I just got my new issue in the mail with Stanley Clarke on the cover. They have a new editor, the editor from the U.K.'s Bass Guitar Magazine. It looks like the two magazines have basically consolidated into one. It is 16 pages longer than previously. There is quite a bit more space devoted to gear reviews and bass instruction. Sadly, it looks like John Goldsby and Ed Friedland are no longer contributing to the latter, as the BGM instructors are providing that. I haven't read it cover to cover yet, and I haven't decided whether I prefer the new format. It has transitioned from an American publication to a British publication, although Chris Jisi and other BP mainstays remain on staff. It is more substantial, which is welcome.
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New BASS PLAYER Format
- Thread starter Lee Moses
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I remember him from when he was simply a writer for BGM. I had many years worth of BGM, going back to their first issue, that I sent out for recycling a couple months ago.
I play bass, but I'm sticking to my preferred format.
"magazine" would have been a helpful word for the thread title
"magazine" would have been a helpful word for the thread title
Yeah, I think my complete collection of Bass Player magazine is coming to an end. The last issue bears no resemblance to anything that came before. BP is dead; long live BP.
You guys still read magazines?
I blame BP for the GAS which kicked in about 1987.
I blame BP for the GAS which kicked in about 1987.
Absolutely. The Internet is a great resource, but there's not much of a quality filter on it. Plus, for me, there's just something about reading in print that staring at a screen can't touch.
My memory might be off, but I don't remember BP being around quite that long. My old issues are long gone, but I was thinking they started around '89, maybe even '90.
- Oct 7, 2000
- 18,619
- 38,939
- Disclosures
- Endorsing artist: Musicman basses
I didn't think I'd ever be able to quit, and then something amazing happened about 2 years ago.
I did.
And I didn't even notice that I did
.Strangely enough this thread has me re-interested. If I get a bargain offer I might just go for it.
In other news - my wife and I are getting our kitchen redone and essentially have to move into our studio. I have to clear a lot of space and I'm planning to just put my life long collection of BP out to the curb. It's getting to me a bit, but I can't justify holding onto them all any more. I may keep a few issues, but arrrgh.... I can't think about it too much. I have every issue from #1 through 2015. I also have many issues of those other magazines that were around in the US for a while. Bass Frontier and Bass World? This is gonna be beyond tough.
bass player magazine was never 'a thing' for me. but friends would sometimes reference certain articles and then give me their beat-up, raggedy copy to read that article when they were done...maybe months later.
however: i spent countless hours looking at the pictures in the jazz rags, mix magazine, and billboard.
however: i spent countless hours looking at the pictures in the jazz rags, mix magazine, and billboard.
...new format reminds me of those HIGHLIGHTS magazines from the '60s.
Weird. The October online version of BassPlayer has Mike Inez on the cover. Bass Guitar Magazine, on the other hand, has Stanley Clark on the cover for the October issue.
I love print magazines, even though I only read them on my iPad.
Bass Player magazine is part of the Future Publishing, a British conglomerate who purchased New Bay Media of New York a some months ago. Future Publishing is consolidating its resources in an attempt to save money. I guess we'll see how well it works out.
We'll have to watch and see how these guys do after they get a few issues under their belts.
Bass Player magazine is part of the Future Publishing, a British conglomerate who purchased New Bay Media of New York a some months ago. Future Publishing is consolidating its resources in an attempt to save money. I guess we'll see how well it works out.
We'll have to watch and see how these guys do after they get a few issues under their belts.
I always like BGM better than BP so this will probably be a good thing.
I was going to start a thread about this.
It's about 90% UK-related content from Bass Guitar Magazine. Lots of interviews with UK players and reviews of gear that US readers will never have much access to.
Just not much US content at all.
I subscribe to Bass Player and Bass Guitar magazines, and still look forward to them in my mailbox. I will let at least one of them end now.
It's about 90% UK-related content from Bass Guitar Magazine. Lots of interviews with UK players and reviews of gear that US readers will never have much access to.
Just not much US content at all.
I subscribe to Bass Player and Bass Guitar magazines, and still look forward to them in my mailbox. I will let at least one of them end now.
Holy crap! I just got an elementary school flashback!
16 pages larger. Cool. That means about 4 pages of content and 12 pages of ads.
