What were they thinking?

Lewy

earwighoney said:

Lewy said:

I'd like to think that people will look back and see that weird over-articulation of every single phrase (i.e. playing a three note phrase with seven slides and four hammers/pulls)  that is the foundation of Instagram guitar-heroism as being ridiculously unmusical....but I'm not holding out much hope.

Agree.  

There are a couple of bands/guitarists who are incredibly well regarded here on this forum who have incredibly impressive/flashy 'licks' but don't seem to use that to build it into a decent or interesting composition.  

Indeed, and in the spirit of "what will people think when they look back", I think they could conceivably see this as being an inflection point at which producing memorable music ceased to be a mandatory requirement for a career as a name player...as long as you're demoing the right pedals and playing through a Two Rock. 

thegummy

Lewy said:

I'd like to think that people will look back and see that weird over-articulation of every single phrase (i.e. playing a three note phrase with seven slides and four hammers/pulls)  that is the foundation of Instagram guitar-heroism as being ridiculously unmusical....but I'm not holding out much hope.

It's like when an American girl sings the national anthem at a sporting event and sings 10 times as many notes as there is in the song.

At least with guitar it's just over the top, for bass if a video is linked that's meant to evoke awe they aren't even playing anything that would be in real music, it's all just novelty tricks that aren't musical at all.

Corvus

Valve amps will become kind of like classics cars, eventually ending up like that Rush song about a Ferrari in the future. They'll be outlawed and mostly nobody wants them anyway cos they all have Google's nano repairbots who eat dust and shit SMD components and fix their Helix v273 units.

There'll be illicit underground parties arranged on the Dark Guitarnerd Web where in a soundproofed darkened underground place there's a full stack with 100w Superlead on top, bathed in soft light, alone on a stage with a Les Paul. A masked man walks out, turns it up and hits an open E. People gasp in awe. Several have to go lie down in the Chill Room set up for those overcome by Rock.

Someone grasses them up. One night he's found in an alley beaten up. CSI say "blunt weapon, probably a 2x4. Or a 50s blackguard ash Tele".

Probably.

Sorry. Bored waiting for courier.

Funkfingers

Corvus said:
that Rush song about a Ferrari in the future.

Red Barchetta.

ICBM

guitars4you said:

Even amps like say a Peavey Bandit 65 are an issue for dealers - Probably the best selling compact tranny amp from the 80's and 90's  - But legally a dealer has to sell it with a pat test and a warranty - The trade price would have to be peanuts, to allow for any check-up, pat test, service as required, by the dealer in order to sell for well under £100 - Effectively for the dealer they have practically became unsaleable

They can actually go for a bit more than that in shops now - there's a bit of 'vintage' and nostalgia factor with them now, as well as simply being great amps for not a lot of money. Quite a lot of people seem to prefer buying them at slightly higher prices from shops, knowing that they have been serviced and are guaranteed - we usually get about £150 for Bandits, and even as much as £100 for Backstages. You do really have to get them cheap to be worth it though, you're right - although one of the great things about old Peaveys is that they rarely need any other work than the safety test and the pots and jacks cleaning.

skullfunkerry

Are there any companies still making valves?

soma1975

Yes. 

ICBM

skullfunkerry said:

Are there any companies still making valves?

Three main ones - Shuguang in China, JJ in Slovakia, and New Sensor in Russia.