Magazine dedicated to Chicken-pickers.......

TELEJACKER · July 15th, 2004, 01:13 AM

What I would give if there was a magazine along the lines of Guitar Player or similar that was dedicated to nothing but chicken pickers, old style country players, and new style guys like Brad Paisley, Jimmy Olander,
Brent Mason, etc....

While I really like some of the guitar magazines out there, it just gets a little old reading about Clapton, SRV,
Hendrix, etc... and don't get me wrong, I love those guys and there accomplishments, well, not that big of a Hendrix fan, but the point is not to slam those types of players, but us hardcore honky tonk fans feel a little left out. I mean, how cool would it be to get your new issue of "Chicken Pickers Monthly" and see Red Volkart on the cover with a 7 page interview.

So the big question is;

How many of you would subscribe and if you did, who would you want to read about?

MandyMarie · July 15th, 2004, 03:10 AM

I would absolutely subscribe!

I'd be happy if it covered the whole thang - everything from Volkaert and Kirchen to Rich and Nichols! ... :D

Don Miller · July 15th, 2004, 04:24 AM

There was a magazine called "Country Guitar"...published from about mid 1993 to 1995...quarterly and then bimonthly...a total of 11 or 12(?) issues...

Lots of good stuff...several accurate transcriptions in each issue...new country and old classics...and lessons..chicken pickin, steel licks, banjo rolls, etc. The mag also had artist profiles/interviews...with Dwight Youkum, Marty Stuart, Vince Gill (X2), The Eagles, etc...

The magazine vanished in mid-1995. I was one of the subscribers and I think they still owe me a couple of issues...Issues will periodically show up on Ebay, and I recall someone said they were able to score a complete set of the issues...

Paul G. · July 15th, 2004, 06:30 AM

I was very upset, but not surprised when it disappeared not long after I found it.

Apparently the only guitarists we should want to be interested in are Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Just check out the covers of every other "guitar" magazine.

ugh-it's not my world.

P.

stantheman · July 15th, 2004, 03:12 PM

I also want sections on the Geniuses that a lotta technotards dislike such as John Lee Hooker and
Cobain.....I saw some Seattle/NorthWest Guitar Vegetable on Television a couple of daze ago disrespectin' Cobain and I had to laugh at this TURKEY
and his "licks".....20 years from now "The Turkey" might
just maybe endup as an obscure footnote on some scholarly study on "Grunge"..... same old story: they
take Alan Freed and stick us with Dick Clark.....
I'd like to see in-depth studys of Merle Travis and Blind Blake's methods and of course someone with the wit
and wisdom to do a monthly "Strictly Chet".

transmaniacon · July 15th, 2004, 10:52 PM

I had every edition of country guitar that came out i only have a couple now. there was a column by Brent Mason in at least one of them from memory...i was (and still am) mighty peeved they stopped it the only current magazine that has a regular country chickin pickin section that i can find is the English magazine Guitar Techniques which is usually quite a good column by Lee Hodgson unfortunately he tends to use a strat so his tone is a bit ordinary but he is a great player it comes with a CD and is quite good value...........
steve

Flaco · July 16th, 2004, 10:09 AM

I bought several issues of Country Guitar, but I only have one now. I believe it's the inaugural issue. It has an article on chicken picking by Albert Lee and Danny Gatton, along with interviews with Vince Gill and Steve Wariner. It also has tabs to some songs that were popular at the time.

There was another magazine that came out right before Country Guitar that was a special issue of Guitar Player or something. As I remember it had tabs to Steve Wariner's "Crash Course In The Blues," Vince Gill's "Liza Jane," and maybe another hot picking tune. I looked at it in the store but for some reason didn't buy it. I've regretted it ever since. It's hard for me to believe it, but this must have been in '92 or '93.

Bob Rogers · July 16th, 2004, 10:42 AM

We'll see, but I think very narrow specialty magazines like you describe are being replaced by web sites like this one.

TELEJACKER · July 16th, 2004, 02:58 PM

However, since I don't have a laptop computer, that's not much help when I need a little bathroom reading, ya' know?

But seriously, I'm aware that we are a niche market, but still, I'm just so sick of reading and hearing about the same guitar players time after time after time. Would do my big ole' heart some good just to see a few country pickers in these mags.

