In my parents day the Trumpet and to a lesser extent the Trombone were the kings of pop music solos. Before that it was the violin.

The clarinet and accordion entered the scene.

Then the sax which during the early rock era, was the king of pop music solos.

With the invention of sustaining technology the guitar gradually took it's place, and the keyboard synth horned in too. Today the sax is rarely heard in pop, and usually for a repetitive figure if it is. (Fortunately I play for an older audience that still loves the sax).

Now the guitar seems to be fading out in the place of things like Ableton Live and other DJ looping machines. (Fortunately I play for an older audience that still loves the guitar).

Everything runs in cycles.

Like the trumpet, trombone, sax, the guitar isn't going to disappear, it just isn't the alpha dog anymore.

That's my opinion anyway.


Bob "Notes" Norton smile Norton Music
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