The comeback of the guitar during lock down - Sales boom - Interesting article

guitars4you

Just seen this article within the trade press regarding a boom in new guitar sales during lockdown

https://www.mia.org.uk/2020/10/the-independent-six-string-therapy-guitars-make-lockdown-comeback/

and/or for the full article

https://edition.independent.co.uk/editions/uk.co.independent.issue.200920/data/9712071/index.html

RaymondLin

Guilty.

I bought a Strat and the Spark, a few packets of strings.  Almost bought a Les Paul Junior too.

Whitecat

Been selling more successfully over the past few months than historically ever too, so used market doing well too. Probably.

DavidR

Its good news that sales are having a boost. I know I taught myself to play on a classical in 1969 aged 14 when I was incarcerated on a mind numbingly boring family holiday in Norfolk when it seemed to rain ALL the time.

Unlike back then though, new players now have a mass of great guitars at the student level, great advice in store, more access to lessons if they can afford them and the www for advice, demos, free music and contact with other players.

One constant through all that time?

The Yamaha FG!! I learnt acoustic playing on one after I'd moved on from the beginners classical (also from Japan).

I suspect that people may be tiring of some facets of the internet. Either that or they just have so much free time on their hands during the epidemic that they find learning a new skill like the guitar attractive.

Have fun everyone. Those fingers will get less painful!!    

jeztone2

Well that’s good news. 

Nikc

Two electrics, one acoustic amp and a multi fx unit - and I was working the whole time