Are guitarists really stuck in the past with traditional designs?

[metropolis_4]

Or were they just trained to think that way by all the terrible new “innovative” “modern” designs of the ‘70s?

 

[Achilles]

Those folks in the 1950s just absolutely nailed it.

 

[TSJMajesty]

We just like what we like, maybe...?

 

[LeftyLoungeLizard]

Never underestimate the power of sentimentality / nostalgia.

 

[6CA7-A]

Or were they just trained to think that way by all the terrible new “innovative” “modern” designs of the ‘70s?

View attachment 23358

In the 70's there was Fender / Gibson / Martin and everything else and alot of the "everything else" was basically unplayable by Gibson standards.
There are pros & cons to having 23 billion guitars on the planet.
I can tell you the Craigslists of the world are choking on $300 epis & squires which folks are trying to sell for $1300 cuz they "saw it on Reverb".

 

[6CA7-A]

Those folks in the 1950s just absolutely nailed it.

1960 to 1968 wernt so bad neither.

 

[Achilles]

View attachment 23365
We just like what we like, maybe...?

One of the finer 21st century designs for sure!

After the 50s guys you have to look at the later 80s for the next
major bang in evolution with PRS in 1985 and the Ibanez RG in 1987.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I introduce....

 

[Sleezy E]

I think it's just the shapes the greater public associates with electric guitars..

Violins, banjos, flutes and trombones all look pretty much the same... are they stuck in the past?

 

[PLX]

... are they stuck in the past?

This one time at band camp..

 

[Sleezy E]

This one time at band camp..

Band nerds put out

 

[Stone]

Whos Stuck int he 70's ?

 

[PLX]

Whos Stuck int he 70's ?

I'd like to go buy groceries like it was 1977

 

[6CA7-A]

How much was gas in the 1970s?


Gas Prices in the U.S. Throughout History

Year	National Average Gas Price (Dollars/Gallon) Then	National Average Gas Price (Dollars/Gallon) In 2022 Dollars
1969	$0.35	$2.79
1970	$0.36	$2.70
1971	$0.36	$2.60
1972	$0.36	$2.51

 

[Achilles]

Context is everything.

 

[Sleezy E]

 

[duzie]

 

[DrewJD82]

Tele? Nailed it.
Strat? Nailed it.
Les Paul? Nailed it.
Ibanez JEM? Nailed it.
Majesty? Nailed it.
And by all the companies ripping off Strandberg these days, seems he nailed that, too.

 

[Eagle]

Yes and no would be my answer.
In rock far more modern designs are played than in other styles.
There are also fashion brands that go for looks over everything else Nova for example.
The rock stuff tends to be far more functional and actually improve things.

 

[sleewell]

Saw one of my favorite bands on Sat. Drop G on a Tele, some of the nastiest hardcore imaginable. Leo would be proud lol.

 

[Eagle]

Great modern stuff:

Lots of things like this around that just work.