New Bass Reference for the Studio Rats

Before the Interpages came around, issues like the Bass Player Session Legends and Studio Gear or the Tone and Technique specials would end up on the newsstands for a certain price, and the regular subscribers would get zilch - "newsstand specials" don't end up in the subscribers' mailboxes. The content came from previous issues, so the subscribers aren't really missing anything. However, a nice combined reference issue would be a great resource.

Now, these issues come in a digital format. We get the issue, the publishers don't have to outlay the publishing costs, and there is joy for all. Minus the newstand sales, however, - instead, it becomes a bonus for readers instead of an income source.

However, it doesn't have to be that way, Bass Player magazine. I have the vast majority of your issues, minus a few in the beginning, and I've been a subscriber for almost 17 years. And I would still pay for a digital archive. A searchable, high-quality digital archive like what Modern Drummer put out would be fantastic, and you'd have my money in a heartbeat. Besides, are you really going to let drummers get a leg up on us?

You don't even have to put it on quickly-going-obsolete optical media. Sell it in conjunction with a bass-related collectable of some sort and make it a download. You've already done it with these special issues. Do it to the rest of the issues, and we'll be in business. Thanks in advance!