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Original message:834 days 9 hours 33 minutes ago

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Member: Richey

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Does anyone remember this magazine? It was awesome. It practically taught me how to play guitar. I bought the songbooks and everything. I have stacks of them somewhere. What happened to that mag?

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Reply:834 days 3 hours 42 minutes ago
Member: Zombre

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Me too. It became "Guitar" and then "Guitarone" and now it's toast. Amalgamated with guitarworld for just "guitarworld". Didn't sell very well I guess...

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Reply:834 days 1 hours 7 minutes ago
Member: bachmirage

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wolf marshall had the best tabs you could find....period....i still have a few issues.....good stuff....the new mags are written by ameteurs.....

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Reply:834 days 36 minutes ago
Member: Zabel Dentaro's Guitar Guide to Shred

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Have them since 2006, got the 12 issues order from amazon.com and now it turns to guitarworld.
Compile just a few segments from guitarone.
But not good enough

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Reply:830 days 6 hours 57 minutes ago
Member: Zanary

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That was my fave guitar mag all the way to its death. I still miss it, as the tabs and the writing were class o' the field.

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Reply:828 days 6 hours 55 minutes ago
Member: Richey

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I had a subscription until about '92 and it was considered by everyone I knew to be the ultimate authority on tabs. Guitar School had tabs in it too but they were not as good as the tabs in GFTPM. The articles were also good. I wonder what happened. I may have to do some research.

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Reply:828 days 5 hours 7 minutes ago
Member: Sullivancountychops

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My Father had a store in New York back in the 80's and I collected everyone of them. I miss that mag very much! I wish I still had all the issues. That mag beat anything out there today although I do pick up a Guitar World once and awhile.

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Reply:823 days 1 hours 26 minutes ago
Member: frank frank

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I have tons of GFPM in boxes somewhere. Years and years of it. I started with the first issues back in the 80's. Good stuff. I remember impatiently waiting every month for the new one to come out.

Reply:822 days 12 hours 58 minutes ago
Member: Richey

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Me too...

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Reply:823 days 41 minutes ago
Member: dianna

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I think that was my first magazine subscription along with Rolling Stone!

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The only cure for the suck is practice, practice, and more practice!!

Reply:822 days 10 hours 48 minutes ago
Member: Shane

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I had a subscription back in the 80s too. I saw a reprint last year or so - it had Eddie Van Halen on the cover. I had to buy it - I do wish they'd bring it back.

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