When did the guitar hero die?

Hootsmon

Did I miss it?

Oh the 70s and on and all those great guitar players, but now we have 10 year old girls givin' them a run for their money....

So Peeps, when did the guitar hero play his last lick?

Hootsmon

Oh never mind........what's your favourite jelly?

Stavros

Jelly Hendrix

Neill

Know what you mean.  I haven't looked lately but I would guess something like Rolling Stones 100 greatest guitarists is 99% guys from the last century.  It's harder to get noticed these days and I think young folk are less into idolising musicians than we were in the 70's.

I think we are going through an era like the early 70's though when as Phil Lynott once put it "you had to have a fooking GCE in guitar to get in a band".  Too much interest in technical players these days.  If anyone can point me in the direction of a modern Wayne Kramer I'd be very interested.

ICBM

Never mind...

Neill

Oh, I forgot to say, Petroleum.

thecolourbox

Have guitar heroes died?

Sporky

They murdered each other, every one trying to outdo the last solo at the expense of the music.

stratman3142

hootsmon said:

Oh never mind........what's your favourite jelly?

I always wondered what the J stood for in Yngwie J. Malmsteen.

Hootsmon

stratman3142 said:

hootsmon said:

Oh never mind........what's your favourite jelly?

I always wondered what the J stood for in Yngwie J. Malmsteen.

It's Swedish for doughnuts

HAL9000

stratman3142 said:

hootsmon said:

Oh never mind........what's your favourite jelly?

I always wondered what the J stood for in Yngwie J. Malmsteen.

So I guess ithe B in Hank B. Marvin then must be for Blancmange then...

cj73

hootsmon said:

Did I miss it?

Oh the 70s and on and all those great guitar players, but now we have 10 year old girls givin' them a run for their money....

So Peeps, when did the guitar hero play his last lick?

27/08/1990 was the last one I think

Grunfeld

hootsmon said:

Oh never mind........what's your favourite jelly?

Either Ritchie Blackcurrant or Jelly Garcia.
or possibly Chuck Jel...
okay I'm going....

FelineGuitars

Grunfeld said:

hootsmon said:

Oh never mind........what's your favourite jelly?

Either Ritchie Blackcurrant or Cherry Garcia.
or possibly Chuck Jel...
okay I'm going....

Fixed it for you

57Deluxe

combined Fave Jelly and Guitar Hero dying answer

When Tangerine Dream arrived...

Jez6345789

Think it was Clapton said if he was to come back in a next life it would be as a DJ as they get way more woman than we ever did 

AlexC

History - This it how it goes... some pioneers (a few forward thinking innovators) use new technology, invent new technology, define the electric guitar (as a relevant example) and generally pave the way. Once a group of people have done this then five million ‘copiests’ - could be a fizzy drink, a style of hat, a shape of car - come along and do the same. Only with new tech. 
Perhaps the question is - when did the hero of anything die?

strumjoughlamps

It died after this one IMO

viz

J Lee Hooker

thecolourbox

Jez6345789 said:

Think it was Clapton said if he was to come back in a next life it would be as a DJ as they get way more woman than we ever did 

He'd have got more if he wasn't a bit racist and didn't look like an accountant pulling a face like he was suffering from a hernia

Phil_aka_Pip

Answer to OP: 18 09 1970