Is this a dying instrument in younger generations?

Is this a dying instrument in younger generations?

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Hopefully.

No
Take it back, fucker

>grandpa guitars

Yes, the lute going to take over. Just you wait.

shit taste

Retarded Sup Forums meme.

Do you also yearn for a return to the days of white monarchal rule?

>acoustic
At least they're useful as firewood after nuclear winter starts

Yikes!

No I just like the sounds of the lute, it's a fun instrument to play, I also think Sup Forums sucks.

Electronic music has opened up a lot of doors, when before there weren't all to many polyphonic instruments beyond piano and guitar or varients of those two. It's not dying it's just that people have more options

Yes, better options. Nobody cares about boomers playing their shitty blooze rock anymore.

>Get with the times gramps XD
Can you be any more try hard

is this the potion seller's apprentice?

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Fuck the lute but,
>Do you also yearn for a return to the days of white monarchal rule?
Sounds lit

what have you got against the lute?

Monophonic instruments are for the feeble minded.

fuck

Are you okay, user? The other user just posted a random meme and you made it Sup Forums. Like wtf, how is it this easy to trigger you?like nothing in his post was Sup Forums or political in the slightest.
But to answer your question: Yes.

Not from where I come from but most people only know a few basic chords. The above average ones were barely ten, the arguably proficient ones were about three, out of some seventy-something who theoretically could play it.

No, it'll always be a symbol of youthful rebellion, something a DAW can never really be. It's why synthesizers never took away the piano's status as a symbol of class and culturedness of its practitioners even though a synth is better in every possible way.

it's making a comeback

Actually best instrument to learn if you have loads of free time since so many free tutorials are available

No, I don't think so. It's easily one of the most recognizable and accessible instruments around today, and even the most bubblegum of pop stars use them playing live.

In a sense, they're marketed in a way that's comparable to diamonds.
>guitars are cool
>guitars make you look cool
>bitches love guitars
>Stairway to Heaven (Intro only)

guitars a pleb instrument. why go through all that callous and shit just to play a six string instrument?

keyboards do better. hopefully the elton john/liberace stigma of piano dies out soon.

one day, mobile computers will be cheap as shit and solar based to replicate sample based emulation of insturments. imagine taking your future cheap casio that can solar charge and play everything naturally.
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>why go through all the callous and shit just to play a six string instrument
I don't know, I like the physical feeling of it, that's a big part.

best instrument, prove me wrong

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The Hurdy Gurdy will take over as the dominant instrument

Yes, sir jarquaviuson the third

i like the accordion because im russian but saying its the best instrument is kind of sad

piano and pipe organ are the only other ones I would put in the running

have you considered reactions like yours are causing people to unironically answer yes to that question

>he isnt a monarchist

long live the queen

no instrument will die as long as Chinese tiger-moms still beat their children to play them.

The Accordion is the most comfy and wholesome instrument. Really wanted to learn it but its expensive as shit.

Learning banjo right now

median age of this thread: 15

OBSESSED

You can actually find some decent accordions for affordable prices. My mother bought me a full-size one for around 800 Australian dollars. I tried to learn it but it was really uncomfortable to hold, and I injured my neck and shoulders. If you want to learn, buy a small one and work your way up.

>800 Australian dollars
still too expensive user. My country is in a state of terrible economic collapse :'

You can still get small student accordions for less than $300 though.

I'll check those out. Thanks user.

short answer...
yes.

Not dying but fading. It will always be popular because it's easily approachable and you can sing around the campfire with it, and it looks cooler than pushing buttons on a pad for teenagers, but since rock is currently dead and most pop nowadays isn't guitar-focused, there's not as many kids jumping on the wagon.

Associated with quirky libarts kid who use it to look like they have personality. Will never be cool.

Hurdy Gurdy is way too virginal. Michael Cera is its most famous player.

Which instrument is not dying for younger generations?

cybernetic farts

Accoustic:
No, there are still popular acts like Ed Sheeran who makes music for it. As well as it being an instrument which is perfect for singing and playing at the same time, while still being lightweight, unlike piano.
Electric:
yea sure

this is the reason why this generation thinks of guitar as an old man's instrument instead of a forward thinking and interesting one

not really

>a synth is better in every possible way
If you think any synth sounds as good as a Steinway grand you need new ears

>falling for this obvious bait
Sup Forums out

I said "best" not "has the 'coolest' personal image surrounding its players"

Great god..

The guitar (like many other stringed instruments) is versatile in that there are so many factors (how much pressure you push the string down with, how you pick/pluck the string, etc, etc.) that can change the sound. With a keyboard, the only factor that varies the sound is how hard you press on the keys.

Also, if you're playing an electric guitar, you can get extra versatility from what pedals you use, what amp you use, and how you dial in your sound, just like a keyboard.

Calm down man, he's just trying to express his love for medieval music and harmonics.

Next time check to see who actually fell for your shitty bait instead of mentioning everyone who replied, you autist.

Is it just me or do Martin dreadnoughts, despite being the originators of it, look like absolute dogshit? I mean you look at a Guild, Fender, Yamaha, etc dreadnought and it looks fine and cool, but you look at a Martin and it's all bulky and disgusting looking. Idk why, because theoretically it is the same shape and looks the same, and every other shape martins always look better imo, so I really can't tell what's either wrong with it, or (more likely) wrong with me

that's not me.

I'm still watching all the replies unfold.

We need to kill metallica. Its the only answer

>Do you also yearn for a return to the days of white monarchal rule?
unironically yes

I don't see it. My dream guitar is a D28, it plays, sounds and looks superb. Currently have a 00015m though which I don't ever plan to sell.

