Noonsa posted:

I was just noticing the post amount in the "new to guitar" thread and compared it to this one. That one has almost 10 times the amount of posts.

How come there are relatively so fewer aspiring pianists?

Portability seems like it would be a big factor as it's much easier to lug around a 2 or 3 pound acoustic guitar than a 30-40 pound keyboard.

I guess the coolness factor from all the famous musicians out there seen rocking out on stage while the pianist/keyboardist is almost always relegated to the back is significant as well.

But is that all?

Now I love the guitar, I think it's a blast to play and sounds great.

But playing Nocturne op9 #2 on guitar just has nothing on playing it on piano.
Pop/rock solo instrument songs can also sound better on a piano than with a guitar in my opinion because of the fuller sound you can get using 2 hands.

Of course this isn't true *all* the time. I think guitar "smells like teen spirit" will always sound better than on the piano.

Ah well.