As Zaikesman was saying, instruments have limitations/strenghts and weaknesses. A violin can sustain a single note with a hint of vibrato that can make you weep, a piano is just not capable of doing this, with the piano it's a case of play a note and your off and running but it gives you more harmonic complexity than available to any other instrument. Brass and reed are capable of great dynamic flexibilty and are (generally) easier to play ripping long quick arpeggios which make it very flexible and expressive for single note soloing. The guitar is not quite as strong as any of these instruments in thier individual strenghts and has until recent times had been considered an inferior instrument, but it emodies all the essential elements to make it arguably the most beautiful and flexible instrument (and difficult to play).
Since the advent of electricty the guitar has begun evolving at an unprecedented rate and we should consider ourselves fortunate to be living at a time when this is happening. When will the next Segovia/Christian/Hendrix come along? It used to be a saxaphone sitting in most peoples homes but nowadays it has been replaced by the guitar which is now played by more people than any other instrument.
Segovia said the guitar was the instrument of the angels, I for one agree but does this make it the strongest instrument for all styles of music?
Since the advent of electricty the guitar has begun evolving at an unprecedented rate and we should consider ourselves fortunate to be living at a time when this is happening. When will the next Segovia/Christian/Hendrix come along? It used to be a saxaphone sitting in most peoples homes but nowadays it has been replaced by the guitar which is now played by more people than any other instrument.
Segovia said the guitar was the instrument of the angels, I for one agree but does this make it the strongest instrument for all styles of music?