again, as an electone player and also a guitarist, i somehow have to side a little on the electone in this thread because it's like being despised or compared as inferior.
i must say the electone is as ingenius as any other musical instrument including the guitar. every musical instrument would have it's own history and supporters, and it's simply not meant to be compared like that.
The main thing that's wrong here is not the electone or the guitar, it's the TS' dickhead friend, and maybe a little due to the TS' reaction. sometimes dickheads just love to annoy more when the person they annoy gets annoyed, somewhat like trolls in forums...
so the best way is to ignore your friend, instead of degrading any musical instruments or yourself.