Bass Player Mags PDF

[intuneGuy]

I realize this is a really old thread, but the link to the list of all the back issues is no longer up. Does anyone have a list of all the issues, I know it started 198 Geddy Lee, 1989 Art of soloing, etc etc . Anyone have that list?

 

[Scopaz]

I don't know where there might be a master list. I still want to get this done, if even just to clear some space in my home.

 

[Jazz Ad]

There are jewels that should not be lost, like Jeff Berlin or David Ellefson's columns from the golden era.

 

[Radio]

This guy did something similar, but with electron tube books. He cuts the bindings and scans them. Labor of love. A LOT of labor! He shows his scan rig somewhere on the site.
tubebooks.org - Vintage info from the age of vacuum tubes

 

[dylanjohnson]

I'm reviving a dead thread here, but I just stumbled on a goldmine. Since BP as we remember it is officially dead, I have thought more and more on this. I have the majority of the collection, from about 1994 or so on. I have found this.

Open Music Library has links to articles (most everything) from late 98 to the present in ProQuest, a research site that is only accessible by institutions that have an account. Fortunately, it seems many of these educational institutions post the login and password online for their students. The page in ProQuest has extracted text and pdfs available to download of the articles (scanned). The newer ones have page formatting that makes it look that it was supplied by the publisher.

Now if we can only get 89-98, we would be mostly done! @Scopaz @HaVIC5

 

[Scot]

Awesome! Total score.

 

[GastonD]

I believe I already have '90 and '91 in PDF somewhere, but those before and the rest of the '90s would be awesome.

 

[dylanjohnson]

I believe I already have '90 and '91 in PDF somewhere, but those before and the rest of the '90s would be awesome.

GastonD if you would be willing to share those, I'll give you specific information on how to get into the site to view the ones I'm speaking of.

 

[N. Kentucky Bass]

OK, so I have been thinking about doing this for years but do not want to take on the entire project myself. I know there has to be other guys out there that have every issue of Bass Player magazine like I do. Here is what I have been wanting to do.

I feel there is a wealth of knowledge in those magazines that I would like to have at a much easier level of access when instructing my students and referring to specific articles or what have you. Now since most of those are out of print and unavailable as back issues, it is impossible to get them any other way than to find a used copy.

So here is what I propose, well hypothetically. If there are other guys willing to help, we could each take a couple of years and scan them into PDF format and then swap. Since we [those involved] own all of the magazines anyway, we would not be infringing on any legal issues by swapping our archives with one another. Right? Any legal help here from someone?

Anyway, I would love to have 20 years of Bass Player in my computer, rather than taking up 6 feet of shelf space in my studio. And I mean everything, cover to back cover, ads and all.

So what do you guys think?
Scott Pazera

I think you should spend the time practicing your bass.

 

[dylanjohnson]

I think you should spend the time practicing your bass.

I think you might want to check out Scott on YouTube before you leave that comment. I personally like to practice the insane amount of transcriptions in those magazines.

 

[lukaas]

Hi Guys, I’m looking for a review of a Warwick Quad 6 from July 2001 issue BPM, I have found it on OML but no PQ login, can anyone share one?

 

[Les Fret]

I would love to read all the Anthony Jackson articles. Anyone has a scan of those and is willing to share?

 

[GastonD]

I should be able to help with both previous posts, just give me a day or two, please.

 

[lukaas]

Thanks Les

Warwick Quad VI Head Is my article.

Luke

 

[basswow]

Hello,

6years later…

I was just wondering if anyone ever managed to create an archive of BPM?

Tia for any answer!

 

[dylanjohnson]

No. Not as far as I know. I have a good chunk of the collection from before it went to the guy in England that ran it at the end.

 

[Daniel B5]

If this project ever starts up again, I strongly recommend reaching out to the Internet Archive. Preserving cultural artifacts like this is what they do, and they do it professionally as a non-profit.

They've done a massive amount of scanning and digitization. I was just looking for BPM on their site today and came up empty.

 

[dylanjohnson]

Is them that does the work or do they just provide the space for free?

 

[VicDiesel]

If this project ever starts up again, I strongly recommend reaching out to the Internet Archive.

I think they respect copyright, so scanning magazines going back "only" 30 or so years is probably not applicable for IA.

 

[Daniel B5]

@VicDiesel said:
I think they respect copyright, so scanning magazines going back "only" 30 or so years is probably not applicable for IA.

You are in for a surprise. They very much push the boundaries of copyright. Check out their computer game collection. They have also digitized and made available tons of music magazines that almost certainly fall under copyright. (Rolling Stone from July 2022?)