When I first started out, there was Guitar Player, and maybe another mag devoted to acoustic guitar playing. I subscribed to GP for over 20 yrs and had every issue. I bought it mostly to read about my guitar heroes, and the up and coming hotshots. Pretty much read it cover to cover- except for the theory articles; my loss.

I picked up a Guitar World mag recently when they did a roundup on pedal boxes. Now, I see at least half a dozen guitar related mags out there.

So who reads what, and why? What sets one mag apart from another? Do you learn anything from them?

When I look at all the guitar mags on the stands now, I don't know who 90% of the people are on the cover, and I don't know if I'd get anything or want anything in the cd most of them seem to have.