When was the last time you purchased a guitar magazine?

stonevibe

I just found the last one I purchased, as recently moved house and was going through boxes yesterday.

The Guitar Magazine, dated February 2019, means I haven't bought one for 5 years. I still haven't read it.

I used to buy a magazine every month; as a kid, I easily bought two or three a month.

Doubt I will ever buy another one now. Print is kind of dead for me these days, but maybe I'm the exception, as I know some people must still read them.

Lestratcaster

I'm still a Total Guitar Subscriber, albeit digitally now as I don't have space to store all the paper copies anymore.

But I did buy the magazine alot when I was younger.

stonevibe

Lestratcaster said:

I'm still a Total Guitar Subscriber, albeit digitally now as I don't have space to store all the paper copies anymore.

But I did buy the magazine alot when I was younger.

How much is a subscription out of interest? 

This magazine was £5.99 in 2019, so I think it was overpriced at best.

Lestratcaster

stonevibe said:

Lestratcaster said:

I'm still a Total Guitar Subscriber, albeit digitally now as I don't have space to store all the paper copies anymore.

But I did buy the magazine alot when I was younger.

How much is a subscription out of interest? 

This magazine was £5.99 in 2019, so I think it was overpriced at best.

I think its £7.15 quarterly via direct debit.

I've forgotten to read a few past months issues though so this acts like a bit of reminder haha.

stonevibe

That's pretty reasonable for a quarter

Fingers657

Probably back in the early 1990s when my first born son decided he wanted his first electric guitar.

Lestratcaster

stonevibe said:

That's pretty reasonable for a quarter

Yeah and easier to store too or read wherever I like on any device.

stonevibe

Fingers657 said:

Probably back in the early 1990s when my first born son decided he wanted his first electric guitar.

I bought them in the '80s and early '90s. I'm sure I bought this last one whilst travelling, either at an airport lounge or a train station.  I think I was on a work trip when I picked it up. 

EricTheWeary

I think the last edition of The Guitar Magazine which was November 2021. 

Timcito

2017. That was the last time I took an international flight from England to here in the US. It was a bit of a routine for me with flights from England - I'd buy a guitar mag for the flight. 

stonevibe

TTony

ELEVEN - at the Guitar Show earlier this month.

I still quickly flick through my virtual Guitarist each month, and even more quickly through Guitar Techniques and Guitar Player, but those cost me £0, so it's no great hardship!

I think the last physical monthly I bought was Guitar Magazine, but when that died, that was the end of hardcopies for me.  Sure that they intended to replace the hardcopy magazine with some sort of online content, but I've not idea what nor where, and certainly haven't looked at it amongst all the other online sources that are higher profile.

ESBlonde

A goodly number of years now, I used to buy Beat instrumental as well as International musician and recording world. Back in thier day they were the best way to keep abreast of goings on as well as learn a few pro tech tips on not only guitars but bass, keys, drums, PA and recording stuff like portastudios etc.
After their sad demise I got into various guitar mags but slowly lost the monthly habit, just bought the odd one now and again and thought nothing much new here.
These days t’internet is more informative and entertaining, and I can be selective of “stuff” appropriate to my level of skill or interests.

stonevibe

Yeah, I remember buying International Musician, Sound on Sound, Future Music, etc 

Supportact

Late 90s I think. In fact I haven't bought any kind of print magazine for years. The last one I got fairly regularly was Sound on Sound but even that was several years ago. 

Fingers657

I used to prefer Music Press &  Audio/ Hi Fi mags in the 70s /80s./90s/2000 onwards when travailing on planes trains & automobiles.

stonevibe

Fingers657 said:

I used to prefer Music Press &  Audio/ Hi Fi mags in the 70s /80s./90s/2000 onwards when travailing on planes trains & automobiles.

I was more of a Spiderman comic kind of guy... 

Chimpankie

I get access to Guitarist, Total Guitar, Guitar World and Guitar Player included in my Apple News subscription. I check what the full song transcription is in Total Guitar every now and then and will typically flip through Guitarist each month but don’t spend much time with either. 

duotone

December 2022

I bought it for something to read over Christmas & also it came with a 2023 calendar, which was a bonus.

Philly_Q

stonevibe said:

I just found the last one I purchased, as recently moved house and was going through boxes yesterday.

The Guitar Magazine, dated February 2019, means I haven't bought one for 5 years. I still haven't read it.

I think it was round about then for me too.

Although actually I bought the last issue of TGM, whenever that was (ah, I see from @EricTheWeary's post it was November 2021).  Just because it was the last issue.  But I'd stopped buying all other magazines some time before that.

I had digital subscriptions for a while but I cancelled them too.

thecolourbox

I bought the recent issue of Eleven recently but it looks like the last one I have was a Guitar World issue which was teaching me how to play The White Stripes' Icky Thump, which was 2007.