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Why do you guys not like Esteban??
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He looks like Jack Nicholson
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He definitely has some skills but I find his whole act/persona to be pretty kitschy. I saw him perform once and he must've name-dropped Segovia a half dozen times. As for actually training under Segovia, well, that's all a bit murky.
Esteban is to music as Steven Seagal is to martial arts. |
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He lives in Setauket Long Island. Used to be a nice place live.
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Perfect!
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He sells snake oil and plays faux menco fake jazz swill.
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Setauket is still a nice place!
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"Faux menco". That's great!
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This place needs a "like" button...
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And to be fair, his musical taste is subjective.
What is not is the unplayable pieces of crap with strings he swindles hundreds of grandmothers into buying. |
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1. I like to listen to him play guitar.
2. My brother-in-law bought one of the Esteban guitar packages, and the quality of the instrument was very poor. Those are the only two things I know about him first hand, so it's hard to make conclusions. But my assumption is that he is a reasonably strong guitar player that has found a way to make money by selling cheap guitars. So I don't dislike the guy, but I'm not ready to stand up and defend him either . . . |
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mrkpower asked: "Why do you guys not like Esteban??"
Mark, I suspect a great deal of it has to do with the fact that Esteban doesn't need our approval. He's doing just fine doing what he's doing, and doesn't need any of us on these guitar forums to be fans in order to continue enjoying the prominence, name recognition and success that he's achieved. I'm not saying that the criticisms of Esteban that we've read in this thread are inaccurate or inspired by jealousy; on the contrary, I think they're quite accurate. What I am saying is that they do not matter.... The late, great Chicago newspaperman Mike Royko used to say that the motto of the city of Chicago should be "I Got Mine," and I think it's likely that Esteban has a similar outlook on life. Whatever valid criticisms of his music, persona and marketing approach any of us may have, he's managed to lift himself out of anonymity and become a household name, something very few guitarists manage to do. So however crass, kitschy and eye-roll-worthy his approach may be, he's clearly doing something right. I'm sure he's crying all the way to the bank.... Wade Hampton Miller |
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is this really a question?
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Esteban seems like a goof to me...commercializing on young and impressionable guitarists. I see his guitars and program on Craigslist all the time. He found a vulnerable market (or his manager did) and he went for it. Who knows though, I'm sure there's something to be learned from him, as is with everyone.
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People who misrepresent the quality of the crap they're selling should be held accountable. I don't care how good of a player he is. He should not be held in a position of respect.
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