The Acoustic Guitar is Dying Out
Author: guitartrends // Category: acoustic guitars
In the late 1980’s, sales of acoustic guitars were so dismal, that even manufacturers such as Martin and Larrivee were making electric guitars.
The word got around and soon famous artists were performing ‘unplugged’ concerts, tv performances, and recording unplugged albums.
MTV began its Unplugged series in 1989.
The whole idea was to rekindle interest in acoustic guitars and acoustic guitar music. And for a while it worked. According to the Martin Guitars website, the unplugged era was 1986 - 1999.
Today again we can see acoustic guitar manufacturers turning to electric guitar manufacturing:
Taylor has enjoyed great success with their T5 series, and now they are making solid body electric guitars as well.
Ovation made electric guitars in the 1970’s and they are back at it with their new VXT Hybrid guitar.
After thirty two years of building high end acoustic instruments, Bill Collings decided to build electric guitars.
Acoustic guitars are portable and convenient, and possibly the best type of guitar to learn on. But the acoustic guitar is slowly dying out.
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July 14th, 2009 at 11:15
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July 14th, 2009 at 15:19
Dying out? Nonsense.
Demand for acoustics relative to electrics may be decreasing. I have no idea if that’s accurate and no data to support it. And the fact that some acoustic guitar makers have added electrics to their product line is no evidence for it either. How many electric makers have added acoustics? How many acoustic makers are shutting down or eliminating their acoustic line?
Even if demand is decreasing, to say that acoustics are “dying out” is to imply that demand will continue decreasing to zero, and no more acoustics will be made. Despite any changes in overall demand, they’ll remain portable, convenient, and possibly the best type of guitar to learn on. Until that changes, they’re here to stay.
July 14th, 2009 at 15:44
Hey Joe; Thanks for a thoughtful comment, I enjoy your site.
I suppose there will always be acoustic guitars. I am worried that some acoustic guitar manufactures are making electric guitars in order to survive.