Things "guitarists" say.

[String Tree]

These speakers Rock.
They can handle 1,000 ohms!!!

[klasaine]

While pointing at my Tele ... "lead or bass?"

[Scantron08]

Two things guitarists say that outside of guitar speak are totally unacceptable:
1) *** (short for Japan)
2) Blackface

[P Thought]

Want me to tune that for you?

[adeiderich]

"The Beatles couldn't read music"

"I once had a (___________) <<<<<<<< insert vintage amp or guitar here.

[Sandia Man]

"Did you hear those squeals I was getting in the solo?"

[telequacktastic]

to an instructor: "but I just wanna shred"

[stevieboy]

Originally Posted by Mid Life Crisis

"Yeah I know that's how he does it on the record, but I always do it this way".

I would nominate whatever was said to the guy that said this, that this was a response to.

[rsclosson]

I overheard a guitarist in a music store asking about an "equametric paralyzer."

[refin]

Humbuggy pickups

[hemingway]

Originally Posted by kelnet

Oops. I think I need to find a guitar teacher.

Me too. I play by ear, I play what I feel, and I have no idea what a minor pentathingy scale is.

That's the great thing about the guitar. You can sound pretty good without knowing a damn thing about anything and caring even less.

[Suttykins]

"Transparent overdrive"

"Harmonic content"

"Oh.. it's Mexican.. I see.."

"The Classic Vibes are as good as any American Fenders"

"The Classic Vibes are pieces of $**t"

"What cables are you using?" (Guilty but I'm an audiophile first, guitarist second. )

"Tone suck"

"I don't understand relics, I wouldn't pay extra to have my car smashed up"

"Nitro allows the wood to breath"

"True bypass?"

"The reissues suck, they ran out of the original chips"

"Tone is in the fingers"

The list goes on..

We're a weird bunch aren't we?

[Leep Dog]

Originally Posted by Suttykins

"Transparent overdrive"

"Harmonic content"

"Oh.. it's Mexican.. I see.."

"The Classic Vibes are as good as any American Fenders"

"The Classic Vibes are pieces of $**t"

"What cables are you using?" (Guilty but I'm an audiophile first, guitarist second. )

"Tone suck"

"I don't understand relics, I wouldn't pay extra to have my car smashed up"

"Nitro allows the wood to breath"

"True bypass?"

"The reissues suck, they ran out of the original chips"

"Tone is in the fingers"

The list goes on..

We're a weird bunch aren't we?

Oh yeah, I love when I hear "harmonic content" and I love when I hear people dismiss pedals after they find out they're not "true bypass."

[kelnet]

Originally Posted by klasaine

While pointing at my Tele ... "lead or bass?"

Is that something a guitarist would say?

[stevieboy]

Originally Posted by Leep Dog

Oh yeah, I love when I hear "harmonic content" and I love when I hear people dismiss pedals after they find out they're not "true bypass."

I find you have to dial in a pedal just right to really hear the true bypass kick in.

[winny pooh]

Originally Posted by rsclosson

I overheard a guitarist in a music store asking about an "equametric paralyzer."

Haha, can't believe that never occurred to me, "bumhucker" is a favourite of mine.

[Chase TM]

Originally Posted by Flemtone

Working in a music store, I was often asked "Is this a lead guitar?"

Lead is a dangerous material to be making guitars out of, maybe you should try graphite instead?

[RevMike]

"Serious guitarists use only 11's or above."

Tell that to Billy Gibbons.

[ac15]

Originally Posted by bigmuff113

I once said "dang, that's a nice big muff" while searching for vintage pedals and every one of my pervert friends started laughing.

Actually when I was 15 or 16 and mentioned to my dad that I wanted to buy a Big Muff, he started laughing too.

[rokdog49]

All these young kids today know how to do is shred.