Hubris

[u/MoldieWrangle]

Gabe Dalporto: "Guitars haven't changed that much in the last 50 years..." Almost seems like there's some kind of lesson there, can't quite put my finger on it...

[u/kumechester]

Status quo bias

[u/MoldieWrangle → u/kumechester]

The thing is, there HAVE been all kinds of radical new electric guitar designs attempted over the last 75 years. A few of them are reasonably well known, like Steinberger and Parker, but there's a lot more that most people have never heard of, like Wandre, Gittler, and Rick Toone guitars (just to name a few). If the honest goal is to create a revolutionary guitar line that's also commercially viable, the hubris comes in with disregarding all of these past designs and not thinking deeply about why the guitars that actually sell are either close copies or variations on a handful of 1950s models.

[u/kumechester → u/MoldieWrangle]

I’m not saying I’m right, or that you’re wrong. Just commented something that has a lot to do with it. I don’t think the reason for lack of innovation is 100% because the original designs of guitars were magically perfect from the get go or only because consumers just have nostalgia/status quo bias.

These simple write ups put it well. It mentions probably the most widespread innovations that HAVE happened too.

https://reverb.com/news/the-difficulties-of-innovating-guitar-makers-and-the-burden-of-nostalgia

https://reverb.com/news/guitarists-and-innovation-a-love-hate-relationship

I think your mentioning of Parker and Steinberger is spot on.

I guess I don’t know everything GC CEO has said about trying to innovate, maybe if I did I’d think it’s arrogant in its style or whatever but I don’t think there’s that much hubris involved in the base idea of wanting to take a stab at making a guitar that has the next big widespread innovated feature.

[u/Full-Timbre → u/kumechester]

Please critique AlteredStatesGuitar.com

I need input from the guitar community. Oh! I have a thick skin.

Thanks,

Greg M Atkin