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Great reviews, great photography, great videography and exceptional playing by the staff. It's just the best guitarcentric mag out there!

Great guitar app!! I'm a faithful subscriber!!

I get why they wanted to change the format: it's faster and easier to create new issues, its easier (if not automatically) to adapt for iPhone/iPod and there's no need to spend time and money to make an additional (complex) layout. But this new format doesn't seem to be implemented right. You have to zoom in constantly, but while zoomed in landscape mode, the vertical scrolling often doesn't work, trying to scroll horizontally instead. This issue comes and goes as it pleases. The image galleries open smaller pictures than the initial previews. The text and graphics render very slowly. That's technical issues I'm sure they will eventually overcome. But the extra content and, most importantly, the interactivity I instantly fell in love with GD for? It's not really there. Less extra content, zero interactivity, and still no bookmarks. It's just normal Guitarist. The Deluxe was an amazing experience and I'm sad to see it go. Gave two stars for the attempt. Show more

So I signed up for a subscription. Signed up for a year back in July. I got 2 or 3 issues and then it all stopped. So what's up I paid and I love the magazine. But now what I haven't received the last 3 issues. And I see from other reviews other people having similar problems Thanks Hugh McCloy Show more

Updated to the latest version from the original app and all my old issues were gone and couldn't be restored in the new app. I have been a subscriber for over a year so this was more than irritating. Fortunately, there is an app called GD Archive that seems to let me download all my previously purchased issues. The issue is it is a standalone app, which is not in Newstand. I gave the original GD app 5 stars, but this new app is getting 1 star for now. Show more

Ditto... All my old issues are gone. Deleted all, rebooted, and restored. No luck. If you have back issues, do NOT UPGRADE.

After re downloading and resenting my iPad, the audio does now work, so the issue may not have been with the app. I still want to see music links to the reviewed albums as in the previous magazine format; perhaps at least a link to iTunes to listen to the music? And as others have noted, I do not like the fact that I have to download a separate app to gain access to my previous issues. As a note to the editors, I do not think this magazine was any faster downloading than the prior format as this was a reason cited for the update. Other than that, the actual content and writing is superb and second to none. Show more

All of my previous purchases are gone. I refuse to purchase anymore issues or recommend this to anyone until I have acces to content that I have already purchased.

After being forced to change deluxe app to Legacy app, all my previous issues have disappeared and are not restore-able, even though they are taking 6GB of memory. Update: Installed GD Archive app to re-download old issues, but had to delete GD Legacy app and reinstall to free-up corrupted memory. New issue sound links work on ones I tried. Show more

Just upgraded and lost all of my previous issues. Very disappointed. What's the deal guitarist?

Invariably my ipad 3 crashes at least three times every time I download an issue. They are 600MB per issue, take ten minutes or more to download, and cannot work in the background. If you do anything at all, including reading a different issue of the mag, the download will stop. You have to sit there watching it download from start to finish, because if your ipad sleeps during the download the app will crash and you'll have to delete and redownload it and start all over again. It's crazy. Wonder who thought that up? Show more

The standard has been set. This really shows what an interactive aesthetically stunning digital version of a magazine is capable of and should be. If only all other mags would follow suit... Show more

It appears that the frustrating "can't restore" issue has finally been fixed. This is a tremendous presentation of a great magazine.

I am writing to tell you that the Guitarist Deluxe edition designed for iPad is wonderfully inspiring! It is like being back in school and wanting to know everything all over again! I never thought reading could be both informative AND fun! I even love the commercials with all of the videos and sound bites! When I used to read the regular issues bought at the bookstore, I would see all of the devices, amps and guitar gear within the pages of Guitarist I have wondered what must that sound like? Well, right here with a touch of my finger I can not only see it in action but get an idea of what it sounds like as well. I absolutely love it and look forward to a future of touching everything I am curious about and having my desire satisfied immediately! Great job! Show more

this is a fantastic example of the direction magazines should go. from the come to life cover of bb speaking about playing and his life to johnny marr playing a few bars on his new jaguar model. the lessons with played examples are much more convenient to use than the cds were. i am hoping they add more content as time goes on. i could write more but spend the $6 to see for yourself if you are a guitar lover. johnny's interview and video discussion concerning his new fender makes you want to get a hold of the jag and play it for yourself. so often i see a sig model and wonder what exactly did this person do to design the axe. for this one you know and it definitely elevates your appreciation of the model. it is something that would not have come across in printed mag. yes, the mag is expensive and if you do subscribe to the print, all digital should be included parituclarly since the print version is EXPENSIVE - it was more justified when they were shipping with a cd. this is no longer the case. they have to sort this rationally and soon. for now though i am pleased to have this mag, a vision of the future of publishing. big kudos to the team who developed this. to all readers of this, please support the effort! Show more

I liked Guitarist in print and love the iPad app. The interviews, gear reviews and lessons are all well done in multimedia. A well integrated iPad magazine!

I purchased this subscription after viewing the free issue. It is very cool, but there are some short lessons and I was excepting full song transcriptions. For 54.99$ I feel as though I paid for a commercial with some cool features. Show more

At $5.99 per issue there no way I would cherry pick and the subscription is WAY more expensive than I would be offered for print. These publishers need to stop trying to make top dollar on a product that has a fraction of the overhead. Show more

First the app wouldnt download, they say they fixed that, but all I see are the ads and title pages for the stories, but I cant open any of the articles. And $16.99 for three issues? Seriously? no magazine is worth that. PASS. Obviously the app isnt fixed. A major let down. Show more

The technical issue seems to be fixed. I was contacted by the editor about the problem. This app is state of the art and what an Ipad periodical should be. If you play guitar it is a must have! Show more