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turnermoran -> RE: Guitar prices (Nov. 24 2012 20:48:46)
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It's no different for guitarists.
Just like there are a handful of builders that get to make only guitars they want, there are only a handful of guitarists that get to do whatever they want.
In this thread, and on this forum, the distinction has already been made between the hobbyist/amateur and the professional. So to be clear, what we're really discussing here is the life of the professional; the person that has (more or less) all their eggs in one basket. No need to debate things if includes those that choose to have a reliable paycheck made outside the realm of music, such that they can choose what to do and not do with music, since it doesn't require making a living in music.
Same for builders I imagine.
And personally, I totally respect that decision. Some of the greatest Brazilian choro musicians, who defined the genre and are considered genius musicians by every account, (Jacob do Bandolim, etc) made that decision throughout their career.
But fact is, the majority of musicians are asked to play ****ty gigs, deal with crappy clients/employers/bandleaders etc etc
And our services are just as superfluous as a luthier's when the economy goes to crap and people consider what is a "need" vs. a "want". The amount of paying work that musicians rely on to pay their rent is just a scant nowadays as the amount of clients wanting to throw down $4k on a guitar. In fact, it's probably better for luthiers, since as we know, there are many great guitarists who by day, collect a paycheck as an engineer, doctor, etc, and have the money for the guitars. But this is probably only true for the name luthiers.
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All words connected to food has gone up. Meatball being the winner with twice as many hits now as before.
The index of ´porno´is now 3 times higher....
Meatballs and porn? Well, porn is what it is. It's not going anywhere. But I think the only reason people would be googling meatballs with that increase is because of the information society we live in. No one is watching meatball porn. They are using the internet to research meatball recipies. To improve. Or to make the best of a modest situation. To learn how to make kibbe..or know what a swedish meatball really is.
We have the internet to thank for glut of information people have access to. It is the internet we have to thank for this foro, and without the internet, none of us would be connected like we are..I certainly would never have heard of an Anders Eliason, Andy Culpepper or Ricardo Marlow.
It's sad that Jason isn't here any longer, because he's someone who took the situation at hand and got smart. He didn't change his obviously-not-latin name, didn't lament that people don't take as many guitar lessons, didn't let the smart phone obsessed world make him loose hope. He practiced till he was a mutherfucker, invested in himself and made a website, paid a big chunk of money to have his website search engine optimized, invested money and time into Dr. Compas.. He took all the negatives that effect us all and got creative with how to make them positives.
Let's just stay positive and get creative.
Or don't. Stay true to your cause, resist change, never compromise, and learn to live within your means. That can be cool too.
But whatever your life/career choice, it's yours; you make the choice.
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