Rock was the soundtrack of the baby boomers. They became guitar collectors, older males with a set-list of memories and a basement hobby
If you missed it here is the Part 1 published on Monday: Guitar... Decline of an American Dream 🎸 - Part 1
It is a signal problem for manufacturers.
It was an age of emulation, when wannabe guitarists mimicked the legends
Unfortunately for Gibson and Fender, it was fifty years ago, and the children looking to get down on their knees and play are now silver-haired oldsters worrying about the size of their pensions and the cost of equity release.
It is a vicious circle. As music moves further away from guitars, so the number of axe heroes for children to admire and to emulate diminishes.
The problem for manufacturers therefore is how to push a guitar into a teenager’s hands and to ensure it stays there
It is a similar issue to that facing Apple, the extra challenge for Fender and its ilk being that teenagers’ hands are already full of Apple’s products.
In response, Fender has started an online subscription tutorial service, Fender Riffstation, to combat the age-old stat that most children give up within a year.
There are pockets of hope
In truth, the electric guitar’s problems are probably insurmountable, relating as they do to wider global cultural change.
In this maelstrom, America is losing the capacity to tell its own story; the electric guitar was one medium through which it was told.
Guitar... Decline of an American Dream 🎸 - Part 1
Good post but I think that it is missing something. Must electric guitars made today are built to last for decades. Even a $150 Yamaha Pacifica is an extremely good quality instrument.
That means that each passing year the market is being flooded with second hand guitars that are good quality and in good conditions. I've owned countless guitars and basses and I have gotten almost all of them second hand, the same with most of my musician friends. I would say that most electric guitars are being bought second hand so the real numbers of guitars out there could be bigger than ever. Asia and South America are full of young players.
Is it true that rock music is not so prominent anymore and that people prefer airy, soft music instead of aggressive sound of the guitar but things have a way of coming back. All it takes is one successful artist or band that brings rock back to the mainstream. As Neil Young sang: "Hey hey, my my, Rock N' Roll can never die... My my, hey hey, Rock N' Roll is here to stay".
Indeed, but this second hand market has always been around and should not lower current sales compared to old ones. As every trend, it will come back. Stronger than ever :)
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Ca va bien merci. Je n'avais pas capté que tu postais sur la musique.
Surtout comprendre comment cet instrument etait lié à tout un reve americain et qu'aujourd'hui avec l'electro et la mondialisation, la guitare s'esoufle!
Moi j'avais une takamine que j'adorais mais je l'ai faite tomber et cassé j'étais dégoutée :-( et comme les luthiers coûtent un bras ici...
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