OP
In all seriousness, I take an interest, generally speaking, in observing how things fall in and out of favor with people and from generation to generation.
This video is just a microcosm of that, and she by no means speaks for all guitar players or even her age group. But, her attitude is not unique.
I noted how she scoffed at things like shredding. I've encountered that with other young people.
I was in a short-lived band back in the early 2000's with another guitar player who was much younger than me. I remember when he first started playing guitar. He progressed very quickly and became rather good. But hard rock, metal, and shredding were not in his interest area at all. He was much more of an indie music follower. Now that I think of it, he gravitated toward Fender, too. He began on a Stratocaster and eventually got himself an HH Telecaster. He also didn't care much for the typical amps, especially Marshall. He bought a rather nice Hughes and Kettner.
Now, of course this doesn't speak for all younger people. Many of them go for rock and metal and guitar gymnastics quite a bit, so I'm trying not to paint with too broad of a brush. But, I suspect Twooba probably reflects the sentiment of a lot of others.
And, you know what? That's okay. Nobody owes their allegiance to any style of music or any brand of instrument. I rather imagine that a lot of the things we tend to obsess over in instruments is barely a concern with others.
Things change. Don't forget, there was a day when the generations before us were wondering what our problem was, too!
This video is just a microcosm of that, and she by no means speaks for all guitar players or even her age group. But, her attitude is not unique.
I noted how she scoffed at things like shredding. I've encountered that with other young people.
I was in a short-lived band back in the early 2000's with another guitar player who was much younger than me. I remember when he first started playing guitar. He progressed very quickly and became rather good. But hard rock, metal, and shredding were not in his interest area at all. He was much more of an indie music follower. Now that I think of it, he gravitated toward Fender, too. He began on a Stratocaster and eventually got himself an HH Telecaster. He also didn't care much for the typical amps, especially Marshall. He bought a rather nice Hughes and Kettner.
Now, of course this doesn't speak for all younger people. Many of them go for rock and metal and guitar gymnastics quite a bit, so I'm trying not to paint with too broad of a brush. But, I suspect Twooba probably reflects the sentiment of a lot of others.
And, you know what? That's okay. Nobody owes their allegiance to any style of music or any brand of instrument. I rather imagine that a lot of the things we tend to obsess over in instruments is barely a concern with others.
Things change. Don't forget, there was a day when the generations before us were wondering what our problem was, too!
