Members Doctor Morbius Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Seems like relics have been the big fad for the past 5 or so years. What's the next big fad going to be? Will it be dipping guitars in heavy poly syrup? Will bright neon colors from the 1980s make a comeback? What will be the next wave of fashion in guitars? Seems like there's been an uptick in the popularity of offsets by the non-Surf crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 It's already happening, my friend. Went in to GC and nearly threw up. And I like ugly guitars! I hope that crackle and swirling comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tedmich Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 non-japanese guys who are shocked by oddball japanese taste are pretty funny! as to guitar fads, its strings...lots of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted August 6, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Oh man, those are LOUD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hand Amputation Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Don't forget the neon strings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billythegoat Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 I should of held onto my yellow RG350! I could of cashed in this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timmyfirst Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 I think the current fads are satin finishes, fender style offsets, telecasters in general and loads of strings. Next big thing will be whoever markets their product the hardest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Presc Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 I feel like I'm seeing a lot more people into Fender Offsets recently...Jags, Mustangs, Jazzmasters, etc. It's hip to dig the unloved Fender designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sectarian and political ideology guitars: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Doctor Morbius Posted August 6, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 I feel like I'm seeing a lot more people into Fender Offsets recently...Jags, Mustangs, Jazzmasters, etc. It's hip to dig the unloved Fender designsThat's what I've been noticing. Xaviere, Agile, Fender AVRI, Fender MIM, Squier are all selling offsets. Fortunately for me, this happens to be a trend I like because of my appreciation for Surf music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PrawnHeed Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 80s pointy is next in line for sure. The retro fads always rotate in the order they first happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackface Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 All that 80's type stuff is becoming popular again for sure in general, but not much of the music is neon superstrat based kind of music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 The next big thing is going to be more computer integration into guitars. Many ludites will scoff at this and I'm sure I'll get {censored} for even saying it but, while maybe they didn't do it "right" or well enough, Gibson was on the right track with the Robot guitar, Firebird X and Dusk Tiger. Whether you like it or not, the future is digital and the music industry is not going to keep itself outside of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 I think offsets will countinue to be popular for a while, as will Teles. I wouldn't be surprised to see EMGs rise in popularity as amp modeling advances. I'd also expect other high-tech things to pop up, like more midi triggers, etc. A lot of people are making music/sampling things on their laptops like DJs. Guitars can start to be used as synths for that application, and if the technology is made for it, it could be big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 The next big fad will be playing guitars instead of arguing about them on the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tedmich Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 USB autotune >6 string guitars with Kaos pads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 i predict teles will make a comeback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 The next big thing is going to be more computer integration into guitars. Many ludites will scoff at this and I'm sure I'll get {censored} for even saying it but, while maybe they didn't do it "right" or well enough, Gibson was on the right track with the Robot guitar, Firebird X and Dusk Tiger. Whether you like it or not, the future is digital and the music industry is not going to keep itself outside of that. I disagree. Digital music has been around since the 80s and there've been numerous attempts to integrate digital controls into guitars since then. They haven't caught on, because there are a lot of us guitarists who really aren't that interested in become knob-twiddling synthesizer players... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar Heel Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 The next big fad will be playing guitars instead of arguing about them on the internet. No it won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Having been given the gift of precognition, I see a lot of artwork coming to the faces of guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 I disagree. Digital music has been around since the 80s and there've been numerous attempts to integrate digital controls into guitars since then. They haven't caught on, because there are a lot of us guitarists who really aren't that interested in become knob-twiddling synthesizer players... Yeah, I know that it has been tried before many times but going back to the attempts in the 80's and subsequent attempts, the technology wasn't really there. 80's were really the dawn of personal computers; that continued on in the 90's until we got to where we are today, where tech/computers are 100% integrated into everyone's lives. I think that tech will have a serious impact in a practical, straigth forward way. I'm not talking people fiddling with sythesizers; the tech will be more integrated. Much like how many people instinctively use an iPhone, soon technology will be seamlessly integrated into the instruments. Just a guess, obviously I don't know, but that's my thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sunshine86 Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 I feel like I'm seeing a lot more people into Fender Offsets recently...Jags, Mustangs, Jazzmasters, etc. It's hip to dig the unloved Fender designs Yeah, well, I liked offsets before they were cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Canadian Jeff Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Is death a fad? Because the electric guitar is losing ground to laptops every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 guitars with effects built right into them!! i also saw a band at warped tour, after the burial, and both guitar players were playing neon guitars like pictured above. pretty sure they were 7 or 8 strings too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bsman Posted August 6, 2012 Members Share Posted August 6, 2012 Yeah, I know that it has been tried before many times but going back to the attempts in the 80's and subsequent attempts, the technology wasn't really there. 80's were really the dawn of personal computers; that continued on in the 90's until we got to where we are today, where tech/computers are 100% integrated into everyone's lives. I think that tech will have a serious impact in a practical, straigth forward way. I'm not talking people fiddling with sythesizers; the tech will be more integrated. Much like how many people instinctively use an iPhone, soon technology will be seamlessly integrated into the instruments. Just a guess, obviously I don't know, but that's my thought. If you make the comparison to an iphone, that certainly sounds more inviting than the stuff we've seen before. I COULD see a guitar that -- for example -- allowed you to pre-set a number of specific patches based on a set list. That would be useful. However, I do think that the "on the fly" systems that we've seen incorporated into guitars so far are just plain too confining, complicated, and fragile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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