Is the Guitar Dead/Dying?

prichards1989 · 03-24-2010, 08:30 PM

So, over the years, the electric guitar has been the platform for new musicians. The combination of price and range has played a key part in this. But what was the last time that the pop charts were set ablaze by a guitar pop song? The real question here is: Is the guitar the starting point for those wishing to play music? Are people even making music with their guitars anymore, or bypassing it altogether to make music on their computers?

Yeah, I know the topic is a strangely worded, but I'm writing a short piece on the topic, and would like to know if anyone would be willing to help me out on this.

Neapolitan · 03-24-2010, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by prichards1989

Are people even making music with their guitars anymore, or bypassing it altogether to make music on their computers?

Soo... do you live on Mars? Does your spaceship have an internet connection?

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Originally Posted by prichards1989

Yeah, I know the topic is a strangely worded, but I'm writing a short piece on the topic, and would like to know if anyone would be willing to help me out on this.

Is this for homework, a blog, or a cultural report for commander Zorgon about the habitants of Earth?

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 03-24-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by prichards1989

But what was the last time that the pop charts were set ablaze by a guitar pop song?

A girl named Orianthi wants to meet you.

sidewinder · 03-24-2010, 10:24 PM

Yeah, all music today is electronic. What's a guitar, anyway?

TheCunningStunt · 03-24-2010, 10:32 PM

Mine are both fucking dead.

Strings have gone on one and the jack lead on t'other.

£45 to fix. Bollocks.

**Janszoon** · 03-24-2010, 10:44 PM

I do kind of think the guitar is falling out of favor, at least as lead instrument. It's not surprising really. I mean look at the trumpet, plenty of people still play it but it's certainly not as popular as it was sixty or seventy years ago. After reaching the apex of its popularity in about the 1970s, I think it's inevitable that the guitar is coming to a point where it will be eclipsed by something else.

Freebase Dali · 03-24-2010, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

Soo... do you live on Mars? Does your spaceship have an internet connection?

Is this for homework, a blog, or a cultural report for commander Zorgon about the habitants of Earth?

This is the most epic example of a pot calling a kettle black that I've ever seen.

TheCunningStunt · 03-24-2010, 10:50 PM

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This is the most epic example of a pot calling a kettle black that I've ever seen.

Really? I much prefer:

Freebase Dali · 03-25-2010, 12:01 AM

@ TheStunningCunt

Maybe I should have rephrased the statement.

~~Farfisa~~ · 03-25-2010, 12:28 AM

I feel like today's top musician's (or more like most well known) don't give the guitar the respect it deserves. I mean most people these days try sooo hard to emulate already present well known guitar tones and playing styles instead of trying to find their own way of playing.

I love the guitar, I truly do, whenever I get a significant amount of money I usually spend it on stuff for my setup and any other instruments I might currently be obsessed with. I don't even have a learner's permit (driving) so when I want to play with other people I pack up my gear, walk five miles down the road and boy, do I get **** tons of things yelled at me by passers by. I love playing so much I'm willing to give up driving to pay for my equipment and be rediculed by idiots. All these hardships I encounter are because the guitar has been turned into a douchebag instrument, it's truly, truly a sad thing.

03-24-2010, 08:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
prichards1989 Groupie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1	Is the Guitar Dead/Dying? So, over the years, the electric guitar has been the platform for new musicians. The combination of price and range has played a key part in this. But what was the last time that the pop charts were set ablaze by a guitar pop song? The real question here is: Is the guitar the starting point for those wishing to play music? Are people even making music with their guitars anymore, or bypassing it altogether to make music on their computers? Yeah, I know the topic is a strangely worded, but I'm writing a short piece on the topic, and would like to know if anyone would be willing to help me out on this.

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I do kind of think the guitar is falling out of favor, at least as lead instrument. It's not surprising really. I mean look at the trumpet, plenty of people still play it but it's certainly not as popular as it was sixty or seventy years ago. After reaching the apex of its popularity in about the 1970s, I think it's inevitable that the guitar is coming to a point where it will be eclipsed by something else. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

03-24-2010, 10:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
TheCunningStunt love will tear you apart Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK. Posts: 5,107	Mine are both fucking dead. Strings have gone on one and the jack lead on t'other. £45 to fix. Bollocks.

03-25-2010, 12:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
Freebase Dali Partying on the inside Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 5,584	@ TheStunningCunt Maybe I should have rephrased the statement.

03-25-2010, 12:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
~~Farfisa~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,773	I feel like today's top musician's (or more like most well known) don't give the guitar the respect it deserves. I mean most people these days try sooo hard to emulate already present well known guitar tones and playing styles instead of trying to find their own way of playing. I love the guitar, I truly do, whenever I get a significant amount of money I usually spend it on stuff for my setup and any other instruments I might currently be obsessed with. I don't even have a learner's permit (driving) so when I want to play with other people I pack up my gear, walk five miles down the road and boy, do I get **** tons of things yelled at me by passers by. I love playing so much I'm willing to give up driving to pay for my equipment and be rediculed by idiots. All these hardships I encounter are because the guitar has been turned into a douchebag instrument, it's truly, truly a sad thing.