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thebluesbreaker
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10/16/2006 8:26 am
Hey, just thought i'd ask what you guys think the best guitar mag is. Mine is Total Guitar. Begin!
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10/16/2006 12:18 pm
i like guitar player.
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10/16/2006 12:41 pm
'Guitarist' or 'Guitar Techniques'...

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10/16/2006 7:12 pm
Originally Posted by: zreynoldsp 'Guitar Techniques'...


That's a great one! I loved the blues issue in July.

Total Guitar is alright.
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10/16/2006 7:29 pm
Out of the ones I've read (Guitar World, Acoustic Guitar, and Fingerpicking) my favourite is Guitar World. It's the only one that seems like a real magazine with, you know, funding. And contains information.
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10/16/2006 7:37 pm
'Guitar Techniques' would be the one I consider best.

I loathe 'Total Guitar', or 'Trivium Guitar' as it could be more accurately called.

Of the American mags, I quite like 'Guitar World'.

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10/17/2006 12:29 am
I like Guitar World because it basically sticks to rock and dabbles in some blues/classical ect. The only thing I don't like about it is having emo guitarist on the cover just because they're new and its a current fad, they need to stick with good guitarists.
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10/17/2006 1:10 am
Guitar One >>>>>>>>Guitar world. Hands down. Complete pwnage.

It's got begginner, intermediate and advanced lessons. It has NEVER had a back pages column written by good charlotte (guitar world), and is more personal with better writers and editors.

Guitar world=Pop princess crapola with the occasional gem.
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10/17/2006 1:34 am
I've been playing for a long time and without a doubt, the best mag on the market is the British "Guitar Techniques".

Alot of different techniques are covered - rock, blues metal, jazz. country, etc. I've got just about EVERY issue since it started 12 or 13 years ago and it's a fantastic library of information.
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10/17/2006 8:51 am
Originally Posted by: markgtrplyrI've been playing for a long time and without a doubt, the best mag on the market is the British "Guitar Techniques".

Alot of different techniques are covered - rock, blues metal, jazz. country, etc. I've got just about EVERY issue since it started 12 or 13 years ago and it's a fantastic library of information.


Yeah. Total Guitar is written like a comic, and the 'advanced' lessons usually mean Nirvana / Green Day tracks... :rolleyes:

Guitar Techniques - if they say 'advanced', you know you're in for some work..... I get that and guitarist each month - Techniques is good for the mechanical aspect of playing, but there isn't as much to sit and read as there is in Guitarist....

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10/17/2006 9:10 am
'Total Guitar', or 'Trivium Guitar'

yeah i can see what u mean and as the comic appearance is true, i like it as just a mag as in gear reviews but that just me

i would buy a proper guitar book if i wanted advanced lessons
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