Interesting, but not totally accurate on more than one level.

No more guitar heros? I've never actually liked the term "guitar hero", but there are plenty of good, young players out there still. Check out Joe Bonamassa, doesn't get much better than that. Clapton may be selling off his collection, but Bonamassa continues to add to his.

Yes, rap music and electronic music doesn't need guitar players, but so what? There will always be young people coming up that want to get into blues or jazz or music that has soul.

I think one of the main reasons Fender and Gibson are having problems is not because no one wants to play guitar anymore, it's because they are overpriced.

Mario made the point about the chinese guitars and he is 100% correct, same or similar quality at a fraction of the price of the american made guitars. Having said that, I just bought myself an american made tele last year, but it was the first new guitar I had bought in 20 years so I figured I deserved it smile

Last edited by BlueAttitude; 06/24/17 12:54 AM.
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