Posted on 06/22/2015 8:13:11 AM PDT by rktman
What is it about the guitar that makes it so desirable among players? Is it the sound, its portability as an instrument, its beautiful feminine shape? Its role in shaping the history of rock and roll? Perhaps it’s a combination of all of the above, but touring a guitar convention it’s possible to see both the guitar in all of its forms, and to see some of the world’s most desirable instruments.
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P.S. My oldest guitar is a '64/'65 Epiphone Riviera I bought brand new. Yup. My age is showing. :>}
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What is so attractive about a guitar? It’s a very easy instrument to learn (but very difficult to master).
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Just my opinion mind you but my banjo is more attractive than any old guitar.
I will admit though, it ain’t exactly a chick magnet.
“Just my opinion mind you but my banjo is more attractive than any old guitar.
I will admit though, it ain’t exactly a chick magnet.”
While you have been lamenting older age, very popular younger musicians are playing the banjo again.
“Mumford and Sons” and “American Authors” both feature them.
I used to go to those shows quite regularly and have bought and sold thousands of guitars there and elsewhere. Since the 70’s.
It just doesn’t quite grab me the way it used to. Oh sure, the older ones I used to drool over, I still can drool over. But my reaction isn’t “I want that”. I’ve sold all but one of vintage collection. I hate to say it, but excluding the vibe and probably excluding some of the pickup character (for electrics) an electric guitar is largely a mechanical device and a new one will fret 100x better, stay in tune 100x better, and not give you a heart attack should you bring it out to play somewhere.
I have numerous guitars, and I also have and play the mandolin and the banjo. For some reason every time I play my banjo, I feel like I’m suppose to remove a couple of teeth first???
I have six guitars and one mandolin.
No banjo, at least not yet...
Agree... have numerous guitars including a couple of old Strats. But I also have a late model American made Strat Delux. Maple neck, sunburst. What an incredible instrument.
When I was growing up, the Kingston Trio was arguably the best known musical group in the world, and they had a banjo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Kingston_Trio
And they came from San Francisco, Hawaii etc. Hardly the image of missing teeth.
yep.... agree
I have three: A pimentel Jumbo 12-string, a 1974 Martin D12-35 and a Rickenbacker John Lennon Signature. Of these, I love the Martin the most.
Never underestimate the banjo.
In case you've never seen/heard these guys, Watch a Finnish Hillbilly Version of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck”
Flogging Molly has a full-time banjo player as well. Well, almost full-time, as he does play mandolin (another chick magnet) once in a while...
More of a bluegrass guy myself but I enjoyed that. Thanks for the link.
I like. So here is one back at you. Seasick Steve
Made it big in Europe at age 65, although he is an American living in Norway and England. Now age 73-74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVh4e8GjheQ
Rarely plays in the US.
I sometimes go to the Cleveland Guitar Show, and have bought guitars there. But it ain’t what it used to be.
I have a couple dozen instruments, including a couple banjos; a Vega Tubaphone Tenor, and a circa 1895/1900 6-string banjo which is great for fingerpicking Ragtime. Gotta start thinning the herd, but will definitely keep my ‘57 LP Blue Strat!
“Just my opinion mind you but my banjo is more attractive than any old guitar.”
It wasn’t until I saw Bela Fleck and the Flecktones live that I had my mind blown as to what a banjo could do.
But as far as “attraction” I don’t think it gets better than an ES-335 style guitar.
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