Tele-Whacker · November 17th, 2004, 05:26 PM

Well, after reading all this, I sure do agree with the rest of you all. What is left to find out about all the same ole ROCKN'ROLL guitarists?
I used to subscribe to "Guitar Player", and got SICK of seeing all the punk rockers, the heavy metalists, and never getting to see Brent Mason or some of the chickin pickers on the cover! I love the Tele for what it stands for, and the Traditional sound it was designed for.
Lets read about Don Rich, Albert Lee, Ray Flacke, Vince Gill, Brent Mason, Jerry Reed, Redd Volkart, ROY NICHOLS, James Burton, Phil Baugh, Glenn Campbell, Thumbs Carlisle, Danny Gatton, Pete Wade, and a whole bunch of guys I'll kick myself for forgetting in this catagory, and then there's another bunch that played with a fatter tone, but were DinoMite: Leon Rhodes, Eldon Shamblin,
Grady Martin, Spider Wilson, Jimmy Capps, CHET ATKINS
Tommy Alsup...There are sooooo Many Great ones out there! New guys, and Local heros:Tommy Nash, Rich O'Brien, Buddy Whittington, Clint Strong,... I met a Young kid in Nashville last year that I was very Impressed with by the name of Jason Roller, He was playin' on the road for Joe Diffy at the time. Boy What A nice young man, and a GREAT player! He wasn't tryin' to hog the show, he was fitting the songs as tastefull as could be. By the way, I just happened to think of another great guitar player that a lot of folks may not know. Terry Bethel is known to be a Terriffic pedal steel player (Mel Tillis, Loretta Lynn, Billy Joe Spears) But this cat can play some really great guitar too!

ne4tt · November 17th, 2004, 06:41 PM

Previous Country Guitar Magazine Thread.

Has a list of the magazine issues.

jamie

Paul G. · November 18th, 2004, 09:07 AM

I'd say I'm more of a swing/blues/r&b guy, but I loved "country guitar" and would love to see something along those lines again.

I love good country guitar playing, and don't mind cross-pollinating my style with some tasty country color.

P.

Geo · November 18th, 2004, 12:42 PM

Another fan of Country Guitar here even though I only
had a few issues.

If anyone ever does another hope they include
pedal steel, dobro, acoustic, bass and rockabilly players.
I like pedal steel player interviews especially.
Really interesting stuff.

July 15th, 2004, 01:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
TELEJACKER Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Weatherford, TX Posts: 190	Magazine dedicated to Chicken-pickers....... What I would give if there was a magazine along the lines of Guitar Player or similar that was dedicated to nothing but chicken pickers, old style country players, and new style guys like Brad Paisley, Jimmy Olander, Brent Mason, etc.... While I really like some of the guitar magazines out there, it just gets a little old reading about Clapton, SRV, Hendrix, etc... and don't get me wrong, I love those guys and there accomplishments, well, not that big of a Hendrix fan, but the point is not to slam those types of players, but us hardcore honky tonk fans feel a little left out. I mean, how cool would it be to get your new issue of "Chicken Pickers Monthly" and see Red Volkart on the cover with a 7 page interview. So the big question is; How many of you would subscribe and if you did, who would you want to read about? __________________ Don't jack with my tele!!!

July 15th, 2004, 03:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
MandyMarie Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 28 Posts: 2,532 65 Photos	I would absolutely subscribe! I'd be happy if it covered the whole thang - everything from Volkaert and Kirchen to Rich and Nichols! ... :D __________________ our wacky little hillbilly band

July 15th, 2004, 06:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
Paul G. Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 885	I loved "Country Guitar" magazine I was very upset, but not surprised when it disappeared not long after I found it. Apparently the only guitarists we should want to be interested in are Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton. Just check out the covers of every other "guitar" magazine. ugh-it's not my world. P. __________________ Listen to your mother

July 15th, 2004, 03:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
stantheman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: White Mountains Posts: 5,021	kinda what I'm waitin' for sorta..... I also want sections on the Geniuses that a lotta technotards dislike such as John Lee Hooker and Cobain.....I saw some Seattle/NorthWest Guitar Vegetable on Television a couple of daze ago disrespectin' Cobain and I had to laugh at this TURKEY and his "licks".....20 years from now "The Turkey" might just maybe endup as an obscure footnote on some scholarly study on "Grunge"..... same old story: they take Alan Freed and stick us with Dick Clark..... I'd like to see in-depth studys of Merle Travis and Blind Blake's methods and of course someone with the wit and wisdom to do a monthly "Strictly Chet". __________________ Somebody Loan Me A Dime

July 15th, 2004, 10:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
transmaniacon Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sydney,NSW Posts: 267	not happy, Jan I had every edition of country guitar that came out i only have a couple now. there was a column by Brent Mason in at least one of them from memory...i was (and still am) mighty peeved they stopped it the only current magazine that has a regular country chickin pickin section that i can find is the English magazine Guitar Techniques which is usually quite a good column by Lee Hodgson unfortunately he tends to use a strat so his tone is a bit ordinary but he is a great player it comes with a CD and is quite good value........... steve

July 15th, 2004, 04:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Don Miller Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Age: 57 Posts: 593 14 Photos	There was a magazine called "Country Guitar"...published from about mid 1993 to 1995...quarterly and then bimonthly...a total of 11 or 12(?) issues... Lots of good stuff...several accurate transcriptions in each issue...new country and old classics...and lessons..chicken pickin, steel licks, banjo rolls, etc. The mag also had artist profiles/interviews...with Dwight Youkum, Marty Stuart, Vince Gill (X2), The Eagles, etc... The magazine vanished in mid-1995. I was one of the subscribers and I think they still owe me a couple of issues...Issues will periodically show up on Ebay, and I recall someone said they were able to score a complete set of the issues...

