Where did those bass guitar magazines go?

[Understanding In a Crash]

Now that in NY I've been to a Barnes and Nobles, a Borders, and a local drug store we have 10 different types of guitar magazines, 2 different types of drum magazines, and 0 bass magazines.

I need something to read inbetween class (and during class) that's bass oriented. I was purchasing the Guitar Worlds "Bass Guitar Mag" but than apparently after their last release with Pete Wentz on the cover they decided to quit.

Understanding but how can they kill off bass guitar mags and still have drumming ones :thumb:

[EADG]

They're discontinued, probably due to lack of interest

[Jody LeCompte]

Bass Player is still released.

Acoustic Guitar World and Acoustic Guitar Rock were discontinued as well, being a hardcore, religious, acoustic player, that bothered me, but life goes on.

I still have active subscriptions for bass player, guitar world, guitar player, acoustic guitar, and modern drummer, keeps me busy.

[Spaceman Spiff]

I can't say I ever cared about those music magazines. I've read a few of them, they just don't interest me.

[Left Shoe]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laissez-faire

[Jody LeCompte]

I've always preffered the *-player to guitar world. Guitar World always struck me as a magazine for people that liked guitar, whereas guitar player was more centered around the actual guitarist.

[Sablate McNuff]

Bass Player caters to the highly skilled, whereas Bass Guitar catered to the more average bassist. I liked the contrast and when both magazines covered similar materials in lessons and interviews and such, catching multiple different readings of the same thing was nice and helped me to understand certain concepts better.

Plus, the songs in Bass Guitar > Bass Player.

[Akira]

Bass Player is a way better magazine though.
Better articles.

[Sablate McNuff]

I agree BP is better in their article quality. No question about that. I was just saying that BG was kind of dumbed down in their articles, making it somewhat easier to understand slightly more difficult concepts as discussed in BP.

[EADG]

I hate Bass Player


Bass Guitar owned it in every possible way

the only things I really liked about BP were the gear reviews

[Akira]

I agree BP is better in their article quality. No question about that. I was just saying that BG was kind of dumbed down in their articles, making it somewhat easier to understand slightly more difficult concepts as discussed in BP.

Oh, I wasn't arguing with you.

Bass Player just feels more professional, and I like that.
I mean damn, the threadstarter said Pete Wentz got the cover of Bass Guitar. He is barely even a bassist!

[Naminator]

I'm sorry but I can't stand Jeff Berlin saying that tabs are the gayest thing on earth.

Plus he seems so cocky sometimes....

[Akira]

Uhh...

Wrong thread?

[Understanding In a Crash]

Me personally think that BP's articles are horribly written for the most part or atleast every issue they have that praises the same people. I thought their gear reviews were better but Guitar Worlds Bass Player always had a more diverse group of people as BP focused on the oldies for the most part.

I'll probably subscribe anyway though.

[TheClap]

I hate Bass Player


Bass Guitar owned it in every possible way

the only things I really liked about BP were the gear reviews

Yeah, thats why they sold so well, :rolleyes:

Bass player is actually a very good and well written magazine, but in order to understand this, you have to get this idea of "THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE GOOD BASS MAGAZINE" out of your head and grow up, be happy that there actually are magazines deticated to the instrument and people who play it.

[EADG]

Yeah, thats why they sold so well, :rolleyes:

Bass player is actually a very good and well written magazine, but in order to understand this, you have to get this idea of "THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE GOOD BASS MAGAZINE" out of your head and grow up, be happy that there actually are magazines deticated to the instrument and people who play it.

Ever heard of a subjective opinion

[Understanding In a Crash]

All I know is Bass Player magazine cycles several issue articles on Geezer Butler, Billy Sheehan, Stu Hamm, Cliff Williams, and Geddy Lee and somehow it stays in business. I got one bass world issue and it was way more diversified with some modern day stuff. :rolleyes:

[TheClap]

Ever heard of a subjective opinion

Yes, hypocrite.

UIAC: you have clealy never read an article of bass player closly enough, with about 4-6 different artist interviews consiting of players from all spectrums of the musical world, including a tuba player in one issue. Last issue had, Jaco as the head - studing his work on Havona, Jonas Hellborg - about his "disappearance", Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats, Trian Porter of the Doobie Brothers, Ginger Reyes of the Smashing Pumkins - about joining them, James Lomenzo of megadeth, 5 questions with Tim Lefebvre, Andrew Seward of Against Me!, Colin Edwin of Porcupine Tree, and their introduce yourself section consisting of Rich West, and Tammy Lee, both just regular players like yourself. So, there you go.

[EADG]

Yes, hypocrite.



How am I a hypocrite

[TheClap]

I was disagreeing with your opinion and you responded as if I said you were not allowed think in that manner. So I made the connection that you have disagreed with someone before, therefor, you are a hypocrite. In this situation actually, you are disagreeing with me, and yes reading it now, it doesn't make any sense, but don't distract from the argument. How is bass guitar better than Bass Player?

