The Slow Death of the Electric Guitar?

While it makes some very good points, the fellow interviewed is off base IMHO. It is not a lack of guitar gods. Even at my age, at this particular point in time, I specifically want to be a better guitarist because of John Mayer, not Eric Clapton. I think it is the electronic medium that has caused to hit to guitar sales. Anything can be emulated and you do not need to learn how to play.
 
I remember staying up for days learning all the songs and solos to Def Leppard's album 'Pyromania' and Ozzy's 'Diary of a Madman.'

Then you have bands like Green Day and Blink 182 (just random choices) which have no real musical literacy or intricacy....almost as if they found a way to circumvent all the practice and technical proficiency, to such an extent, that anyone can play it.

I am still inspired by greats like Gary Moore and Rory Gallagher.
 
Great artical.One thing i know is Vernon Reid is a great guitarist you dont here much about.Damn electronic gizmos like smart phones and tablets half the problem i think.And even though he is a great guitarist i think there right about John Mayer not garnering the following and mystic of Page and Clapton and Hendrix.I know the music scene in the local watering holes ect in my area used to be a big deal when i was a kid and my Father used to play these local small clubs like the Eagles,American Leigon ect.But the new drunk driving laws put the kabash on this.I hardly see any local clubs offering live music no more.Sad. I love real music and instruments and i hate electronic dance music and crap like that.Rambling and its time for another cup of coffee
 
When you guys were younger, do you remember the K-tel records sold on TV to the adults back then?
It was all Sinatra, Do-op, Motown, golden oldies, etc, Pre-Elvis or Beatles.

Now WE are the F*ckin Golden Oldies.

"Those young people and their crazy acid music today, the world is going to hell!"

I find absolutely Nothing even remotely interesting in 99% of todays pop and especially cannot stand that rap crap.
 
Hmm, I abhor debt, but a new Fender for $8 a month is enticing.
Much like the sirens singing beguiling the sailors who become ship wrecked.
Now I want to buy a good Wah pedal.
And touch the distant sands.
 
jtcnj said:
Hmm, I abhor debt, but a new Fender for $8 a month is enticing.
Much like the sirens singing beguiling the sailors who become ship wrecked.
Now I want to buy a good Wah pedal.
And touch the distant sands.
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We must put wax in your ears and tie you to a Marshall...
 
Oh and F*ck musical evolution.
I'm staying planted in the mostly 60's through the 70's but wander a bit outside my mainstream blues/ blues rock.
It took me 50 years to finally making a go at playing guitar, mostly to play a lot of the music I know and love.
So as long as I can buy strings I'm good.
 
JohnnyGoo said:
And even though he is a great guitarist i think there right about John Mayer not garnering the following and mystic of Page and Clapton and Hendrix.
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This is not true for younger guitarists, at least from my experience in guitar center and a recent interview with Ed Sheeran who said that every time he hears John Mayer he wishes he would have practiced more. Even Clapton has been singing his praises lately.

And just to stir up trouble, Page could not polish Mayer's strings talent wise.
 
I think there are many factors. First, learning music/guitar takes effort. Decades of video game mentality, couch potatoes who haven't gotten off momma's teet, and kids counting on momma to even change a toilet paper roll, laundry service and to be their money tree, don't lead to a generation that puts in the work needed to play guitar.

2nd, today's economic environment does factor into where money gets allocated. Houses, health care, cars, etc all are expensive.
The higher priced guitars are a luxury, and luxury money is often not there with the ever increasing demands on our wallets.

More reasons, just those 2 come immediately to mind.
 
Course im the kind of guy that would much rather listen to 3 and 4 chord rock rather than technically great super guitarists like Vai and Satch or Malmsteen ect.I never listen to that stuff.
 
RVA said:
And just to stir up trouble, Page could not polish Mayer's strings talent wise.
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With a Capital T!
I'll try to remember that while playing the parts of "Since I've Been Loving You" that I have down pretty well now.
Mayer is way cool though I dont know him extensively I hear he gets knocked for being an SRV wanna be.

And Spiderman is way cooler than Superman, so there!!
 
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This is not true for younger guitarists, at least from my experience in guitar center and a recent interview with Ed Sheeran who said that every time he hears John Mayer he wishes he would have practiced more. Even Clapton has been singing his praises lately.

And just to stir up trouble, Page could not polish Mayer's strings talent wise.
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I'm no great guitar talent, but I believe I do play with a lot of feel. That feeling...expression, if you please, is what grabs me, and it just seems to be missing nowadays.

Mayer and Joe B are talented guys...but their music doesn't grab me. I usually switch to something else out of boredom.

Now this grabs me...from the first note to the last...

 
I might just end up liking this guy RVA,he mentions Neil Young and the Harvest album in 1971 :)He is a really good picker.
 
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And just to stir up trouble, Page could not polish Mayer's strings talent wise.
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So you had to go there...
Mayer is got a very flowing, beautiful, and very clean touch to his style of playing. But JM doesn't even come close to Jimmy Page's creativity when it comes to composition and arranging of guitars in whatever style he choses. Who's hooks and melodies do you remember more? The simple main riff of "Whole Lotta Love", the intro to The Rover, the rambling groove line of Black Dog. I can't think of anything that stands out from JM in that respect.
Ok... I feel better now... :popcorn:
 
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