That was a fun edit
Anyone remember the Gibson Goddess? Their first failure - I mean attempt - at this? Apparently not....
https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/gibson-les-paul-goddess-27486
I tend to just say what's on my mind, so here I go... Like the accordion, the electric guitar has run its course. Kids today have ZERO interest in playing stringed instruments, much less being in a band. Personally, I don't see how any major instrument manufacturer is going to be able to stay in business beyond the year 2020. They may as well be making yo-yos and hula-hoops! Once the legacy acts retire, that will be it. There are more than enough archived "beats" and "loops" to satisfy the sheepish youth for the next 100 years. There will always be those (like us) who continue as hobbyists, but this is not enough to sustain new instrument manufacturing and sales on a commercial level. The market is beyond saturated with used instruments... More than enough to sustain a future revival.
Whatever music gear that you don't plan on passing-on or being buried with, you should liquidate while you still can. If it were my call, I would sell the Gibson brand to the highest eBay bidder... Oh, what a fitting irony that would be!
Lifeson + Lee + Peart = perfection.
I just don't see how they can sustain in the long run. If it were me, I'd git out while the gittin is good. Maybe not as soon as 2020, but it's coming soon. I live in Central Florida where music gear has always been a breeze to sell... Not anymore! I ran a near mint 1987 Marshall Silver Jubilee 2550 half-stack on CL for $1800.00 for over 1 month. If there's one area in Central Florida where a Marshall SJ stack will sell, it is Tampa Florida. I received one offer... a trade offer! Same with a mint 1996 Gibson LP Custom Black Beauty... It ran for $2200.00 for 2 months without a single offer. I asked my friend if he was seeing it on Tampa CL site, to which he replied yes. I did recently receive an offer of $2600.00, so all is not lost, yet. I can sell Rockman modules at the drop of a hat! Someone said "nostalgia", and I think this person is right. Specific items will sell, while others tend to languish.
An 18 year old guy knocked on my front door one night while I was putting a recently modified Cornford RK100 through its paces. He introduced himself as a fellow player, said that he was "digging what I was playing..." After talking with him for a few minutes, I welcomed him in to jam, as I also have a Ludwig kit in the house. I have to tell you, this kid was every bit as good as Michael Schenker! He is without question one of the best guitar players I have ever heard. He was carrying a crappy acoustic with him; of which he could belt-out every note of "Eugene's Trick Bag" without missing a single note. So yeah, there is hope, but I honestly thought... "What's he ever going to do with that talent in a world that has no interest?" It's f-ing sad, but that's where we are.Mopar, you might be right and no matter what happens it will.be very different than our time.
On the other hand, practically every kid I know plays accoustic and that could always lead to crossover...
Country is still strong...
Met a teenage ornamental modern worship guitarist a few weeks ago and I was amazed at how he effortlessly combined melodies with rhythm... He's part of a big local movement and theres a lot of beats and looping going on...
And the data does say Female market is growing rapidly, but thats a lot of acoustic overlap.
So it doesnt sound like my Tom Petty, Blue Oyster Cult days, but not sure that its dying either.
And either way, if you make guitars you should be incenting musicians and dealers... The opposite of what Gibson has been doing and imagine the influence they could have if they hadn't been goofing around...
I look at that kid I mentioned and wish I could do everything hes doing now and couldn't imagine that level of competence when I was that age...
Bottom line is there are good players and they might surprise us
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