blackheartsfan
Joined: Jun 13, 2009
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Posted on Apr 28 2016 06:22 PM
News today is that Harris Publications publishers of Guitar World, Guns & Weapons and many other magazines is closing it doors for good, all employees to be furloughed (what a great economy we have under this ...........).
link http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2016/04/robert-farago/breaking-gun-mag-purveyor-harris-publications-fold/
Though I found Guitar World (GW) and it's writers insufferable snobs, their articles catered to experienced players and their gear reviews targeted those with unlimited financial resources some will miss it.
It's a shame that the last American guitar magazine will be no more. I for one won't miss GW having preferred the now "defunct" Guitar Edge and Guitar One for their articles, interviews and tab (I still buy back issues online).
This announcement leaves only the UK's Total Guitar for us "English" speakers but even on a bad day I find TG superior to GW.
God, guns and guitars, you just can't beat them.
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ArabSpringReverb
Joined: Jul 13, 2012
Posts: 490
San Diego CA
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Posted on Apr 28 2016 06:47 PM
I wouldnt blame the economy ...seen the stock market lately? Near an all time high ,unemployment and interest rates both low , gas prices have been quite low.
Almost ALL print media has been tanking ,people read on the internet . Its easier for content providers AND consumers .
Guitar World seemed to cater to the hard rockin' and metal crowd ...which has been steadily declining since the 80s .
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Las_Barracudas
Joined: Apr 24, 2011
Posts: 1087
Surf City, NC
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Posted on Apr 28 2016 06:51 PM
Print media is going the way of the dinosaur.
— METEOR IV on reverbnation
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blackheartsfan
Joined: Jun 13, 2009
Posts: 274
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Posted on Apr 28 2016 07:27 PM
Wasn't it "Egon" (Harold Ramis) in Ghostbusters who said "print is dead"?
I know paper (print) publications are taking a beating with the internet and digital age especially among the millennials but there is something about having a "tangible" item, in this case a magazine, to thumb through. Then again I still read "hardcover" books (on U.S. & World history) and know quite a bit but this signals something bigger and more troubling. A majority of members belonging to the younger generations don't possess the requisite attention span to read anything more than a tweet, they are clueless (unless it concerns the Biebs, Kanye & Kim) about everything our nation and the world has experienced thus they are destined to repeat our and our ancestors mistakes.
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shake_n_stomp
Joined: Jan 09, 2014
Posts: 615
Vancouver BC
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Posted on Apr 29 2016 02:09 AM
blackheartsfan wrote:
It's a shame that the last American guitar magazine will be no more.
Isn't Guitar Player mag American...? Are they closing shop along with GW?
— Lorne
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Badger
Joined: Nov 16, 2013
Posts: 4536
Wisconsin
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Posted on Apr 29 2016 06:14 AM
shake_n_stomp wrote:
Isn't Guitar Player mag American...? Are they closing shop along with GW?
GP is still going and you can still get a print subscription
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— Wes
SoCal ex-pat with a snow shovel
DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices.
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Nokie
Joined: Oct 06, 2008
Posts: 550
So Cal
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Posted on Apr 29 2016 11:59 AM
There's still a few US based guitar rags out there. Vintage Guitar is American - publisher based in North Dakota. Guitar Aficionado is published by Newbay in New York. Fretboard Journal is published in Seattle. There's a number of Acoustic and Classical guitar mags published in the U.S. as well. Get 'em while ya can!
— "Hello Girls!"
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Kawentzmann
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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Berlin, Germany
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Posted on Apr 30 2016 02:39 AM
What about an annual News Stand Day? Oh well, never mind.
— The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann
You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy.
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Teiscofan
Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 513
Ontario
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Posted on Apr 30 2016 11:43 AM
I like the tactile presence of a magazine and they don't run out of power in the middle of reading them....
— I am not obsolete, I am RETRO.... 
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IvanP
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
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southern Michigan
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Posted on Apr 30 2016 01:02 PM
A nice aspect of magazines is that you can read them before going to sleep without having to worry that they'll keep you awake - which reading from a phone or computer display probably will.
— Ivan
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Teiscofan
Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 513
Ontario
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Posted on Apr 30 2016 01:56 PM
Magazines are a collectible for some, frameable for others and like an old friend when you re-discover them. Night time electronics are no doubt a sleep distraction.
I can't see an e-reader in a frame on the wall.......
— I am not obsolete, I am RETRO....
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Surf_Skater
Joined: Sep 06, 2012
Posts: 1300
Lawrenceville , GA
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Posted on Apr 30 2016 07:24 PM
We have thousands of years of physical copies of written word that we can read and learn of the past. Thousands of years from now will anyone have a clue of what is happening now? All of our music, writing and photos are stored on servers and hard drives.
I hate to think of a world without books and magazines.
Put down your Kindle and go to the library!
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eddiekatcher
Joined: Mar 14, 2006
Posts: 2775
Atlanta, GA
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Posted on Apr 30 2016 08:24 PM
I used to think that late evening reading was a great way to doze off. It might be if I was reading Red Book, Ladies Home Journal or some technical crap that I needed to read before I retired. Now I read things I'm stoked about and that usually wakes me back up.........
Last night, for the umpty umph time, I re-read the Guitar Player Magazine Surf and Space issue from September 1996. John Blair penned that masterpiece. I climbed back out, picked up a guitar and knocked out Mr Moto (again).
That issue is almost twenty years old! Like fine wines some, of these mags get better with age. Kindle? I still don't have a cell phone and that suits me just fine.
ed 
— Traditional........speak softly and play through a big blonde amp. Did I mention that I still like big blonde amps?
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jdmcduders
Joined: Jan 14, 2013
Posts: 137
Indianapolis, IN
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Posted on Apr 30 2016 11:33 PM
I did some digging and Harris doesn't publish Guitar World. They used to but it got sold and then sold again. Now it's published by New Bay Media
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Kawentzmann
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1061
Berlin, Germany
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Posted on May 01 2016 03:06 AM
Surf_Skater wrote:
We have thousands of years of physical copies of written word that we can read and learn of the past. Thousands of years from now will anyone have a clue of what is happening now? All of our music, writing and photos are stored on servers and hard drives.
I hate to think of a world without books and magazines.
Put down your Kindle and go to the library!
Good point. Now consider the niche markets of today, say, vinyl. With physical artefacts surviving and digital media not, future generations will have a wrong representation of today’s music.
— The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann
You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy.
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Teiscofan
Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 513
Ontario
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Posted on May 01 2016 07:45 AM
Sidebar - I understand the "niche" market for vinyl but for many it never went away. I always found it offensive to a degree when someone says vinyl is long dead. I now have CDS that have died due to there age ( not scratched but physically deteriorated due to age), but my vinyl is still alive. Digital media is suspect, physical media lasts IMHO.
I now return you to the regular thread...
— I am not obsolete, I am RETRO....
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ecv
Joined: Apr 08, 2016
Posts: 35
London
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Posted on May 01 2016 07:50 AM
Do you not get Guitarist and Guitar Techniques in the US? I used to like Total Guitar but when it (and Guitarist) made heavy cut backs on the copyright budget by moving to 'in the style of' rather than proper songs, I lost interest.
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zzero
Joined: Jul 09, 2010
Posts: 1153
Lillian Alabama
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Posted on May 25 2016 09:10 PM
Can't read anyway. No use for a paper printed magazine anyway. oh, I might need the paper. 
— Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!!
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