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Over supply of acts all doing pretty much the same thing and the solo / duo with backing tracks brigade (performing for a lot less) have taken a sizeable bite out of the market.
The stuff available these days to young players and those starting out is just awesome.
No thanks, I'm more into collecting cheap 50 yo guitars.
With the internet and YouTube learning songs is easily accessible though as a teacher many people can't get on with it and seek lessons anyway.
There's also less demand for the instrument (well, in my area anyway) as people are gravitating towards piano or ukulele now. Or the ones who do want to learn don't actually want to pay for any lessons.
Bands are still out there gigging but its been tough cos of something we 3 years ago called Covid. Alot of the venues I used to play at have shut down, and I'm seeing more solo artist type acts.
The price of new gear has gone up so I'm thankful I got most of mine back when it was alright, even guitar strings used to be like £4.99 about 15 years ago. Now its doubled.
I suppose the issue is ... there has never been a better time to be a guitarist, but it's coincided with the country going to ratshit :-)
Formerly TheGuitarWeasel ... Oil City Pickups ... Oil City Blog 7 String.org profile and message
I wouldn't have been introduced to Ariel Posen,Chris Buck and a host of Americana artists.
The old school smokey dive bar is dying out.
Although not entirely, there's one not two minutes walk from where I live that has live music at least 2/3 times a week seems to have rode the storm. On the face of it at least it doesn't seem to have changed at all since I frequented it in the 90s, and well before that I imagine!
OK you have to smoke outside now.
I do have a few theories on that mind ...
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Never been to Finland either for that matter.
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