Guitar is dead? Maybe not....

[Chris Pile]

Fender has sold more guitars in 2020 than any other year in its history | Guitar World

 

[beaubrummels]

Death in terms of new big name professional bands.
Life in terms of stimulus checks and locked down unemployed hobbyists.

 

[PFDarkside]

Brian Wampler said on his podcast that he’s had venture capitalists call him and his peers to get a piece of the musical instrument market. Odd times we live in.

 

[JamesPaul]

Just like a bumblebee can't really fly...but the bumblebee doesn't know that .

 

[Adieu]

Coronavirus has helped all industries related to home hobbyist pastimes

 

[Mincer]

Many MI companies are reporting historic profits this past year.

 

[Chris Pile]

Death in terms of new big name professional bands.
Life in terms of stimulus checks and locked down unemployed hobbyists.

Dude, you consistently have a dark outlook on life and the world in general.
Surprised you haven't just decided to live in the woods by yourself writing a manifesto.

 

[Sirion]

Dude, you consistently have a dark outlook on life and the world in general.
Surprised you haven't just decided to live in the woods by yourself writing a manifesto.

Well, chances are that he is not wrong. We all want the guitar to prosper, but colour me surprised if we see any broader results of this.

 

[Demanic]

Digital technology has given people access to sounds and recording that were previously unavailable. That opens up possibilities for talent that big studios weren't interested in because they didn't find them commercially viable.
So, maybe no new big name acts, but I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing.

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[Artie]

Many MI companies are reporting historic profits this past year.

This is only a guess, not factual, but I wonder if that might be because people are still buying warehouse back-stock, while employees are layed off, which would dramatically decrease overhead. :scratchch

 

[Top-L]

Another thing... the earth population has grown so a flatline guitar sales means that fewer people are playing, relative to before. A bump because of the pandemic doesn't mean much.

I think this means that guitar will never die, it has just become more niche.

 

[Mincer]

This is only a guess, not factual, but I wonder if that might be because people are still buying warehouse back-stock, while employees are layed off, which would dramatically decrease overhead. :scratchch

I was gonna blame robots.
I am absolutely not saying that this translates to more $$ for all people in the industry.

 

[Artie]

I was gonna blame robots.

Yeah . . . especially after that "dancing" one that someone posted.

 

[GuitarStv]

What's the average number of guitars that a person owns today vs in the 70s or 80s (probably peak guitar specific music period).


Just 'cause we're all buying more guitars doesn't mean we can play them for shit!

 

[Demanic]

Yeah . . . especially after that "dancing" one that someone posted.

Yeah, piss off the AI's. That's just what you want to do.

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[Artie]

Yeah, piss off the AI's. That's just what you want to do.

:wall:

 

[Demanic]

Certainly not I. I tend to get my stuff from pawn shops.

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[ehdwuld]

What's the average number of guitars that a person owns today vs in the 70s or 80s (probably peak guitar specific music period).


Just 'cause we're all buying more guitars doesn't mean we can play them for ****!

Hasn't made me any better

I am only marginally better than when I had no guitars

 

[beaubrummels]

Dude, you consistently have a dark outlook on life and the world in general.
Surprised you haven't just decided to live in the woods by yourself writing a manifesto.

Still haven't caught on to my consistently sarcastic sense of humor, eh?