late 90's to today)

[guwapo_rocker]

I was a loyal Guitar Player reader in the 80"s.

I think an Ace issue was my first.

Yep, here it is....1979, selling for 40 bucks on ebay now....

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/1025/ace15fv.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by guwapo_rocker
I was a loyal Guitar Player reader in the 80"s.

I think an Ace issue was my first.

Yep, here it is....1979, selling for 40 bucks on ebay now....



you're so OLD!!!!!!!

[Matt White]

HA!!!

My first issue of GFTPM I bought? MAY 1984...

EDWARD & LITTLE GUITARS!!!:D

[Matt White]

I've got so many guitar mags it's kinda scary!!!!

[Matt White]

This was a VERY KEWL one back in '87...

[Matt White]

Gotta LARVE that double post!!!

[PHOENIX]

My collection consist of mostly old Guitar for the practicing musician.

[BrownSound1]

I've got boxes upon boxes full of guitar mags too. One day...don't know when, I'll get to sift through them all.

[guwapo_rocker]

Originally posted by ashstralia
you're so OLD!!!!!!!

I would so fucking own you right now......but I think I blew out my hip......:D

[mako_kimura]

Here's my personal fav, Guitar World March 2006. LONG LIVE RANDY!

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by guwapo_rocker
I would so fucking own you right now......but I think I blew out my hip......:D

just have a horlick's and a good lie down! :p

[guwapo_rocker]

Originally posted by ashstralia
just have a horlick's and a good lie down! :p

Thanks....ouch...

Lol.....I had to look it up.

Neat website.....

http://www.horlicks.co.uk/main.html

[Matt White]

Originally posted by mako_kimura
Here's my personal fav, Guitar World March 2006. LONG LIVE RANDY! GFTPM was onto RANDY from day one.....JUNE 1984 GFTPM

[Matt White]

Originally posted by mako_kimura
Here's my personal fav, Guitar World March 2006. LONG LIVE RANDY! GFTPM was onto RANDY from day one.....JUNE 1984 GFTPM

[Matt White]

LOL I didn't get back in time to fix that double post!!!

[mako_kimura]

http://deege2.free.fr/magazines/ magazines_files/Phot...

I actually bought this issue at a garage sale. Mine's just not autographed

[Matt White]

LOL April 1985....21 years ago this month....


EDWARD & JUMP....Captain Nemo was also very Kewl!!!:cool:

[guwapo_rocker]

Here is a thread with some music mag covers I started a while back.

I lost interest due to lack of response lol.

The Circus Simmons cover is one of my all time favs.

Not trying to hijack the thread, just have a look if you want.

Cheers.

http://www.rotharmy.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26321

[Van Heflin]

its cool to know others collect these magazines i have a couple boxes of them.
80s-90s

Guitar School
Maximum Guitars
GFTPM
Legends
One
Guitars
Blues Players
and others

they all have guitar and bass tabs

heres a list of some of the tab songs
G for guitar
B for bass

ooops i did it again

list is on the other page :p

[Van Heflin]

sorry lol
heres the list

[DeadOrAlive]

Originally posted by Matt White
GFTPM was onto RANDY from day one.....JUNE 1984 GFTPM

AHHHH HAHAHAH DUDE!! I see NIGHT RANGER. Oh man, that's great. They actually did have one good album and the rest went downhill. Oh that's flippin' funny, I totally forgot about those guys

[Matt White]

Never cared for Night Ranger...two good guitarist though.....

[Mr Grimsdale]

what happened to GFTPM?

i used to love that magazine

i stopped buying it for a year and then it just disappeared

[Mr Grimsdale]

Originally posted by Matt White
LOL April 1985....21 years ago this month....


EDWARD & JUMP....Captain Nemo was also very Kewl!!!:cool:

Geez, it's scary comparing the guy in that photo to what he looks like now.

[Matt White]

Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale
what happened to GFTPM?

i used to love that magazine

i stopped buying it for a year and then it just disappeared

Guitar for the Practicing Musician became GuitarOne magazine.....

GFTPM was FAR superior...less ads & Reviews and more substance.....

[ashstralia]

Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale
Geez, it's scary comparing the guy in that photo to what he looks like now.


fuck yeh....corpse van halen.

'weekend at eddie's'


:crackho smilie:

[Mr Grimsdale]

Originally posted by Matt White
Guitar for the Practicing Musician became GuitarOne magazine.....

GFTPM was FAR superior...less ads & Reviews and more substance.....

i don't think guitarone ever made it over here

gftpm was blaaaady great, i remember reeves gabrels had a column where he talked about using a vibrator over the pickups to get odd noises

i must admit it's never something i've really wanted to buy so i used my electric razor instead

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[mako_kimura]

Guitar One is basically turning into a cheap Guitar World rip off. I prefer Guitar World over any other publication, other than Guitar Player, because it has a lot more substance than Guitar One

[Matt White]

Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale
i don't think guitarone ever made it over here

gftpm was blaaaady great, i remember reeves gabrels had a column where he talked about using a vibrator over the pickups to get odd noises

i must admit it's never something i've really wanted to buy so i used my electric razor instead

bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

HA!!!

A Television Remote, when pointed at the pickups, will make for some odd noises........