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re: The electric guitar is in decline?
Posted on 7/5/17 at 10:07 pm to JuiceTerry
Posted on 7/5/17 at 10:07 pm to JuiceTerry
thanks for killing my joke
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Posted on 7/5/17 at 10:08 pm to Kafka
I'm sorry Kaf. I shoulda better known better. 
Posted on 7/6/17 at 7:07 pm to Loubacca
Who is there for young people to be inspired by? Whether it's a virtuoso like Hendrix or somebody who mainly just uses the guitar to write music like Cobain I can't think of any current artist or band who writes great guitar based music that crosses over to all genres.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 7:50 pm to Loubacca
Nobody wants to be a guitar god anymore.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 8:06 pm to Stonehenge
quote:The problem isn't that nobody wants to be Hendrix anymore
Nobody wants to be a guitar god anymore
The problem is that nobody even wants to be The Ramones anymore
Posted on 7/6/17 at 9:35 pm to Kafka
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The problem is that nobody even wants to be The Ramones anymore
All that practice is so inconvenient.
Posted on 7/6/17 at 10:20 pm to Stonehenge
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Nobody wants to be a guitar god anymore.
I don't believe this. There may not be as many as in the past, but there are kids practicing out there right now. It will only take one or two badasses to make it cool again. Rock survived disco. It will survive again.
Posted on 7/7/17 at 12:38 am to Ham Solo
I don't really get how Fender and Gibson could currently be on the same footing. Gibson has sucked balls since Y2K but all Fender products are still impeccable across the board.
Posted on 7/7/17 at 8:42 am to Loubacca
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What do you guys think?
I think in general popular music in most venues has been in decline and so goes the instruments.
Classical Guitar is still a great sound however
Posted on 7/7/17 at 6:02 pm to Loubacca
Rap music
Posted on 7/7/17 at 9:58 pm to Mulat
As a co worker told me. "Who can you play electric guitar for?" Meaning if not in a band who is listening to one guy with an amp?
Really just acoustic for most people.
Really just acoustic for most people.
Posted on 7/8/17 at 10:34 am to TheFretShack
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How many of you guys buy new and only new, and then buy only products spit out by the big three? See my point?
Most of my guitars are used.
But I broke down when I had some extra money, and I bought a brand new fender American professional stratocaster and it's the best sounding, feeling, and playing guitar I have ever put my hands on. It took 5 months and a tireless search but I found one that's absolutely perfect. I've played it everyday since I bought it and I was super excited to buy a high quality brand new guitar.
This post was edited on 7/8/17 at 10:37 am
Posted on 7/8/17 at 12:25 pm to FightinTigersDammit
It's not just practicing for ones self to get proficient at their instrument, it's the ability to set aside time with 2 to 5 other people to consistently practice often enough to get good as a unit that is the problem. Becoming great at one's instrument and writing good songs is increadibly difficult, but it's a cake walk when compared with maintaining a full band. Trying to coordinate schedules to practice, trying to find and keep members, trying to agree on a set list, book shows everyone is available to play, etc THAT'S the hard part!
I'm basically stuck doing solo work for the time being since my lead guy moved, my drummer's busy with his other band, and my bassist is sick all the damn time. And the only people who want to hear an original solo mediocre singer/songwriter are fans of country and folk music. It's hard to rock by yourself. To make matters worse, in a lot of places, rock music in general is being rejected by the market. People don't want to pay to hear new bands. They don't want to listen to it on the radio. They don't want to pay for advertising at rock music events and radio, and they don't want to organize events because they cannot sell enough tickets. The genre feels like it's been dying a slow death from alzeimers for a long time, but is finally getting so bad that it cannot take care of itself anymore or even recognize its children. It's not completely hopeless, but the outlook is bleak as hell.
I'm basically stuck doing solo work for the time being since my lead guy moved, my drummer's busy with his other band, and my bassist is sick all the damn time. And the only people who want to hear an original solo mediocre singer/songwriter are fans of country and folk music. It's hard to rock by yourself. To make matters worse, in a lot of places, rock music in general is being rejected by the market. People don't want to pay to hear new bands. They don't want to listen to it on the radio. They don't want to pay for advertising at rock music events and radio, and they don't want to organize events because they cannot sell enough tickets. The genre feels like it's been dying a slow death from alzeimers for a long time, but is finally getting so bad that it cannot take care of itself anymore or even recognize its children. It's not completely hopeless, but the outlook is bleak as hell.
This post was edited on 7/8/17 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 7/8/17 at 11:08 pm to RockAndRollDetective
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I don't really get how Fender and Gibson could currently be on the same footing. Gibson has sucked balls since Y2K but all Fender products are still impeccable across the board.
I agree with you there. I love the new American Professionals. I bought a strat in January and just got a Tele last month. I still want that blueberry burst Les Paul though.
Posted on 7/10/17 at 11:12 am to Easye921
Is it not over saturation? They took a niche market and tried to make it explode. There are too many guitar centers really. Now with online sales? When I walk into a guitar center I see kids (they ain't buying a brand new American Fender) and guys like me. Guys like me are stalk shopping and are gonna buy ONE item.
They are trying to follow a golfsmith model really. And golf is struggling. They both do "buy back" programs. Trying to keep people buying the newest while they sell their old shite after buying back for a slashed price. It is a lot easier to find a golf course to play with three other dudes than it is to find a garage with three other dudes willing to play with your sorry arse.
That's just guitar center. What about Sam Ash and all the others.
This is a very fickle market, and luxury.
They are trying to follow a golfsmith model really. And golf is struggling. They both do "buy back" programs. Trying to keep people buying the newest while they sell their old shite after buying back for a slashed price. It is a lot easier to find a golf course to play with three other dudes than it is to find a garage with three other dudes willing to play with your sorry arse.
That's just guitar center. What about Sam Ash and all the others.
This is a very fickle market, and luxury.
This post was edited on 7/10/17 at 4:29 pm
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