Originally posted by DreamRyche2112
Magazines, really don't care who is gong to be the next best guitarist out of those 6 billion ppl. Putting Van Halen on the cover is going to sell. Putting Cooley on it is not. They are in it for the money.

Think of it this way, if the most popular pop rock radio station played dimmu borgir and morbid angel, would they be listened to as much.

It's all about how much money they will make.

That's the truth, ruth. It comes down to money. There are certainly many more great guitarists than those, but Satriani sells...so he gets exposure. They are also mostly rock genres. Very rarely you see Stanley Jordan or Paco DeLucia on the cover of guitar magazines. Rock = mainstream, hence more coverage.