Followup on status of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine

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Irater than Thou	Followup on status of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine	Lead	[-]
(06/30/08 8:19 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None Going back through my email, it has been about 6 weeks since my last cummunication with FGM, in which they claimed they were in production and would be shipping in 2-3 weeks. I still haven't received anything from them since last year. How about the rest of youse guys? Some of you were still getting your magazine, while others were in the same boat as me. Have you seen any change? -Irate "He says there's no doubt about it, it was the myth of fingerprints. I've seen them all and man, they're all the same."
madyom		#1	[-]
(07/01/08 4:34 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The last copy i recieved was the Alex De Grassi copy. Are you telling me that some people have recieved copys since then? I certainly hope not! They still owe me about 4 issues.......
jeffindy		#2	[-]
(07/01/08 2:09 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just called the phone number listed on their website and the recording advised that the new issue is in the mail. While I don't know when they began using this message, I am pretty sure it was recently. I called the week before last and the message said that the magazines would be mailed in the near future. Ultimately, I was most encouraged by the phone not being disconnected. Jeff
Irater than Thou		#3	[-]
(07/01/08 11:55 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MADYOM, you're in better shape than I am - I didn't even get that one. I still have a year left on my subscription. But I wouldn't be checking the mailbox just yet... -Irate "He says there's no doubt about it, it was the myth of fingerprints. I've seen them all and man, they're all the same."
madyom		#4	[-]
(07/04/08 8:22 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I hope the Mag comes back for good, its a great source of Tabs......
Irater than Thou		#5	[-]
(07/05/08 9:48 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	If anybody gets a recent issue, please update this thread! -Irate "He says there's no doubt about it, it was the myth of fingerprints. I've seen them all and man, they're all the same."
Dick in Michigan		#6	[-]
(07/06/08 1:45 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I've been a subscriber for about four years and this issue has been an on-going one. In my first year, I tried to contact them numerous times. They never answered my e-mails and on those rare occasions when I reached a live body by phone I was told "it's being mailed out right now", which I guess is the publishing equivalent of "the check is in the mail." I had one prominent guitarist whose name you'd recognize tell me that they were "a cheap outfit", so they may be living on the edge, I don't know. That said, I continue to subscribe although I personally would no longer lock myself in for more than one year at a time. It's a good mag, there is nothing else out there like it, and I've ended up talking a Zen-like approach to the whole matter. I now realize that they are not a quarterly publication like they say they are; rather, they are a "we'll publish an issue when we get around to it" sort of group. On occasion, it's three months between issues, more commonly four months and occasionally more than that. I no longer try and contact them to find out what the heck is going on because what good would it do me? It is a shame that such a nice magazine takes such a cavalier approach to customer service. I live about 15 min from Elderly and they sell it, so in the future I simply may not subscribe and instead pick up a copy when I'm at the store to visit Disneyland (i.e. Elderly's high end acoustic room). That will protect me if they go under. In the meantime, I'll wait for the next issue because it has always come eventually so far.
Dr L J		#7	[-]
(07/07/08 12:20 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I let my subsription lapse a couple of years ago for the very reasons you have all mentioned here. I actually liked the magazine but never knew when it would arrive, what issue it was or how many were left on my subscription. When I got a notice that it was time to renew, I threw it away and never looked back. By far, the very worst company for customer relations. LJ
Irater than Thou		#8	[-]
(07/07/08 10:33 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I don't really care how long it takes between issues, I just want to get the ones I paid for. I suppose I should start looking for news stand copies. -Irate "He says there's no doubt about it, it was the myth of fingerprints. I've seen them all and man, they're all the same."
ptrawick		#9	[-]
(07/11/08 9:25 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I paid for a subscription and in five months have yet to receive a mag. I e-mailed them concerning the fact that they did not have a problem taking my money but seemed to have a problem sending me their product. I received a reply that the mag was in the mail. This was about 5 wks. ago; alas, no mag.
madyom		#10	[-]
(07/13/08 6:24 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ptrawick, thats very bad form on their behalf. If they know that they are in the red, they should just close shop. I doubt i'll bother renewing ,,,,, a lot of their Tabs are wrong anyway. I remember how excitied to see John Standefers Man Of Constatnt Sorrow tabbed a few years ago, only to find it was wrong!\
Rick Ruskin		#11	[-]
(07/13/08 3:25 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	,,,,, a lot of their Tabs are wrong anyway. I remember how excitied to see John Standefers Man Of Constatnt Sorrow tabbed a few years ago, only to find it was wrong!\ They did the same to "Lullaby," one of my tunes. After insisting that I write the transcription, they substituted their own, inaccurate version. Rick Ruskin http://liondogmusic.com http://www.myspace.com/rickruskin
DavesMartin	Got it! Yes, #67!	#12	[-]
(07/14/08 9:06 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, guess what? I finally got FSG issue #67 today (7/14)! I haven't read it yet, but it looks pretty decent, and the CD also looks good. According to my mailing label, I have 11 issues left....at this rate...(?). I also am due my free strings, but at least I got the newest issue. David T.
askees		#13	[-]
(07/18/08 5:57 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	For those keeping score, my copy arrived today.
ptrawick		#14	[-]
(07/21/08 11:10 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My first copy arrived last week. Not impressed and will not renew, if there is a production this time next year.

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