Originally Posted by KG6_Steven

Careful. If you want to get into a discussion of accidentals, the true definition of an accidental is a note that is not diatonic to a particular key. In the key of D, for example, F# and C# are not accidentals. They are diatonic notes to that key. In the key of G, an F would be considered an accidental. From what I've been told and what I've read, the black keys are simply referred to as "the black keys," while the white keys are simply referred to as "the white keys." To refer to the black keys as accidentals, is incorrect. I've been taking piano lessons for just over two years.

Originally Posted by gregs1020

If I won 50 million in the lottery I'd buy a real 59 burst, put emg's in it and troll tgp for weeks doing horrible crazy train and smoke on the water videos. .

through a bugera.

Originally Posted by WholeLottaIzzy

There will always be guitar music. It's just such a versatile instrument you can put it in every genre of music. It's popularity just fluctuates that's all. I believe since Nirvana it's popularity fell but I am sure with the increase of games such as rocksmith and guitar hero, it's definitely on the rise. Guitar bands are doing very well lately. For Fighters are on top of their game, as are Muse. Bands like Mudford and Sons and Ben Howard also becoming very popular.

Originally Posted by Mephaphil

Will blues continue to be revived in such a way? It's cool, but how many times can it be unique? It's getting a little repetitive, which is annoying as it's my favourite genre.

Originally Posted by Mephaphil

The Sax example should have been explained a bit better. In the 30's and 40's the Sax was pretty cool to play, like the electric guitar of the 60's. It was much more popular due to jazz being everywhere. But now, it's a select few and not many people outside of particular areas play it. Even in the 80's it would be identifiable on a lot of popular, radio played tracks. But now you'll hardly ever hear one, because music has changed drastically over the last couple of decades. It's not long for such a popular instrument to become nearly obsolete for commercial pop music.

When I have kids I'd love to be able to teach them the guitar and have them talk to me about the Clash and Rage Against the Machine etc as they get into the bands I got into when they get old enough, and I don't see indie or blues based garage rock becoming ancient anytime soon, but their kids? Will they look at my Gibson like one might look at a recorder, cool, but outdated in many forms of popular culture?

Originally Posted by LP1951

Definitely!

The Guitar is here to stay!

Originally Posted by KG6_Steven

We said the same thing about bulletin boards and modems back in the early 90s.

Change. It's a happening thing.

Originally Posted by Huge Guy

Apples and oranges.

Originally Posted by Mephaphil

The Sax example should have been explained a bit better. In the 30's and 40's the Sax was pretty cool to play, like the electric guitar of the 60's. It was much more popular due to jazz being everywhere. But now, it's a select few and not many people outside of particular areas play it. Even in the 80's it would be identifiable on a lot of popular, radio played tracks. But now you'll hardly ever hear one, because music has changed drastically over the last couple of decades. It's not long for such a popular instrument to become nearly obsolete for commercial pop music.

Originally Posted by azrael4h

On the other hand, I've noticed more and more new artists making use of fiddles/violins, mandolins, and even the occasional banjo in rock and pop (Bon Jovi has made use of a fiddle recently, Third Day has made extensive use of mandolin and banjo backing their usual Gibson electrics, Project 86 used mandolin and pipes, etc...). So while guitar may wane some, which is has in the past 60 years, that doesn't mean it'll come close to dying, and doesn't mean it won't come back later.

Originally Posted by MaggaraMarine

Guitar has been used in classical and folk music for a long time. And you can't play rock music without that dirty electric guitar sound. I'm not sure if people will listen to rock music that much in the future. But people still listen to over 300 years old classical music so why not?

But as somebody said, with guitar you can play many notes at the same time so it's a versatile instrument...

Originally Posted by Huge Guy

I don't know how old you are

Originally Posted by LP1951

The guitar like the piano is polyphonic. It is silly to compare a guitar to a sax. (Incidentally I used to play sax.) A better comparison is guitar to other polyphonic stringed instruments: sitar, banjo, kyoto, harp, bouzouki (which is just another name for a mandola), mandolin or mandola.

Originally Posted by gregs1020

If I won 50 million in the lottery I'd buy a real 59 burst, put emg's in it and troll tgp for weeks doing horrible crazy train and smoke on the water videos. .

through a bugera.

Originally Posted by dannyalcatraz

On a recent Later...with Jools Holland, Public Image Limited played 3 songs. The lead guitarist- Lu Edmonds- used a Tele on one song, but used a bazouki on the other two.

Let me say that the bazouki with guitar effects was unearthly...

(but so was his Tele)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV-z07K0lz8&sns=em

Originally Posted by azrael4h

On the other hand, I've noticed more and more new artists making use of fiddles/violins, mandolins, and even the occasional banjo in rock and pop (Bon Jovi has made use of a fiddle recently, Third Day has made extensive use of mandolin and banjo backing their usual Gibson electrics, Project 86 used mandolin and pipes, etc...)...

Originally Posted by gregs1020

If I won 50 million in the lottery I'd buy a real 59 burst, put emg's in it and troll tgp for weeks doing horrible crazy train and smoke on the water videos. .

through a bugera.