Improving the magazines...

RocknRollDave

dampoldman said:

@Elx

Hi mate - my missus is Dutch (Hup Holland...)

Quick question - what value do you think you get from a physical magazine that you don't get from the internet? 

The tactile pleasure of flicking through glossy pictures of guitars etc.

Clearly that's not enough for some people, but I like it.

Elx

RocknRollDave said:

dampoldman said:

@Elx

Hi mate - my missus is Dutch (Hup Holland...)

Quick question - what value do you think you get from a physical magazine that you don't get from the internet? 

The tactile pleasure of flicking through glossy pictures of guitars etc.

Clearly that's not enough for some people, but I like it.

Hup Holland Hup  

What Rocknrolldave said...plus,I am self taught. I've learned everything I know from guitar magazines. And if you've been doing this for 20 years, you can learn a lot

I remember lessons from Guitar player magazine, Arlen Roth, Arnie Berle, Tommy Tedesco. Then came Paul Gilbert, Vai transcriptions etc, theory articles, technique discussions. This is before Youtube and internet. And I've kept the habit, lately it's been Guitar techniques. The joy of getting a new issue and going through lessons is something special, it's like I've never grown up. I subscribe to Premier guitar on my Ipad but the experience is very different, let's just say I could live without it...

Also, I do office work and the last thing I need when I get home is spending hours in front of a computer again. A guitar on my lap, a magazine and I'm happy...

Phil_aka_Pip

dampoldman said:

@Elx

Hi mate - my missus is Dutch (Hup Holland...)

Quick question - what value do you think you get from a physical magazine that you don't get from the internet? 

What @Jetfire said, plus I can read it in bed with the cat sitting on me.

57Deluxe

Re: the earlier Q - "would anyone read it?"

GOOD Q cos although I love the idea of the Tone Report (and it being mailed to me) and to some extent Guitar Interactive, I get fed up reading rather aimless cliched copy on 'The Most Important Thing Of All Time For Guitars' type drivel that is only there is for their reviews/promote sales of obscure USA 'Boutique' Pedals... 

Guitar Interactive is just too anal and behind the curve also for any adrenalin rush and I actually dislike all their presenters - they annoy the FCUK outa me! AND - NO  GI - I DO NOT WANT CHEAP DVD on how to sound like xxx...! So stop emailing me with Father's Day 2-for-1 offers!!

Dave_Mc

asimmd said:

Please remember not everyone likes the Overdriven/ Distorted sound that most players seem to favour. I think a lot of players forget there was a time when there was no Overdrive sound,and everything was clean.

Yeah before electric guitars were invented.

Seriously, though, I don't think I've seen an electric guitar review where they didn't mention the clean tones.

DamianP said:

One of my personal hopes for this forum is that we can do more to raise the profile of our UK builders & businesses.

Perhaps ...

We get a few of our more esteemed members together in a room, with a review guitar from one of those business builders.  And an amp or two (probably brought by the members).  Perhaps the builder hosts the event, to save the risk of expensive guitars parcelfarcing their way around the country.  

Then video them playing and discussing the guitar for an hour or two, then edit that down to a more web-friendly 10-15 mins.  Through time, we could build up quite a range of these discussion-demo-reviews, done by "real" people.

Would that be a goer?

Here`s the deal,   Peer reviews.

Get the builders to bring their best work.   Choose various categories for evaluation,  Joinery, finish, fretwork etc.   The builders vote for the top 3 in each category. No votes for your own work.

I might trust a review like that.

Internet forum "experts" are a poor source of advice generally.  

 The best thing is always the thing they bought.   The thing they didn`t buy can`t possibly be as good.   Nobody wants to admit they chose anything but the best do they?  Even when they obviously didn`t.

Yeah pretty much.

Or at best, as Phil_aka_Pip said, maybe it was the best for that person but those criteria might not matter to anyone else.

57Deluxe

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dampoldman said:

@Elx

Hi mate - my missus is Dutch (Hup Holland...)

So... got me  pondering - do Amp Builders in Holland have amps full of Dutch Caps??

meltedbuzzbox

Why dont you open a review section on here and let us all do our worst for the time being.

The reviewer can offer more info if requested and try to give an honest opinion.

Hopefully it wont all be telecaster reviews as well.

mellowsun

TTony said:

Perhaps ...

We get a few of our more esteemed members together in a room, with a review guitar from one of those business builders.  And an amp or two (probably brought by the members).  Perhaps the builder hosts the event, to save the risk of expensive guitars parcelfarcing their way around the country.  

Then video them playing and discussing the guitar for an hour or two, then edit that down to a more web-friendly 10-15 mins.  Through time, we could build up quite a range of these discussion-demo-reviews, done by "real" people.

Would that be a goer?

Sounds like a great idea. Making a high-quality vid is pretty time-consuming though, unless you have two cameras and can cut between the two. I'm not sure a single, static camera would work too well. It would be worth investing in decent equipment and a good camera-person, if possible.

Done well though, it could be really popular, as it would offer something a bit different to the vids created by Andertons or PGS.

Iamnobody

I think interviewing pro guitar players would be an easy initial step for this forum.

You don't 'have' to video it either which opens up potential for telephone and (my least favourite) email interviews.

A new section on the forum for interviews is all that would be needed.

It would likely be pretty interesting reading as long as the interviewer asks decent questions.

Nothing too anal as to turn off the interviewee but something with a bit of depth.

Up and coming artists looking for promotion would be easier to pin down.

Like all things though it takes time and organisation and willing (but trusted) volunteers.

Roland

Why don't you start by interviewing Clarky?

Dave_Mc

^ Not Chappers?