Yessir, I used to read every issue of Guitar Player, and have fond memories of Craig's contributions in those days. I muat have had every one from when I first startes playing thru at least my first 4 or 5 years of learning.

Some notables, EVH's first cover, the Randy Rhoads issue, Ted Nugent (funny reading, but can't stand him now), and I remember seeing some up and coming guitarist named Yngwie Malmsteen in the back pages where they talk about as yet undiscovered talent to look out for. Seems like maybe Akira Takasake from Loudness was in there before anyone really heard of him too, but I could be wrong. (I probably butchered the spelling there.) And what was the name of that guy who did the long running column on Studio Guitar? He was funny and informative.

Thanks Craig for all you have contributed to so many of us, and for bringing up the memories of Guitar Player mag.

Genghis
 And what was the name of that guy who did the long running column on Studio Guitar? He was funny and informative.

Tommy Tedesco. A very cool guy, but not with us any more.
 
FWIW my column still appears in Guitar Player on a semi-regular basis. 

Anderton

Ionian
Yeah, the guy's been around for a while and when I was younger I had a ton of respect for him because he was everywhere - articles, writing manuals for synths / samplers etc.  

That's why when he wrote a review on Sonar, I was like, "Finally!  This guy will call out the bugs!  This guy will call out the bad design changes!"  Except he didn't.  In fact he praised everything pretty much like he's never even used the program.  It was bizarre.  

Anyway, when it came out later he was hired by Gibson / Cakewalk, I was like, "Ohhhhhh No wonder his 'reviews' of Sonar read like a damn corporate press release of the program. 

Anyway, I've kind of split him into two - the pre Cakewalk Anderton who wrote all those great articles and that I respect, and well, the post Cakewalk Anderton who needs to eat.  I prefer to make pretend post Cakewalk never happened otherwise I can't enjoy the old tech articles he wrote without constantly wondering what his agenda is. 

You know the saying, you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. 

Well you're entitled to your own opinions, but not your own facts. I've been using SONAR since 2000. I joined Gibson in 2013. All reviews of SONAR were written way before I was asked to join Gibson. Look it up. And I wasn't asked until three days before I joined.
 
The reason why my reviews were so favorable was a) SONAR was a really great program, b) I've used and reviewed all DAWs so I had a basis of comparison, and c) I really knew the program, so the basis of my praise was years and years of it providing solutions for making music, doing audio-for-video, creating loop libraries, and more. I never found a program that fulfilled my needs better, except (as I've often mentioned in this forum) Ableton Live for live performance (I wrote the manual for Version 2) and Studio One Pro for album assembly and mastering. I think those are great programs, too. So sue me.
 
I never needed the Gibson gig to eat. One reason I was successful there was because I didn't need the job, so I wasn't afraid to say things other people were. Unfortunately toward the end, that tended to make me feel somewhat like a bit of a persona non grata at Cakewalk because I didn't like the way the program, or the company, was going.
 
 
 

If they had an asset as you, and weren't willing to listen, then it's no wonder things went under. If I bought this company, you'd be one of the first people I'd pull in to be a consultant. Sad...

Thanks Craig... I remembered it was either Tommy or Teddy somebody, but I guess the Teddy was just remembering the first part of his last name.

MagicMike
 
After reading the Rhoads stuff, I casually glanced through the rest of the magazine and look who I found!
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Craig Anderton Article
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LOL, I could have made one of those back in 82, for a project when I was in College, Electronic Technician program, I know I made some FX pedal from a mag article, likely Guitar Player, small world.
 
Cheers 

I just had an analog-to-digital flashback...to 1986 and attending Full Sail in FLA. We were taught using 2" analog tape but digital was making it's birth;Brother In Arms was being A/B'd alongside Rumours in a couple "workshops", regarding NOISE. My mini-brain could handle some visionary concepts but MIDI was eating my arse. They had a fellow come in one evening class to show off his MIDI rig. Huge set-up/amount of equipment, all space agey looking...I was psyched, but he smoked the thing(real smoke) in front of 40+ students. Kinda made me leery, but Andy DeGhanal(SP) told me it was gonna be part of my future, so I tried my dangdest to wrap my head around it,but no one there really gave me any immediate insight. Point:after all that $,education,etc, it was a $10 book by Craig Anderton that simplified everything,condensed into something a mini-brain could handle. I owe that man more than $ or thank you could ever cover. Some people give and give,fight the good fight,always do things for the better good. Anderson's creds are not diminished by Gibson's corporate idiocy, just saying. Cheers to that,but dayum...the Cakewalk deal is a real bummer,man!

Genghis
Thanks Craig... I remembered it was either Tommy or Teddy somebody, but I guess the Teddy was just remembering the first part of his last name.

See if you can find a way to watch "The Wrecking Crew."  It's either on Netflix or Amazon, I forget which.  It's a great documentary about the LA studio guys who are responsible for the sound of American rock'n'roll.  The film was done by Tommy's son and it will open your eyes to who was actually creating that iconic music in the 60's.

So you wrote your first article in 1966?  You must be the same age as me, but I never accomplished writing an article when I was 4 years old!