Guitar Magazine September 1999 Vol 10 No 1 Overlords of the Bass Classic Rock (1502)

Original Guitar Magazine – September 1999, Volume 10 No. 1, featuring a substantial Classic Rock Special: “Overlords of the Bass.”

The cover is strongly bass-guitar focused and highlights a range of major rock bass players, making this a particularly appealing issue for collectors of vintage music magazines, classic rock memorabilia and bass-guitar related publications.

Magazine Details

Publication: Guitar Magazine
Date: September 1999
Volume: 10
Number: 1
Original UK Price: £2.80
Main Feature: Overlords of the Bass
SKU: 1502

Cover & Main Features

The dominant cover feature is “Overlords of the Bass”, with the magazine naming a strong selection of notable bass players including:

• John Paul Jones
• Noel Redding
• John Deacon
• John Entwistle
• Jack Bruce
• Chris Squire

The cover montage is built around classic-rock bass imagery, with multiple musicians pictured alongside their instruments.

Other clearly advertised contents include:

• Stereophonics – guitar-related feature with “Local Boy in the Photograph”
• Travis
• Def Leppard
• Wilco
• Win a Bass competition
• Guitar and equipment reviews

The bottom cover line also advertises a substantial gear section with equipment including:

Lakewood, Dano U-3, Aria M-650T, Trace Elliot, Godin, Boss GT-3, Zoom, Tacoma, ESP and Jensen Speakers.

This gives the issue a good mix of artist features, playing material, bass and guitar content, gear reviews and late-1990s rock coverage.

Collector Interest

A strong period issue for collectors interested in:

• Classic rock
• Vintage bass guitars
• Rock bassists
• Guitar magazines
• Led Zeppelin-related memorabilia through John Paul Jones
• The Who-related memorabilia through John Entwistle
• Queen-related material through John Deacon
• Cream / Jack Bruce
• Yes / Chris Squire
• Jimi Hendrix Experience-related material through Noel Redding
• Late-1990s British rock and guitar culture

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with visible age and handling wear.

From the supplied image:

• Front cover remains complete and presents well overall.
• Light surface rubbing and general handling marks are visible.
• Some fine scratches/scuffs can be seen across the cover.
• There is light edge wear around the perimeter.
• Lower edge and corners show mild rubbing/softening.
• Top edge has some light wear and slight waviness.
• Spine/left edge shows minor age-related wear.
• Cover appears slightly bowed/curved from storage rather than perfectly flat.
• Colours and cover print remain strong and clear.
• Barcode area and issue information remain clearly readable.
• No obvious large tears or major pieces missing from the front cover.
• No obvious writing visible.

Only the front cover is supplied, so internal page condition, completeness and any originally supplied extras cannot be fully verified from the available image.

SKU: 1502