[EADG]

I was disagreeing with your opinion and you responded as if I said you were not allowed think in that manner. So I made the connection that you have disagreed with someone before, therefor, you are a hypocrite. In this situation actually, you are disagreeing with me, and yes reading it now, it doesn't make any sense, but don't distract from the argument. How is bass guitar better than Bass Player?

what


that made very little sense tbh



umm

I just like everything about it more, the articles, featured artists, gears, the layout, content

[TheClap]

Fair enough, but you understand Im simply trying to tell you, that there really isn't a choice right now, and bass player is a damn good magazine.

[Left Shoe]

why is it a recurring trend here to argue argument style instead of just keeping **** relavent?

[Az_Holl]

why is it a recurring trend here to argue argument style instead of just keeping **** relavent?
Because this is the bass forum.

Black is white, up is down, bass's play people and nothing is as it seems.

[Mr_GoodPoster]

dude i have like 5 of those magazines :thumb:

[EADG]

Fair enough, but you understand Im simply trying to tell you, that there really isn't a choice right now, and bass player is a damn good magazine.

Ok


I still don't like BP.


I can live without bass magazines I guess

[Livewire]

Are there any bass magazines that are actually worth the money or all they all crud?

[EADG]

why is it a recurring trend here to argue argument style instead of just keeping **** relavent?

I was wondering that too

[Brandon_S]

I prefer Bass Player over Bass Guitar,more jazz and such coverd in BP,better gear reviews,i found alot more coverge on upright bass too,although the bass guitar mag got the jazz gym workout section.

[Led_Zeppelin678]

I have every issue of Bass Guitar, including the buyer's guide. Bass Player...why buy it when they put most of it on the internet anyway? (and the songs they transcribe are ALL 70's soul/R&B tunes...which I have no interest in ever learning for any reason...)

[Brandon_S]

I have more of an intrest learning soul/rnb tunes then learning punk songs :P

[EADG]

I have more of an intrest learning soul/rnb tunes then learning punk songs :P

Artists I've seen transcribed in BG: Yes, Rush, Black Sabbath


really punk eh

[Trevo]

I read Bass Player, but only because I've never even heard of Bass Guitar. And I must admit even after constantly reading BP, there have only ever been two transcriptions that I actually looked at.

[Akira]

Artists I've seen transcribed in BG: Yes, Rush, Black Sabbath


really punk eh

The ":P" implies joking.

You can find tabs online, I don't really care about the tabs in the magazines.

[EADG]

The ":P" implies joking.




o rly I was not aware of this tell me more about this internet you speak of




You can find tabs online, I don't really care about the tabs in the magazines.


Tabs suck though

why would you want them

[Akira]

Most of the powertabs I have are as good as magazine transcriptions.

[Livewire]

Most of the powertabs I have are as good as magazine transcriptions.

Tabits better

[BenJammin]

The only reason I ever bought those magazines was for the interviews, the ads, and mostly the gear reviews. I just stopped buying them, would read them in the store, and put the magazine back.

[EADG]

Most of the powertabs I have are as good as magazine transcriptions.

Powertabs and some GP files are the exception. Also, some of them are as good as magazine transcriptions because they are copied directly from a magazine or songbook.



now compare how many Powertabs and GP tabs there are to how many text tabs there are

[Akira]

How is that relevant to anything? Compare how many Powertabs and GP tabs there are to how many bass magazine tabs there are.

[EADG]

How is that relevant to anything? Compare how many Powertabs and GP tabs there are to how many bass magazine tabs there are.

Powertabs and GP tabs =/= all tabs


in fact if you consider all types of tabs out there, Powertab and GP files are a very small minority


so it's totally relevant

[Akira]

But why does it matter how many regular tabs there are? I only use powertabs, so those are all I care about.

[EADG]

But why does it matter how many regular tabs there are? I only use powertabs, so those are all I care about.

Because not every song is available in Powertab format, in fact very few are in the grand scheme of things


so you can't use Powertab all the time


anyway my point was that tabs in general suck. That includes text, Powertab, Guitar Pro, etc but the majority are text so that's what I was basing it on

[Akira]

But I am more likely to be able to find a Powertab for a song than a magazine transcription.
This argument doesn't even make sense.

[EADG]

But I am more likely to be able to find a Powertab for a song than a magazine transcription.
This argument doesn't even make sense.


It totally does to me, I dont see why you don't get it


It's like this:

- I say tabs as a whole suck
- Sure Powertabs and Guitar Pro tabs are usually pretty accurate
- But that doesn't matter because I said tabs as a whole which refers mostly to text tabs as they are the majority of tabs on the internet
- You say Powertabs and Guitar Pro tabs are good
- I acknowledge that they are an exception and a small percentage of all tabs on the internet
- My point that tabs as a whole suck still stands imo



but it's just my opinion so why argue anyway

[Jaded]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laissez-faire

gg trying to be a smartass, but I don't think he's suggesting that the gov't was involved...

[Left Shoe]

gg trying to be a smartass, but I don't think he's suggesting that the gov't was involved...

i think the response is warranted. everyone already knew they were gone due to a prior thread.

[TheClap]

gg trying to be a smartass, but I don't think he's suggesting that the gov't was involved...

Although it is associated with gov't you can still use it to imply "let it be." Which is what I thought he was getting at therefor didn't respond.