The preeminent magazine about “axes” has finally gotten the axe. Guitar Player will halt publication after almost 58 years, putting out one last issue on Oct. 15, with an interview with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page as the final cover story to hit newsstands.
The website guitarplayer.com will continue, with the magazine’s current editor, Christopher Scapelliti, assuming the role of digital editor-in-chief of the site.
Print subscribers will have their subscriptions transferred to a sister publication, Guitar World, unless they specifically request a refund.
Closure of the print magazine had been rumored for some time, as observers noticed in September that new subscriptions were no longer being made available. And the fact that its owner, Future, had two guitar magazines in print made it unlikely both would survive indefinitely in the current tough climate…
