https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:47:19 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/paged/2/#post-258874 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:33:53 +0000 Play Guitar! Magazine disappear from the newstands. The folks at String Letter Publishing, unlike a lot of publishers, have a clear idea of who their readership is and try to cater to them as much as possible. And while incorporating some new and beginner friendly departments to Acoustic Guitar, I do feel the beginning guitarist is getting left out.

Perhaps it's knowing that no one stays a beginning guitarist forever and they already were foreseeing a big drop in readership? No idea...

But I can tell you that if you write (even via email) to the editors at String Letter, they will take your comments seriously. So have a go at it if you feel strongly enough about bringing Play Guitar! (or another like minded magazine) back.

Oh, and thanks for all the kudos Tom and I have received for our articles. The editors were kind enough to pass along all the ones for me and I appreciate hearing from everyone.

Peace]]> Guitar Players Discussion David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/paged/2/#post-258874 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/paged/2/#post-258250 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:47:37 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion rmorash https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/paged/2/#post-258250 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/paged/2/#post-258169 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 23:52:45 +0000
That's too bad--Play Guitar magazine was about the only guitar mag that wasn't mostly over my head.

Margaret]]> Guitar Players Discussion margaret https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/paged/2/#post-258169 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/paged/2/#post-258151 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:58:12 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/paged/2/#post-258151 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258150 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:49:30 +0000
Think of it this way: you need to sell two more subscriptions to stay in business. An order comes in....

Do you say: "we appreciate the order, and we'll probably be around to deliver..."

If you do that, you can guarantee word will spread, you won't get the last order you need, and you'll be unable to ship. So you say nothing, and take the order.

If you get the last order you need, everything is fine. If you don't, you can't ship. That's the way it works.

The people who end up having to close their magazines aren't thieves - you can pretty much guarantee they lost a lot more than any subsciber could have.]]> Guitar Players Discussion NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258150 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258135 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:51:45 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Rahul https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258135 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258132 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:39:48 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258132 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258131 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:34:24 +0000 future goods, and if they become unavailable, what are the options?

A better analogy would be ordering a custom sports car from a manufacturer and paying for it up front... and then the car maker going bankrupt. Would you rather have a car they've got on hand, even if it's not what you ordered, or nothing at all?

I've had both experiences with magazines. Maybe 15 years ago I subscribed to one that immediately went bust - the issue I'd bought at a newstand ended up being the only one I ever saw. The company didn't publish anything else, so all I ended up with was my cancelled check for $12 or so.

But if a publishing company does print other magazines, they'll usually 'convert' the remaining subscriptions to a similar title.... or at least, a similar title in their opinion. I subscribed to a quarterly classical piano magazine that included several pieces of music in each issue, interviews with classical pianists and composers, etc. When it went bust, the company converted subscriptions to another magazine they published that was entirely devoted to reviews of electronic keyboards - absolutely useless to me.

Not much you can do about it. At least the dollar amounts involved are generally small.]]> Guitar Players Discussion NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258131 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258127 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:10:05 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258127 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258121 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:43:54 +0000
Bob Jessie]]> Guitar Players Discussion clideguitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/play-guitar-magazine/#post-258121