July 16th, 2004, 10:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
Flaco Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin, TEXAS, USA Posts: 426 6 Photos	I bought several issues of Country Guitar, but I only have one now. I believe it's the inaugural issue. It has an article on chicken picking by Albert Lee and Danny Gatton, along with interviews with Vince Gill and Steve Wariner. It also has tabs to some songs that were popular at the time. There was another magazine that came out right before Country Guitar that was a special issue of Guitar Player or something. As I remember it had tabs to Steve Wariner's "Crash Course In The Blues," Vince Gill's "Liza Jane," and maybe another hot picking tune. I looked at it in the store but for some reason didn't buy it. I've regretted it ever since. It's hard for me to believe it, but this must have been in '92 or '93. __________________ Shawn "Flaco" Jones

July 16th, 2004, 10:42 AM	#8 (permalink)
Bob Rogers Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 1,710	I think you are reading it right now We'll see, but I think very narrow specialty magazines like you describe are being replaced by web sites like this one.

July 16th, 2004, 02:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
TELEJACKER Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Weatherford, TX Posts: 190	Probably right Bob.... However, since I don't have a laptop computer, that's not much help when I need a little bathroom reading, ya' know? But seriously, I'm aware that we are a niche market, but still, I'm just so sick of reading and hearing about the same guitar players time after time after time. Would do my big ole' heart some good just to see a few country pickers in these mags. __________________ Don't jack with my tele!!!

November 17th, 2004, 05:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tele-Whacker Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Millsap, Tx. Posts: 266	There is a market........... Well, after reading all this, I sure do agree with the rest of you all. What is left to find out about all the same ole ROCKN'ROLL guitarists? I used to subscribe to "Guitar Player", and got SICK of seeing all the punk rockers, the heavy metalists, and never getting to see Brent Mason or some of the chickin pickers on the cover! I love the Tele for what it stands for, and the Traditional sound it was designed for. Lets read about Don Rich, Albert Lee, Ray Flacke, Vince Gill, Brent Mason, Jerry Reed, Redd Volkart, ROY NICHOLS, James Burton, Phil Baugh, Glenn Campbell, Thumbs Carlisle, Danny Gatton, Pete Wade, and a whole bunch of guys I'll kick myself for forgetting in this catagory, and then there's another bunch that played with a fatter tone, but were DinoMite: Leon Rhodes, Eldon Shamblin, Grady Martin, Spider Wilson, Jimmy Capps, CHET ATKINS Tommy Alsup...There are sooooo Many Great ones out there! New guys, and Local heros:Tommy Nash, Rich O'Brien, Buddy Whittington, Clint Strong,... I met a Young kid in Nashville last year that I was very Impressed with by the name of Jason Roller, He was playin' on the road for Joe Diffy at the time. Boy What A nice young man, and a GREAT player! He wasn't tryin' to hog the show, he was fitting the songs as tastefull as could be. By the way, I just happened to think of another great guitar player that a lot of folks may not know. Terry Bethel is known to be a Terriffic pedal steel player (Mel Tillis, Loretta Lynn, Billy Joe Spears) But this cat can play some really great guitar too! __________________ Chuck Cusimano

November 17th, 2004, 06:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
ne4tt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Cackalacky Posts: 1,550 4 Photos	Previous "Country Guitar" Mag Thread Previous Country Guitar Magazine Thread. Has a list of the magazine issues. jamie

November 18th, 2004, 09:07 AM	#12 (permalink)
Paul G. Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 885	Funny thing is... I'd say I'm more of a swing/blues/r&b guy, but I loved "country guitar" and would love to see something along those lines again. I love good country guitar playing, and don't mind cross-pollinating my style with some tasty country color. P. __________________ Listen to your mother

November 18th, 2004, 12:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
Geo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hendersonville, TN Age: 59 Posts: 2,484 15 Photos	Another fan of Country Guitar here even though I only had a few issues. If anyone ever does another hope they include pedal steel, dobro, acoustic, bass and rockabilly players. I like pedal steel player interviews especially. Really interesting stuff.