Women are leading a resurgence in guitar sales. Photo: Ketut Subiyanto, Pexels.
Between 2012 and 2017 the sale of guitars globally dropped to the lowest it had been in a decade, with the instrument apparently moved into the “too expensive, luxury basket”.
Two things have helped this recovery. While many people took up guitar lessons during the pandemic, topping up sales in 2021, we have also witnessed a demographic shift away from a male dominated industry.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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