Guitar terms you refuse to use

builttospill

Cuts through the fecking mix! I don't why? it just annoys me

builttospill

I love this chap!

guitarfishbay

The often out of context "guitar is a midrange instrument" argument that somehow the  mid setting on an amp can't go below 5 or else the guitar will literally cease to function.

guitars4you

Bridgehouse said:

scrumhalf said:

"chewy mids"

Seriously, what the fuck does that mean?

Wookiee like growl?

that made me chuckle - serious LOL required @TTony ;

carlos

proggy said:

Licks and Chops. What's that all about?

Not sure about licks, but at least chops comes from reed players

carlos

builttospill said:

I love this chap!

Something that really works good (sic)
Maple is more trebly than rosewood.

Bridgehouse

guitars4you said:

Bridgehouse said:

scrumhalf said:

"chewy mids"

Seriously, what the fuck does that mean?

Wookiee like growl?

that made me chuckle - serious LOL required @TTony ;

I had an old strat that sounded just like a Wookiee on middle pickup through a peavey bandit. It was the early 90s tho.

Mght have been the beer I spilt on it once tho. 

Cabicular

Have we had 'verbs yet
reverbs please it's only an extra two letters
Also anyone who uses the term 'puter for Computer must be wiped out.

richardhomer

Cabicular said:

Have we had 'verbs yet
reverbs please it's only an extra two letters
Also anyone who uses the term 'puter for Computer must be wiped out.

Yes - I mentioned 'verb - which paradoxically is a noun....

close2u

Pinky

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MagicPigDetective

'real estate' at a premium

Sassafras

Multi-FX
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prowla

Yasawas said:

This isn't exclusive to guitars and is more of an American thing but the expressions "pull the trigger" and "flip" when used regards the buying and selling of gear are pretty excuciating.

"Whammy bar" and "tremolo arm". One is just lame, the other incorrect and two decades after I started playing I still have no consistent or agreeable way of describing that particular component. If forced I'd probably just go with "wiggle stick".

I have to say, I sometimes flip; is there a better term for buying something and then selling it on quickly for a profit?

I also refer to the tremolo arm as the whammy bar (it was in the lyrics to a Frank Zappa song and it stuck).

Sassafras

Treble bleed when you mean treble pass.
I'm looking at you @bingefeller ;

bingefeller

Sassafras said:

Treble bleed when you mean treble pass.
I'm looking at you @bingefeller ;

It gives me a killer tone!

Rocker

Spank. I have no idea what the word means when describing the sound of a Stratocaster...

richardhomer

Rocker said:

Spank. I have no idea what the word means when describing the sound of a Stratocaster...

I think it's the guitar equivalent of 'slap' bass.....

57Deluxe

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Lestratcaster

Rocker said:

Spank. I have no idea what the word means when describing the sound of a Stratocaster...

Haha I had a tutor that would say "spank it" before I went up and performed on stage during live performance workshop lectures.