So I picked up the latest issue of the RMMGA bible because a player with
whom I communicate on the SCGCPlayers board happened to make the pages
of Guitar Player (Eric Skye --do check him out), and the B&N had the 2
mags side by side in the shelf.
<Tongue planted firmly in cheek>
The cover was not particularly inspiring. Now I know deadheads are
going to want to scold me but if there's a face less likely to sell
issues to "Every Player in Every Style" it's RatDog's own Bob Weir. Man
that guy looks old and tired. Garcia at his oldest and least healthy at
least looked happy. Weir stares out of the cover with black droopy
eyes possibly hoping you won't notice that he looks like an old
lumberjack who recently started learning to play because he has more
time in his retirement. And no, the yellow background does not enhance
a sense of cheerfulness as it might do on a wall in a kitchen or a
sitting room.
Bob, smile! You're getting national press!
And while I'm on the subject of the cover... You'd think by reading the
teasers that there was precious little between the covers besides tabs
and lessons.
Ok. Let's get to the ads...
Pg 9: Olympus LS-10 Linear PCM Recorder ad, "The microphone is
incredibly sensitive. Kind of like your bass player." Bass player?
Man, I thought drummers were second in sensitivity behind songwriters.
I think they're missing their market. Wait. I'll bet the latest issue
of Bass Player has the same ad with "Kind of like your singer" on it.
Now we're getting somewhere!
Pg 11: Taylor T5. "And just like that, we turned wood into
electricity." Two thoughts come to mind... 1) Bob, your guitars are not
that big, and if they were no one could play them! 2) I can turn a
Taylor into electricity too. I can drop it into the furnace of a
coal-fired powerplant. Voila! Guitar becomes electricity.
Pg 14: Froggy Bottom. Don't need the guitar, just the house in Vermont.
Pg 33: Levy's. Proof that the distressed look has passed it's peak and
fallen into utter ridiculousness: "Tear Wear." Yes, torn guitar straps.
Brilliant! ****ing Brilliant!
Pg 41: Cordoba Guitars. Dude, your girlfriend is wearing only your
****rt and has her foot between your legs. I think you should put the
guitar down and shut the kitchen door.
Inside back cover: Epiphone. Umm guys? It's called /Acoustic/ Guitar
Magazine.
</Tongue planted firmly in cheek>
Pg 23: Harvey's Voyage-Air. Hey Harvey, is that your son? Nice jacket!
:-)
Pg 88: Kudos to Marc Blanchard. Nice to see his work in print.
best,
Daniel
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