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Originally Posted by blankall
Don't get me started on iPhone costs, but the issue is kids not getting into the market. If you really want to create a market for instruments, you need to get people involved early. Yes, adults will buy guitars, but they represent a small section of the potential market. Most kids don't have $3000 to drop on a guitar. You can get a Gibson for $1200 or so, but the Gibsons in that bracket lack the aesthetic appeal.
Going back to your example of iPhones and headphones, people are paying in part for aesthetic appeal. People have come to expect that now. You need quality and aesthetics.
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I feel like you're touching on a different issue, that being that people won't start something unless they can start at the top.
My son's first electric was a garage sale find, a real 80's metal guitar. It was all I could afford, a decent guitar but he wasn't a metal player so it didn't have his sound. He played that guitar for a couple years and saved his money til he could afford to build his guitar, a spot on replica of a John Mayer guitar. We bought parts from all over online, same pick ups, all the right parts. $1600 and the thing turned out beautiful. He has been playing it for 6 years and toured the country 3 times with his band.
He does want a couple different electric guitars but he spent his money on an acoustic last year. I don't know when he will buy another electric but he will save for what he wants/needs and pay accordingly. Sound trumps looks.
I've lost my point but I think it's that you can't have the best right out of the gate and you need to build up to that, and once your there if you truly know what you're doing you will pay for what you need. I don't feel like people turned off by a price tag because of a fancy paint job are the clients these companies need.