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06-28-2007, 03:32 PM
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After recieving 2 issues of Guitar World (which I never subscribed to), I called the subscription service and said there must be some problem. They told me Bass Guitar magazine was discontinued, and they were sending Guitar World to finish out my subscription. I told them I don't want GW and I want to be refunded. They told me, "The issues have already been labeled for delivery so I could only get a very small portion of my money refunded." I only recieved 1 Bass Guitar magazine on my new subscription. I told them I thought this was unethical - I never subscribed to and don't want GW. The lady got a bit of an attitude with me and told me she'll request that they refund my money. I think they should refund my money, and I hope they do.
Just givin a heads up for anyone who is suddenly noticing Guitar World in their mailbox. I thought the first issue they sent me was a complimentary issue. |
06-28-2007, 04:01 PM
|  | ACME, Line 6, SWR, QSC, Greco user/BOSE PAS abuser | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Texas | | | Is kinda lame.
The "Van Halen" GW issue that showed up this week in place of BGW seemed to be nothing more than an Ed talks tough about how great his amp is salespitch. Sum Ting Wong....
I just give 'em to my brother...the player at the link below.
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06-29-2007, 05:58 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | | I feel the same as you Joe, I paid for a bass magazine, and I want a bass magazine. I used to subscribe to GW but stopped because I thought it frankly sucked. I switched to Guitar Player instead. Why am I getting GW again?
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06-29-2007, 06:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, NJ | | | Even worse, they got rid of Guitar One as well. So my subscription to that, and my subscription to BGM got merged together into one REALLY long subscription of something I don't want.
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06-29-2007, 06:32 PM
|  | Knowledge is Good - Emile Faber | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA | | | Hey, they could have sent you a drummer magazine! Hey, Joe, are you still teaching?
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06-30-2007, 02:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Folmeister  Hey, they could have sent you a drummer magazine! Hey, Joe, are you still teaching? | Thank god, NO! |
06-30-2007, 02:42 PM
| | Knowledge is Good - Emile Faber | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Joe Nerve Thank god, NO! | Have you given it up for good?
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07-05-2007, 12:59 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Australia | | | hey i live in australia and i really want that magazine but no where in aistralia sells it
i especially want the punk bass issue.
anyone feel like sending me issues from america?
please !!!! |
07-05-2007, 03:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | | It is available in Australia. I saw the punk bass issue in stkilda a couple of months back. Just check your largest newsagent |
07-20-2007, 10:07 AM
| | | Same deal for me.
Guitar World. What makes them think I want that?
And as a consolation prize, I was at least hoping the EVHalen interview would be great, and all he did was pimp a 3rd generation of his amp.  |
07-20-2007, 01:17 PM
|  | It's a happy song about not getting what you want | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NY, Just Like I Pictured It. | | Yeah it sucks.
I started a thread on this last month. Guitar World's Bass Guitar Magazine
GW is really a lame magazine. Sadly, there are only a few bass magazines left. |
07-20-2007, 02:04 PM
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Endorsing artist: Musicman basses, Hipshot products | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: New York City | | They refunded me $11 and change. Yay. Wonder how Ed Friedland feels about all this.  |
07-20-2007, 04:10 PM
| | | | Guitar World is crap lately. They keep using the same people for covers and do articles on the same damn bands. I don't care to see just shredders, I'd like some diversity. Not just hard rock and metal people |
07-24-2007, 12:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Massachusetts | | | I also got Guitar World sent instead of Bass World. I called them and one woman said she'll refund me for 2 issues. She said it's only 8 issues/year for Bass Guitar and she could not tell me what months they didn't put out issues because the magazine is no longer made. Also she couldn't varify how many they may have sent me to date. But she was counting any Guitar Worlds they sent me as issued received by me! Can you believe that line of bull ! She can tell me how much $ I sent them and when but nothing about the magz they ran. Like all info on how it was run just vanished off the earth when they closed it!
I called back today after counting 2 (June-July) issues sent of BassGuitar on my new subscription and one or two Guitar Mags which I refuse to count as issues sent. The woman today said with an attitude. "why didn't you tell the woman yesterday that you don't agree with the number of issues you thought you deserved a refund for" (yes she had a wicked attitude) I said "because I didn't have the back issues with me to tally a number of my own that I thought was fare." No sooner would I get a sentence completed and she would jump right in like she was scolding me again.
She interupted my next sentence to say "I just re-did your refund amount to $12.00 ! Is their anything else today sir?!!"
I wanted to say "Ya...I don't appreciate the short attitude your taking with me!" BUT I resisted....and said as slowly and calmly as I could..."No that will be all Thanks" (note to self) DO Not Do Bussiness with these jerks on any product they sell!!
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07-24-2007, 09:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Machias/Bangor, Maine | | | Im also quite pissed over this, Im recieving magazines that dont interest me, and I have also demanded a refund. If I infact get the refund I will most likely add to my Bass Player magazines subscription.
Youd think they could have ended it back in december of 2006, and just not accepted any money sent for new subscriptions.
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07-25-2007, 07:43 AM
|  | Looking like a born-again. Living like a heretic. Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: California | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Folmeister Hey, they could have sent you a drummer magazine! Hey, Joe, are you still teaching? | A drummer mag might have been more interesting...
BG mag has folded? Bummer. I know people from BP who quit to take jobs there. Hope they stay on...
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07-25-2007, 02:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Towson, MD/Seattle, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackbird BG mag has folded? Bummer. I know people from BP who quit to take jobs there. Hope they stay on... | Yeah! Ed Friedland, no less! I was really surprised when he quit BP to go to BG....I wonder what he'll be up to next in the publication department. |
08-03-2007, 02:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA | | | I've been in the Netherlands for the past few months and was pretty surprised to come back and find that "Bass Guitar" no longer exists. They should have given subscribers the option of getting a refund instead of automatically sending the issues of "Guitar World." I have no use for it but will just give the issues to a friend. From what I've read here, it doesn't sound like trying to get a partial refund is even worth the trouble anyway. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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