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Re: The slow death of the electric guitar

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Post by ThomPete » Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 12:45 PM UTC

SwellJoe wrote: post #325

ThomPete wrote: post #299

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But thats true about almost anything that the people who know how to do something are miniscule compared to those who doesn't. Whether it's design, UX, business, entrepreneurship, football, tennis etc. Hardly an argument for anything. So you are really back to what you like not an actual argument against guitar solos.

Sure, I've never said this is objective. I hate bad guitar solos and most guitar solos are bad. So, I said I welcome the death of the guitar solo as a medium of transmission of shitty ideas into my brain by mediocre musicians. But, I disagree with your comparison to "design, UX, business, entrepreneurship, football, tennis, etc." Those are the thing . You can't have design without design. You can have design without…

You keep talking as if its objective, its not. Guitar solos are to some what they care about. So sure you have the right to your opinion but its highly subjective not some rational argument.

UX is not objective its contextual. Something being intuitive only means the context is understood.

Re: The slow death of the electric guitar

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Post by quadrangle » Wed, Jul 05, 2017, 1:56 AM UTC

thatwebdude wrote: post #304

quadrangle wrote: post #22

When you peak as the most popular instrument in the world and get tons of obsessive people to collect/hoard instruments, there's only one way to go from that peak. Thinking the downturn is death is worthless hype.

Almost every collector I've met usually collects with the market. Not all of them hoard as much as you'd traditionally think. They're always buying/selling trying to get that Holy Grail First Run Sunburst Les Paul. There's plenty of room in the market for everyone willing to put some skin in the game. Plus, I think the mention of all the boutique brands at NAMM helps with this. We all can't afford a magnificent '55 s…

This isn't just collecting as investing. Many players collect not to be collectors but because they just get obsessed with wanting to have certain instruments that they hope to (and in some cases actually do) play.

Re: The slow death of the electric guitar

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Post by notspanishflu » Fri, Jul 07, 2017, 10:30 AM UTC

thatwebdude wrote: post #314

notspanishflu wrote: post #133

Norman's Rare Guitars is a fantastic YT channel for us who still enjoy guitars [0]. Thanks $deity not all new generation is into electronic. I have great hope when listening bands like Greta Van Fleet (ages between 18-21 years old) [1]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/user/NormansRareGuitars/videos [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJg4OJxp-co

Slightly related, and assuming you like Blues, have you seen Joe Bonamassa's videos and tours of his collection? Very cool, too. Emphasis on Fender/Gibson, but still quite entertaining. I appreciate player-collectors.

Oh yes I do love Blues.

Joe Bonamassa's Nerdville is like I pictured heaven.