DO YOU FEEL rock guitar guitar instrumentals have changed due to the influence of YouTube?
Now that new styles of music and new technologies have arrived, the change was inevitable. All for the better, I think. There are more acceptable formats and styles of arrangement now than before. Rock instrumentals can be the sort that focuses on demonstration of technical prowess, or, just the opposite, some kind of subtle artistic expression that doesn’t want you to notice the techniques applied. This new reality allows for a greater variety of talent to have a seat at the table. On the positive side guitarists today have developed their techniques to a higher level than decades ago, but on the negative side the presence of the camera has altered how these new players are appreciated. In fact, they are not ‘heard’ as much as they are ‘seen’ and perhaps judged by that to a large degree.