The 00015m ironically is my dream guitar. It's by far the most beautiful guitar I've ever seen, and I've played one and it sounds/feels better than any other guitar I've seen. Especially better than the middle of the road Fenders I have now, which are still great guitars in their own right, but God I want a 00015m so damn bad. Back to dreadnoughts though, the martins are no doubt great guitars that sound and play great, but theres just something off about how they look to me. It's like a stereotypical old person guitar you'd expect to hear really lame shit like Jimmy buffet or something from. It's not how other dreadnoughts look

I sure hope not.

At least I won't have to hear Stairway to Heaven every time I go to a Music.Go.Round for strings. . .

Out of all non-digital instruments, guitar is dying the least.

Mahogany seems really divisive, not sure why. It's a superb guitar, I hope you get one user.

As someone who has been part of the local music scene in my city, which is one of the top 10 largest in North America, absolutely fucking not. Guitarists are heavily over saturated and actual good drummers and bass players are far more in demand than relatively good guitar players. Guitar is still a super popular instrument compared to any other instrument outside of maybe piano and violin.

It's kind of dying in the sense that all the indie kids are picking this up.

It's not PC that the 'man' designed an instrument that requires EFFORT to learn, so kids choose a thing that they can make 'abstract' indie with because they just have to figure out 3 chords and put basic ass lyrics to it.

Bitchly manchild instrument don't care what anybody says.

I never liked Martins, my main guitar was a Guild for a few years, Martins tend to have a tone that I don't like and Gibsons are better but kind of fragile.

I really fucking miss my Guild, more than any other guitar I've owned.

Yamaha makes the best affordable guitars that you can get. Just throw some nice tuners and have the action set up well and you are golden.

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When I started playing, everyone at my music school and every acoustic player I knew had a Martin, I hated martins, they sounded so damp. I started out with a Big Baby Taylor my father gave me and the sound was so much more crispy. Washburn acoustics as well have a nice crunchy tone that I just love, but Martins are only slightly better than Ovations which isn't saying much.

What a load of shit. You sound like a wine critic. Crunchy!

Relax gramps

baritone concertina > accordion

Well it does? I mean my Taylor had a similar sound, but it was a different twang than my Washburn Rover. Ketchup and A1 are both saus, but they both taste different when you're licking them off my dick.

Taylor >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Martin

taylor's are for worship leaders, martin's are for true enlightened men.

Martins are for wannabe skinheads, Taylors are for people who don't like eating soggy waffles

>Taylor >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Martin
This is fucking true as shit. Every decent Taylor I've played has sounded way better than a Martin.

My current guitar is a Madeira, they are very fucking underrated, considering they were Guild's 70s export brand.

Yamaha's are good, but the one you want to find is the red label FG-180. Elliott Smith played one of those throughout his entire career and they are a solid acoustic.

>but Martins are only slightly better than Ovations which isn't saying much.
Ovations are great guitars despite having a polymer back, shitloads of very good singer-songwriters played them in the 70s and 80s.

Michael Gira played one, John from The Mountain Goats plays them, Al Stewart played them, I'm from CT and they're a brand of pride for me, being built there. They are an affordable, American made guitar that has a great crisp, very clear sound.

>came back to Sup Forums
>see this

peace out goys

I guess for me it's just the bias of them being uncomfortable as hell to hold, especially sitting down but even standing up they keep moving around your belly because they aren't flat. And again they just have this damp sound I don't like that Martins have as well, beautiful looking guitars, but they aren't guitars that I can tell have a lot of work put into, but I wouldn't do more than look at on my wall.

Again, I don't think I'd really choose them over a Guild, but Ovations are pretty solid for the $300-600 range. I don't mind playing them.

The last Martin I tried out was made in Mexico and the action wasn't even great for a new guitar. At least when I play the cheaper Taylors they seem to at least be very playable.

Though I guess if you're rich you can save up for a Gibson J45 which is pretty much what anyone's looking for as an acoustic.

I haven't had a chance to play a legit Gibson acoustic, but my jazz teacher did have a nice Gibson hollowbody he'd bring in from time to time that was pretty nice. And yeah, Taylor I would argue makes some of the better acoustics for the price, a $300 Baby Taylor is a guitar you could start on and stick with for years.

I was on a Latin American / Spanish style concert two weeks ago and they were rocking it with normal acoustic guitars.
Once you put some effort into it, they can sound amazing.

>$300 Baby Taylor is a guitar you could start on and stick with for years.
Yep, they're a good company and focused on quality. I mean I like vintage acoustics, mostly, but I played a Taylor parlor guitar recently and it was very nice for a small and rather inexpensive acoustic.

I'd stay the fuck away from Martins unless it's a D-18 or something.

Gibson acoustics are overpriced, but worth the money if you can afford them.

If you want to gig seriously, invest in an American made acoustic, I did on several albums, though beaters are best for touring.

Nobody wants to get their prized acoustic stolen, and that was my mistake.

Agree'd on that, I think it was SMG studios that made a point of at live gigs, no one is listening to hear that "1847 tesla-powered Seymour Duncan pick-up" you paid $800 for, you could honestly get away with that $20 electric guitar you won for 3000 tickets at an arcade at a show, but when recording acoustics they need to be top. Electric guitars on recordings you can use every vst in the world to make sound decent for an album, but you can't do that with an acoustic.

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Yep, I save my good guitars for songwriting and recording. play beaters while touring.

I really only appreciate the acoustic guitar when it comes to some bossa nova or brazilian music in general. Aside that it's a meme instrument.

How the fuck does garbage like this get so many (You)s
Anyway, have another one

the only dying instrument is the moog

A synth is by far more versatile

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