Although the search engine here is erratic in accessing forum archival material, if you've been here a while and reading this forum regularly kossjanorze (? ...only 3 posts but I note your annotated join date), you'll be aware this topic has been done to death over the years.

I've touched upon the subject myself a couple of times with polite inquiry reinforced by critical observation and subsequent justifiably ascerbic comment were warranted [u]at the charade the song request protocol is[/u].

Regardless the token PR spokesperson smokescreen response if pursued long enough with sufficient thread activity generated if the tactic of initially leaving the thread to be buried fails, applying logic and Ockham's Razor along with a healthy dose of scepticism irreversibly present in those erudite in the ways of the world & business practices generally, leads anyone with sufficient synapse activity to reasonably deduce that conclusion.

With that said, my realisation was and is that Guitar Tricks is what it is. A [u]very affordable[/u] structured learning site to develop Core guitar skills and knowledge. It's good at that and represents value regardless.

My solution has been to begrudgingly accept the good with the bad all too apparent reality, and armed with that awareness pragmatically seek out and use other sites [u]serving my overall objectives[/u] conjunctively with Guitar Tricks, some 'free', some paid.

I still 'love' Guitar Tricks, and [u]consider my full access sub here an essential tool[/u]. I am here using it almost every day life permits as my posting history would suggest. And giving a plug where deserved, Christopher Schlegel's love of sharing his obvious passion apparent in his outstanding tuition and committment to students here is a significant reason why I doubt my GT sub will voluntarily lapse in my foreseeable lifetime.

With that said, one does what one must to accomplish the objective. Ultimately all that really matters whether with Guitar Tricks or oneself is acta non verba.

'110%' committment. Whatever it takes.

manXcat